The Huron Expositor, 1961-01-26, Page 8:0""4.1R 49401 ' POSITOR, SEA 'ORTH, ONT., JANUARY 26, 1961
old Tax Rate is Huron Council'sThe
Hun*
COunty Council adjourn-
ed Friday after a four-day inau-
glued meetin.
Cenaiidgration of the appoint -
Ment of a county welfare officer
4 ad1?lintater the county welfare
Program Will be considered by the
Warden's Committee, council de-
cided.
'he suggestion was made by S.
M• Ashbury, executive officer of
the provincial Welfare Depart-
ment,, when he ,addressed the final
aession of the January council
meeting.
The county system, he said,
would make it possible for the
municipalities within a county to
treat the "complex problems of
indigence in a uniform manner."
Such a system would be finan-
cially advantageous and give
broader and greater"- service to the
county, he added.
As an example of what the sys-
tem of administration on a county
level would cost, he estimated that
Hensall could have a qualified,
$7,500 -a -year welfare officer for
about $275 a year, and Grey Town-
ship for about $580.
Welfare costs in Huron amount-
ed to $508,912 in the last fiscal
year, he said. Of this, the provin-
cial Government paid $279,737, or
55 per cent; the federal govern-
ment paid $176,040, or 34.6 per
cent; the municipalities paid $42,-
. 333, or 8.3 pe'F cent; and the bal-
ance, $10,802, came from unde-
termined sources.
Hold Tax Rate
In an effort to hold the county
tax line, council on Thursday re-
jecteda recommendation of the
Road Committee that would have
added an extra mill to the 1961
rate. As an alternative, a less ex-
pensive plan for the next five
years that can be managed with-
out a tax increase was approved.
James W. Britnell, county en-
gineer, told councillors that an ex-•
tra mill would allow the county
.to construct about four more miles
,of road each year.
'County appointments to Huron
-hospital boards, made at the ses-
sion, are; John Fisher to Wingham
Name Committees
Members•of various Huron Coun-
ty committees were announced in
a report submitted to county coun-
cil by its striking committee.
Members are: Executive -Reeve
Harvey Coleman, Stanley; Ralph
Jewell, reeve of Colborne; Harvey
Cudbert, reeve of West Wawanosh;
James $inset, deputy -reeve of the
Town of Goderich, and Karl Hab-
erer, deputy -reeve of Hay.
Legislative -Gordon McCutcheon,
reeve cif Brussels; William N: Ball,
reeve of Seaforth; Stewart Proc-
tor, reeve of Morris; Ivan Haskins,
deputy -reeve of Howick, and A. D.
Smith, Turnberry reeve.
Finance -Frank Walkom, reeve
of the Town of Goderich; Roy
Adair, reeve of Wingham;• James
Hayter, deputy -reeve of Stephen;
Clifford Dunbar, reeve of Grey;
Grant Stirling, deputy -reeve of
Goderich Township.
Reforestation -Alvin Rau, depu-
ty of Stanley, one year; John Hen-
derson, reeve of Hensall, two
years; Karl Haberer, three years,
and J. W. Britnell, county- engineer
and Douglas Miles, Huron agricul-
tural representative,
Property - Valentine Becker,
reeve of Hay, one year; James
Bisset, two years; Clarence Han-
na, reeve of West Wawanosh, two
years; William N. Ball, three
years, and Lloyd O'Brien, reeve of
Zurich, three years.
County Home -Roy Adair; one
year; Alvin Rau, one year; Ralph
Jewell, two years; W. J. Forbes,
two years, and Clifford Dunbar,
three years.
Children's .Aid Society Glenn
Fisher, deputy reeve of Exeter,
one year; Ivan Haskins, two years;
Stewart Proctor, three years; Hugh
Berry, president of the Warden's
Society; John Berry, clerk -treas-
urer, and William Hanly, assistant
county clerk -treasurer.
Agriculture - Thomas Leiper,
reeve of Hullett, one year; Harvey
Coleman, one year; Valentine
Becker, two years; Dan Beuer-
mann, reeve of McKillop, two
years, and Grant Stirling, three
years.
Library -Arthur Gibson, reeve
of Howick, one year; Clarence
Hanna, one year; William N. Ball,
two years; Karl Haberer, three
years, and Morgan Agnew, reeve
of Clinton, three years.
Warden's --Lloyd O'Brien, one
year; Scott Fairservice, reeve of
Blyth, one year; W. J. Forbes, one
year; Roy Adair, two years; Geo.
McCutcheon, two years, and Wm.
McKenzie, reeve of Exeter.
Equalization -Valentine Becker,
one year; Scott Fairservice, one
year; Glenn Fisher, two years;
Thomas Leiper, two years; James
Hayter, deputy -reeve of Stephen,
three years.
Roads --Clayton Smith, reeve of
Usborne, one year; Glenn Webb,
reeve of Stephen two years; Mel
Crich, reeve of Clinton, three
years; Andrew Ritchie, reeve of
Ashfield four years, and Joseph
Kerr, deputy -reeve of Wingham,
five years.
Health -J. Morrisey, provincial
representative; John Henderson,
Otte year; Ivan Forsyth, Tucker -
smith, one year; Dan Beuermann,
two years, and Lloyd O'Brien,.
three years.
Airport --W. J. Forbes, two years;
Ralph Jewell, one year, and Har-
vey Culbert, three years.
Criminal Audit - Judge Frank
F'ingland, Arthur Gibson and J. G.
Berry.
• Consultative - John Henderson,
one year; Thorium -Leiper, two
years, and Glenn Fisher, three
Year a.
liistor'ic Cliff Dunbar, two
years; Dan Beuermann, one year;
Wilda i1t Melfentie, one Year; A.
13, Binitlt, 'tib years, and Frank
Walkorit, three yeart.
Civil Defence -Morgan Agnew
' Ceorg& McCutelieoit and Scott
Fairservice.
General Hospital Board; Beecher
Menzies to Clinton Hospital Board;
John Schaefer to Alexandra Mar-
ine and General, Goderich; Stan-
ley Love to South Huron Hospital
Board, and Scott Habkirk to Scott
Memorial, Seaforth.
The following grants were ap-
proved: Huron Soil and Crop Im
provement Association, $100; Eas
Huron WI, $25; South Huron WI
$25; Salvation Army, $1,500 Cana
dian National Institute for the
Blind, $2,000; Huron Holstein
Breeders, $100; and Western On-
tario Guernsey Breeders, $5Q, De-
ferred for study were requests
from the Seaforth Agricultural So-
ciety, Wingham and District Re-
tarded Children's Association, Mid -
Western Ontario Development As-
sociation, and the University of
Western Ontario.
when Dr. Booth, of the Depart-
ment of Education, addressed an
excellent gathering. An afternoon
workshop was conducted by the
staff in the library offices.
A county library institute was
called by the Department of Edu-
cation and held in Goderich on
September 22 and 23. The purpose
t of this meeting was to discuss the
legislation permitting a tax sup-
_ , ported county library. -Alice Jean
Ecktnier, Librarian.
In the event that Sifto Salt of
Goderich decides to appeal its as-
sessment, council agreed to con-
test the appeal, providing 80 per
cent of the cost is borne by the
Town of Goderich.
Council was told Wednesday that
the salt company claims it has
been assessed $60,000 too much.
Councillors were told that this as-
sessment means about $900 a year
in county taxes.
Council approved a recommenda.
tion of its executive committee to
provide $50,000 to a special fund
for Huron Hospital capital pro-
jects, Whether this will result in
a tax rate increase will not be
known util the finance committee
has considered budget require-
ments prior to the March meet-
ing.
the Huron County refor-
estation scheme, 126,000 trees will
be planted in county areas this
spring, L. C. Scales, Stratford,
zone forester with -the Department"
of Lands and Forests, told mem
bers of county council Thursday.
A breakdown of this figure is as
follows: Ashfield Township, 7,000;
West Wawanosh, 3,000; East• Waw-
anosh, 30,000; Morris, 5,000; Grey,
3,000; Goderich Township, 39,000;
Tuckersmith, 9,000; Stanley, 30,-
000,
The agreement forms and by-
laws,, Mr. Scales said, will be
sent to these townships this
month,
About $100 was realized from
the sale of 132 Christmas trees
taken from Huron forests in 1960.
At the Robertson Tract, about
five acres of red pine will be
pruned' this winter on a "crop
tree" basis, he said. Only the
best trees will be pruned in this
system, and allowed to. grow into
sawlogs.
Huron Library
Membership; Libraries -Auburn,
Bayfield, Belgrave, Belmore, Blue -
vale, Blyth, Brucefield, Brussels,
Centralia, Clinton. Cranbrook,
Crediton, Dashwood, Dungannon,
Ethel, Exeter, Fordwieh, Goderich,
Gorrie, Hensall, Kirkton, Lakelet,
Londesboro, Lucknow, Molesworth,
Mncrieff, St. Helen's, Seaforth,
Varna, Walton, Whitechurch, Wing -
ham, Wroxeter; Zurich.
Deposit Stations -Carlow, Elim-
ville, Thames Road, Winthrop.
High Schools -Exeter, Goderich,
Wingham.
Elementary Schools - Ashfield
No, 1, RCSS 2, U4, 6, 7, U2, 10,
13, 15, 16; Blyth; Brussels; Clin-
ton; Colborne, Zion, Ul, 2, 6, 7;
Exeter; Goderich, Vittoria, Victor
Lauriston; Goderich 1, 2, 4, 5, 6,
9, 11; Grey 1, 3, 4, U4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
9, 10, 11, 12; Hay 2, 3, 7, 8, U9,
10, U15; Hensall; Holmesville;
Howick 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
11, 12, U13, U14, U15, U16, 17, 18;
Hullett 1, U2, 3, 5, U5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
U10, 11, 112; J.A.D. McCurdy;
McKillop 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13;
Morris 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, U11,
U12; St. Boniface; Stanley E4, W4,
5; Stephen 1, 4, 5, 6, RCSS 6, 7, 10,
11, 14, U16; Tuckersmith 3, 7;
Turnberry U2, 3, U4, 5, 6, 9, 11;
Usborne 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, U12;
Wawanosh East, U6, U7, 9, 10, 13,
U16, U17; Wawanosh West, 1, 2,
3, 4, U12, U17,
The membership consists of 34
Libraries, 4 deposit stations, 3 high
schools and 249 elementary school
rooms.
Analysis of Service -8 free Lib-
raries use 5,600 books during the
year; 26 association libraries use
16,100 books; 249 elementary class-
rooms use 30,225 books; 3 high
schools use 900 books; 4 deposit
stations use 825 books; 23 of the
above libraries use 1,950 "pool"
books.
The above figures show that we
have 290 outlets now and these
places use 55,600 books each year.
There are 7,476 pupils in the schools
that we serve.
There are still some ears of our
county without library service in
schools. These are as follows:
Tuckersmith 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9; Stan-
ley 3, U8, U9; Wingham; Seaforth;
A.V.M. Hugh Campbell; RCSS No.
2, Hullett; St. Peter's, Goderich;
St. James', Seaforth. These schools
represent 63 rooms and 1,925 pup-
ils. The services of the County
Library are available to these
schools as soon as they apply for
Adults classed books 516' 237 m$
Books in collection -Adult class-
ed books, 4,874; fiction, 5,656; juv-
enile, 17,003. Total, 27,533.
Circulation Statistics - Librar-
ies, 50,620; Deposits, 1,462;- High
Schools, 1,197; Elementary Schools
(estimated), 373,800. Total, 427,-
079. This shows an increase over
1950 of 43,691.
During the year one school room
was added the RCSS No. 2, Ash-
field. J.A.D." McCurdy School at
Centralia and increased quantities
of books were taken at the Varna
and Brussels libraries and in the
Stephen Township School Area.
This . required an additional 750
books to cover this expansion,
The library truck travelled 7,553
miles during the year at a cost
of $511.95, or slightly less than 7c
per mile.
The annual meeting was held in
Knox Presbyterian Church in May
Health Unit`
In no part of Government ser-
vice do events move so swiftly as
at the local level, Here the com-
munication 4between taxpayer and
officials is loud and clear. While
on occasion demagoguery may
monopolize the sound waves, that
chap known as John Q. Public can
usually get the line -if he tries.
Those persons who had promot-
ed consolidation of municipalities
for various mutual public servic-
es, were considered dissenters, at
first. Today, less than a genera-
tio plater, their idea has prevail -
0d, and with each succeeding year,
more and more municipalities are
uniting for the purpose of provid-
ing more efficient services in many
fields besides health and educa-
tion. A remark of Benjamin
Franklin still seems fitting: "We
must all hang together or assured-
ly we shall all hang separately."
Huron's Health Unit is now a
proaching its 12th year and, lik
a horse, is becoming conscious
its age. The rider (the peopl
Should be made aware that t
horse's shoe wants for a nail.
closing of 1960 saw the Heal
Unit operating with a serio
shortage of personnel. Accordi
to base -line recommendations
the Department, the staff here w
short one sanitary inspector an
two public health nurses. Earli
efforts to recruit qualified publ
health nurses through advertisin
had met with not one single appl
cation.
Nor, have the many changes
higer levels of Government le
he Unit undisturbed. A prime e
ample is the new legislation th
()flowed the formation of the 0
ario Water Resources Commi
ion. Authority for plumbing i
pection, which previously reste
in the Public Health Act, has no
een transferred to the Water R
ources Commission Act. All Ioc
municipalities should have receiv
d notice by now of this transfe
f authority. ' Approval for septi
ank installation, however, re
mains as before • in the Publi
ealth Act.
For large municipalities, th
hange creates no problem as i
s simply a matter of adjustin
nternal administration, for exam
le, transfer of functions from th
oard of Health to the Departmen
f Works. For smaller municipali-
es such as comprise Huron Coun-
y, however, the provision of sep-
rate plumbing inspection by 25
ember municipalities does not
eem feasible.
If it were legislatively possible,
e ideal solution might be for
ounty Council to pass a uniform
y -law such as was done for the
censing of nursing homes. Fail -
g that, it is suggested that the
nit might be able to continue the
rvice of plumbing inspection if
ere were a covering bylaw in
ach municipality. In the mean -
me, the legal responsibility for
is service seems to rest at the
cal level.
A brief summary of Health Unit
ctivities in 1960 is presented here-
ith: (The finished annual report
ill be distributed at a later date):
ve births, 1,100; neonatal deaths,
; stillbirths, 14; maternal deaths,
No confirmed cases of polio-
yelitis 'occurred here in 1960.
Animal rabies declined from 93
ses in 1959 to only 9 in 1960,
hich were composed as follows:
fox, 6 skunks, 1 steer, 1 cat.
uman exposure is always investi-
ted-only two persons requiring
ccine in 1960, versus 22 in 1959.
Special mention should be made
the county -wide tuberculosis sur -
y which was conducted last sum-
er by the Department of Health
co-operation with County Tub -
osis Association. Of 24,184 per -
ns tested, 23,650 had no report -
le disease or abnormality; 17
ses of pulmonary tuberculosis
ere detected. Of these, eight cas-
or 0.03 per cent of the, total,
d active disease. At the same
me, 515 other diseases and ab-
rmalities were discovered.
These results compare favorably
th those of the previous survey
1956 when 19,525 persons were
ocessed. The addition of tuber -
lin testing to the latest survey,
creased the coverage to all chil-
en and was exceedingly well re-
ived in most centres.
All persons over 40 years of age
o attended the survey had the
itional satisfaction of knowing
at they were also screened for
ch conditions as irregulatr heart
adow, possible tumor and other
normalities which occur more
quently from this age on.
As part of the regular tuber -
osis control program, the Unit
ds chest clinics monthly at the
e county hospitals. Both the
ss survey and the referred chest
ries receive generous support
m. the sale of Christmas Seals.
mmunization Clinics - Inocula -
ns against polo alone or in com-
ation with other antigens, 6,623;
er inoculations, 997; smallpox
ccinations, 2,710.
amily Health Servides- Total
rsing visits, 9,000; includes: pre -
al, post -natal and infant visits,
71; pre-school and school, 3,-
; other, including adult, can -
TB, etc., 1,792; vision tests
pool ),, 5,988; health inspections
hool), 4,281.
nvironmental Sanitation�ani-
on visits, total, 3,394; water
ply, 206; water samples, 430;
age disposal (includingplumb-
inspections), 2,125; eating es.
lishrnents, 76; schools, 186;
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IVAN FORSYTH, centre, reeve of Tuckersmith, was elected Warden of Huron County
at the opening session of County Council last Tuesday. He polled 20 votes to defeat Reeve
Clayton Smith, left, of Usborne Township, who received 16 votes. The clerk -treasurer
of the county, John G. Berry, is also shown as Mr. Smith congratulates the new warden.
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Approve 5 Year Highway Plan
The following is a summary of
road expenditure for 1960:
Construction
Roads:
Rd 31, cold mix paving $ 59,796.15
Rd. 5, Huron -Middlesex
Boundary 95,53217
Huron -Bruce Boundary 10,649.05
Road 12 55,326.07
Road 21 20,84995
Road 19 36,421.43
Construction gravel, vari-
our locations 62,424.41
'total $340,999.23
Bridges and Culverts:
B-43, Summerhill $75,775.02
B-48, Seaforth 62.679.63
B-61, Huron - MiddIesex
Boundary 7,06192
Tri -County Bridge 16,131.66
Usborne Culvert No. 8,98215
Usborne Culvert No. 8,448.10
Usborne Culvert No, 8,576.03
USborne Culvert No, 8,762.20'
Road 5, culverts 6,829.31
Road 12, culverts 4,25720
Ryan Drain culvert 611.69
Road 19, culverts 1,463.35
Road 21, culverts 60.00
Road 31, culverts 100.00
B-4 215.76
Fordwieh culvert 3,030.38
West Wawanosh culvert8335
Winthrop culvert 3,971.34
Total
Roads:
Calcium chloride $26,646.48
Ditching 969.73
Dragging 48,313.30
Drains 1,164.52
Grading 6,118.45
Gravelling 32,228.04
Guide rail 802.06
Cold mix patching 27,047.17
Spray patching 14,68412
Signs 9,352.43
Brush cutting 4.365.75
Weed cutting 12,89726
Weed spraying 2,157.85
Snow fence 8,747.08
Salting and sanding 42,253.66
Snow plowing 55,561.15
General maintenance 5,413.11
Boundary accounts, other
counties 7,613.63
Tree trimming and clear-
ing 2,637.03
$217,039.09
Maintenance
Total $3.08,972.82
Bridges and Culverts:
Bridges $ 2,010.96
Culverts 8,495.23
Total $ 10,506.19
Sub -Total -Construction
and Maintenance $877,51733
Add:
Ledger Stock balance , 65.59
Sub -Total $877,582.92
Deduct:
Machinery credit bal. $102,135,91
Stock bal. previous year 436.82
Sub -Total $775,010.19
Add Miscellaneous:
Machinery purchased,$ 30,546.49
Land purchased 8,944.60
Drainage assessments1,999.02
County rebates 54,930.08
Overhead 53,567.19
Total submitted
for Subsidy $924,997.57
Reconciliation with Payment
Vouchers:
Amount submitted f or
subsidy $924,997.57
Accounts receivable, paid 99,702.08
Accts, receivable, unpaid 56,694.43
Items not for subsidy .... 32,376.10
Development Road 168,935.09
C.P.R. overpass 38,219.35
Total payment as per
payment vouchers .... $1,320,924.62
As reported earlier, more work
was carried out on the Huron Coun-
ty Road System in 1960 than in
any other previous year. This was
due primarily to the Development
Road work, of which the Depart.
ment pays 100% of the cost, ex-
cluding land. This project should
be completed by July 1961. The
total cost, including all structures,
will be approximately $825,000.00.
This may be broken down as fol-
lows:
Dept. of Highways $680,000.00
Board of Transport Com-
missioners 52,000.00
Can. Pacific Railway 18,000.00
County of Huron 75,000.00
Total , $825,000.00
complaints and miSeellaneous, 801.
Milk and Meat Control - Dairy
visits 227; dairy farms, 175; raw
samples, 584; pereenia "Zjf satis-
factory raw milk samples, 95.2%;
pasteurized samples 541; slaugh-
ter houses, 125; butcher shops, 100;
locker plants, 20; meat: carcass-
es inspected, 2,204; carcasses con-
demned, 5; portions condemned,
240.-R. M. Allis.
Your Road Committee felt that,
in order to efficiently carry out
work on a road system as: large
as ours, a long range plan is es-
sential. We, therefore, submit the
following proposed 1961 five-year
plan for your consideration. If ap-
proved it will enable County En-
gineer and future Road Commit-
tees to carry out pre -engineering
work, plans. land purchasing and
utility relocation in advance. In
the past it has been our practice
not to set a current year's pro-
gram until March or April of that
year, or until- the Committee has
had an opportunity to inspect the
roads in the spring. This gave the
Engineer less than two months to
do all the preliminary work men-
tioned above in order to be ready
to start work in May., The recent
Department of Highways require-
ments for preliminary plans and
profiles for all construction work
and the necessity of submitting ac-
curate estimates in the form of a
supplementary by=law early in the
year have added to the problem,
now making it almost essential to
be preparing plans one or two
years in advance.
A great deal of study has gone
into the proposed 1$61 five-year
plan submitted. As our Engineer
advised in November, we have a
390 -mile road system and a rev-
enue to properly look after a sys-
tem of approximately 250 miles.
From the proposed five-year plan
it can be seen that we can ,con-
struct only 35 miles of road in the
next five years with our present
mill rate.
It is the intent of this Commit-
tee that this proposed five-year
plan could be revised and re -sub-
mitted by any future Road Com-
mittee at any session of council if
necessary, and that each new Com-
mittee should add the fifth year to
the program and submit it to coun-
ty council for their approval.
A bylaw has been prepared re-
moving a small section of County
Road 12 at Wroxeter from the
County Road System, and also to
add a small section to the County
Road System to replace it. This
small section that we are removing
is 32 miles in length and will auto-
niaticall revert the to t e Towiishigs
of Howick and Turnberry. The road
is at present 'closed to traffic and
could be permanently closed by
these townships if they so wish.
We recommend that this bylaw be
passed.
We recommend that Bylaw 4,
1961, to provide for the 1961 ex-
penditures on roads under the
Highway Improvement Act in the
County of Huron, be passed.
We recommend to the 1961 road
committee that the 1961 supple-
mentary bylaw be presented to
council at its March' session, rather
than the June session, in order that
early approval from the- Depart-
ment of Highways may be receiv-
ed.
In light of the small amount of
new construction. which can be
carried out in the next five years
with our present mill rate, we re-
commend an increase of one mill
for road purposes. While this one
mill will not carry out as much
work as al` we should be doing, it
would construct an additional 4.5
miles of road each year, or 22.5
miles in the next five years,
If council sees fit to approve this
one mill increase for road purpos-
es it would be necessary to revise
the five-year plan in order to ac-
commodate the extra work that
vvouId be done in the next five
years. This revised five-year plan
could be presented for approval
later in this ses'lfcrh. - George Mc-
Cutcheon, Chair;nan,,
Recommended 1961 Five -Year Road
Plan (Revised)
ROADS -1961; (12) Walton -Brus-
sels, 5.0 miles; 1962: (12) Seaforth
north 5.0 miles; (27) Carlow -Nile,
2.0 miles; 1963: (12) Winthrop -Wal-
ton 4S miles; (12) Belmore South,
2.5 miles; 1964: (4) Crediton-Khiva,
5.0 miles; (12) Brussels North, 3,0
miles; 1965: (4) Khiva-Highway 81,
5.0 miles; (12) Highway 86 South,
3.0 miles.
PAVING -1961: (12) Wroxeter,
4.0 miles; (21) Egmondville, 1.25
miles; 1962: (12) Walton -Brussels,
5.0 miles; (19) Ethel paving, 20
miles; 1963: (12) Seaforth North,
5.0 miles; (27) Carlow -Nile. 2.0
miles; 1964: (12) Winthrop -Walton,
4.5 miles; (12) Belmore South, 2.5
miles; 1965: (4) Crediton-Khiva,
5.0 miles; (12) Brussels- North, 3.0
miles.
BRIDGES --1961: B-13 V, Morris
150'; B-41, Base Line, 60'; 1962: B-
53, Varna; 120'; B-69,•(Forresters),
60'; 1963: B-34, Turnberry, 200'; B-
18 or 19 or 21; 1964: B-54, North of
Varna, 150'; B-18 or 19 or 21.
CHILDREN'S AID REPORTS ACTIVITY
Under the wise direction of the made a ward of the Society after
councils during the years, every it has been proven to be neglect -
person in the county is in a sense ed on the basis of evidence accept -
a member of the Children's Aid able to the court.
Society, in that they all share During the past year we happily
through municiPal tax to the op- placed 50 children for 'adoption. We
eration of the society. Each year are proud of the adoptive parents
the citizens of the county have the who take these little onesas their
opportunity of electing members own. Judge Fingland gives gen-
of the board of directors at the erously of his time and wisdom to
annual meeting. The society is it- the adopting parents in making
self incorporated under the Cor- the procedure very real and satis-
porations Act of the Province. The fying.
board of directors, which at pres- The work of the Society also an-
ent consists of about 50 per cent of eludes caring for unmarried moth -
former county councillors, meet ers, making investigations for the
monthly -to review the work of courts in connection with divorce
the staff and to give specific di- actions, and supervising the ehil-
rection where necessary. The dren committed to its care.
county council, through its Chil- At December 31, 1960, we had
dren's Aid committee meets guar- 32 families with 114 children in
terly to receive a report from the them under our supervision; 71
Board, approve the expenditures children in care, of these 34 be -
and generally to keep in touch ing on adoption probation. -R. G.
with the work of the society. We MacMillan, Local Director.
feel that Huron County has one of
the best societies in the province,
and this is due in no small mea- Executive
sure to the direction and interest
constantly evident through the
members of county council. We
like to feel we are a very real
part of the county and its work
and that we are of assistance to
the whole program of county ser-
vices. This ',close association with
you as a council has grown up
over the years and we are for-
tunate in having your support and
the direct advice and interest of
Mr. Berry and Mr. Haply.
Many people Iook upon the Chil-
dren'd Aid Society as simply an
organization which cares for aban-
doned children. Although this was
the narrow limit of its purpose
years ago, today our policy is gear-
ed to place its emphasis on keep-
ing families together. Wherever
possible, the whole community
benefits when the children are un-
der the care of their own parents.
This policy not only is the most
humanitarian, but is the most
economical from the standpoint of
the total cost to the county.
It is always a drastic measure
to take children out of their own
home, although this we must do
Mien there is no other alternative
for the sake of the welfare of the
children.
We may at times be subject to
criticism when we recommend re-
lief for a family instead of remov-
ing the children and making them
wards. But even here we are not
only serving the :best interest of
the children, but also saving dol- Your Board at one meeting in-
lars for the taxpayers. In every terviewed Dr. Thompson, who re -
case it takes fewer tax dollars to quested co-operation of the mem-
keep a family on relief than to bers of the committee and of coun-
make the children of such fam- ty counciI in bringing patients for
ilies wards. Let us not forget, admission to the Home. We feel
however, that there are cases that since this interview, all de -
where children must be made tails in connection with this work•
wards and when it is necessary, have been now carried out very
your society fulfills its obligations. satisfactorily.
Our Society..lis grateful to the The committee have agreed that
,time, patience and wisdom which in future all accoupts willbe pre -
Judge Hays gives to the Juvenile pared on a regular voucher form,
and Family Court. His concern similar to the type used by the
must always include the welfare Highways Department, and that
of the children, the legal technicali- each account will be initialled by
ties and the best interests of the the Chairman at the board meet
community. These responsibilities ing ,and we would ask that county
make decisions difficult and time- council endorse this change in pro-
cpnsuming. A child can only be cedure.
At the November session of
County Council your Executive
Committee were requested to give
consideration to the needs of hos-
pitaI grants for construction pur-
poses, in connection with hospitals
within the County of Huron.
We have given this matter care-
ful consideration and are submit-
ting the following recommenda-
tion:
That the 1961 County Council set
aside a sum of $50,000 for hospital
construction grants and that this
money be placed in the Reserve
Fund set up for the said purpose,
with the understanding that this
grant applies- in the year 1961 on-
lYFollowing the close of the No-
vember session, a document was
received by the Clerk from Lis-
towel Hospital Board, requesting a
grant in connection with their
building program now in progress.
We would recommend to county
council that no grants be paid to
hospitals outside of the County of
Huron, for huiiding purposes. -
Frank Walkom, Chairman.
County Home
In completing the activities for
the year 1960 at the County Home,
it would appear that the operation
of the Home has been satisfactory
and routine matters are being con-
ducted very capably by the staff.
Airport
Your committee met with Keith
Hopkinson relative to the finaliz-
ing of the sale of Sky Harbour Air-
port property.
The original date of closing in
connection with the transaction
was to be Dec. 26, 1960; Mr. Hop-
kinson asked for an extension to
February 15, 1961.
We therefore recommend to
county council that this extension
as requested, be granted, but, at
the same time, an agreement has
been arranged with Mr. Hopkinson
that all closing adjustments in
connection with the sale would be
as of Dec. 26, 1960, and that he
will pay interest at the rate of 53/4
per cent from Dec. 26, 1960, up
until the closing date of Feb. 15,
1961, on the unpaid balance of
$18,750,00 - Ralph Jewell, Chair-
man.
The building program is pro-
gressing favorably and we appre-
ciate very much the work of our
architects, Nolan & Glover, of
London, who have taken over from
Mr. Bridgman. We also appreciate
very much the work of Mr. John
Graham, of The T. Eaton Co. Lim-
ited, who assisted us in preparing
our furniture tenders. These ten-
ders were opened at a meeting
held on Jan. 6. The foIiowing sup-
pliers were selected and the
amounts shown constitute their to-
tal order:
T. Eaton Co. Limited, $25,225.42;
Rann Furniture Co., $5,379.74;
Metal Fabricators Limited, $12,-
192.95; Waterloo Bedding Co. Ltd.,
$3,780.36; G. A. Hardie & Co. Ltd.,
$3,224.89. W. E. Saunders Ltd.,
$220.10; Cassidy's Ltd,, $512,30;
Ingram & Bell Ltd., $851.90; Fish-
er & Burpe, $964.64; Beinton Wool-
Ien Mills Ltd., $1,998.00. Total,
$54,350.30. - Wm. Morritt, 'Chair-
man,
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