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The Citizen, 2001-06-27, Page 12NOTICE Municipality of Huron East Please be advised that the LOCATION of the NEXT GENERAL MEETING of the Council of the Municipality of Huron East on July 3rd, 2001 HAS BEEN CHANGED from the Town Hall to the Brussels Morris & Grey Community Centre J.R. McLachlan Clerk-Administrator 519-527-0160 ylliE1011 IN GREENHOUSE SPECIALS NOW ON!! We have everything you need, including... • Annuals • Hanging Baskets • Perennials including 40 kinds of Hostas Nursery Stock • Potted Containers • Geraniums & more! EMUS 50% SALE on Selected Nursery Stock Returns! WE'VE BEEN GROWING YOUR STRAWBERRIES FOR 19 YEARS. or Ready Picked STRAWBERRIES Pick Your Own Please call for crop update. You may pick in your own containers as we sell by the pound. Supervised children welcome but no pets please. Orders taken. Weather permitting. in Far R. #1 Bayfield, ON NOM 100 0 519-482-3020 MondOa,.7-EFNrid-a.v 8-8 Sat. S Sun. K. totittbom i'd. oat O l,- ctistor, ,31,7.to PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2001. I mentioned the good work of Benjamin Fretz at the cleaning day in the Cranbrook Hall. 1 should add that his sister Sammy would have joinell us to help clean as well but she was seen as too young to join her brother. Never mind, Sammy, in the future Peter is going to call you per- sonally when there is cleaning to be done at the hall and you are old enough to join. As everybody knows all citizens in-Cranbrook eventually get to be 39 years old! This happened to Frank Workman who had a birthday cele- bration on Wednesday, June 20. Family and friends gathered for a riotous party and there was of course a birthday cake with many, many, many candles. Later on fireworks concluded the evening. Oh yes ... and it was reported that Joan Jacobs was a special guest! Grace Smith reported that on June 16 there was a family reunion at David Smith's, son of Larry Smith. Some 125 people attended. Beryl Smith told me that there could have been 50 more Smiths if all members of the family had attended. Everyone enjoyed themselves and some good games of golf were -played. On Sunday, my car broke down "Hey! What's- going on over at Humphries'?" "I don't know!' Heard they're going to tear the old store down." "No! Really? Why are they putting up that hydro pole right beside their house? Hope that old tree doesn't have to come down." So began the talk of the town a few weeks ago as news broke out about changes at the Humphries. In fact, the old store didn't come completely down, only the top sec- tion of the building. It was an old flat roof as a lot of buildings were designed that way a hundred years ago. It also leaked like a sieve so instead of tearing the whole place down Bill and Marjory decided they would just remove the top part, then put on a peaked roof. William Henry Humphries built the store in 1901 and opened up its doors as Wm. H. Humphries and Son ... Horse Shoers and General Blacksmiths. William was a carriage maker. On an old ledger account dated 1904 that Marjory brought out for me to look at, it stated the following: "Dealers in dry goods, groceries. boots, shoes, hardware, carriages, wagons, buggies, sleighs, cutters and all kinds of agricultural implements .,. manufacturers of wrought iron stable door latch." After a while William John Humphries (father to Bill, Stewart and Mary) and his sister Margaret took over the running of the store. Eggs and cream in the surrounding area were gathered and sold and it was interesting to learn that they also delivered groceries. The business also had the dealership for International Harvester. It is so interesting to hear some of the locals talk of those early years when Walton was humming with business of various kinds. To me it seems so hard to believe that there was ,a bank, a jewellery store, sever- al gas stations and other businesses. Marie Coutts, Mary Humphries and Marjory Humphries all remember pumping gas with those old pumps that are now antiques. ' Later on Mary and Stewart Humphries ran the store and bought the post office to it. With the death of Stewart in 1983, Bill and Marjory tried their hand at running the store until they closed their doors in 1990. Now it is only the ghosts of the past beside that old potbelly stove that sits in the front window of the store. You can't see ole 'what's his name' that lived on the 8th line of Morris or watchama call it that lived east of town, but one can almost see them leaning back in the well-worn rock- ing chairs, sucking on their pipes, telling and retelling the stories everyone loved to hear. By Bonnie Gropp Citizen staff Members of North Huron council, the police services board and the police are expecting to meet July 17 - to discuss the move to OPP service for the municipality. Councillors voted in favour of a contract proposal from the OPP at the June 18 meeting. This is the sec- ond proposal presented as council felt the first was too high. This proposal has eliminated the full-time clerical staff person and comes in at a total cost of $664,341 for OPP policing. The contract is for five years, however, as noted by Rod Case, there will be some fluctuation in items such as telephone costs, wages and benefits or contractual payouts. The budget for this year for the Wingham Police Service is $516,600 . North Huron will also pay $142,847 for policing in the wards of East Wawanosh and Blyth. Having accepted the contract in principle, a proposal must be sub- mitted to the Ontario Civilian Help for Today. Hope for Tomorrow. Today, -1 in 13 Canadians over 65 is affected by Alzheimer Disease and related demcntias: For more information, contact your local Alzheimer Society or visit our Web site at www.alzheimer.ca AlzheimerSociety ' Canadian Siutly dl I leahh ;kW Aping on Hwy. 23 around 6 p.m. I called my neighbours on my cell phone to help me out and settled 'down to wait. A car stopped and it was a young lady who asked if my car was broken down and offered me the use of her cell phone. Of course I ' thanked her for her concern and told her I was expecting help. I am reporting it here because it -was one worthy piece of news'of a kindness done and that is what it is all about in this life. Teens damage car at party On June 24 shortly after 1 a.m. Huron OPP were contacted by a vic- tim over a vehicle being damaged. The officer learned that the victim's daughter had been at a party in Blyth on King Street when an argument ensued between- groups of. people. The matter turned into a physical confrontation and others decided to leave to avoid being part of the inci- dent. They got into a Chevrolet Cavalier to leave but were surrounded by oth- ers at the party who wold not allow them to go. Objects were thrown at the vehicle breaking two rear side windows on the car. Numerous dents were also put on the car. Huron OPP are investigating this incident and any person who. has information is asked to call the Huron OPP or Crime Stoppers. Face It The second storey of Humphreys General Store in Walton was removed last week. The owners have decided to replace the flat top roof with a peak roof. (Mark Nonkes photo) N. Huron approves OPP proposal Commision on Police Service (OCCOPS). Then a hearing will be held, "when (OCCOPS) sees tit," said Case. Public meetings can be held if the municipality chooses. However, Case said that as there were earlier .ones held it is probably unnecessary. Once a proposal is submitted it would likely take 60 days before a hearing date was set so council has time to decide on a public meeting, Case said.