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Efinety-Fifth Year
Whole Number 4538
Christmas Visitors,
In and
Out of the Seaforth District
SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1954
Dr. and Mrs. Carol,0of Ham-
SIton, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank
lkdroyd, Galt, and Miss Aileen
Beattie, Walton, were weekend
visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Al-
bert Hudson.
`Mrs. B. B. Stephenson is
spending a few weeks tvith her
grandson; Donald, in Ottawa.
Mr. Joseph Matthews, Toron-
to, spent Christmas with Miss
Teresa and Joseph Heffernan.
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Mr. and Mrs. Joseph -Miller,
Detroit; Mr. and Mit. Cyril
Flannery, Detroit, and Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Benninger, Guelph,
were Christmas visitors, with
Mr. and Mrs. John Flannery.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Geddes and
Miss Mary Geddes spent Christ-
mas in London with Mr. and
'Mrs. Stewart Geddes.
Sgt. Frank Golding, Ottawa,
spent Christmas holidays with
is parents, Senator W. H. Gold-
ing and Mrs. Golding.
Miss Ethel McKay, of Toron-
to, spent the holidays with her
sister, Mrs. J.
E. Daley,
„ Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Walter,
of Dundas, were holiday guests
with Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Willis.
Captain Don Grant, of Ot-
tawa, spent Christmas with his
brother, Mr. J. H. Grant, and
Mrs. Grant.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Carpen-
ter and family, of Chatham,
spent the holidays with Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Crich.
Mrs. W. D. Manson, who has
been a patient in Scott Memor-
ial Hospital, has recovered suf-
ficiently to be able to return to
her home.
Mr. Bert Shaw, of Devon, Al-
berta, spent Christmas with his
sister, Mrs. R. J. Boussey, and
. Mr. Boussey.
F/0. Miles McMillan, Mrs.
itYlcMillan and Miss Beth McMil-
lan, Ottawa; Mr. and Mrs. Nev-
ille McMillan and family, Till-
sonburg, and Mr. J. D. McMil-
lan, of Goderich, spent Christ-
.Enas with Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Mr. William Munn, of Uni-
versity of Western Ontario,
spent Christmas with his par-
ents, Dr. J. A. Munn and Mrs.
Arnim.
Mrs. Mary Hildebrand spent
Christmas with her sons and
daughters in Kitchener.
Mrs. J. L. Smith and Mr. Glen
Smith spent Christmas in Lon-
don.
Mr. John McKenzie, who re-
rently underwent an operation
in Toronto, is recovering_
Miss Nancy Spittal, of Vic-
toria Hospital, London, spent
The holidays with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Spittal.
Mr. and Mrs. R. S. 'Johnston
and family, of Brampton, spent
Christmas at the home of Mrs.
W. E. Southgate.
William Stephenson, Univers-
ity of Toronto, is spending his
vacation with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Leo Stephenson.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thorne
and Ted, of London, called on
IVliss Teresa and Joseph Heffer-
nan last Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Stevens
and family spent Christmas in
London.
Mr. Bruce Gehan spent
Christmas at his home in
Tweed.
Miss Lillian Southgate spent
Christmas in Trenton.
Mr. Thomas R. Cluff, Toronto,
spent the holidays with his
father, Mr. A. F. Cluff.
Mr. Norman Hickey, of Sault
Ste. Marie, spent Christmas with
has mother, Mrs. M. Hickey,
North Main St.
Mr. and Mrs. John Nielson
and son, of New Hamburg,
spent Christmas with her moth-
er, Mrs. J. Flannigan.
Mr. Dennis Maloney, of Tor-
onto, spent Christmas with his
mother, Mrs. Margaret Maloney.
Mr. Fred Johnston spent the
Christmas holidays with friends
in Hamilton.
Miss Patricia Troutbeck and
Miss Ann Troutbeck are visit-
ing in Brampton.
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Harrison
and family, of Brantford; Mr.
and Mrs. Elmer Scott, of Lon-
don, and Wilmer Scott, Seaforth,
spent Christmas at the home of
.Aronld Scott, Seaforth.
Mr. Menno Jackson and Miss
Vesta Combes, Brussels, spent
Christmas wfth Mr. and Mrs.
Leo Stephenson.
Mrs. John Flynn, of Toronto,
spent Christmas with Mrs. Ellen
Bannon.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bell, Hul-
lett, spent Christmas with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex
Vitifiy, of near Mitchell.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Barber
spent Christmas with their son,
W. C. Barber, aid family in St.
'Thomas.
Those from a distance attend-
ing the funeral of Mr. John
night rere: Mr. and Mrs. J.
.Nisbett, Stratford; Mr. and Mrs.
Z. I. PyintrJteter; Mr. and Mrs.
Alvin Knight,' litunilton; Capt.
Wailer, of Landon South Salva-
tion Army; Mr. and Mrs. J. F.
Ritchie, London; Mr. and Mrs.
Cecil Knight and Mr. and Mrs.
'Howard Knight, Kitchener; 1Vrr.
and Mrs. les...Knight and fam-
ily, Birch Ruh,Mich.; Mr. and
!drs. J. H. Knight and family,
Pert Albert; Mr, and:Mrs, Wm.
night and Mrs. Ken Preuse
and Mrs. M. Good, Gbdietilch;
Mrs: Dowding and. Mr,. and 1Vas.
Les. Gatenby, Mitchell; Mr.
Wank Knight and Uri and Nits.
Ronald Knight, Terentii; Mr.
otid Mrs. Nereid Knight, Hen -
Mrs. Edythe L. Wallace spent
Christmas with relatives in
Tuckersmith and Colborne.
Miss Rena McKenzie spent
Christmas in Toronto.
Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Philips
and Ron and Stan Dorrance, .of
Chatham; Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Blayney and Susan and Janet,
Simcoe; Miss Joan Govenlock
and Mr. Lester Govenlock, of
Toronto; .Jack Dorrance, of St.
Catharines, and Mrs. M.. H. Mc:
Kenzie, Oshawa, spent Christ-
mas with Mrs. Mae Dorrance.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Scott and
Nancy and Harry, Jr., of Brace -
bridge, spent Christmas with
their mother, Mrs. H. R. Scott.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Bannon
were in Guelph for Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. A. Stewart
were in London Tuesday attend-
ing the Mloszewski-McDermid
wedding.
Mr. and Mrs. M. McKellar
left for Morocca, Indiana, on
Thursday, to have Christmas
with Dr. and Mrs. Hugh Wil-
liams. They will spend New
Years in Detroit with Rev. and
Mrs. R. H. Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. H. Ferguson
spent the weekend with Mr. and
Mrs. T. J. Flynn.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack McNab and
Paul, of Toronto, spent Christ-
mas weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
Alex McNab.
The residence of Richard Ad-
ams, on James St., has been sold
to W. E. Southgate, through the
real estate office of W. C. Oke.
Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Thompson,
Toronto, and Mr. and Mrs. J.
M. Laidlaw and daughter, of
Toronto, were Christmas visi-
tors of Mr. and Mrs. Jam E.
Longstaff.
Mr. and Mrs. tion Stewart,
Miss Karen Kidd and Mr. G.
Reitz, aft of Toronto, spent
Christmas with Dr. and Mrs. E.
A. McMaster, also Mrs. Ken
Pudney, of London.
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Munroe,
Mac and Patsy, spent Christmas
in London. Miss Candy Munroe,
London; returned with them
and is spending the holidays
here.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Barry, To-
ronto; Mr. Don Hillis, Ingersoll,
and Miss Marilyn Hillis, Uni-
versity of Toronto, spent Christ-
mas with Miss Mabel E. Turn-
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Mrs. Alex Wallace, Tucker -
smith, is visiting with her
daughter -n -law, Mrs. Edythe L.
Wallace, and Mr. and Mrs.
Clayton Ritchie, Toronto, this
week.
Miss Alice Dougall and Mr.
and Mrs. Ross Rennie, Toronto,
were Christmas guests of Mr.
and Mrs. M. R. Rennie.
Mrs. J. P. Bell and Miss Har-
riet Murray spent Christmas in
St. Marys with Mr. and Mrs. J.
C. Bell.
Miss Ruth Joynt, of Toronto,
spent the Christmas holidays
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Joynt.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ford and
family, Fort Wayne, Indiana,
and Mr. and Mrs. Hal Dinnen
and Cathy, of Petrolia, were the
holiday guests of Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. Wright.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Char-
ters and family spent Christmas
in Mitchell.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Jackson
were in St. Marys for Christ-
mas.
Rev. and Mrs. D. Glenn Camp -
bel and Anne spent the thrist-
mas holiday in Rodney.
Mr. Joe Laudenbach, Toron-
to, is a guest of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. L. Laudenbach.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Rouse
and family, -Norwich, spent the
weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
John Patterson.
Mr. Cliff Pickard spent
Christmas in Mitchell.
Mrs. C. P. ging and fatally
t Cliffittinati."411 Detroit.,
and.1110,, Erie y er viS
it.ed in Linen
Mr. and Zara. Sylvester Kelly
and family, London; Mr. and
Mrs. Hubert O'Reilly and fam-
ily, Dublin, spent Christmas
with Mr. and Mrs. John Ruston.
Mr. Jack Ruston, who has
been on the boats during the
summer, is spending the winter
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Ruston.
Mr. and Mrs. Swanson and
Miss Ann Hughson, of Toronto,
spent Christmas with Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Keating.
Mrs. Gorwill and daughter,
Jean, of London, spent Christ-
mas with Dr. and Mrs. John A.
Gorwill.
Mr. and Mrs. Carson Allen
and Billy, of Guelph, spent
Christmas with Mr. and Mrs.
Archie Somerville and Mr. and
Mrs. Leonard Strong.
Mr. and Mrs. R. 0. Willis and
son, of Cuyahaga, Ohio, spent
the holiday weekend with Dr.
F. J. Bechely and Mrs. Bechely.
Miss Doris Pullman, London,
spent Christmas with her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Syd. Pull-
man, and is now holidaying in
New York City. She is accom-
panied by Miss Jean Armstrong
of Hensall.
Miss Shirley Corbett and Mr.
Gordon Wilson, Toronto, were
Christmas guests of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Wilson.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Cudmore and
Miss Nancy, of Wallaceburg,
were guests of Miss Hazel Reid
and Mr. D. L. Reid, for Christ-
mas.
Retiring Reeve
Honored Guest At
Hullett Party
Members of Hullett Council,
officials of the council, and for-
mer Warden J. W. Armstrong,
and their wives were guests at
the home of Reeve -elect Wm.
Jewitt, when Huron Warden
and Hullett Reeve W. J. Dale,
was honored.
Warden Dale, who has serv-
ed as Hullett reeve for seven
years, was presented with a
smoking set. An address was
read by Reeve -elect Jewitt and
the presentation was made by
Councillor Geo. Brown. About
30 were present.
Correspondence
Is Held Over
The publishers regret that it
has been necessary to hold over
until next week a considerable
amount of correspondence which
failed to reach the office until
Wednesday afternoon. This will
appear in full in next week's
issue.
Omit Names
From S.A.A. List
Of Contributors
In a list of contributors to
the Seaforth Athletic Associa-
tion, which appeared in last
week's issue, it is regretted the
names of three contributors
were omitted:
Brad Smith
Pete Simpson
Martin Murray
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New Year Shoot
A Kippen Club
The Kippen -Gun Club is hold-
ing its fifth annual trap shoot
New Year's Day, starting at 1
o'clock. It will be a 75 -bird
race with usual options. Shoot-
ers are expected from several
different clubs in Ontario, and
all are welcome.
Select Best
Decorated
Seaforth Homes
Winner of first prize in the
Christmas Decoration contest,
conducted by the Seaforth
Chamber of Commerce, to de-
termine the best decorated Sea -
forth residence was Mrs. F. J.
Bechely, it was announced on
Thursday. Other winners were:
second, Frank Bryans, and third
(tied) N. C. Cardno and Mrs. F.
Kling.
Judges, arranged by Huron
agricultural representative, G.
W. Montgomery, of Clinton,
were Mrs. Clifford Epps and
Rev. D. J. Lane, of Clinton, to-
gether with Mr. Montgomery.
Selection of winners from the
15 entries was exceedingly dif-
ficult, the judges said. While
entries totalled 15, the contest
aroused much interest through-
out the district, and encouraged
more than 60 Seaforth residents
to arrange special outdoor dec-
orations, Mr. Ross Savauge,
president of the Chamber of
Commerce, said.
O Ste*. tear's Day Mrs. garet Wright will be 95
tare of age. WS. Wright itsided with her niece; the late
Mi Karroo White, until her death earlier this year, mid
Abide then has resided at the er Nursing Home here.
:"e'8h, ehJOYe fie 1 health. Her Many
WJP�Ifl '*he 0100Sittir *tolling her centhined
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55 YEARS WED,
MR., MRS. JEWITT
VISIT HERE
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Jewitt
marked the 55th anniversary of
their wedding on Sunday. Ill-
ness of Mr. Jewitt, who is a
patient in Stratford General
Hospital, resulted in the event
being observed quietly.
Mr. and Mrs. Jewitt came
east from their home in Hazen -
wood, Sask., to visit their sons,
Reeve Wm. Jewitt and Wilber
Jewitt, of Hullett. Shortly af-
ter arriving here, Mr. Jewitt
suffered a serious illness and
was removed to Scott Memorial
Hospital. Recently he was tak-
en to Stratford Hospital, where
he is getting along quite well.
He is 84, while Mrs. Jewitt is 77.
Announce Prayer
Week Services
Week of Prayer Services will
be held in Seaforth from Mon-
day, Jan. 3, to Friday, Jan. 7,
under auspices of the Seaforth
Ministerial Association. T h e
theme will be "Enemies of the
Soul." The services follow:
Monday, Jan. 3, 8 p.m,—The
Anglican Church; sermon, "Bid
Farewell to Every Fear," Rev.
D. Glenn Campbell. Tuesday,
Jan. 4, 8 p.m., The Salvation
Army; sermon, "Around Thee
in Thy Loneliness," Rev. John
W. Stinson: Wednesday, Jan. 5,
8 p.m., Egmondville United
Church; sermon, "Through the
Night of Doubt," Lieut. Hunter.
Thursday, Jan. 6, 8 p.m., First
Presbyterian Church; sermon,
"When Temptation Sorely Press
"When Temptation Sorely
Presses," Rev. W. E. Milroy.
Friday, Jan. 7, 8. pm.. Northside
United Church; sermon, "Mid
Scenes of Deepest Gloom," Rev.
J. H. James. Begin the Year
1955 with Prayer.
Elections in Tuckersmith,
McKillop Reeve, Council R
FIERY MEETING •
AS TUCKERSMITH
NOMINATES
Seaforth Skating
Club Plans For
Tests in January
As a means of encouraging a
broader participation in figure
skating, the Seaforth Club has
arranged to accept additional
applications for instruction, ef-
fective January 1, for $8.00 for
the remainder of the season, it
was announced this week by
President J. C. Crich.
In charge of instruction, Miss
Isabel Hugo is making excellent
progress with pupils, according
to Mr. Crich. Present plans pro-
vide for tests to be held in Janu-
ary, with the annual carnival
some time in March. At the
present time pupils are concen-
trating on figures and dances.
Smaller pupils, particularly, are
showing rapid progress.
The annual meeting of the
club is expected to be held, lat-
er in January, when it is ex-
pected there will be a large at-
tendance of parents and others
interested. It is hoped to ar-
range Skating for those attend-
ing the annual meeting.
Those who propose to com-
mence lessons under the new ar-
rangements are asked to be
present at the Arena on Tues-
day or Friday afternoon of next
week, Mr. Crich said.
VOTE TO OPEN
SCHOOL AT ROXBORO
At a largely attended meeting
of ratepayers of School Section
No. 13, at Roxboro, Wednesday
afternoon, ratepayers voted 24
to 11 in favor of reopening the
school.
SEAL RECEIPTS
NOW $6,810
• (By Kenneth Larone)
Tuckersmith Township will
vote for a reeve and four coun-
cillors on Monday, it was re-
vealed following township nom-
inations held at Hensall on Mon-
day. There are seven candi-
dates in the field—two for reeve
and five for council.
James Doig, present reeve,
and Roy Bell, a member of the
1954 council, will. seek the
reeve's post, while Bert Garrett,
Ivan Forsyth, Andrew Crozier,
Victor Lee and Frank Falconer
will run for the four vacancies
on the council.
Charles McKay, former reeve,
was named chairman for the
ratepayers' meeting which fol-
lowed the close of nominations.
The meeting officially opened
when Chairman McKay intro-
duced Reeve James Doig as the
first speaker of the afternoon.
"This has been one of the tough-
est years Tuckersmith has fac-
ed," Reeve Doig said. Fall crop
failure was the main reason for
this, he stated. The obvious ev-
idence of this was the slow re-
turn of tax receipts. However,
the reeve said the Tuckersmith
people should be commended on
the present return of $19,000.
At a 10 -mill rate, the people are
paying 10 per cent interest on
tax receipts not yet returned, he
warned.
This year the council has re-
duced the tax rate from 101/2
mills to 10 mills. An overdraft
of $50,000 forced the council -to
plan on borrowing up to $90,000
this year. Mr. Doig said the
council was looking forward to
the time when it wouldn't have
to borrow money to meet its ex-
penses.
When commenting on the
Seaforth sewage project, the
reeve made it quite clear that
the people of Egmondville and
Tuckersmith opposed it. He said
the people of Egmondville were
not 'kept informed as they
would have liked to have been
about the project."
When inquiring about the
Seaforth sewage project in To-
ronto recently,Dr. Berry, one of
the officials, told Reeve Doig
that he had been misled. How-
ever, he assured Mr. Doig that
the project would not adversely
affect Tuckersmith.
Reeve Doig also gave a brief
account of his work on Huron
County Council. When asked
about a recent controversy sur-
rounding the Count • Home, he
cleared up the "unjustified ac-
cusation." He went on to say
the County Home was "perfect
and a credit to Huron County."
The new insurance.which paid
for most of the losses suffered
by Hurricane Hazel last Octo-
ber, clearly showed its need, the
reeve said. At present the coun-
ty has two large and expensive
projects under construction.
Both the new bridge at Auburn
and the new Huron 'County
Court House are highlighting
the county expenses.
Reeve Doig said the estimat-
ed cost of $425,000 would likely
increase next year's county tax
one mill.
The county road "outlook is
not too bright," Mr. Doig said.
He said the county would com-
plete the paving of the Bruce-
field-Kippen road at the first
available opportunity. The wid-
ening of the Hensall road would
have been completed this fall if
it hadn't been for the wet
weather.
Reeve Doig gave a quick sum-
mary which forecast a decrease
in taxes "to some extent." The
allotment from the Ontario Gov-
ernment was cut from $48,000
to $44,000 this year, which
made things a little harder.
Councillor Ivan Forsyth said
that Mac Harper, of Goderich,
had been appointed as the new
township auditor. Mr. Harper is
to receive $300 for auditing the
school and township books, plus
$100 for auditing the telephone
books.
"The tax rates are alarming,"
Mr. Forsyth stated. The county,
school and trustee taxes carne to
a total of $68,297.65. The Sea -
forth District High School
"alone increased the rate one
mill." Mr. Fors'yth went on to
say that he thought the parents
of today were possibly making
it too easy for the students. He
pointed out that all these new
buildings were very costly,
along with the costly transpor-
tation required to take the stu-
dents to school.
Mr. Forsyth concluded his
financial report with a state-
ment on the progress of plant-
ing five new drains. He report-
ed that the Jackson, Archibald,
Stanley Jackson, Crozier and
Layton drains had all been com-
pleted.
ConneillOr Bert Garrett's road
rePart revealed that one large
italt01 W would handle the
WO* that took two plOws last
He said he expected the
pe this year to be every bit
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Total « ceipts to date in the
Christen s Seal campaign are
$6,810.3,, according to Huron
TB Association SecretaryMit
3. 13. Russell, Thi compos
with $9,842.11 at the close o
th 1953 Campaign. •
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McKillop ratepayers returned Reeve Daniel Beuer-
mann (left) for his eighth term on Monday. Reeve Verne
Pincombe was returned by acclamation in Usborne, as was
also the Usborne council of Earl Mitchell, Harold Jeffery,
Harold Hern and Clayton Smith.
200 RATEPAYERS HEAR COUNCIL
EXPLAIN PROBLEMS IN McKILLOP
Reeve Dan Beuermann and
members of McKillop Council
were returned by acclamation,
it was revealed at the conclusion
of the ratepayers' meeting which
followed the period during
which Clerk John M. Eckert re-
ceived nominations at Winthrop
Hall Monday afternoon. An at-
tendance estimated at 200 filled
Winthrop Hall.
While Albert Siemon, mem-
ber of the present council, indi-
cated that he had intended op-
posing Reeve Beuermann, he
would not do so if his qualify-
ing would necessitate an elec-
tion, he said. Since the only
other nominee, other than those
who were presently members of
the council, William A. Ryan,
indicated that he, too, was hesi-
tant to cause an election. Mr.
Siemon told the meeting short-
ly before it adjourned, that he
would again qualify as council-
lor. This then meant that the
members of the present council
would not be opposed.
Chairman of the meeting
which followed on the close of
the nomination period was clerk
J. M. Eckert, who called on
Reeve Dan Beuermann as the
first speaker.
Reeve Beuermann told the
meeting of the work which had
been accomplished by the coun-
cil during the past" year and
made particular reference to
four bridges • which had been
constructed. All were complet- ,
ed in good time, he said, with
the exception of one, and tielay
here was because it had been
necessary to expropriate certain
properties. Touching on the dif-
ficulty of reducing the tax rate,
Reeve Beuermann said that the
council continued to be faced
with road expenditures and dur-
ing the coming year it was in -
,tended that four additional
bridges be erected. Despite
this, however. it had been pos-
sible to reduce the rate during
1954 by 1.4 mills
Discussing county affairs in
some detail, Reeve Beuermann
went over expenditures in the
various county departments.
Major work under way at the
moment is the construction of -
the new court house, the corn-
pletion of alterations at the
County Horne, and the construc-
tion of a bridge at Auburn. Al-
terations, to the County Home
were proceeding satisfactorily,
and an excellent job was being
done, he said. The Auburn
bridge expected to cost $215,000,
is rapidly nearing completion.
It was the largest project ever
undertaken by the county high-
ways department, and is 378
feet in length, the speaker ,,said.
Great success is meeting' 1 -,4 -
forestation work in the ,ounty,
and already more appliCations
than can be accepted for 1955
have been received. During the
year the Agricultural Commit-
tee of the county council was
tcroonleerned with brucellosis con -
Reeve Beuermann said Mc-
Killop had not been included in
the control program. since there
had not been enough names con-
tained on the petition which had
come before council. He suggest-
ed that those interested in hav-
ing a brucellosis control pro-
gram in the township should
have a new petition prepared
and submitted to council.
In conclusion, Reeve Beuer-
mann said that he proposed to
stand for the office of reeve
once more, and asked for the
support of the ratepayers based
on the job he had done during
the seven years in which he had
held office as reeve.
Albert Siemon, a member of
the council for a number of
years, told the ratepayers that.
during the time he had Selved,
on the council he had attempt-
ed to do his best for all the OOP,"
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FOR REE
COUNCIL IN
ple of the township. ,He had
pressed the bridge program be-
cause he felt that it was essen-
tial that McKillop bridges
should be brought up to stan-
dard. In addition to this, he felt
it was good business to build
bridges when the money could
be obtained, and said that the
bridges were in a bad state of
repair. It wasn't possible to re-
pair some and leave others, be-
cause insofar as he was con-
cerned all the citizens of the
township must be treated the
same. He reviewed certain of
the township expenditures and
indicated he would make a deci-
sion as to whether or not he
would contest the reeveship be-
fore the meeting adjourned.
Chairman Eckert said that the
expenditures of the township
during the past year were such
that it was possible to reduce
the township rate by 1.4 mills.
He feared, however, that action
by the county council in approv-
ing an increase in 1955 of one
mill. as had been suggested,
might wipe out the benefit to
McKillop ratepayers.
Councillor Jerry Doerr, also
nominated again for council, in-
dicated that he would stand for
office.. He reviewed the work
which had been done by the
township road department, and
tr,
A feature of the McKillop
meeting was a complete re-
port on secondary school
education, as it affects the
township, which was given
by Gordon McGavin, chair-
man of the Seaforth Dis-
trict High School. This will
appear in next week's issue.
• (By George Beatty)
Stanley Township will have
its first election in seven years,
it was revealed following nom -
'nations on Monday, when Reeve -
Alvin McBride and Councillor
Harvey Coleman° both quail -
fled. The council was elected
by acclamation. Nominationg
and the ratepayers' meeting,
which followed ,were held in
the Township Hall, Varna.
Elmer Webster was nominat-:
ed to fill the council vacancy.
The remainder of the council
received acclamations.
On the area school board,
Alex McBeath was re-elected,
and Frank McCowan was ehos- •
en to fill the vacancy caused by
the retirement of John McGre-
gor.
The gathering of 125 ratepay-
ers heard Mr. Coleman declare:
"If there's an election, I'll be in
the field." On a previous occa-
sion he had been nominated for
reeve, but had withdrawn to
avoid an election. •
In reviewing the council .•ii•
work, he explained that no
major jobs had been undertak-
en during the year, but . with
the co-operation of both coun-
cil and taxpayers, a great deal
had been accomplished in min-
or matters.
His nomination was propbsed
by Russell Consitt and Ralph
Stephenson.eeveMcBride,
R
in office for
the past two years, outlined the
affairs of the township and
county. He expressed pleasure
with the tax collections thus far
and with the success of the cal-
cium chloride placed on the
roads.
In outlining county affairs,
the speaker reported on the cost
and progress of the new court
house, and the county equaliza-
tion committee on which he was
a member.
Nominated by Lyle Hill and
Wm. McLachlan, Reeve - Mc-
Bride has served a total of 11
years in municipal affairs.
Acclaimed councillor for a
third term, Alvin Rau was nom-
inated by Chas. Rau and Percy
Bedard. He commented on the
lower tax rate, and felt the
whole council deserved credit
for a good year.
Councillor Harvey Taylor
gave a detailed account of the
repairs made over the year, as
well as reviewing the weed and
brush situation in the township.
Nominated by Lindsay Eyre and
George Cameron, Councillor
Taylor begins his eighth tern
on council.
Nominated by Len Talbot and
Harold Penhale. Councillor Carl
Houston received his ninth
term on council. Mr. Houston
spoke of the good financial
standing of the township, as 1,
well as commending the Feder-
ation of Agriculture on their
work.
Veteran of 15 years experi-
ence, five as reeve, Elmer Web-
ster was brought from his two-
year retirement to again sit on
council. In accepting his nomin-
ation, he urged the gathering to
select "new blood" for " their
council, because, he said. "it is
a wonderful education." He
was nominated by A. 3. Mus-
tard and J. F. Smith.
Financial reports were given
to the meeting by the Clinton,
District Collegiate representa-
tive, Menno Steckle, and the
School Area representative,
Archie Parsons.
said that during the year, snow
plowing to the amount of $7,-
830.00 had been carried out, but
felt that the job had been done
in an efficient manner.
Wilson Little, a councillor for
a number of years. also indicat-
ed he would permit his name -to
stand. He reviewed expenditures
in the road department and
said that in his opinion it was
essential that the council con-
tinue with its brdge building
program.
In addressing the meeting,
Earl Mills, also nominated for
council, told the ratepayers that
he had entered council three
years ago and at that time coun
cil had gotten down to business
and had determined on a pro-
gram which had resulted in a
number of bridges being con-
structed. The program provid-
ed, he said, for the construction
for additional bridges during
the corning year. In addition to
this, it had been found neces-
sary to obtain the services of
another snowplow and this, in
turn, had resulted in an excel-
lent ,snowpldwing service being
provided. He indicated that if
plowing was to be done proper-
ly, it was necessary to have pro-
per equipment, and equipment
which w'as properly maintained.
During the period he had been
in 'council, he said, council had
followed the tender system, and
in his opinion this had paid off.
For the past year, for instance,
he said, gravel had been obtain-
ed for 51c a yard.
While he had indicated a year
ago that he wouldn't again be a
candidate for council, he felt
that since Mr. Siemon, who had
been on council for a longer
period, had indicated he would
run for the reeveship, he would
wait. In his opinion, an election
would be quite satisfactory, be-
cause it would give the voters
an opportunity of saying just
whatthey want. Ile proposed
to allow his name to stand for
council.
William A. Ryan told the
meeting that he would not cense
ah election but When a sittia.,
,arose that there was dnOp,
g'he *oukl be acarid aeaid1dafe.
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He felt that the council should
remember in planning its pro-
gram that revenue had been re-
ducedm
Siemon, recalled to the
platform as a candidate for
council, told the meeting that
during the years he had been in
council the tender system had
always been in effect, and that
it was not introduced three
years ago, as had been suggest-
ed by a previous speaker. The
lowest tender always gets the
work, he said, providing the ap-
proval of the township engineer
and of the Department of High-
ways is obtained. He went on
to explain that if this approval
is not forthcoming, the council
could not award the contract
because if they did no govern-
ment grant would be payable.
Vxpenditures by the towrithip
for road purposes during • the.
year indicated by the members
of council in their reports, are -4,1
as follows: Machinery, $7,1/0.96;
shed, $171.81.; weeds, $1,053201 '
construction, $575; restirfa 1-4
$12,196.22; snow plOEwing
831.44; culverts; SUN!
sdpa,uttaii;;;Z:t6Jetdriagst,htattimi$0418::30,:et,Thit.,8,8:1;;:ridge,
$66.35; supt, and
and Steel, 6,7,
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&Watt:101*
Count,. ,$4
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