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No. 13 - € IRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS
ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1961
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County Mill Rate Up; Extra Help In
Health Unit Requires More Funds
Huron County's mill rate will be
14 mills in 1961, up one-tenth of a
mill over the rate for 1960.
The tax levy, approved by coun-
ty council Friday, will provide sev-
en mills for' general purposes and
seven mills for highway purposes.
Last year, the general rate was
6 9/10 mills, and the highway levy
seven mills.
In preesnting the tax rate, along
with the 1961 budget, Frank Walk-
om reeve of Goderich,and chairman
of the finance committee, said
council `had no alternative but to
raise the rate." Two extra nurses,
to be hired this year, account for
part of the need for more funds, al-
though as Reeve Walkom said, "It
is difficult to pin down the reason
for an increase to any one point."
The extra tenth of a mill will add
' $6,000 to the county funds. The 14
mills will raise about $859,510 on
the county's present assessment.
1961 Budget
The estimated revenue in 1961
for the county, according to the
new budget, will be $1,534,224.
The greatest part of this amount
will be raised by the county rates,
with government grants amounting
to an estimated $633,664 bringing
in the second largest amount. A
$10,000 surplus from 1960 is in-
cluded in the revenue total.
The estimated expenditure for
1961 will be $1,511,900, leaving a
surplus of $22,324. The clerk -
treasurer, John Berry, said the
surplus figure is subject to varia-
tions. In the past two years, the
general account has operated with
a surplus, although the highways
account had a deficit.
The largest slice of the revenue
will be spent on public works. For
highway and bridge work, main-
tenance and construction in 1961,
the council has budgeted $1,022,000.
Though it is a full program, the
overall total for public works is
down considerably because less
money is being spent on the coun-
ty's development road.
The next largest amount, $105,-
000, will be used for public wel-
fare, which includes child wel-
fare, hospitalization and the Coun-
ty Home.
Other Outlays
Other expenditures for 1961, as
estimated in the budget, are: $85,-
000 for general government; $76,-
700 for protection to persons and
property; $79,300 for debt charges;
$50,000 for a reserve fund; $46,000
for the health unit; $12,000 for the
library; $7,100 in agricultural
grants; $7,000 for the museum;
$4,100 in patriotic grans; $4,000 for
the discount on county rates; $4,-
900 for educational grants; $3,800
for the registry office; and $3,600
for reforestation.
Huron County Home will Be Called
"Huronview `;cad Work Is Reviewed
A heavy road program for 1961
is planned in Huron County, and
because of the adoption of a five-
year road plan in January of 1961,
the road department is now able
to work in advance on planned road
projects.
This was reported by C. A. Smith,
reeve of Usborne and head of the
Huron County road committee, at
a one -day session of council on Fri-
day.
Major projects for 1561 include
grading and cold -mix paving on
Road 12; cold -paving -mix on Road
21 at Egmondville; the construc-
tion of bridges in Goderich Town-
ship, Road 8, and in Morris Town-
ship, Road 16; and the completion
of a bridge by • Middlesex on the
county border.
A by-law to provide for the er-
ection of `yield right of way" sings,
at Blyth on Road 25, and two on
Road 12, at the intersection with
Road 25, at Walton, was approved.
In other reports, council learned
that: the sale of Sky Harbor air-
port to Keith Hopkinson has been
completed; Alex Chesney will be
county weed inspector at the rate
of $1.00 an hour, plus 10 cents a
mile; the property committee has
authorized that $700 worth of
painting be carried out; changes
are being made in the sheriff's and
surrogate court offices so that the
department will be able to operate
more efficiently.
To Change Name
Easter Holidays
Tomorrow, Friday, is a govern-
ment proclaimed holiday in obser-
vance of Good Friday. Monday will
be observed as a bank and civic
holiday,
The local bank will be closed
on Friday, but will be opened on
Saturday morning. Monday will
again be a holiday.
The post office will be closed on
Good Friday, and again on Monday,
although there will be the usual
despatch of mail to and from Hen-
sall.
Schools are closing Thursday for
one week's Easter vacation.
o°
Fly -Up Ceremony
Held in Hensall
(By our Hensall correspondent)
On Friday evening, March 24, a
Flying -Up ceremony and presenta-
tion was held in the United Church,
Hensall, for Hensall Brownes and
Guides. The program was under
the direction of Mrs. E. Rowe,
Brown Owl. The formation of the
fairy ring and the Queen opened
the meeting.
Mrs. Howard Scane, president of
the local association, presented the
new District Commissioner, Mrs. T.
Lavender, with her warrant pin.
The Commissioner then presented
Brownie Wings to Christene Cam-
eron, Cheryl Little and Lynn Fa-
ber.
The Guide horseshoe was then
formed. Mrs. Lavender enrolled
Wendy Moir as a Guide, and presen-
ted badges to Bonnie Foster, sec-
ond class and child nurse; Suzanne
Rannie, child nurse; Mary Payne,
hostess and pioneer; Ann Mickle,
second class; Cathy Scane; pioneer'
and cook... Joan Spearman, second
class and hostess; Linda Noakes,
pioneer and hostess; Marcia Little,
hostess.
Seaforth, had advised the commit-
tee since January that the book is
not ready for publication. It was
the opinion of the committee that
it will be 1962 before the county
will be prepared to spend any mon-
ey for the book.
The county will enter into a new
agreement with the Department of
Lands and Forests on March 31,
1961. The agreement will provide
provincial grants to counties for
buying properties to he used for re-
forestation plots. L. C. Scales,
Stratford, zone forester for the
Lake Huron zone, outlined the pro-
gram under the new agreement,
and met with some members during
the noon recess to discuss further
plans. The agrement, he said, will
be in effect until 1997, which is the
same year that the old county
agreement expires.
Three men, William Dougall,
Hensall, Hugh Hill, Goderich, and
Borden Scott, RR 1, Belgrave, were
named as tree -cutting inspectors.
Dial Telephone To Be Installed At
Grand Bend As Soon As Possible
financial statement for the past
year, which shows a net profit of
over $11,000.
Gordon Hess, of Zurich, a repre-
sentative of the Northern Electric
Company commented briefly on
Subscribers of the Hay Municipal ly for the changeover at Grand the proposed dial system at Grand
Telephone System, at the annual Bend, By the encs of 1962, it is Bend, and added that he felt it was
meeting on Wednesday afternoon, possible the switch to dial will be quite feasible to change over the
gave approval to the making of fur- made, reeve V. L. Becker told the system to dial.
then capital expenditures in an annual meting. Line foreman, Harold Zehr, ex -
amount not exceeding $150,00 for A parcel of land, approximately plained the operation of a new key
the purpose of making improve- 15,000 square feet, has been pur- service system that has been instal-
ments to the system's facilities and chased in Grand Bend for the dial led in the Dashwood Planing Mills.
The Hay System has a five-year
at Grand Bend. The Telephone Pian New Cables contract with the Dashwood firm
the installation of a dial exchange station.
System will apply to the Corpora Reeve Becker also related to the for this service.
tion of the Township of Hay for meeting that plans are under way The Hay Municipal Telephone
the issue of debentures to provide to install another cable between System is operated by the Town -
the capital required. Zurich and Dashwood to give the ship of Hay, and the reeve, deputy -
Specifications have already gone subscribers better service between reve and three councillors serve as
out to suppliers of telephone equip,- these two centres. He also stated a board of management. Secretary-
ment calling for prices to be given that negotiations are under way to treasurer is Reg Black, and Harold
on equipment for the dial exchange. have another cable run from Zur- Zehr is the eat there are line
abfout e2full •
• At pres-
nd Tenders are to be in by May 15, and ich to Hensall.
part -
ground work will be started short- Secretary Reg Black reviewed the time employees in the System.
Finlay Accident Three Years Ago Is
Still Not Settled In Supreme Court
Service stars were awarded to
Mary Payne, fourth year; Sharon
Skidmore, fourth year; Linda Noa-
kes, third year; Nancy Kyle, second
year; Suzanne Rannie, second; Bon-
nie Foster, second; Ruth Smale, sec-
ond; Marcia Little, second; Ann
Lawrence, second; Pauline Bell,
first year; Joan Spearman, first;
Pat Rowe, sixth year.
The flying -up ceremony was per-
formed, tw,hen Lynn Faber, Cheryl
Little and Christene Cameron were
,received into guides by Captain
Jessie Cameron. A pow -wow was
held, songs sung and a story by Rev,
Currie Winlaw.
Honoured guests were Mr. and
Mrs. T. Lavender and Mrs. Allan
Gascho and her Brownie Pack, from
Zurich. The local association ser-
ved lunch.
Zurich JuveileS Play Lambeth 1
Finals Tonight ,t Exeter rem
The Huron County Ilome for the
Aged will be called "Iluronvicw",
following the approval Friday of a
report submitted by the home
committee, under chairman Reeve
Roy Adair of Wingham.
The committee has been advised
by the Department of Public Wel-
fare that the daily rate for 1961
must be set at no less than *3.11.
This, the committee reported, is
h:?sed on the actual operating costs
for the previous year.
A recommendation was made by
the home committee that non -pen-
sioners who are in receipt of no
money be granted S,.00 a1-00.11'.!
he used as pocket money.
approved.
1;1 the
r'•C` of admission to t•
i1!r••o'1 C'o'unty Museum will be in-
creased
n-
crd ' s('cl ten cents. to 35 emits, for
Molts.. though the c•lrildr'il
l's entry
AT e v ill remain main at ten cents, The
(`ou1?('?T approved III recommen-
dation
C•comme 1-
dation1 submitted by t!;:` 11i-{r!r:c'
committee.
Theenr,un'itten also ' C i ?),nf'11-
(1c'(1 that that no money' 1,: tie. aside
for the publishingof a book
on the history of ITuron County,
T1'nfes;or James Scott, formerly of
(from the Exeter Times -Advocate)
Although it will soon be three
years since the Harold Finlay fam-
ily of RR 2, Zurich was involved in
a fatal traffic crash, legal settle-
ment of damages is still before the
courts.
The case, involving claims of
nearly $31,500, has been on the
Supreme Court of Canada docket
since early last year. It's been post
poned at least twice and is now
scheduled to be heard in the May
sitting.
There's no assurance, however,
that it will proceed even then. In
fact, it may be years yet before
legal wrangle is settled.
And while the case seemingly
languishes in this slow judicial pro-
cess, t,
The Zurich Lions Juveniles elim- six goals before Exeter managed
inated the Exeter Juveniles from to break the ice. They banged in
further competition in the Sham-
rock League playoffs, when they
took the two -game total goals ser -
one in the first, added four more in
the second and then scored an in-
surance marker in the third.
les 10-6. Exeter worn the first Wayne Willert led the scoring
game played in Exeter last Thurs- particle with two goals, while John.
d.ay night by a 5-3 score, but the
locals roared back with a 7-1 win
on Hensall ice Friday night, to win
the series.
Zurich now meets the Lambed,
.Tuveniles in the finals for the
Shamrock title. with the first game
scheduled for the Exeter Arena to-
night, Thursday.
Masse, Don Johnson, Bob Johnston,
Earl Wagner and Paul Weido each
tallied one.
Only seven penalties wore han-
ded out in the contest, with four
going to Zurich and three to Ex-
eter.
he tension anxiety, constern-
ation and suffering of a motherless
family continues.
The accident happened April 20.
1958, near Poplar Hill. Mrs. Finlay,
mother of six children, was one of
the two persons killed. Harold
Finlay and two children were hos-
pitalized with serious injuries. The
four other youngsters luckily es-
caped harm.
In' January, 1P59. the family was
awarded $31,485 damages by the
Ontario Supreme Court which
found the other driver 90 percent
responsible.
Appeal Upon Appeal
In June of the same year Harold
Finlay's lawyers sued the Global
General Insurance Company for the
claim. The court ruled Global did
not have to pay.
In February last year, the Ontar-
io Appeal Court ruled Global must
assume liability. Global filed an
appeal with the Supreme Court of
Canada. There it rests.
The case was first scheduled for
September, then November, then
February, now May.
Even if the court rules in his
favor, Harold Finlay has been ad-
vised, it will take another six mon-
ths before settlement is reached,
Should he lose. the claims will have
to go before the unsatisfied judge-
ment fund in Ontario and another
round of legal delays, investigations
and hearings will begin.
When will it end? Harold Finlay
asks himself.
Debts Remain
In the meantime, a huge pile of
1 bills hangs over his head -state-
ments form the hospital. doctors.
surgeons. druggists, undertaker and
many others. Ironically, he suf-
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EXETER 5 ZURICP 3 °,a'.;,
After se'eral weeks layoff, the
Zurich crew were a bit rusty as -o
they came out on the short rebs, of
a 5-3 score, During; the first two
periods, the locals failed to score a
goal, then in the third they came
to life and banged in three. The 11( ;1: liexnl'rr ?ne�lil of 1'
F°<eter scared 1 , i'1 the first
and added throe u,',.rc, in the see ,; •i re„I..
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REGARDING A TECHNICAL
SCHOOL
Zurich Citizens News,
Zurich, Ontario,
DEAR SIRS.
Our Governor General, Senate,
House of Commons, Provincial Par-
liament, Educationists, Industrial -
d' Broadcasting Corpor-
e E
r
But the real purpose of these lines 1 school buildings and staffs will
is to stir up interest in providing I have to be doubled. Are we going
local facilities f o r specialized to continue building only Academie
training in the technical profession High Schools when almost half the
and trades. youth will require Technical Hi?h
To the considerable credit of . Schools?
some individuals and groups who 1 This brings us back to the attest -
are alive to the situation, a move-, ion of the location of our Techni-
ment is underway to establish some-; caI Institute. To decide this ou.est-
ists, Canadian roti :, - where in this general area a Tech-', ion, an eye should be kept on both
ation, leading periodicals and news- nical Institute• the map of the region. and the dis-
papers, are all shouting to us that It is hoped that thinking people : tribution of population.
c f o .,t a
t-
is eduactionalent,eriproblem inl Canada will seriously ponder three basic', ttin must be Between London and Owen
is urgent, serious, critical. How re
points in regard to this vital pro- I years.
th
many are paying any attention to 1eCt. !Sound, how matey Technical ".:'t(t'}1s
ors
can'ttls of be won? Our lead- 1 We Must Have Such a School.' should there he? It is out. of the
ers time
allrus to wakewrong! uprhapd Every serious-minded person in the question to think that ore <!e11
it's unfor o eand area must get behind and push.' school could be aceessi''''r' all
allaoccupationshin existence len Canada is lagging in this field. On -i the yo"th in that stretch of some
face Theyhe facts. tario is lagging. There are only a 130 miles. It might well be :'1r'-
Cafew first-class Technical Institutes a location farther south than `'lin-
tell us that 70 percent of
eduada today require a percent School its Ontario. The boys and girls of I ton should prove more practical for
education. Only 30 of all our area simply . cannot attend a the first such School to l e i' C• t^c1
jobs in existence can be filled with- north of London. It++ ted an'ev r
that in locating a
out High School education. And,
that's not the end. The 70 percent
is going to be added to, and the
30 percent is going to shrink, still
further.
Simple arithmetic makes it quite
clear that very soon there will be
ten unskilled young people look-
ing ofr every three unskill d lob:
in existence. The reverse is true
for the skilled and educated. Their
opportunities are virtually unlim-
ited,
Whether we like it or not, Canada
has become an industrial nation.
Technology is taking over. And,
while there is always an insatiable
demand for competent doctors,
teachers, lawyers, business execu-
t:�•es, etc., the great bulk of occu-
nations is going to he in the field
or to h'1o1O2 and Gia itis. r . •rt'.
Technical School. The nearest one : Technical School
is at Lonodn, and I have been told I that
our General. area the r ch ool -
that they have to turn applicants ihe school. , picture of the needs of the ,"-hole
away, so riot
much
sensed is intelling I re"inn, London. to Owen Sonud.
There', int m 1 , 1 1 h, riven deep ihntl i.
training, when it is not available, •
• will he looking at an overall !Ilan,
2. We Must Have A First -Class not just the wishes ',f an i'1(}i^-lentil
SPhooi. Tf we' settle for a caroncl- town. It 1s our duty to a cis the
vocational school 're ,}tall he Govrrnment by our well-thought-
classshultine out the boys and girls vho' out recommendations. U. is titre to
have c'•ipabilities for pursuing a,start thinkin';, discussing.l''f1?.=.
11513x'?.ity Course in their special-' Tf, sum ,'.`l: There is no Argent
ized field. Surely. we want a school need for a Technical. Trstit.1,1 t i'+1
that will train great numbers hi it.,,, °°± tl, , . 71
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