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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1951-05-25, Page 19i • . Ninety-second Tear 1111 Mole Number 435Z THREE. NEW HODS PERMITS GRANTED BY/LOCAL COUNCIL ?Court Of Revision For Business Assessment Set For June 4. E Councillor Keith Sharp present- ed resented a brief to Council at a special meeting Friday evening, reeom- auending the purchase of a tractor, with various implements to do town work. He suggested attachments which included a caterpillar track, gravel loader, snow bucket, grader blade, wagon with box, and a hydraulic dump box. Mr. Sharp pointed out that this outfit would eliminate practically all of hired work, such as snow removal, fill- ing in drains, and hauling small quantities of gravel. He also said that the outfit could' be adapted to scavenger work. Tradtor with at tachments would cost about $3,000. Three building permits for new ;acuses were issued to Alvin Hoff, Jack Fraiser and Norman Hickey. B. F. Christie was also granted one covering alterations to his slaugh- ter house. The present by-Iaw on building was briefly discussed. Councillor Sillery said that there was no point in having one if not enforced. Mayor McMaster promised to have a,'full debate on the by-law in the near future. Frank Reynolds' was ordered paid $25 for the drain right-of-way which goes bhrough his property from the Agricultural Survey. Through a letter from the Clerk, McKillop Township asked for as- sistance in repairing and improv- ing the Lawrence Drain which runs north of the town- Many property owners' drains have their outlet in this drain. Coulicil renewed its membership In the Huron County Municipal Of- Acers' Association. Court of revision on the' business assessment was set for June 4, at 720 p.m. There is one appeal to be heard. • Zurich Lions Club Elects- Officers Gordon Bennett, Clinton, the agricultural representative f o r Huron, was guest speaker --at- the Zurich Lions CIub at their supper meeting Monday. He gave an in- teresting talk on the relation of earban and rural people in a com- munity, stressing the need for co- operation by both. s The following officers were elected for the coming term: Past president, Jake Haberer; president, Vic Dinnin; 1st vice -,president, Rus- sell Grainger; 2nd vice-president, Ed. Gascho; 3rd vice-president, Le- roy O'Brien; tail twister, Herb. Tarkheim; lion tamer, Reg. Ilsey; secretary, Geo. Deichert; treasur- er, Earl Weide; directors, Edi. Date arse Orville Witmer, Alvin Walper and Bob McKinley. • Thankoffering Services Largely Attended The annual spring thankoffering services of First' Presbyterian Church, Seaforth, were held Sun- day at 11 a.m, and 7 p.m. There was a large congregation in the morning to hear Rev_ Alex Nimmo, minister of St. Andrew's Church, Wingham, when he preached a forceful sermon on "A Great Re- quest." The music included an an- them-, "Appear Thou) Light Divine" with Mra. F. KIing and James T. Scott as soloists; D. R. Stewart sang a solo, "If' God Forgot." In the evening Rev. Nimmo preached on the subject, "How Blessing Comes." "Sing To the Lord a Glorious Song" was the an- them, with Mrs. F. Kling, Miss P. Patterson, D. R. Stewart, F. E. Willis, Jas. T. Scott and R. Ren- nie as soloists. Mrs. Kling sang the solo, "Star of God," and Jas. Scott and F. E, Willis sang a duet," Just Outside the Door." The collection amounted to $586. • New Directory Being Delivered This Week A new telephone directory for Seaforth has been mailed to sub- scribers and delivery Is expected, to be completed by May 26, C. B. Symonds), Bell Telephone manager,. said thea week. Larger than ever before, the new May, 1951, edition contains 144 al, p3labetieaI - pages and has nearly 7.000 nets and changed! listings. Buff in . color, it •contains listings " for aubsc rihers 3n Stratford, At- wood, Clinton, Goderich, Listovtrel, Mltcdhell, St, Marys, Tavistock, and several other nearby centres. In view of the large number of changes, Mr. Symonde urgedsub- ecribers to check carefully any lists of telephoife numbers they have Compiled against the numbers list- ed in the new directory and Make any changes that are necessary. The new book contains complete faformatien about the use of the ,telephone Servide, a fleet ' of 'emerg onel numbers, and a, table showing long distance rates .to many iiit: j0W11. pninte. Public School 'Open House' Attracts Many Visitors Lions Barn Razed Friday Mtrning Efforts of members of the Sea - forth Fire Brigade were sabotaged Thursday evening when fire broke out in a small barn located at the rear of the Lions house, which is situated at the eastern limits of the town. The fire was . quickly brought under control, and from all appearances, totally extinguish- ed. However, it broke out again the following morning, and the lo- cal brigade was called about 7 am. This time the barn was razed. At, the time of the first alarm, the new fire truck which was to be demonstrated to members of the newly -formed Seaforth Fire Area later in the evening, ,had just ar- rived in town. It answered the call too, and a demonstration fol- lowed of the new pumper and its various adaptations to different situations. • NEWLY APPOINTED TEACHER WINNER OF GOLD MEDAL Huron County Scholar- ship Goes To R. G. Morgan, Hensall. Huron County scholarship at On- tario Agricultural College, Guelph, went to R. 'G. Morgan, R.R. 1, Hen- sall, first year, degree course stu- dent, according to announcement made at the College over the week end. The Huron County Federation of Agriculture scholarship also went o Mr. Morgan. The county scholarships, of $100 value each, are awarded annually by various counties to outstanding young men and women in those counties who propose to enter the first year at the Ontario Agricul- ural College or Macdonald Insti- ute. Also awarded to Mr. Morgan was the Dr. W. R. Graham prize, given", 1.a•.theestudent who. has been most outstanding in class work in poul- try husbandry, in interest and par- ticipation in the Poultry Science Club and in activities connected with the College Royal. The 1950-51 winner of one of the Ketchum Manufacturing Company awards was R. B. McLeod, R.R. 3, Embro. The prize, $50, is awarded to an outstanding student in the second year of the associate course. Mr. McLeod also received the Students' Council goldmedal, awarded to the outstanding all- round student at the conclusion of the second year of the associate course. He has recently been ap- pointed to the staff of the Seaforth District High School. Second Please Begun In Building Program The board of management of St. Thomas ' Anglican Church, Sea - forth, has begun the second phase in the renovation of the church buildings. • It decided at its meet- ing Monday night to go ahead with the work of widening the vestry so that it will include the men's choir room and rest rooms. Work will begin as soon as possible. The board also decided to have a stoker installed. • Heigtt of the Rock of Gibraltar is almost 1,500 feet. Attractive Displays Of Handiwork and Weav- ing Please Parents. Many! parents and visitors took advantage of the "Open House"; held! by Seaforth Public School Fri- day evening, to make an inspection of the building and to see exam- ples of the children's achievements which were on display. Principal D. N. Eastman welcomed the visi- tors on behalf of the staff and board. The displays, which included the children's work books, model farms, grocery stores, manufactur- ing town, coal mining, murals and weaving, were very attractive. The weaving display included several completed articles woven by the children. The kindergarten room, as al- ways, proved €specialIy interesting with its various crafts on display. Musical festival winners sang their prize-winning numbers, with Mrs.. J. A. Stewart as accompanist. Soloists were Larry Beuermann, Donna Mae Berger, Linda Dobson, Lynda Sims, Betty Simpson and Peter Spittal; duets by Elizabeth Habkirk and Alice Christie, and Bruce McFadden . and Neil Broad - foot, and a double trio by Bill Robertson, Ronnie Mason, Betty Simpson, Carol Glew, Robert Mc- Gonigle and Neil Broadfoot. Grades five and six, directed' by Miss W. Savauge, delighted the audience with a puppet show, "Hansel and Gretel," The stage scenery, script and costumes were the work of the pupils, with Merle Cooper as stage manager. A film strip demonstration, weav- ing, lino -cutting and mural work, were much enjoyed. Mouth organ selections by Dan Dalrymple and Craig Willis were enjoyetd- • RED GROSS NOTES The Red Cross conveners of sew- ing and knitting would like to have the finished articles in by June 1, as that is the last meeting before the summer vacation. • MCKILLOP A shower was held Friday night for Miss Grace Jackson, bride -elect of this week, at the home of Mrs. Robert McClure. Mrs. Thos. Car- ter read the address, while two small girls presented a basket of gifts to Miss Jackson. Following is the address: Dear Grace: The Seaforth papers and Weekly Star are spreading news both fast and far, which brought us here tonight to say a bright and happy wedding day. .Your friends and neighbors have gathered here to honor you. It does not seem; very long since we heard of a pret- ty girl coming to the 7th conces- sion of :McKillop, and now that persuasive lucky chap, Aubrey, from Morris Township, is sure he needs a bride. We regret your leav- ing our midst, Grace, as you were fulfilling your duties "well done," but our loss will be others gain. As you motor on your honeymoon to your parental home in Unity, Sask., we wish you a safe journey and anticipate your return to spend an hour or two with you both. No doubt you will hear us coming. Grace, we ask you to ac- cept these gifts as tokens of our best wishes. May God bless you both on the sea of matrimony.— Signed on behalf of your friends• and neighbors. • "Have you a price -list?" "Not a recent one, madam, but I can give you an old one. AIL you have to do is to multiply every- thing by six." WED IN LONDON Following a honeymeeri ir* New York City, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thornes baker will reslde Iry London. The bride le the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Daymen, Ktppen, and the gtr'nln is the son of Mr. and Mr's. Leo A. Baker, Lambeth. SEA,L'. Q, R i,1;;4, Norman Harburn New President Of Kippen G un Club' NEWS OF HENSALL Tihe annual meeting of Kipper Gun Club was held in Hensall on Thursday and the following offi- cers appointed: President, Norman Harburn, Cromarty; let vice-presi- dent, Sam Dougall, Hensall; 2nd vice-president, Tom Sherritt, Hen- sall; secretary -treasurer, Lloyd Venner, Hensall; assistant, Wil- liam Kyle, Kippen; directors, Chester Lee, Wilfred Scott, H. Prouse, Wm. Venner, W. Lumby, Emmerson Anderson, R. E. Shad - dick. Wm. Cooper has been ap- pointed to take charge of moving the new club house before May 24, raising taking place Monday night. The annual 24th May shoot was held at Kippen with shooters from many parts of Ontario. One of the highlights was the 50 -bird event for the Venner trophy, held by T. J. Sherritt, of Hensall. This'event is open to members within 25 miles of Kippen. Several other events were held, including the handicap event, open to all shooters. A special meeting of the village council was held to consider the passing of by-laws concerning the tax rate. The .rate was struck at 50 mills, the same as last year. J. A. Paterson stated that to date .Hensall was one of the few munici- palities that has held the same tax rate as last year. The largest shipment of cattle to leave Hensall in 20 years was ship- ped from here on Saturday, when a local shipper, John Ingram, load- ed 100 head, which were consigned to United Farmers Co-operative in Toronto, Presents Musical Concert The Huronia Male Chorus of Ex- eter, with, a cast of forty, present- ed a delightful musical concert to a large and appreciative audien':e in the hall on Friday, sponsored. by the choir of the United Church. W. C, Cochrane acted in the role of chairman. The first portion of the program consisted of 'selections in lovely harmony by the chorus; male quartette composed' of W. C. Cochrane, Gerald and Harold Skin- ner and Norma Walper; selections by the octette; solos by Allan El- son and Miss Winnifred Mack, pre- sented easy listening. Following in. termission, "Trial By Jury," a Gil!; bert and Sullivan operetta, a eetne edy in song, spiked with lilting melodies and easy harmony, was presented. The story in song cen- ties around a young man being sued for breach of promise after having jilted the pretty young maiden who had coyly wooed and won him. After hearing the evi- dence the judge decides to marry the maiden himself. The characters are well portrayed, Helen Shapton and Harry Hern were the princi- pals in the breach of promise. W. C. Cochrane acted in the role of judge; Harry Hoffman, the maid- en's counsel; Carfrey Cann had an active part as usher, and the rest of the Chorus blended well as jury and crowd. Miss Helen Shapton, who took the part of the plaintiff, was supported by six attractive bridesmaids in lovely costumes. The chorus was under direction of Mrs, H. L. Sturgis, with Mrs. C. F. Penwarden: accompanist. Lunch- eon was served to the cast b; members of the choir. Church Marks 103rd Anniversary Large congregations attended the services in Carmel Presbyterian Church, Hensall, on Sunday, mark- ing the 103rd anniversary. Rev. Robert G. MacMillan, of Knox Presbyterian Church, Goderich, was the guest minister, preaching in the morning -on the subject, "The God of Abraham, Isaac' and Jacob." "God, is the Lord of ail generations, God of the past. the present, the future, to all eternity. We should sing the hymn, 'Faith Of Our Fathers,' with hushed voic- es," the speaker said. "Our fathers were willing to die for their faith." In the evening Mr. MacMillan preached on the prophecy of Jere- miah, "Basket of Figs." Music at the services by the augmented choir, under the direction of the church organist, John L. Nicol, A.C,C.O., consisted' of the follow- ing anthems: "Wihat Are These?" (Stainer), "Go Not Far From Me, O God" (Motet), "Come Unto Me" (Bowles), "Morning and Evening" (Oakeley), and solos were render- ed by Mrs. Clark Kennedy, "I May Not Pass This Way Again," and by Mrs Robert Middleton, "Fear Not, 0 I•srael." The minister of the church, Rev. P. A. Ferguson, pre- sided at the services. A basket of lovely flowers on the Communion table were in memory of the late Mr. and Mrs. T. Hudson, placed there by members of the family. Arnold"Gircle Meets Mrs. John Soldan was hostess at her home Monday night for the Arnold Circle Evening Auxiliary of Carmel Presbyterian Church, There was a splendid attendance. Presi- dent Mrs. C. Forrest took the chair. Mrs. Glenn Bell was in charge of the devotional period; Miss Han- nah Murray read the Scripture les- son, while Mrs. Bell offered pray- er. Articles from Glad Tidings and the Presbyterian Record were read by Mrs. R. Faber and Mrs. Alex McGregor. Mrs. J. E. McEwan pre, • (Continued on Page 4) ►AY, MAY 25, 1951 • COUNTY CLERKS ELECT D. H. WILSON THEIR PRESIDENT J A. Paterson, Hensall, is Named Vice President. D. H. Wilson, town clerk, Sea - forth, was elected president of the Huron County Municipal Associa- tion on Monday, at a meeting in the Court House, Goderich. Other officers include: Vice- presidents, J. A. Paterson, Hen- sall; Philip Durst, Wroxeter; ex- ecutive, H. G. Strang, Usborne, one year; N. P. Corless, Clinton, two years; J. M. Eckert, McKillop, three years; secretary, J. G. Berry, Godterich; treasurer, S. H. Blake, Goderich. Fred Watson, Stanley Township, retiring president, opened the meet- ing and conducted the election of officers, then turned the meeting over to Mr. Wilson. A. H. Erskine introduced the speaker, W. A. Orr, of Toronto, Deputy Minister of Municipal Af- fairs, who discussed municipal problems, and answered questions. The association tendered a lunch- eon at Hotel Bedford to about 70 members, all of whom expressed the opinion that the meeting was a decided success. Mayor J. E. Huckins welcomed the delegates on behalf of the Town of Goderich. • Huron = Perth Baseball Schedule Ten teams will play in the Hur- on -.Perth Baseball League this year. They are: Exeter, Dashwood, Luc - an, Hensall, Zurich, Centralia R.C. A.F., Goderieh, Clinton .Colts and Mitchell. The schedule was drawn up at Lucan. The league executive decided to give umpires $12.00 a game which will include mileage. They ap- proved the Worth ball. President of the league is Ivan Hearn, Lucan. MAY: 24—Exeter at Dashs ood, 2 p.m. Lucan at Mitchell, 10 a m, Hensall at Clinton Colts, 10 a.m. 25—Goderich at Zurich 28—Zurich at Clinton R.C.A.F. -.Mitchell at Exeter "'t'a.shwood at Hensall 29='Lucan at Clinton Colts 30i—Clinton R.C.A.F. at 'Goderich Hensall at Mitchell 31:—Centralia• at Zurich JUNE: 1—Exeter at Lucan Clinton Colts at Dashwood 4—Clinton R.C.A.F. at Centralia Mitchell at Goderich Exeter at Hensall 5—Dashwood at Lucan Zurich at Clinton Colts 7—Clinton R.C.A.F. at Mitchell 8—Lucan at Hensall Goderich at Exeter Dashwood at Zurich 11—Clinton Colts at Centralia Exeter at Clinton R.C.A.F. Zurich at Mitchell 12—Goderich at Hensall 14—Centralia at Clinton Radio 15—Mitchell at Lucan Hensall at Exeter Clinton Colts at Zurich 18—Zurich at Dashwood Clinton Radio at Hensall 19—Exeter at Goderich Lucan at Centralia Mitchell at Clinton Colts 21—Goderich at Mitchell Dashwood at Clinton Radio 22—Clinton Colts at Exeter Centralia at Lucan Hensall at Zurich 25—Exeter at Mitchell Centralia at Hensall Clinton Radio at Dashwood 26—Lucan at Goderich 27—Clinton Radio at Clinton Colts 28—Mitchell at Zurich 29—Hensall at Lucan Clinton Radio at Exeter Goderich at Centralia JULY: 2—Dashwood at Exeter 3—Clinton Colts at Mitchell Lucan at Zurich Centralia at Goderich 5—Hensall at Dashwood Exeter at Clinton Colts Mitchell at Centralia 6—Goderich at Lucan 9—Centralia at Exeter Dashwood at Goderich 30—Zurich at Centralia Hensall at Clinton Radio , Zurich at Lucan AUGUST: 2—Lucan at Radio Centralia at Clinton Colts 3—Goderich at Dashwood Exeter at Zurich 7—Mitchell at Radio Hensall at Centralia 9—Dashwood at Centralia 10—Zurich at Hensall Mitchell at Hensall 13•—Clinton Colts at Lucan Mitchell at Dashwood 16—Dashwood at Clinton Zurich at Goderich Exeter at Centralia 17—Lucan at Clinton Radio 19—Centralia at Mitchell Clinton Colts at Goderich 'Clinton Radio at Zurich 24—Lucan at Exeter 24—Zurich at Exeter 26—Clinton Colts at Clinton Radio Hensall at Goderich • 2t—Dashwood at Mitchell 28—Goderieh at Clinton, Radio Centralia at Dashwood Brucefield Corner Scene Of Another Fatal Accident • Red Cross Drive Exceeds Quota A total of $2390.00 was raised in the Red Cross campaign this year, being $390 over the quota, and $500 over last year. The appreciation of the society has been extended to the district chairmen and the vol- unteer workers by the campaign chairman, Rev. D. Glenn Campbell. • CENSUS TAKERS RETURN TO SCHOOL F O R INSTRUCTION Enumerators Being Pre- pared For Duties To Begine June 1. A. W. Morgan, census commis- sioner for Huron -Perth, has an- nounced that three supervisors are this week giving instructions to the 47 enumerators who will take the 1951 census in June. Super- visors are Dennis P, Bedard, Zur- ich, supervising the Townships . of Hay, Stephen, Stanley and Hensall Village; W. P. Roberts, Tucker - smith, who has Usborne, Tucker - smith, Hullett and McKillop Town- ships, and the Towns of Seaforth and Exeter; W. Cassler, Mitchell, who will supervise Mitchell, Logan, Hibbert and Fullerton. Census pro- per will commence June 1. The commissioner has expressed the necessity of full co-operation of the general public, and has tak- en this opportunity of ,assur.rg it that information revealed will be treated strictly confidential. The importance of the census rests in acquiring total statistics, and the information re each individual is only important insofar as it affects the total. During the past four days, W. P. Roberts has been giving instruc- tions in the Seaforth Public Lib- rary to enumerators coming undier his jurisdiction. • Inspector Visits St. James' School Mr. J. F. Kinlin, B.A., B.Paed., Inspector of Separate Schools, made his official visit to the sen- ior room of St. James' Sobool Tues- day afternoon, May 15, and to the junior room Thursday afternoon, May 17. On Thursday morning, May 17, the school was visited by Sister M. Placidia, Ph.D., the supervisor of all schools conducted by the Sis- ters of St. Joseph. • A good talker is only a pitcher. Unless . his audience catches him with heart and mind, he is defeat- ed. Six Escape Injury When Car Fails to Make Turn 11/2 Miles West of Cor- ner. orner. Brucefield intersection was tete scene of another fatal accident Monday evening when a. car driven by Jack Cross, Welland,, was in col- lision with one driven by Elmer D. Bell, K.C., Exeter. Mr. Cross was instantly killed, and those injured were Mrs. Elmer Bell, who suffered cuts and shock; Frank Forward, 40, Bright's Grove, who suffered facial cuts, an injured knee and shock, and Gordon Arid, Seaforth, who is believed to bey spffering from fractured ribs. Mr. Cross, an employee of the Canadian Comstock Company ,at Seaforth, died of a fractured skull, Huron County Coroner Dr. E. A. McMaster, Seaforth, said. No post mortem will be held, but an in- quest is pending. Provincial Constable Helmer Snell said the Cross car was pro- ceeding west on the county road, and failed to stop at the highway intersection. The Bell car was travelling north on Highway No. 4 at the time of the collision. Mr. Bell suffered slight shock, but was able to drive his wife to the Clinton Public Hospital. His three-year-old daughter, who was also in the car, was uninjured. Forward and Arta were passen- gers in the Cross car, as were Charles Short and George Char- ters, who were uninjured. The four men, all employees of the Com- stock Company, listed their ad- dresses as Seaforth, Dr. Walter Oakes, of Clinton, attended the injured at the scene of the accident. Accident Sunday Morn?ng Another accident occurred early Sunday morning when a car car- rying' six passengers missed the turn on the Bayfield Road, lee miles west of Brucefield. None• was seriously hirrt, although the car was almost a complete wreck. Vincent Ladouceur, owner and deriver of the car, employed in Exeter for the summer, lead as his passengers, Ann and Catharine Glen, Clinton; Mary Beattie, Var- na; Derick Pugh and Ray Latour, both of the R.C.A.F. Radio Sta- tion. MClinton, an.d-an--unidentifiedd man. None were seriously enough hurt to require medical attention until Monday, when Miss Beattie visited a doctor's office to receive treatment for a cut on her fore - bead, bruises and possible fractur- ed ribs. The others apparently re- ceived only a bad shaking up. When the driver missed the turn in the road while travelling west towards Varna, it is believed the car somersaulted, breaking off a telephone pole and throwing five of the passengers clear. All windows of the car were broken or shat- tered; the frame was badly twisted, and the lid of the trunk was thrown 20 or 30 feet ahead of the car. Provincial Constable H. Snell, of Seaforth, investigated. He estimat- ed -damage of the car at $1,000. Usborne Completes Current Tree -Planting Programme The regular monthly meeting of the municipal council of the Town- ship of Usborne was held in the Township Hall, Elimville, on Mon- day afternoon, with Reeve Welling- ton Brock presiding, and Council- lors Verne Pincombe, Harold Jef- fery, Harold Hern and Earl Mit- chell in attendance. Minutes of the last meeting held on April 9, and a special meeting called by the Reeve on April 23, Hern. • report was approved by the inter- ested o 'rers and the council, and was p ensionally adopted on mo- tion _ Mitchell and Jeffery. ae date of the court of revision on, the Jeffery Drain was, set for the. next regular meeting at 2 p.m., and the clerk was authorized to deliver the by-laws by registered mail on motion of Pincombe and to deal with the repair of the town, ship garage roof, were confirmed as printed on motion of Pincombe and Jeffery. In business arising out of the minutes of the previous meetings, the Ebeneezer cemetery cairn com-! mittee submitted a design by Thos. Pryde & Son. This was approved by council and the committee in- structed to proceed with the erec- tion. The municipal dump com- mittee reported successful negotia- tions for the purchase of three ac- res of land, part of lot 5, S.E.B. Concession, from William Elliott, for this purpose, for the sum of $300. Council approved of the site and the purchase of the same on motion of Hern and Mitchell. The township solicitor was on hand to complete the sale agreement with the owner. The reeve and clerk of the Town- ship of Blanshard, L. J. White and C. A. Barnett, interviewed council on behalf of the Township of Blan- shard re joint use of the municipal dump. Council advised that it would be willing to enter into an agreement with the Township of Blanshard for the joint use of the dump property for one-half of all the costs' connected therewith. This met with the approval of the dele- gation; further action was deferred pending ratification by the Elan - shard Township Council. The report on the Jeffery Muni- cipal Drain by S. W. Archibald, en- gineer, was•read as per notice sent to' the interested- ratepayers. The S ilY Joseph Ferguson interview the council in support of a formal com- plaint by himself and Russell Fer- guson, owners of lot E. pt. 31-32 and lot 33, con, 4, regarding the outlet for the tile portion of the Glenn -Sommerville municipal drain on their property. Council agreed to accept the complaint and fur- ther agreed to clean out the open portion of the Glenn -Sommerville drain as far as seemed necessary to provide a proper outlet for the tile, at a time after the crops on the adjacent land had been har- vested, A money borrowing by-law, Bye Law No. 6, 1951,.authorizing the reeve and treasurer to borrow on the credit of the municipality from the Bank of Montreal, Exeter, sums up to a total of $40,004 for the cur- rent needs of the municipality, was given three readings and passed on motion of Mitchell and Jeffery. A by-law requiring all dogs with- in the municipality to be confined between sunset and sunrise under the Dog Tax and Livestock Protee- tionAct, in the interests of the bet- ter protection of livestock in the municipality, By'Law No. 7, 1961, was given three readings, and pass- ed on motion of Mitchell and Jef- fery. The reeve reported the comple- tion of the tree planting program for this year under the township reforestation agreements, planting being done by pupils from the •Fet- eter District High School and Win- chelsea Public School. tiounoii SA RED IN FULL Additional 0 a n v s Named For Rural Municipalities. Total to date in the current,, Shield Appeal shows A total of'gr subscribes, according tb, 3 A.. BA, win, chairman` on the-"ga1rataipaL� Army's campaign far maintenanoe!¢.y funds, The campaign committee is cense fident that citizens_ of ..,5'4:agoeth;",. and district will make sure the eb- jective of $2,100.00 is. reached Canvassers report that the pub:,;: lies good-wiII is at an all -teen, high. Salvation Army emergency assistance at floods, fires and other e disasters' has pointed • up the Dom-` =' inion -wide scope of Army active- ties.. Individual giving eomparese,, favorably with that of last year. • Mr. Baldwin suggests that would- be contributors who have not been canvassed might speed the effort by bringing or rending in their con- tribution to E. C. Chamberlain, treasurer. Canvassers, in addition to .those previously named, are: McKillop Township—Huron Road (West), Mrs. Andrew Crozier and Mrs. Joseph 'Grumman; Huron Rd. (East), Gordon Horner; 2nd con- cession (East), R. S. Box, (West) Jas. T. Scott; 4th conees)sion, (East), Miss E. Storey„ (West), Gordon Papple; 6th concession, (East), Mrs. Ross Gordon; (West), Mrs. Ken Thompson; 8th conces- sion, (East), Glen Haase; (West), Mrs. . Harvey Dolmage; 10th con- cession, (East), Bill Alexander; (West), Art Alexander; Leadibury, (West). Mrs. A. Somerville; (East) Mrs, W. J. Leeming and Mrs. C. Whey; 14th concession, (East), J. Bogman, (West), G%•o. Stone; ,Wal- ton, Herb. Travis; Tuckersmith, Clair Haney, chairman; Seaforth. Main St., west side, Jas. A. Stew- art and E. Larone; east side, A. W. Sillery and G.McGonigle. • Newlyweds Presented With Purse of Money Friends and neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. James Nash, newly-weds, of .McKiIlop, gathered at the Sea- forth Community Centre,- Monday night to honor them and present them with a purse of money. Jos. Lane read the address and Albert Harrison made the presentation. Dancing was enjoyed during the evening to music furnished by the Delaney -McQuaid orchestra. There were 150 present. • Work On Zurich Road Begun The job of building new bridges on No. 84 Highway is progressing nicely. Workmen are now busy erecting one bridge two miles east of Zurich, and digging operations have been started on the bridge three miles west of town. Another new bridge is to be built right in Zurich and this work is expected to start shortly. Con- siderable filling in is to be done on the section of road running through the town. The contract for the entire job has been let to Looby & Looby, contractors, of Dublin. • British Columbia's whale catch- 314—in the 1950 season, was the biggest since 1936. authorized payment for the plant- ing work at the rate of 512.00 per acre. Council approved the road sup- erintendent's report and the pay- ment of vouchers to the amount of $2,664.20. The road superintendent was instructed to charge ratepay- ers 75c per yard for crushed gravel during 1951 on motion of Hern and Pincombe. He was also authorized to pay $3 per hour for trucks hired during the current year, on motion of Hern and Pincombe. A. W. Morgan reported on the activities of the Exeter District High Sc(rool Board and the make- up of the board's lower requisition to the township of $5,307.75 for all purposes for the current year. Council expressed appreciation to Mr. Morgan for his report. Correspondence was tabled and read as follows: From S. W. Arch- ibald, re complaint on Dunn Drain, promising early inspection, filed. Department of Public Works, re acceptance of petitions for grants on the Essery: McDougall, Brook Creek and Earl Driving, and re- questing more information. on the Essery and McDougall Drains, Clerk instructed to. supply Infor- mation requested. Jones & .Me- Naughton Seeds Ltd., re weed spray materials; filed; no :spra,sing contemplated, Huron Mutiidipal Oi'r fivers' Association, fe annualtooet-- ing May 91 and payment of annne .membership due of $lb; nnelnbet slip taken for 1951-52' ou l 1otiotl o Jeffery t.s Ali . niotcion Vere 110101o0 y carriedettat, &Anted scdEfothzme 4by Metal again 411 regilllar .in0'nat'( e , slon,'on Mo"atlay - atta'rll krav•; ,iXi