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The Huron Expositor, 1957-01-25, Page 7,17 •Y, Zit 4 10 4044141444u44,44=0 4 a 4 r' £O1T RIGH:T NO Check Your PRINTING Requirements THE HURIN EXPOSITOR CAN SUPPLY YOUR EVERY PRINTING and OFFICE NEED: TAGS LABELS BINDERS EGG TAGS POSTERS CHEQUES BOOKLETS RULED FOS' S RUBBER STAMPS RECEIPTS STATEMENTS ORDER FORMS CONTINUOUS FORMS COUNTER CHECK BOOKS INVOICES ENVELOPES LETTERHEADS PERSONALIZED STATIONERY TYPEWRITERS FILING CABINETS CASH REGISTERS ADDING MACHINES FIRE and BURGLAR-PROOF SAFES • - PHONE US AT 41 - Let Us, Discuss Your Requirements With You THERE IS NO OBLIGATION THE HURON EXPOSITOR Phone 41 - Seaforth A mill rake of 18 oidAS, the sa;ine as in 1956, was predicted for !pr - on. County om Wednesday by A. g. Erskine, county clerk -treasurer. Presenting the 'first draft of. the 1957 county estimates, Mr. Erskine proposed no change .in the total county ,rate., but a ,Higher rate for, countyroads, with a corresponding decrease in other county depart-. ments. Council adjourned its Jan - nary session Friday. The provisional estimates for this year, as presented Wednesday to Council, call for 4% mills for•( Home Operation road purposes, and 7% mills for general county purposes. Last year the division was 4% for roads and 73 for general account. A total of $469,118 will be needed, Sales of: apart from road revenue, to run Milk meat in an effort to get one provincial aid toward the mamte Once costs ii the cQW4Y purjt lags. Up. to date, Mr Ersl€ine not -1 ed, the county has been paying for''I rent, light, heat, telephone an, stationery in the sheriff's office, school inspector's office and oth- er provincial offices in the coun-' ty building at Goderich. Show Surplus On Financial Statement of Huron County Home 'Tann", 1956 Revenue $ 6,228.96 the county this year; Mr. Erskine Ho 5,898.73 estimated; of this amount, $414,- i Cattle 1,48020 193 can be raised by a 7% -mill j Eggs 1,104.09 county tax levy. Items which are .Poultry '892.33 expected to make up the difference .i Farm produce 802.30 in revenue include forecast receipts Other farm sales 384.16 of $10,000 from Dominion govern Threshing 125.00 ment tax grants, $5,000 in registry Gasoline tax refund 232.65 office income, $2,000 in income I -from the county museum in Gode- rich, $12,000 from fines and fees in connection with the administra- I Wages tien of justice, $18,000 in collect- I Hogs able hospital accounts and $5,700 Poultry in rentals from county property. Feed - For the county's share of the Poultry cost of county road work in 195.7, Cattle a levy of 43/i mills yould raise Hogs $271,560. • The heaviest burden on the coun- ty treasury this year, the estimates predict, will be payment of hos- pital bills for indigent patients. The suin of $95.000 is earmarked in the estimates for this purpose; the actual cost to the county of look- ing after indigents in hospital, in 1956, was 893.954, and the year be- fore last the hospital bills which Insurance came to the county for payment I Dairy supplies totalled $95.321. Miscellaneous A steep rise in the amount of money n.eeded to pay the county's loan interest at the bank is pre- dicted in the estimates. This year the budget provides $20,000 for bank interest on the money the county will need to borrow to tide it over until municipal taxes are paid in December. Last year bank interest cost the county $14.080; in 1955 it cost $4. 198, and in 1954 it was only $1,118. For several years, Mr. Erskine explained, the county enjoyed the use of money which was being ac- cumulated to build the new Huron court house in Goderich. While that money was being held in read- iness for the court house project. bank borrowing was less. Now that the court house is completed, and almost paid for, the temporary surplus has evaporated, and the county is back in the position of borrowing from the bank most of what it needs to carry on for the first 11 months of the year. The estimates have been reor- ganized this year; county council- lors were told, to show "Court house maintenance" as a separate item. Accounts previously kept under the headings of printing, postage. lighting. heating, telephone and property repairs, have been group- ed so that the cost of upkeep in the court house can be calculated. This revision in the county book- keeping has been made in the hope that the provincial government will this year begin to make some con- tribution to the cost of keeping up offices of" provincial departments Expenditures $17,148.42 3,648.64 2,180.75 252.00 1,530.65 1,006.67 450.79 Fertilizers and seed 1.496.9$ Gasoline and oil 1,047.25 Board for farm help 417.50 Repair: - Building 329.74 Equipment 817.65 Travelling allowance 185.00 Veterinary 193.00 Light and power 120.00 Water 99.80 54.48 30,00 574.35 $14,435.25 Harvey C. Johnston, Superintendent. Council Names Select Committees Committee appointments were approved by Huron County Coun- cil after a Tuesday night session of the five -man striking commit- tee which drew up the commit- tee slate. Members of the strik- ing committee were John Morris- sey. reeve of Stephen; Roy Adair, Wingham: William McKenzie, Ex- eter: William Jewitt. Hullett, and Clayton Smith, Usborne. The new man this year for the roads committee. to which ap- pointments are mare for three- year terms. is Harvey Coleman, ' reeve of Stanley Township. Cecil Blake. reeve of Ashfield, is begin- ning his second year on the roads committee. Committee slates are: Executive -John V. Fischer; Or- val Taylor, East Wawanosh; Ernie Fisher, Goderich; Ivan Forsyth, Tuckersmith:_ George. McCutcheon, Brussels. Legislative - James Donnelly, Goderich; John Deeves, Goderich Township; 0. Klopp, Hay; Chester Mawhinney, Exeter; Joseph Kerr, Wingham. Finance - Nelson Trewartha ; Geo. McCutcheon; Norman Scoins, Seaforth; Arthur Gibson, Howick. Reforestation - John Deeves ; in the court house. John Kernighan, Colborne; Valen- "We • are rather hopeful that tine Becker. Hay; J. W. Britnell, something will be done at the rCounty engineer; G. W. Montgom- coming session," said Mt. Erskine,' ery. agricultural representative. in reply to a question from Nelson. Property -Chester Mawhinney ; Trewartha, a deputy reeve of Clin- Daniel Beuermann. McKillop; Er - ton. As president • of the .Ontario nie Fisher; John Durnin, West Clerks and Treasurers' Associa- Wawanosh; Norman Jones. Hen- tion,M r. Erskine has been nego- sail. bating with the Ontario govern- County Home - Bailie Parrott, • •Morris; Norman. Seeias; tutor Stanley ,Clinton; Clayton S;zn tb, Vsborne; John Morrissey. Children's Aid V,illia mMcKen- zie, Exeter; Bailie Parrott; War - ,den Harry Gowdy. Agriculture -- William Jev)!itii Hullett; Arthur Giiison; William McKenzie, John Morrissey; John Deeves; G. W, Montgomery. Library - Joseph Kerr; Ernie Fisher; Orval Taylor; R. B.'Cous- ins, Brussels; W. T. t Cruickshank, Wingham. Warden's Committee - Ernie Fisher; John V, Fischer; Nelson Trewartha; 0. Klopp; James Don- nelly. Equalization -Roy Adair, Wing - ham; Clayton Smith; John beeves; Orval Taylor; Ivan Forsyth. Roads -W. H. Morritt; Cecil Blake; Harvey Coleman. Health -William Jewitt; Arthur Gibson; Daniel Beuermann; Roy Adair. Airport -Burton Stanley; Joseph Kerr; John Kernighan, Consultative -John Durnin; Nor- man Jones; George Hutchinson. Historic - Valentine Becker ; Chester Mawhinney; Harry Gowdy. ADOPT 1957 PROVISIONAL ESTIMATES 1954 Actual Administration of Justice $19,543 Children's Aid, Wards 14,273 Children's Aid, Grants , 15,529 8,537 Grants 15,155 17,225 Municipal Government 23,831 27,892 Registry Office 3,700 6,520 Gaol 19,701 20,665 Printing and Postage 2,957 2,737 Demand Loan Interest 1,118 4,198 County Property 16,788 10,282 Insurance, Heat. Light, Telephone 8,696 8,790 Hospitals 97.280 95,321 Miscellaneous 267 2,176 County Home 28,000 43,000 Audit 700 700 Exchange 345 525 Weed Inspector 2,648 ' 3,185 Discount on Prepayments 1,865 1,535 Wolf Bounty 100 250 Health Unit 30,802 29,851 Unemployment Insurance 350 136 County Assessor and Staff 7,000 7.260 Reforestation 2,532 1,200, Gaol Pensions 423 701 Museum 4,933 5,841 Huron County Library 5,100 5,100 Retirement Fund 4,959 6,221 Pension Fund Debentures and interest 65,000 New Equipment 704 Goderich Hospital Clinton Hospital Blue Cross and Group Insurance Fox Bounty Airport Maintenance, Court House 1955 1956 Estimated Actual Actual 1957 $20,065 ,$24.087 $30,000.00 25,673 21,720 24,000.00 11,966 ' 12,000.00 18,810 15,810.00 28,589 30,200.00 7,051 3,000.00 20,021 24,000.00 2,958 14,080 20,000.00 12,086 10,828 93.954 95,000.00 218 500,00 65,500 46,000.00 700 700.00 550 600.00 2,421 3,000.00 2,554 3,500.00 100.00 33,000 34.800,00 44 150.00 7,875 8,000,00 1.000 2,500.00 787 1,540 7,000.00 7,100 8,000.00 181 uCi"w" 404-0A . 1d ?r tie. ik i4 6,141 LESS ESTIMATED REVENUE: Administration of Justice Registry Office Hospitals Licenses Sundry Museum Rentals Province, re County Assessor Dominion Government Tax Grants 7.25 mills on Assessment of $57,130,201 e Estimated Surplus The Mill Rate would be as follows: General Account Highwayfs Account 1.200.00 65.320 65.580.00 9,704 2.000.00 35,000 6,000 6,000.00 425.00 743 1,000.00 1,200.00 22,000.00 11,097 4,767 20,551 475 515 3,226 4,325 1,500 8,732 Huron Engineer Presents Report Yc7u will find included in this report the expenditures for the year 1936. These figures, how- ever. do not give the complete pic- ture since many jobs are carried forward to the next year. The costs shown for any particular job in- cludes equipment charges of coun- ty equipment at the recognized hourly rates, You will note a head- ing, `Machinery Operation," credit balance $85.817.40. This figures is the difference between cost of op- eration and rental rate, or profit made by county equipment. In order to arrive at the actual cost of a job, a portion of this $85.- 817.40 85:817.40should be subtracted. The method of bookkeeping used is that prescribed by the Department of Highways and is not similar to methods ernployed by private in- dustry. since overhead and depre- ciation, to name only two items. are not charged to•• -individual jobs. The costs listed. however, are reas- onably accurte. You will also note. as I pointed out in the No- vember session, that our bridge construction is far greater than our road construction. This fact is brought about by the many wa- ter crossings in Huron County. The amount spent on construction is limited by the money available, and as you can understand, the unsafe bridges must be rebuilt. This limits the amount spent on road construction to what is left. If we are to keep up to our bridges. we must spend $150,000 to $200,000 each year on them, and if more money is not made available. our road construction, I regret to say, must, of necessity, suffer. It is my understanding that most coun- ties in Ontario are able to spend far more on road construction than is .Huron County. Please find listed below accumu- lative costs to December .31, 1956, on recent construction jobs -most of which are final. Bridges: Auburn bridges and ap- proaches Crediton bridge Brown's bridges Brussels bridge Belgrave bridge Londesboro bridge Gorrie bridge Roads: Clinton Street $ 33,335.05 Bayfield Road 68,08125 9th Concession of Grey68,349.68 Road 20. Ashfield 28,962.01 Kippen Road 44,337.85 Kirkton 18,595.16 Morrisbank • 25,829.27 Improvements to the county shops at Auburn are underway, in- cluding the wintering of existing 60 ft. x 50 ft. building. The county shops at Wroxeter are beyond re- pair and a new building should be erected this year. The following is a summary of expenditures for the year 1956: Construction: $468,265.00 12,000,00 5,000.00 18,000.00 425.00 300.00 2.000.00 5,700.00 1.500.00 10,000.00 414,193.00 $469,118.00 $' 853.00 7.25 Mills $414,193.00 4.75 Mills 271.467.00 18.10 Mills $685,560.00 .11 Erskine, County Treasurer, $270,328.06 73,288328 15,447.72 50,296.00 12,765.40 18,993.11 44,301.00 Sanding ,.....,..... Snow fence 7 277;07 Snow clearing 50,698;'18 $ 82,119.74 Bridges 'and Culverts: Bridges $ 15, 43 Culverts 8,87 .29 Boundary bridges 69228 $ 25,000.00 Deduct Receipts, Deferred, Etc.. Accounts receivable not credited to operations . Nil Cash receipts not credit- ed to ledger .. Nil Depreciation charged to machinery operation Nil Machinery operation cred- it balance .. . 85,817.40 Credit balance from' pre- vious year 4,816.87 Roads: Kippen Road $ 4,050.00 Road 28, North of Gorrie 5,179.90 Road 30 1,314.00 Road 12. Morrisbank 24,249.67 Road 19, Molesworth 3,960.13 Road 20, Ashfield 25,425.45 Road 16, Grey 12,120.72 Asphalt Construction: Varna Road, 4 miles $ 13,767.82 Bayfield Road, 5 miles ..,14,288.00 Kirkton, 1% miles 4,306.00 Kippen, 2112 miles 6,204.95 Boundary Const., Road 26 4,292.75 $119,159.39 Bridges and Culverts: $12,491.24 46,075.79 23,250.55 12,765.40 15,396.11 7,902.94 15,503.55 7,342.03 191.60 274.50 2,549.60 1,579.60 2,207,57 3,935.36 Brown's Bridge Brussels Bridge Gorrie South Belgrave Bridge Londesboro Bridge Fordwich Bridge Auburn Bridge Crediton Bridge Road 16. Grey, culvert... Kippen culvert Rd. 20, Ashfield, culvert Rd. 12, Morrisbank, cul- vert Walton culvert, reinforc- ed concrete Boundary $ 90,63427 Add Miscellaneous: Machinery purchased $ 60.55020 Land purchased 8,789.42 Drainage assessments 520.34 County contribution to ur- ban streets 26,187.39 Overhead 29,083.56 $125.130.91 Tqtal for Subsidy $599,922.78 Reconciliation With Payment Vouchers: Amount submitted to r subsidy . $599.922.78 Miscellaneous items not subject to subsidy 35.50 Accounts receivable paid 42,703.01 Accounts receivable un- paid .... 9.063.06 Total payment as per payment‘ vouchers .....$651,724.35 James W. Britnell. County Engineer. Represent Huron On OFU Delegation Members of the Ontario Farm- ers' Union recently presented a brief to the Ontario Cabinet. Re- presenting Huron were Robert Taylor, Varna, and Carl Dalton. Seaforth. A synopsis of the representation made by the delegates has been prepared by Mr. Dalton as fol- lows: "We want parity or fair rela- tionship prices; farmers must pay protected prices for practically ev- erything they buy. Our Union be- lieves that farmers should be pro- vided with support prices at par- ity levels on all agricultural pro- ducts sold on the home markets. We respectfully ask Government, through the Department of Agri- culture. to support the .farmers in this request when representing On- tario at Federal Agricultural Con- ference in Ottawa at every pos sible opportunity. ru facilitate snow on the Streets of this allowed. between the hours' o, 8' ami, This order will be strictly .enforce accordance with the Highway Tra Section 43, Subsection 9. Notice is Hereby Given that the Municipality will not be respo ` for any damages caused to parked vehicles' as the result of snow removal operatic►.us C NEED RUBBER STAMPS? Order Them Through THE HURON EXPOSITOR SEAFORTH MONUMENT WORKS OPEN DAILY T. Pryde & Son ALL TYPES OF CEMETERY MEMORIALS Enquiries Are Invited Telephone Numbers: EXETER 41 CLINTON 1620 SEAFORTH 573 AUCTIONEERS "Marketing Legislation: Union believes that the Ontario Govern- ment has provided Ontario farm- ers with as good or probably bet- ter marketing legislation than any other province. as the Ontario mar- keting system for hogs is causing most controversy among farmers, We will support the sale of hogs on the open market, through a marketing agency, but see no rea- son for dumping off at directional points. We believe that hogs can be sold direct from the stable, as the farmer would know the price, and also destination, and farmers can have more control of weightsi and markets. The Hog Marketing Board has refused to even put one such test on trial. "Community Sales: It is wish- ed by the Union to make it com- pulsory to name the consignor of each article or head of livestock at such community sale. "Salt on Highways: O.F.U. are alarmed because of extensive dam- age caused to cars by salt on highways, We urge the Provincial Government to investigate every possibility of providing a substi- tute for road cleaning purposes, which would not be so injurious to metal. Brucellosis: O.F.U. would like to make it compulsory, also the • Warble Fly Act, over the entire province" "Municipal Drainage Act: Due to various complaints received and resolutions passed, it is evident that some change should be made to improve its method of proceed- ing to drain or clean out farm drains. whereby engineers have full authority without regards to cost; farmers feel there should be some control over engineers and be granted to an agricultural re- presentative, who knows farm problems and endeavour to regu- late cost." $151,466.14 Maintenance: Roads: Calcium chloride $ 20,140.29 Ditching 1,419.55 Drains 1,187,58 Dragging 34,286.55 Grading 7493.92 Guide rail 1,649.82 Resurfacing 161,567.64 Signs 5,677.68 Tarring 23,622.59 Weeds and brush 18,828.37 Boundary 9,464.83 $11151188:82 FIGURES BREWERS' FEAR "But drinking is a CUSTOM. Everybody in my class does it. If you don't, you're a freak". Not so! In a recent book. "Drinking in College," baeed on a report of a survey con- ducted by the Yale Cntre of Alcoholic Studies, this common, belief is exploded. Table 95, headed "Attitude Toward Ab- stainers," tells what happens to one socially if he does not drink in college. Amongst every ten of his classmates, there will be nine who either do not care or feel admiration for the abstainer. Just one will feel scorn or pity. And the girl who abstains. Thirty-two per cent of her fel- low students will not care at all. Sixty-two will admire, ap- prove and respect her. Four per cent will feel hostility and two per cent. pity. Almost two-thirds of the women will think BETTER of the girl who does clot drink. Stick to your guns, young astainers! Help to increase these figures brewers' tear.-- (Advt). EDWARD W. ELLIOTT Licensed Auctioneer Correspondence promptly an- swered. Immediate arrangements can be made for sale dates by Phoning 4554, Clinton. Charges moderate and satisfaction guaran- teed. PERCY C. WRIGHT Licensed Auctioneer CROMARTY Livestock and faun sales a spe- cialty. For a better auction sale, call the WRIGHT Auctioneer. Phone Hensall 690 r 22. DENNIS and WILDFONG Auctioneers Graduates of Reisch American School of Auctioneering. Licensed in Huron, Perth and Waterloo. Capable of handling all types of sales -large or small. DON DENNIS, R.R. 1. Walton Phone Seaforth 843 r 11 ROY WILDFONG, R.R. 2, Walton Phone Seaforth 831 r 5 VETERINARY TURNBULL & BRYANS VETERINARY CLINIC J. 0. Turnbull, D.V.M. W. R. Bryans, D.V.M. Phone 105 Seaforth INSURANCE The McKILLOP MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. HEAD OFFICE-+SEAFORTH, Ont. OFFICERS: President Wm. F. Alexander Walton Vice -Pres. - Robert Archibald, Seaforth Manager and Sec.-Treas. - M. A. Reid, Seaforth DIRECTORS: E. J. Trewartha. Clinton; J. L. Malone, Seaforth; Chris. Leon- hardt, Bornholm; Robert Archi- bald, Seaforth; John H. McEwing, Blyth; William S. Alexander, Wal- ton; Harvey Fuller, Goderich; 3. E. Pepper, Brucefield; Allister Broadfoot, Seaforth. AGENTS: William Leiper: Jr., Londes- boro; J. F. Prueter, Brodhagen; Selwyn Baker, Brussels; Eric Munroe, Seaforth. MEDICAL. DR. M. W. STAPLETON Physician and Surgeon Phone 90 Seaforth If no answer, call 59 JOHN A. GORWILL, BA., MD. Physician and Surgeon Phones: Office 5-W Res. 5-3 Seaforth JOHN C. GODDARD, Physician and Surgeon Phone 110• . Hensall SEAFORTH CLINIC Telephone 26 E. A. McMASTER, B.A., 119tH. Internest Telephone 27 P. L. BRADY, M.D. Surgeon Telephone 55 DR. E. MALKUS Telephone 26 EVENINGS: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday only, 7-9 p.m. Appointments may be made. CHIROPRACTIC D. H. McINNES Chiropractic - Foot Correctica COMMERCIAL HOTEL ' Monday, Thursday - 1 to 8 p,na. OPTOMETRIST JOHN E. LONGSTAFF Optometrist Phone 791 Seaforth Eyes examined - Glasses. Fitted MAIN OFFICE, SEAFORTH Office Hours: Seaforth, daily,.. except Monday, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Wednesday. 9 a.m. -12:30 p.m.; Thursday evenings by appointment only. Clinton: Monday, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (Above Hawkins' & Jacob's Hardware.) ACCOUNTING A. M. HARPER Chartered Accountant 55 South St. Telephone Goderich 343 Licensed Municipal Auditor. LEGAL A. W. SILLERY Barrister, Solicitor, Etc. Phones: Office 173, Residence 781 SEAFORTH ONTARIO McCONNELL & HAYS Barristers, Solicitors, Ete. P. D. McCONNELL D. I. STEWART SEAFORTH, ONT. Telephone 174 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O W. J. CLEARY O Seaforth, Ont. O 0 LICENSED EMBALMER 0 0 and FUNERAL DIRECTOR 0 0 Night or Day Calls - 335 0 O O O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o BOX o Funeral Service OR. S. BOR 0 O Licensed Embalmer O 0 Prompt and careful attention 0 'J Hospital Bed O 0 FLOWERS FOR ALL 0 O OCCASIONS O O Phones: 0 0 Ines. 595-W Store 43 * 0 O0O00+ ;.,r O + 0 O O O O O O O O O 0 J. A. BURKE o O Funeral Director 0 O and Ambulance ServicegO' O DUBLIN ONT. '0 O Night or Day Calls: 0 O Phone 43 r 10 t> O O OOOOOOQOO' O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G. A. WHITNEY • Funeral Home z O Goderich St. W., Seafeit' O AMI ULANCE SERVICE ' O Adjustable hospital bids • O for rent'' . O FLOWERS rou : ! O O'CCASIONN7', O Telephonrt' dray ate Residetee 'P O O