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Zurich Citizens News, 1965-11-18, Page 1No. 46—FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1965 7 CENTS PER COPY NEW MEMBERS INDUCTED — Four new members have recently been inducted into the Zurich Lions Club. Shown here following the regular meeting of the organiza- tion on Monday night are, left to right, Robert Westlake, Louis Willert, Gordon Bloch and Dr. Ronald Wilson. The new members were inducted by International Counsellor Victor Dinnin, May Help in Future Years! Goderich—Blue Water RestZ Home, under construction at Zurich, will fill a need in the area, is of a type approved by the Ontario Department of Pub- lic Welfare, and rather than competing with •the county Thome will lighten the burden of taxpayers, countycouncil was told on Tuesday by a depu- tation supporting an application for a grant. The case was ably presented by Elgin McKinley, Gerald G-ingerich, Dr. C. J. Wallace and Ivan Kalbfleisch, and the speakers were warmly applauded at the conclusion. No questions were asked, which caused Warden Webb to remark that the ground must have been well covered. The matter was referred to the finance and executive com- urich, and Archie Etherington, reeve of Usborne Township. Mr. Geiger asked for the re- corded vote after the commit- tee recommended turning the request down. Strongest opposition to the request came from Reg Jewell and Robert Squires, both of Goderich, and Rev. J. Philip Gandon, of Exeter. The final analysis of the committee was that "maybe in a year or two a smaller amount could be provided by the coun- ty for a number of homes of this type." Mr. Gingerich stated that there will be a projection by the department of public wel- fare of "at least .three similar homes in the county, .plus the mittee. homes we have now or are be- ing added to." "This is a community owned, non-profit, charitable organiza- tion," Mr. McKinley said, "set up in the southern part of the county to provide a home for the care of aged citizens—those who may be able to pay their way, and also arrangements have to be made by various welfare agencies and volunteers to care for those who may not have more than old age pen- sion, and •disabled people un- able to take care of themselves and still not eligible for hos- pital care. "We feel that this group are pioneers in -this part of the country, in this field. The orig- At the Wednesday morning session of Huron County coun- cil, the application for a grant of $130,000 towards Blue Water Rest Home was turned down. The matter had been presented to council on Tuesday and then referred to the finance and ex- ecutive committee for a recom- mendation to be brought in on Wednesday. Only four area reeves voted in favor of making a grant to the charitable institution, and each of them spoke on behalf of the project. They were Del- bert Geiger, deputy -reeve of Hay; John Corbett, reeve of Hay; Milton Oesch, reeve of Several Cases of Rubies Are Again Reported in South Part of Huron Goderich — Rabies cases in animals have been found west of Kippen and in the Crediton and St. Joseph areas, "but more in the northern part •of the county," Dr. R. M. Aldis, MOH, said in reply to a query from Reeve J. H. Corbett, of i•Iay, when the report of the health unit was presented to county council •on Tuesday. Reeve F. A, Clift, Bayfield, asked if there had been any eases of human beings being infected. "Not in recent years," Dr. Aldis said, "but five or six years ago there were two deaths in the province, one of a child bitten by a skunk and action not taken in time, the other a man bitten by a fox." Regarding the county situa- tion, he said: "Approximately 55 animal cases were reported positive up to November 12, compared with 33 for all -of 1964 The red fax population is still considered to be the prime reservoir of infection inal thinking was on the part of the Chamber of Commerce in Zurich, thinking they could do something for those who would need a home of this type, close to home in the southern part of the county. They were thinking in terms of a 20 bed building. A committee was ap- pointed from the Chamber of Commerce to investigate, and during the investigation and in consultation with the depart- ment of welfare they were given a picture of what was really needed down there. The final plan was a 65 -bed home - 35 beds for normal care, 20 for bed care and 10 for senile resi- dents. "The idea is that when a man or woman has made his or her home there and becomes a bed patient, they are not going to have to be sent out to some place else. We do not feel that we are in any way in competi- tion with what has been done in Clinton. I believe the orig- inal thinking of your home com- mittee was approximately twice the size of what is actually be- ing done in Clinton, and what is being done there is largely for bed -care patients. "We do feel that we are sav- ing the taxpayers if Huron some money. We are now en- gaged in a campaign to raise funds to help in the building of this home. One of the things that impressed the department of welfare and Central Housing and Mortgage , officials was the community type of organiza- tion. The provisional board of directors consists •of five mem- bers from Zurich. Provision is made for •election of a board representing seven churches. (A member is one who cont - tributes $100 or more and wish- es to be a member.) "I have met with the objec- tion that we should not be col- lecting fund's for such a project, but we feel there is a place for charity in a work of this kind." "The home is being financed by CMHC, except $250,000 the department of public welfare is supplying," Mr. Gingerich ex- plained, "so with $2,500 a bed or $162,500, total cost of the building will be in the neigh- borhood of $650,000 furnished. The tender was $585,000 for building alone, plus architects' fees and furnishings. "In setting out our operating budget we discovered that with 53/s% interest from CMHC we can operate at a per diem of $5 or less. After that we should be able to operate it at $4 or a little more. "The only home identical to this is at Ottawa. The d part- ment urged us to go into the type of home wherein we do among our wildlife. The prin- cipal victims among domestic livestock have been cattle. One death has also occurred in an unvaccinated dog. "At the immunization clinics for dogs and cats, 2,601 animals have been protected so far this year, an increase by 500 over the number in 1964. It is hoped that this service to county resi- dent can be continued next year, perhaps through arrange- ments with the appropriate branch of a senior government." The health unit introduced this fall, for a first time in Huron, the Sabin oral poliomye- litis vaccine. Between Septem- ber 27 and October 15, approxi- mately 13,500 school children received their initial feeding on sugar subes, representing 93% of total school population. Sec- ond feeding commenced Novem- ber 8 and should be completed by November 24. "We are very grateful to the press and CKNX," Dr. Aldis added, "for the interesting 'cov- erage owerage they gave this program." home runs something like one employee to 2.3 inmates. The charitable institution or private home operates at one employee per four to five inmates. Your operating board of five does its work gratis, and you have only to employ a manager. Huron Road Committee Needs yore nronev xo rii� Goderich—It will cost Huron County $16,600,00 over the next 10 years to bring its "desirable" road system up to accepted standards and maintain it ade- quately. This is one of the big facts presented to council in the recently completed road needs study. The proposed im- provements cover only roads and bridges classified by the highways department as "intol- erable". "We are spending $400,000 a year on construction, and should be spending over $1,000,00," county engineer James Britnell said in reviewing the 30 -page road study report. His allusion was to expenditure met from county rates. The financial statement to September 30 shows $1,277,142 spent, with $814,802 payable by the prov- ince. The road committee, in a re- port presented by Reeve Grant Stirling, Goderich Township, recommended that the present "I estimate we are going to bring into the county $20,000 to $30,000 from large establish- ments donating $2,000, $3,000 or possibly $5,000 each. We have come to ask for help be- cause the more we can get the lower our per diem rate will be. We are bound to establish it at cost to the citizens. You are not paying money into an organization that is going to make money out of it. The home will take on the staff two registered nurses." Dr. C. J. Wallace, who arrived later with Mr. Kalbfleish, spoke briefly without knowing what had been said. "Huron has twice the national average of people over 65," he said, "and I think there is room for this type of nursing home, partly because it takes some of the load off the tax- payer, being financed, once it is under way, largely by charita- ble donations. The provincial government is behind it, and I think it will provide a pleasant place for people to retire to, whether able to care for them- selves to some extent or really bed -ridden. I do not think it will make any difference to county homes and the functions they perform." 0 Z rich k raters Bag Big Moose hi North Country In the roads study it is sug- gested that the county consider erecting a garage in the vicinity of Zurich, so that maintenance for northern and southern town- ships may be organized sepa- rately. The Auburn garage is described as "becoming obso- lete and scheduled for replace- ment in 1971". The other yard is at Clinton. • A recent hunting expedition, the first of its kind in Zurich's history, brought back six deer and one large moose. Bob For- rester, Neil Walker, Frank Diet - rick, Carl Decker, all of Zurich; Glen Wallace, Palmerston, and Charlie Meyers, London, flew from Parry Sound on a chart- ered plane to their their hunt- ing destination last week. The largest deer shot weighed in at 220 pounds dressed, and had to be dragged 11/2 miles through bushland back to the camp. Neil Walker managed to bag this beauty. Highlighting the hunt was the shooting of a 1200 -pound bull moose by Bob Forrester. Mr. Forrester stated that the ani- mal was approximately six feet tall to its ,-houlders. Returning home, three plane not unload on the county per- trips were needed to take men sons who become senile. The and game back to civilization, figure in operating F. county from where they were hunting. , a quarter mile; Nile to Glenn's Hill on road 27, five miles; Glenn's Hill to Lucknow, 6.50 miles; Hillsgreen to Highway 84, 2.60 miles; county road 12, Highway 86 to Highway 87, 2,50 miles; road 8, Summerhill to Auburn, 6.50 miles; road 30, Fordwich south, five miles. "Our decision to limit our program to five years' work at the present mill rate forced us to draw the line at 28 miles," the report stated. "If the mill rate is increased, or if money is made available in the form of development roads, this pro- gram should be added to imme- diately in order to keep the program five years in advance." Reeve Tom Leiper, Hullett, pointed out that the Summer- hill -Auburn road is "one of the most dangerous in the county". He was unable to get definite information as to time of con- struction. In many counties, Mr. Brit- nell said, the road needs study has not been completed. To carry out the work to be rec- mill rate of 8.75 be held and reviewed "when departmental road policies are made known". "We are assured there will be some development or aid," Reeve Stirling told council. "There is to be an announce- ment about November 25, but knowing Mr. MacNaughton we can be sure there will be some direct aid." "Future road committees and councils," the report stated, "should consider increasing the road levy, as the present 8.76 will not permit the county to undertake all the work an roads and bridges deemed deficient according to department re- quirements." The committee toured the county system and has now listed seven projects, totalling 28.25 miles, without indicating the construction year. The com- mittee did not feel that it should program the work for more than five or six years in advance. In any case, modern efficient construction methods require that construction be spread over a four-year period. Items of the construction pro- gram, in order of numbering: Airport road north of Goderich, =mended for the whole prov- ince might cost three or four hundred million dollars. "This report," he said, "pro- vides for a 10 -year plan to which the county's annual work program can be geared. How- ever, these 10 years are based upon the department's mini- mum requirements." The committee expects to call a contract for the second phase of the development road in Crediton area early in 1966. It will be from Khiva corners to Highway 81. Reeve Calvin Krauter was in the chair while council consid- ered the report in committee. Warden Webb took the oppor- tunity to praise the work of George Radford on the Crediton development road. "He and his men have over- come many problems," he said. The needs study forecasts an increase of $400,000 in county equalized assessment in 10 years; farm population remain- ing stationary and urban pop- ulation increasing slightly. Iluro For County Council Rejects Pion ew Syste Welfare Opertr tea n Goderich — II u r on County; council, in its first division of the November session, defeated, by a 19-18 vote, a committee proposal to establish a county welfare system. It would have been set up, February 1 next, on a trial basis for a year. On the roll call there was one ab- sent member, deputy reeve Robert Squire, Goderich. Many questions were asked of John Anderson, director of the welfare allowances branch of the department of public welfare, and these indicated re- luctance on the part of some councillors to see welfare duties centralized. Reeve Elgin Thompson, Tuck- ersmith, said: "I am disturbed that everything is to be taken out of the local council. I have been welfare officer for some years. I go into every home and find out everything I can before I allow them anything. I do not see where the deputy clerk -treasurer can handle this, he is so busy now." The committee had recom- mended that clerk -treasurer J. G. Berry be appointed acting welfare director, with the ac- tual work to be carried out by B. G. Hanly, his deputy, and one of the secretaries in the county office. Their salaries would be subsidized by the government at 50`. , for time spent on wel- fare. "Bill Hanly has a full-time job now," said deputy reeve Everett Mcllwain, Goderich Township. "I think you would have to have another full-time man." "I wonder if the cost of an- other man -and a secretary would not be greater than the cost to the county now," said Reeve John Corbett, of Hay. "We don't know how much work is involved, or what we are getting into," remarked Mr. Mr. Anderson, answering a question by Reeve Duff Thomp- son, Clinton, said Wentworth„ Welland and Prince Edward counties and the districts of Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie have county welfare systems. 0 T. BONIFACE C.W.L. The regular meeting of St. Boniface Catholic Women's League was held on Tuesday evening, November 9. Corre- spondence was read and dealt with and the solial action con- venor reported sending six greeting cards. Plans were outlined for a Christmas card party to be held on the evening of December 11. Various convenors for tables, games and lunch committees were appointed. ATTEND COIN SHOW—Edward Prang, of Zurich, was the youngest winner of an award at the Coin Show in Clinton on Sun- day, and was also the only winner from Huron County. He is shown here with his collection at the Sund event, alo .g with his mother, Mrs, Len Prang, who ale , dis- playedan interesting collection. People from all parts of Ontario attended the an- nuaI event.