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The Huron Expositor, 1955-04-15, Page 1i ry^ 1+ SFe 4 • r.. Fri Ninety:Fifth Year Whole Number 4553 Tuckers uitb Okays Grant Payments Hensall Show Tuckersmitli Municipal Council tint in the Town Hall, Seaforth, on Tuesday of last week when all members were present and Reeve Doig presided. General Accident policy was renewed with coverage of $100,000 inclusive. Premium of was ordered paid- Fire insurance valley on the shed wag renewed, as was the policy an the truck and grader. Treasurer E. P. ©e.sney was in- structed to pay subsidy ou the Jackson, Stanley Jackson, Arcblbalyd, Tyndall . and Layton drains to eligible parties. The rate of pay for Newry Uderstadt, stile drainage inspector, was set at $2 per hour.. Council ordered 70 gallons of weed spray from' Cana- dian Industries Ltd.,for use on township roams:. A grant of $25 was made: to the South Hiram Akgrieullharal Society and a grant of $2 per calf was made for ear& calf shown; from the Township of Tuckersmith. A vonizeittment off OW was made to the Chamber of Commerce, Clin- ton and district,. toward the pur- chase of a resuscitator: Council will arrange repairs: to the Sin- clair drain on ctingdaint of Wm. Kyle. Accounts passed included:. roads, 1$1,496.88; fire protection, $280..00; warbicide, $153.611;, supplies,. $2&41; Ausable Conservation, $86,.02; in- surance premium,. x.82;, saltaries and allowane $275;;, postage,. $5. Council adjourned to) meet May 3 at8p.xn_ Cooney Weiland Coach ofT Harvard's Rafe ooney) Wei - /and Saturday night was present- ed resented the Spencer. Penrose Memorial trophy as the "wave coach of the year", at the American Hock- ey Coaches• Associates maven - hon. The former Nano f Hockey League player and coatis its a son of Mr. and Inns. Henry Weiland, Egmondivi Pageant Drama EUStB'ef e At Northside , • • An inspiring Easter pageant drama, "The Unshadowed Cross," was presented at the Easter eve- ning service at Northside United Church. It was ably directed by Mr. W. A. Harding. The drama tells the story of Christian • walk- ing in the shadow of the Cross, rejoicing in it, only to find that dark personalities, such as doubt, fear, pride, and others, comes to -low the Cross and drive her to -*ir. Death completely ob- st lt her view of the Cross. Chri , ran falters and falls in be- wilderment. Then comes Faith, Hope, Humil- ity, Joy, Tru:h and Love, to open the pathway to the Cross, and fin- ally Life comes to complete the transformation and to cause Chris- tian to rise again and rejoice in the regained understanding of the (power of the Cross of Christ and an her Risen Lord. Cast of characters in order of appearance were: Christian, Mrs. C. Ferris; Doubt, Mrs. Wm. Ball; rear, Marilyn Stewart; Pride, Merle Cooper; Sorrow, Alice Christie; Unbelief, Sandra Sav- euge; Indifference, Marion Mc - !twain; Death, Mrs. Chas. Pin - der; Faith, Mrs. H. Snell; Hope, Mrs. N. Schneider; Humility, Mrs- C. Elliott; Joy, Miss T. Elgie; Truth, Miss J. Moffat; Love; Mrs. L. Brady; Life, Linda Sims. The Easter music and pageant hymns by the senior choir, led by Mr. and Mrs. James A. Stewart, were an inspiration ini themselves. Miss A. Lawrence and Mrs. Stin- son assisted in the costuming, with William Ball and Austin 'Matheson arranging the properties and lighting. The morning service was con- ducted against a background of .Easter lilies with the junior and senior choirs joining in the pro- cessional hymn, "Christ -,the Lord is Risen Today." The solo parts in the anthem (Stainer's), "They Wave Taken Away 'My Lord," were taken by Ruth Cluff, Sam Scott and Jas. A. Stewart. Handel's great hymn, "Thine is the GIory," was sung by the junior choir, and *lie ladies' chorus sang Dicken- aon's three-part, "In Joseph's lovely Garden." The •; sermon, "What Makes. a Living Church?" =rose out of Paul's letter to the Colossians with the • text, "Your lifeis hid with Christ in God." ▪ With perspective purpose and Bower, the Living -Glhrist grants to alt obedient hearts tthe • privilege .of being a significant factor in His Living Church," said the minister. Dr. McCabe Has Chest Injuries When the car he was driving was in collision with a parked truck, by theMcKillop Telephone Sy• stem, Good Friday afternoon Dr. Jameg McCabe, Seaforth, suf. fared chest injuries. He is rest - at hitt home, bhe accident oe rred on the Forth Road,, al "„the farm of t d ; Stiletto: �wka ' iW a SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, 'FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1955 CHEER LEADERS who take part in Scene 1 of the two -act revue, "Crossroads '55"; being presented by the Seaforth Agricultural Society, are Doran Stinson and Betty Goudie. The show opened at the S.D.H.S. Wednesday night, with the second performance Thursday night. Lions Club Launches Ticket Sale Proceeds to Aid Swimming Pool Climaxing a long series of meet- ings and much work and research by members of the committee, the Lions Club draw campaign was launched at a meeting of the club held in St. Thomas' Anglican Church schoolroom on Monday ev- ening. Chairman of the meeting was J. E. Keating, and he was assisted by H. 0. Free. In the absence of draw commit- tee chairman, R. S. McKercher, Mr. Free told the meeting of the details of the draw campaign and released tickets to the members for local sale. In addition to this, he outlined other arrangements which are being completed to in- sure a broad distribution of the opportunity which the tickets pro- WALTON, HENSALL -COUPLES MARK 40th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Leeming, of Walton, marked their 40th wed- ding anniversary on Thursday with a turkey dinner for the family and friends, at the home of their son and daughter-in-law, 1'1r. and Mrs. W. J. Leeming, McKill . Mr. and Mrs. Lee'rig were married at the home of a bride's uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. John L. Kerr, near Seaforth. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. R. S. Lackland, of Walton. The couple farmed for 34 years on the 12th concession of McKil- lop. They moved to Walton six years ago, their son taking over the farm. They have two of a Jamily, W. J. Leeming and Mrs. im Clark, of Walton, and five grandchildren. In the afternoon Mrs. Leonard Leeming read an address, and Tommy and Mary Leeming and Bruce Clark, their three grand- children, presented them with gifts on behalf of those present. HENSALL COUPLE Mr. , and Mrs. Archie Noakes, we known Hensall residents, on Saturday, April 9, observed their 40th wedding anniversary at their home with a family dinner mark- ing the event. The home was at- tractively decorated with Easter flowers, while the bridal table cen- tered a three-tier wedding cake, flanked with Easter lilies and white mums. Their marriage was solemnized in Hensall by the late Rev. W. J. Brucefield Girl Hurt in Collision Ten -year-old Marilyn Clifton, of near Brucefield, was injured when she was in collision with a car driven by Robert R. McIntosh, of Goderich. The child, riding her bicycle, made a left-hand turn when the motorist was in the act of passing her. The front of the ear missed her, but a back door handle caused a, deep gash in the child's hip and her left collar bone was broken. The doctor attending the girl at Scott Memorial Hospi- tal here said The hip bone was not broken. • Provincial Constable 'H. Snell, who investigated, said the bicycle wis,not dai m enc and the car only da gd._ Doherty, and they have been resi- dents of Hensall for 22 years. Mrs. Noakes is the former Annie Rich- ardson, of Hensall. They have a family of three sons and two daughters and 22 grandchildren. Attending the celebration were Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Noakes and family, of North Bay; Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Noakes and- family, Hensall; Mr. and Mrs. Lee Sie- mon and Christine, Hamilton; Mr. and Mrs. Earl McKellar and fam- ily, Chatham, and Mrs. Annie Richardson, of Hensall, who will celebrate her 90th birthday in Sep- tember this year. Crash At Hensall Two in Hospital Two persons were injured and taken to Clinton Community Hos- pital Tuesday when the car they were riding in rolled over in a ditch two miles south of Hensall on No. 4 Highway. Mrs. Joseph Hart and Mrs. I2. BartIfff, of Clinton, both suffered extensive injuries in the crash. Other passengers were Mrs. Dorothy Crozier, driver, and Mrs. J. Stevens, all of Clinton. The car ,was travelling north at the time of the accent, struck the edge of the pavement and roll- ed over. it is believed sun blinded the driver. The injured were tak- en to hospital by the Harper - Hockey ambulance and Dinney Ambulance Service. OPP Constable Elmer Zimmer- man, of Exeter, said the car was a total wreck_ Dr. Maplesden is Men's Club Speaker Dr. D. C. Maplesden, of the On- tario Agricultural College, Guelph, told members of the Men's Club of First Presbyterian Church at the club's dinner , meeting Tuesday evening of his experiences .while practising in Texas. Previously Dr. Maplesden bad practised in Seaforth with- Dr. 3. O. Turnbull. The speaker was introduced by 3. $ Scott Cluff and thatrk rl I . IL eslie. J. A. Mtlgff was daft - than. vide someone to win a new auto- mobile next autumn. Guests at the meeting included district citi- zens who are participating in the Lions financial campaign in aid of the pool project, and who will act as canvassers in Seaforth and neighboring townships. Discussing the pool project, Chairman Keating pointed out that in order that the financial cam- paign might be a success, 100 per cent effort was necessary on the part of. every member. In addi- tion to this, he felt that the club could be assured of the co-opera- tion of the community, since the project was one which would re- ceive the sympathy and support of the public. He expressed thanks to the canvassers who had volun- teered their services and indicat- ed the pleasure which it gave the club to have them as guests at the dinner. Dr. J. 0. Turnbull, chairman of the pool project campaign com- mittee, outlined the arrangements which are being made for a can- vass of the district, and said that it was expected that the canvass would get under way in about three weeks. Ross Savauge told the meeting that the next meeting of the Lions Club would be a joint affair with the Chamber of Commerce, when the speaker. would be Dr. E. G. Pleva, head of the geography de- partment, University of Western tintario, who would discuss town planning and the effect it had on a Community. A feature of the meeting was the presentation of a° safety film which had been made available through the courtesy of the local Interna- tional Harvester Co. agency, John Bach. The appreciation of the meeting was expf-essed by F. J. Snow. Catering was done by the ladies of St. Thomas' Church. Mrs. Govenlock Has 90th Birthday Mrs. John M. Govenlock, widely known Seaforth resident, will ob- serve her 90th birthday on Mon- day, April 18. In `honor of the occasion, " her daughter, Mrs. Mae Dorrance, is holding a family dinner on Sunday. Red Cross Total Is Now $1,340 Donations received in the Red Cross campaign in Seaforth and district this week totalled $1,340, according to general chairman Rev. J. W. Stinson. Many canvassers have not re. porrtd, • end it is anticipated the totalwill be increased su b" n tial - iy before the campaign closes. McLean Bros PlIt) hangeT�wn HaIIAccomthodation ouncil Seeks Architect's Advice eliminary steps leading to a ew of the accommodation pro- d by the existing Town Hall ing were taken at a meeting ouncil on Monday evening. CO. a cil .. instructed the property etlii mittee to arrange to have an ar, -tect discuss the building with 3n,: hers of council. The 60 -year - b1, ,; building is uneconomical, it w indicated, and a relocation of ce would result in a more con- ent arrangement and would go': long way in providing ac - co modation which Is more adapt- ed i ` present-day requirements. In addition to this, substantial sav- ing' would be obtained because of to red requirements for beat, it wa ; stated. e proposal arose as a result of a necessity of providing pro- per, accommodation for police. If alternative accommodation was to be located for police. then soma arrangements could be arrived at• whereby the requirements of the Public Utility Commission could be met, Mayor McMaster, who in- troduced the matter, pointed out. ve 'Neighborly News' To Originate Here During 01 d Boys The Canadian Broadcasting Cor- poration will originate the popular Sunday morning feature, Neigh- borly News, from Seaforth on July 31 next, in conjunction with the Old Boys' Reunion here, it was announced this week. Don Fair- bairn, who is widely known throughout Ontario and Quebec as the Neighborly News reporter, and Reid W. Forsee, programdirector, He indicated that because of the interest that the P.U.C. would have in any alterations, the Com- mission would bear a proper pro- portion of the costs of an archi tect's survey. At the moment the P.U.C. rents from the town cer- tain accommodation on the ground floor, and pays an annual rent of $300. The matter of finding alternative accommodation for the provincial police detachment here arose as a result of conversations which were held with the responsible officer for this district, as well as an in- terview which. Mayor McMaster and Councillor Leslie had had with the Attorney General some days a�in Toronto. An announcement by Provincial Police Headquarters that police would be withdrawn in all munici- palities with a population greater than 2,000, caused.council some concern, since it was indicated that the services being provided by the provincial police were at an amount less than would be the case if the town was required to provide its own force. One of the conditions, it was indicat- ed by the departmental spokes- man, which would require to be met if provincials were to stay in Seaforth, was that adequate ac- commodation was to be made available for the detachment. At the present time, and since the Provincials have been in Seaforth, their office accommodation has consisted of a small room at the rear of the Town Hall. It was proposed, Mayor McMas- ter said, that the former P.U.C, sub -station, located on Victoria St., would be converted to provide two cells and a police office. This would be a self-contained build- ing. It was felt as a result of a preliminary survey, that the al- terations necessary to fit the sub station could be completed for ap- proximately $2,000. An arrange' ment is to be entered into with the P.U.C. for the lease of the building. In approaching the matter, Mayor McMaster asked members of council for their opinion as to providing additional approved po- lice accommodation, and without exception council felt that some- thing should be done. Reeve Scoins, chairman of'the property committee, indicated that his com- mittee had given considerable thought to the matter and review- ed the possibility of making avail- able acceptable accommodation in the Town Hall proper. In order to do this it would be necessary to disturb existing court accommoda- tion and considerable difficulties would be raised, he said. Council- lor Scott, who was attending his first council meeting since a ser- ious illness at the end of the year, agreed that the building on Vic- toria St. would provide excellent accommodation, but doubted that the alterations could be carried out for $2,000. Council instructed the property committee to take such steps as may be necessary to prepare a plan so that the alterations could be proceeded with. To Consult Architect Discussing his proposal that the services of an architect should be obtained to review the situation existing in the Town Hall, Mayor McMaster said that it was not pro- posed that major alterations be carried out at once, or in any par- ticular year, but that a plan be agreed on so that after certain indicated, ipresident tofA_ the wO d SEAFORTH JUNIORS WIN OPENER MrLean Boys' Reunion Association, that the invitation which had been ex- tended by The Huron Expositor, a member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association, for the broadcast to originate here, had been, accepted. W dle details have not been wor out, the program will in- clude "A Salute to Seaforth," from 9:45 a.m. to 10 a.m., and this will be followed by "Neighborly News" at 10:03 a.m. Don Fairbairn and others involved with the produc- tion will be in Seaforth within the next week or two to work out lo- cal arrangements for the broad- cast. • P.U.C. Receives $1,879 Rebate Seaforth P.U.C. Electric Depart- ment received a rebate of $1,879.00 on power purchased during 1954, it was revealed when the so-called 13th bill was .:, received from the H.E.P.C.......,...tt Tile bill represents the differ- ence between the cost of the pow- er purchased during the year and the amoUnt which the P.U.C. had been billed and paid. Sunrise Service Is Easter Feature The annual interdenominational Sunrise Service was held in Firlt Presbyterian Church at 7 a.m. Easter Sunday morning. About 75 people attended the service, in which several young people from the United, Anglican and Presby- terian Churches took part. The service was led by Margaret Stuart; the scripture read by Ron Scoins, followed by a prayer by Bill Flannigan. Special music was Provided by Betty Simpson, who sang a solo, and Betty Lou Goudie and Joyce Wilson, singing a duet. The guest speaker was Peter Spit- taI. After the service the young peo- ple were served with coffee and doughnuts. Trousseau Tea Honors Bride-to-be Mrs. E. A. McMaster entertain- ed at a trousseau tea on Wednes- day afternoon and evening in honor of her daughter, Karen Anne, ivho is a bride of this month. In the afternoon Karen and her mother received the guests at the door, while Mrs. F. J. Bechely was hostess. Mrg. Harold Whyte and Mrs. K. I. McLean poured tea at a table beautifully decorat- ed in orchid and white, while Mrs. Reg. Kerslake Mrs. H, Snell, Mrs. Walter Stuart and Mrs. G. C. Brightrall served.,Those look- ing after Miss Karen idd's trous- seau and gifts were her sister, Mrs. Ken Pudney, Mrs. G. A. Whitney and Miss Jean Snell. Mrs. Ross Hamilton was in charge of the guest book. - In the evening Mrs. Howard Cartmill was hostess. Mrs, Thel- ma Brugger and Mrs. D. Glenn Campbell poured tea, while Misses Barbara Hillis, Marion Chamber- lain and Josephine McIver serv- ed. Miss Jean Snell, .Mrs. Ken Carter and Mrs.. Wm. M. Hart sayef the,gifts and trousseau,`le MOS, llcefield was . ot.t a guest b(b. BUT WOODSTOCK TAKES ROUND Seaforth's hopes of the Junior 0.H.A. championship disap- peared Saturday night when Wood- stock wan the second game in the tie -breaking series. Tied up at the end of their best - of -seven series, Seaforth won the first game of the home -and -home total goals to count by a narrow 3-2 score. Saturday night Wood- stock retaliated to win the series. 8-6. Both goalies came up with some crowd -pleasing saves even though not overworked. Both teams check- ed close and hard throughout the ga me. Bill Rogers, seeing his first action against Seaforth, carne up with a sparkling three -goal effort. Bobby Hull, Alf Coletti and Carl Hatt also scored, the latter scor- ing with goalie Ron Salter off in. favor of six attackers. Larochelle, Muir and T. Salter scored for Sea - forth. SEAFORTH—Goal, R. Salter; defence, Elliott, Barton, Lockridge, Sawyer, Bell; forwards, Mcllwain, Muir, T. Salter, Chalk, McPher- son, Shantz, Vena, Stone, Laro- chelle. WOODSTOCK—Goal, Diotte; de- fence, Ravlich, Richardson, Eri- son, Thompson, Bezzo, Hause; for- wards, Coletti, McDonnell, Blair, Hull, Hatt, Rogers, Uniac, Zieg- ler. Referees—Hugh Barlow, Hugh McLean, Hamilton. First Period -1, Seaforth, Lar- ochelle (Vena, Stone), 13:59. Pen- alties—Lockridge 2, Erison, Mc- Pherson, R. Salter. Second - Period — 2, Woodstock, Hull (Erison), 4:22; 3, Woodstock, Rogers (Hatt, Ravlich), 12:58; 4, Woodstock, Rogers (Hull, Erison), 18:06. Penalties — Vena, Hull, Chalk, Lockridge, Third Period -5, Woodstock, Rog- ers (Hull, Hatt), 7:15; 6, Wood- stock, Coletti (Blair, Richardson), 7:28; 7, Seaforth, Muir (Chalk), 18:08; 8, Woodstock, Hatt, 18:50; 9, Seaforth, 'T. Salter (Mcllwain), 19:38. Penalties — Hull, Uniac, McPherson, Vena, McDonnell, Bell, Blair, Erison, Chalk. Win First Game Seaforth Baldwins took a one - goal lead in the semi-final Junior B" O.H.A. home -and -home goals - to -count series, as they whipped Woodstock Warriors 3-2 before a crowd of 1,500 at the Seaforth Arena, on Thursday night. Baldwins led all the way and garnered the win on goals by Jack Mcllwain, Harry Chalk and Kevin Bell. `Nobby" Hull and Jim Eri- son were the marksmen for War- riors. Bedlam broke loose late in the third period when Baldwins' Paul McPherson and Woodstock winger Carl Hatt exchanged blows. Con- tinued protesting by Hatt and Matt Ravlich resulted in a misconduct and game misconduct for each of them. Hatt also received a minor for his part in the fray. McPher- son got a five-minute ,major for fighting. - With 35 seconds left in the game Harry Chalk and "Nobby" Hull began a stick -swinging dtt'el which knocked referee Frank Slota, of Kitchener, to the ice. Both boys were sent to the cooler for high - sticking. The first period was a see -saw affair with Seaforth holdingg the edge in play. Jack 1Viellwain broke the scoring ice early in the' sdhond• stanza for Seaforth on passesliam, Tom Salter and,Ron Muir. Seaforth opened up the third period with a quick goal by Har- ry Chalk, from Mary .Shantz and Paul McPherson; at the 35 -second mark. On a breakaway from cen- tre ice midway through the third period, Baldwin defenceman Kevin Bell scored what proved to be the winning goal. Before the excitement of the fracas had died down, Woodstock's Jim Erison scored the final 'goal of the night- at 19;55, on a break- away pass from Clayt Thompson and Wayne Richardson. WOODSTOCK—Goal, Diotte: de- fence, Richardson. Thompson, Ravlich, Hawse, Erison; forwards, Colletti, Blair, McDonnell, Hull, Hatt, Uniac. Rogers, Zeigler. SEAFORTH—Goal. R. Salter; defence, Barton, Lockridge, El- liott, Bell, Sawyer; forwards, Chalk, McPherson. Shantz, Mc- Ilwain, Muir, Stone, T. Salter, Vena, Larachelle. First Period—Goals: none. Pen- alties: Chalk 2. Second Period—Goals: Seaforth, Mcllwain (T. Salter, Muir), 5:05. Penalties: Hatt, Coletti, Bell. Third Period—Goals: Seaforth, Chalk (Shantz, McPherson), :35; Seaforth, Bell, 12:15; Wopdstock, Hull (Hatt, Ravlich), 13:45; Wood- stock, Erison (Thompson, Rich- ardson), 19:55. Penalties: Chalk, Hull, McPherson (5 minutes, fight- ing), Ravlich (10 -minute miscon- duct, game misconduct), Hatt (minor, 10 -minute misconduct, game misconduct). District Rebekahs Plan Meeting Here A rummage sale and a sale of home baking were planned for May at Monday night's meeting of Edelweiss Rebekah Lodge, with Mrs. Scott Habkirk presiding. The event will be held in the I.0.0.F. Hall, with Mrs. Hugh Thompson, Mrs. Gerald Snowdon and Mrs. Mary McElroy named in charge of the rummage sale, and Mrs. Mae Dorrance, Mrs. Adin Forbes and Miss Mae Smith in charge of the sale of home baking. It Was announced that the dis- trict meeting of District 23, com- prising the Rebekah lodges of Goderich, Clinton, Brussels, Hen- sall, Exeter and Seaforth, will be held in Seaforth this Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Chester Hen- derson, district deputy president, presiding. Miss Mae Smith and Mrs. Leslie McClure were named representatives to the inaugural meeting in Clinton in June. An invitation was accepted to meet with Huronic Lodge, Clinton, the evening of May 2, on the occa- sion of that Lodge's' 25th annivers- ary. A discussion was held in regard to a bus trip to the Oddfellows' Home at. Barrie, but no definite action was taken. Miss Mae Smith extended an invitation to all members to attend the next meeting of the Past Grand's Club on April 27 in the lodge rooms. The meeting was highlighted by the official visit of the District Deputy President, Mrs. C. Hen- derson, who spoke on "True Fra- ternity." On behalf of the lodge, Mrs.. Andrew Moore . presented Mrs, Henderson with a ,presented bouquet of chrysatit'henlu'rnnsVisitors wore present ttabi work had been done in stieceeding years the building which would result would --be properly planned:— and lanned ""'� and would provide the services which the municipality required. He felt that it was essential that the condition of the 1;uildmg. at the moment be examined. A sug- gestion that the building had been condemned more than. 40. years - - ago was not confirmed. Possibility 'that alteration s could include the removal of the audi- torium on the third floor was sug- gested. Councillor Close pointed out that the high ceiling there re- sulted in . a substantial heat loss and wondered whether adequate use was being made of the build- ing to justify this -continued heat- ing. • At the moment, the building is rented to the Badminton Club for $60 a year as a result of an arrangement entered into more than 20 years ago. Reeve Scoins told council that he had been in the auditorium on several occa- sions, and. that as far as he was concerned there was no heat loss, because there was no heat. It was pointed out also that during the past winter the Cubs 'used the room each week. Councillor John Kellar wondered also what use there was in main- taining the auditorium, and sug- gested that the whole top could be removed and a new roof construct- ed. Reeve Scoins said that the tower continued to be a require- ment, since the firemen required it for drying hose. Former Court Room Clerk Wilson reviewed the uses to which the auditorium was put from time to time and said that originally court was held there and there were times when it con- tinued to be required. On occa- sions, gatherings of a municipal nature are held, and in additio the annual ratepayers' meetin has been of a size which requires the additional accommodation of the third floor. Mayor McMaster agreed that while that had been true, other auditoriums were now available in the town which would fill any of •these . requirements. Councillor. Christie, chairman of the fire and water committee, in- dicated -that the firemen should continue to have made available to them the room which they have occupied for many years, after Mayor McMaster had inquired whether or not it was necessary to retain such a separate room. Reeve Scoins also agreed that the firemen should have a room. Coun- cillor Christie felt that a review of the entire building would be de- sirable to determine ways in which it could be improved,' but as far as he was concerned there was no benefit to be gained by removing the top story. A discussion of the positive costs that would be entailed by ob- taining the services of an archi- tect resulted in a suggestion that because the work proposed would probably be carried out over a period of several• years, an archi- tect would demand a lump sum rather than a percentage as would be the case in the event of a complete new structure. Council agreed that the property commit- tee should contact an architect and arrange a meeting so that the matter could be discussed and in- formation obtained as to what the probable fees would be in the event that the services of an archi- tect were obtained. • T Purchase Sweeper Reporting for the street com- mittee. Councillor Close, chairman of that committee, indicated he had been approached by certain property owners on West side of Main Street to provide a light be- tween property owners of John Regier and Phillips' Store. No ac- tion was taken by council after it had been indicated the proposed light would be placed on private property, and in an area not available to the public. It was felt' that ifaction was taken, a precedent would be created, where- by council could be faced with de- mands for other lights in various parts of the town. Councillor Close reviewed work which had been carried. out by the street committee and which included the con.struetion of a new culvert on'Elizabeth St., and the repair of a drain in that area. In addition, a tree had been remov- ed on Goui$lock St., near Main St., and snow had been removed from Main St. Main Street had also been cleaned and streets through- out the town are now undergoing spring cleaning. Council instructed the property committee to purchase a mechani- cal sweeper at a cost of $1,145.00, after it had been indicated by Councillor Close that in order to maintain town streets the employ- ment of an additional man was necessary unless the equipment was purchased. It was felt that the saving in wages would amount to more than the cost of a sweep- er, and as a result it could be paid foin full hi one year. • The original proposal was to ar- range for the constrndtion of a sweeper similar to that in opera- tion in Palmerston., hxc'h had been investigate,' bi , Mi a Mc, Masten ,,C untiilItll' ��1 tt Street 5eintendctkt lonoy. , ever, poral ryas ikatil?tioi 'd+asit'ite ' ti • �► 'tart .,.e