Clinton News Record, 1954-01-07, Page 1ttlie ,ifir5t
THE MUNICIPAL 130ARD HAS
. granted tentative approval for the
proposed addition to the CDCI
building and the board can now
proceed to hire an arenitect and
prepare final plans, ready to re -
epeeist final approval . . . The
News -Record was informed of this
. by •Dr, J. A. Addison, board mem-
ber, just as we Were going te press
today . . .
UNUSUALLY QUIET' CHRIST -
ms Day and New Year's Day are
reported by the police department
this year — . no accidents . . no
impaired driving apprehended .
• no arrests . . Congratulations to
Clinton and district . . .
ONE THING WE ACCOMPLISH -
ed just before 1953 ended which
we're.almost afraid to brag about
. You know those little trim
packages of four biscuits that
restaurants provide soup -eaters ...
And you know the little red strip
of cellophane that's sepposed to
unravel the whole thing and prac-
tically never does . . Well we
had it licked . . . Two packages
opened without .a mishap for two
days in succession . , . Of course
that was last yeer . • •
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SNOW PILES AT THE CURB -
sides are beginning to show that
mid -winter tattle -tale gray . . .
Fresh snowfall cleans them up
like a Monday wash . . . and with
the sun and traffic . . . the white-
ness wears off . . and nothing
is left but the unsightly piles . . .
Do believe they're a bit neater
this year than last, however . . .
The new plow must be doing a
good job . . .
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FELT EVER SO GUILTY AT
the last meeting of council .
The police chief's report was read,
and included the fact that ten
traffic violation fines were collect-
ed last year . . . We, personally,
were responsible for exactly one-
tenth of that revenue M the town
. . . Should we rejoice over the
gain to the town's coffers? Per-
haps so . . . At any rate • . . we
will try to evade the strong arm
of the law throughout this year..
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HEARD A YOUNG AIRMAN MT
one of the town's jewellery storee
this week . . . plaintively ask the
proprietor .."I wonder if you
c. ula tell me where they have
moved the city hall to this time?..
• * *
011, YES TH:E MOVE FROM THE
old public school building back to
the town hall was accomplished
last week . . . Already one council
meeting, one court. session, one
'bingo game, and diversediscus-
sions have taken place there . . .
AlSo a good hit of work has been
done on the furnace.. and chair-
man of the general government
committee is hard at work plan-
ning further fixing .
* *
, "IT'S NOT MANY VVHO CAN
sport a bouquet of pansies picked
out of one's garden on the second
day of January . , , Mrs. Nelson
Heard attracted attention when
she entered Hovey's store, Bay-
field, with six lovely pansies pin-
ned on her coat . . . They were
from her own garden" . . This
bit of winter wonder is, donated
by our Bayfield correspondent . .
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MORE GOOD NEWS FOR BESS-
dents arid commuters ... T. Prycle,
MLA for Huron has reported to us
that tenders have been called for
grading, and constructing of cul-
verts on the Highway 8.. . a six -
mile stretch west. of Clinton . .
This will mean that shortly the
road, at least that far . . . will be
re -surfaced,. .
;
AFTER YESTERDAY'S SESSION
of magistrate's court was closed
. . Magistrate Dudley Holmes
got to reminiscing a bit . .
He
remembers the courtroom and
council chamber of the Town Hall
quite well . . . and good reason
• . the first client he defended
was in the Clinton Town Hall in
1920 . . . Magistrate Holmes
doesn't notice too much change in
the building since then . .
CONGRATULATIONS
Mrs. Lucy McMichael celebrated
her 93rd birthday on Monday,
January 4, at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Milton-Wiltse, Vic-
toria Street,
Dec.
e
Jan.
The Weather
1953 1952
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1954 1953
1 35 15 30 22
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4,25 2 28 16
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Snow : 6.5 ins, Snow: Sins.
Rain: .5 ins.
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CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, jANUARY 7, 1954
On Christmas Morning
Mrs. Leen Rehorst smiles -
happily at her nine -pound baby
son, as they rest comfortably at
the. Clinton Public, Hospital.
Young John Leendert named af-
ter his father, was born before
dawn was breaking, 017 Christ-
mas morning, in the stable at
the home of ins parents, R.R. 5,
Clinton.
Mr. Rehorst, who with his
• •
Wife came to this district just
three and one half years ago
from Holland, had gone to the
barn that morning to milk and
feed the cows. His wife real-
ized that it was time to go to
the hospital, and waded through
knee-deep sneer to the barn to
tell him. However the baby ar-
rived before they could leave,
and his first bed was of straw
in the stable. "I remember
that as the baby was being born
a young calf poked its head
through the wooden gate," said
Mrs. Rehorst
Council.' Urged By Mayor Agnew •
Toward Friendly Co-operation. •
A round a dozen of Clinton's cit-
izens attended the inaugural meet-
ing of the 1954 council of the Town'
of Clinton held in the council
chamber of the Town Hall on Mon-
day evening. All members were
present, .and heard an inspiring
address from Rev. D. 1 Lane.
Mayor M. .T. Agnew
In his first address to the coun-
cil, the new mayor called them a
"handsome -looking bunch of rog-
ues," and charged thein not to for-
get that the council had authority
invested in them by the people,
who expect that the councillors
take good -care of the public wel-
fare.
He stated his intention of shar-
ing the duties of the mayor with
the other councillors, with the in-
tention of having each one af the
councillors groomed to accept the
mayor's seat if necessary. On this
basis, and with agreement of the
council, G. Knights was appointed
as the mayor's representative to
the Library Board; M. ,Crich to
the .Pleneing Board, and Dr...H. A.
Mantyre to the Hospital Hoard:
In conclusion Mayor Agnew ask-
ed' for co-operation, and stressed
the fact that friendly cp-operation
was what was needed. "If some-
one has made a- Mistake, do not
ride him to death," Agnew ended,
By-law one for 1954 was passed
to authorize the borrowing of $90,-
000 to meet current expenditures
until the taxes are collected.
Appointinents Made
13y -law two was passed, appoint-
ing members to the various boards
of the town, as follows: Miss M. A,
Stone, Public Library Board for a
three-year term; Deputy -Reeve
Crich and Coun. Glicidon to the
Clinton Cemetery Board for 1954;
appointed to the Clinton. Cemetery
Board for a two-year period was Coun. N. Livermore "
Glen. Cook, and for a three-year
period, A. F. Cudmore; to the Clin-
ton Community Centres Board for
1954, Reeve Nediger, Cour), Nor-
man Livermore. and Wilber Welsh
(representing the Clinton Turf
Club); for a two-year period, A. J.
McMurray (Huron Central Agri-
cultural Society), Cameron Proctor
tClinton Branch No. 140, Canadian
Legion); mid for a three-year per-
iod, Mrs. Mervyn Bath -in (Clinton
Women's Institute) and William
Perdue (Clinton Lions Club) Cour:,
Dr. Harry McIntyre, representing
Council, will act for 1954 on the
Clinton Planning Board, while. Bob
Irwin will serve for a three-year
period.
At the suggestion of the mayor,
an application for a licence to
Clark Stanley to operate an addi-
tional cab was referred to the pol-
ice chief.
Clerk L. D. Holland gave 'a re-
sume of a report from. the Cem-
etery Board regarding purchase of
eight acres of land from Willis
VanEgmond, abutting the present NORMAN LIVERafteltal
cemetery and stretching to the Newcomer to the council
highway. Arrangement has been chamber this year is Norman
mnde that payment for this land Livermore, elected on Decem-
be made over a period of five ber 1 to serve on the Colwell
years, a total of $25,000 W. Van- of the municipality of the
Egmond will forgo interest on the Town of Clinton for the first
money in return for being allowed time. '
to work the land unused 0: the
Board.
Power to Sign
On motion of Nediger-Crich, the
finance chairman was given power
to sign cheques with • the clerk,
rather than the past custom of
having the mayor andeclerk sign.
Publishing Statement
Coun. Gliddon proposed having
the financial statement published
each month, otherwise public is in
the dark until die end of the year.
Agnew stated that he believed it
had been available to the press,
and that formerly it had been
published .free.
Rental Housing
Subject of Talk
Need of removing the mini-
mum population requirement
SQ that small municipalities
can enter the rental housing
field will be discussed here on
'-ratrualVT4-bn'OffietaTa 'cif all
Huron municipalities. —
The problem will be talked
over with Tom Pryde, MLA
for Huron. He plans to present
a resolution from the county
to officials of the' Ontario De-
partment of Planning and De-
velopment.
At present only municipal-
ities with a population of 5,000
or more may enter into the
rental housing agreement God-
erich is the only urban centre.
in the county that has been
able to take advantage of the
scheme. •
The meeting is called for
eight o'clock in the Town Hall.
James Doig Receives Majority of 93 Votes to Win
Reeve's Chair in Tuckeisraith. Councillors Acclaimed
James Doig, councilman for the
pant two years, received a 93 -vote
majority last Monday to claim the
reeveship of Tuckersmith Town-
ship for the year 1954. Reeve Dot
Was opposed by Andrew Crozier, a
member of the township council
for five years and acting reeve
during the- last year, when Reeve
D. A. Moffatt became too ill to
attend to his duties. Mr. Crozier
himself was itt during the latter
part of 1953 and was unable to
canvass to any great extent before
the election. Mr. Doig polled 373
votes to Mr. Crozier's 28Q.
While there were six' nomina-
tions for council only four qual-
ified and therefore no election was
necessary. Those acclaimed were,
Ivan Forsyth, I3ert Garrett; Dave
McLean and Roy Bell.
Two school trustees, Wilmer
Hroadfoot Mid Mervyn' Falconer
aiso were elected by acclamation.
Neanneation Meeting.
After nominations were closed
013 December 28, Charles MacKay
Was appointed chairman of the
Meeting./ He expressed his regrets
that Reeve Moffatt and Councillor
Croaler were Linable to attend the
meeting due to niness and assured
those attending that both men
were recovering.
James Doig was the first speak-
er. He read a report prepared by
Reeve Moffatt dealing with the
affairs of county council. Mr. Doig
said that. he felt that Tuckersmith
should receive a greater Aare *of
the county road work because of
the large amount that the town-
ship pays to that body. •
Dealing with the financial af-
fairs of the tOwnship Mr. Doig
outlined the increase in bank loans
for the past len years and claimed
that they were too high at the end
of 1953, having exceeded a year's
return of taxes. He blamed no one
in particular for this situation lint
thought the situation resulted
from a, lack of foreaight on the
part of past council& He felt that
the previous councils did not have
the courage to levy a rnill rate
that would be sufficient to pay
expenses.
Ivan Forsyth
Mr. Forsyth discussed the woek
that had been done on the roads.
He pointed out that this had been
curtailed due to the., increase in that he would qualify,
the provincial subsidy. He said
that he hoped that no action would
be taken to withdraw the road
between concessions 7 and 8 from
the county road systems,
Bert Garrett also discussed the
road work mentioning the fact
that due to last year's rend win-
ter the cost of snowplowing had
been cut several thousand dollars.
Dave McLean, a new candidate,
said that he would do his best for
a better Tuckersmith.
Frank Falconer felt. that there
hadn't been too much fixing done
to the roads, He pointed out that
the traffic was a great deal. heav-
ier now and felt that the residents
of the west end deserved better
roads than they had at the present
moment.
"Everybody wants low taxes,"
he added, "but you must remember
that in most cases you lose money
by getting a cheap job. All the
ratepayers should get behind coun-
cil and if they are getting good
value for their money everyone
should be satisfied."
Roy Bell who served for a =Ti-
ber of year on council, stated
Debenture Sale
Gets Criticism
At a special' -meeting of council
called on NoVember 28 for the
purpose, councillors beard the
reading of sealed' tenders for the
purchase of the debentures which
are to he issued for the tinancing
of a project by the CDCI Board to
erect an addition to the present
CDCI building, The second high-
est tender, that of Dominion Se-
curities Corp. Ltd., was 'accepted.
Tenders included that of Nes-
bitt -Thomson & Cempan'y at $101
per 100; Dominion Securities Corp-
oration Limited, $101.55 per 100;
R. A. Daly Company, $102.334 per
100; J. L. Grahem, $102.13 per 100.
Following considerable discus-
sion, P H. 13ara1ett, representative
of the, eornparee,,F. Fingland, Q.0 ;
the public and members of the
Press were asked' to withdraw, and
on motion of Pegg seconded by
Mayor -elect M. J. Agnew, council
went into a tensed session as a
committee of the whole.
When council -reconvened, a mo-
tion by Knights, seconded by,
Sehoephals ofaered to' accept the
tender of Dominion Securities pro-
vided that all doste of the issue be
berrie by the ,tendered, including
the eee to the Municipal Board,
which had alrea.dy been incurred.
Mr. Bartlett Asked leave to
phone director S of his firm before
granting this equest; and did se,
returning to the counell room with
the alternativ, plan of raising the
original tender of his -firm to
$101.70. This was' accepted by
council.
Advantages of letting the tend-
er to Dominion Securities who will
take complete charge of expenses
connected -with the issuing of the
debentures, is a saving to the
town in work on the project, and
probable extra cost of legal fees.
Also, it was e#Iained by F. Ping -
land that the bonds would be of-
feredlocally to any interested
buyers, for a period after they are
available.
At the first meeting of the 1954
council held on Monday night of
this week, approximate figures
were presented by Mayor M. 3.
Agnew of probable costs connected
with the bond lesue. Basing print-
ing costs on the fact that the
335,000 debenture school addition
cost $103.68, :Printing was esti-
mated at $528.76. Validation
charges by the Municipal Board,
$180; further, charges by Muni-
cipal Board, Mr necessary possible
changes in by-law, 3150; possible
legal costs, 5250. The total of
$1,108.76.
The highest -tenderer, that of
R, A. Daley Ca. .offered a premium
of $4,201.20, Which was an in-
crease of $1,141.20 over premium.
oefered by Dominion, that of $3,-
080. However, this apparent sav-
ing of 31,141.20 was illustrated by
the estimated report to be cancel-
led by the e=ensee that Dominion
offered to aIrtime, thus leaving an
actual difference of $32.44.
Mayor Agnew read a telegram
received from the Daley firm, both
by himself and the ex -mayor W.
J. Miller, which called the action
of the council unethical, unsound,
unfair, etc. The mayor said, "I
believe council has some authority.
I do not think we can be in-
fluenced by what some firm in
Toronto thinka of us." The tele-
gram stated that unless the coun-
cil saw fit to reverse its decision,
then the Daley firm would take
the matter up with the Municipal
Board.
District Groups
Visit Coun.ty Horne
Mrs. M. E. a -aeon reports an
active and pleasant Christmas sea-
son at the Huron County Home,
this year. Special programs and
parties began as early as October
29, when the Young People's Un-
ion of Wesley -Willis 13 ni t e d
Church entertained the folk at the
home.
In November, Earl Heywood and
his band provided old time and
popular music to the delight of the
oldsters, and by the time Decem-
ber came around the programs
were coming more frequent. God-
erich Salvation Army, the Exeter
Rebekah Lodge, the Elinwille Wo-
men's Institilte and the Dashwood
Women's Institute, ;as well as the
Sergeants' Mess, RCAF Station
Clinton, the Fordwich Women's
Institute, members of' the NCO's
Wives' Auxiliary, RCAF Station
Clinton, all provided entertainment
and fun. •
Members of the Clinton Rebekah
Lodge presented three platform
rockers, and the Kinette Club of
Clinton presented another. W. C.
Newcombe presented tobacco, Mrs.
W. J. Jewell, Goderich, represent-
ing the Helping Hande group,
Goderich, brolight cookies, candy
and hankies. Mrs. Edgar Wight -
man, Belgrave, as usual sent gifts
to two residents of the home.
, For the 28th consecutive year
the members of the Seaforth Lions
Club paid a visit to the Home,
bringing cheer and presents the
Sunday before Christmas.
Girl Guide carol singers lent
their talent to provide enjoyment
to the folk. at the Horne. Moviee
have been shown weekly, by the
Clinton Lions Club in co-operation
with the Bayfield Lions Club. 11,
R. Hawkins, also helped to make
the Christmas season a pleasant
one for the elderly folk at- the
County Home.
Coming Events
do a word, minimum 75e
Tuesday, ;Ian. 18 Cub and
Scout Atudliary will meet at 8 pm
in Wesley -Willis United Church.
Friday, Jan. 15 — Euchre and
dance, Bayfield hall at 8.30 p.m.
Sponsored by Bayfield Lions Club.
Proceeds for arena fund. Max-
well's orchestra. Admission 50c.
1.2-b
"An invitation is sent to all to
come and enjoy dancing at the
Crystal Palace Ballroom, Mitchell,
every Friday • night to the music
of Clarence Petrie and the Night
}lawns."
Christmas Gift
To Town of $5,000
Rather a pleasant Christmas
present was awarded the Town
of Clinton juSt two weeks ago,
when'word was received from
the Chief Municipal Engineer,
department of Highways, to
this effect: .
"Please he advised that the
appropriation approved for
your 1953 mad activities has
been further reviewed and the
Minister of Highways, • the
Hon. George H. Doucett was
pleased ta direct that it be in-
creased $5,000. This addition-
al $5,000 with the amount ap-
proved under date of April 22,
1953, gives a total appropria-
, tion of $16,000 for the current
year."
Council Picks 1954
Committeemen
Executive ie Police Committee:
Mayor Agnew, Reeve Nediger,
Couns. Knights & Gliddon.
Gem Government: Deputy Reeve
Crich, Couns. Shaddick & Liver-
more,
Public Works: Reeve Nediger,
chairman and rep. for St. John's
Ward; St Andrew's, Dep. Reeve
Crich; St, James', Coma Shaddick;
St. George's, Coun. Schoenhals.
Health It Welfare: Coun. Schoen-
hals, Dep. Reeve Crich and Coun.
Livermore.
Protection to Persons and Prop-
erty: Couns. Shaddick, Gliddon
and Livermore.
Finance: Couns. Knights, Mc-
Intyre and Schoenhals.
Couns, Gliddon and
Knights and Reeve Nediger.
Speelan Couns. Livermore and
McIntyre and Dep. Reeve Crich.
Court of Revision: Couns. Mc-
Intyre, Knights, Schoenhals, Shad -
dick and Reeve Nediger.
Rturmaill Again Mired
Now Assistant to Rands
A. E. Rumball has been re -hired
by the Clinton Public Utilities
Commission, this tinie to serve as
assistant superintendent, at a sal-
ary of $3,500. (This is $100 more
than he received last year when
superintendent.) At the s.arne time
the Commission rescinded a motion
providing Mr. Rumball with, salary
of $50 a month for life, and retain-
ing him in an advisory capacity to
the new superintendent, J. Rands.
This action was taken at a spec-
ial meeting following the inaug-
ural meeting of the commission
held yesterday afternoon.
At the inaugural meeting Hugh R.
Hawkins was re-appohited chair-
man of the commission, a post he
has now held for several years. A.
J. McMurray was re -appointed sec-
retary, and after some discussion
A. E. Rumball was made tteasurer
of the commission.
W. E. Perdue objected to this
last appointment, stating that dur-
ing the 26 years he had been on
the commission it had been the
custom for the superintendent to
have the office of treasurer. The
superintendent had the responsib-
ility of spending money in conduct-
ing the business of the commission,
and it was only reasonable that he
should have the treasurer's office.
Both Mr. Hawkins and McMur-
ray expressed their opinion that
there was no need to change the
office of treasurer, since Mr. Rum -
ball was still on the payroll, and
he could carry on the job. Mayor
M. J. Agnew related the fact that
he had delegated the usual Mayor's
job of signing cheques to be the
responsibility of the finance com-
mittee chairman, and believed like
action could be taken in the PUC.
George Rumball, new member of
tile commission, suggested that the
minutes of the PUC would show
that at times in the past, commiss-
ioners had acted as secretary. He
14 Oddfellows Receive Jewels
Ontario Grand Master Present
Clinton Lodge IOOF No. 83
held a very impressive meeting on
Tuesday evening when 14 members
were honoured with the gift of
Veteran's Jewels, Present for this
special ceremony was the Grand
Master of the Jurisdiction of On-
tario, Bro. Robert K. Williamson,
London, Jack Sturdy, the Noble
Grand, was In charge of the meet-
ing.
In his address, Bro. Williamson
said that it was a real pleasure
for him to share in this meeting.
He had been in Clinton on various
occasions, and in fact had found
his wife here, and so Clinton had
a _very special, place in his effec-
lions. He spoke very fittingly of
the beginning of the New Year
and said that he hoped that it
would also be a beginning to bet-
ter things ahead in Odd Fellow-
ship. lie mentioned various phases
of the different aspects of the or-
der, stressing the Hospital Bed and
C.P. and T. programmes.
He closed his remarks in a very
challenging manner. He spoke of
a certain -Danish woman who had
given of all her possessions and
time that she could work with the
Danish underground during the
Nazi occupation. Finally she was
captured by the Germans, and tak-
en to a concentration carep. There
she was forced to -weite out a
document, stating that she had
been misguided in her underground
Coml. A. E. Shaddick
, -ALBERT E. SRAM:RCS,
though newly elected to coun-
cil, has had some experience
with municipal affairs, having
e,erved several years as courn
cillor prior to and including
1948.
operations, and that she was giving
up her Christian beliefs. She ask-
ed permission to sign a name,
which she said was her under-
ground name, hoping by this ruse
to put the Nazis off the track. She
signed the document with "Em-
manuel" after her name. The Ger-
mans did not realize that Em-
manuel means "God With Us" and
So she was able to get her mes-
sage across to the people of her
homeland, and they went about
the streets of Copenhagen laugh-
ing in the very faces of the Ger-
mans. )3ro. Williamson quietly
said "that was my Mother". Then
he added that unless men and.
women, whether they be rnembere
of the IOOF or not must take
"Emmanuel" into their lives, and
live as God would have them live,
if any better world can ever be
attained.
Those who received their 25 -
year Jewels were: H. C. Lawson,
J. E. Cooke Dr. r. G. Thompson,
W. N. Counter, James Livermore,
Dr. 11. A. McIntyre, E. L. Mitten,
J. L. Heard, William J. Mutch, A.
E. Rumball and G. N. Davies, all
of Clinton''W. L. Townsend,
Brantford; Charles Coultes, List-
owel; and Gordon L. Hall, Cayuga.
Also present for the occasion
was the DDGIVI, Bro, Albert Keys,
Exeter, who was introduced by
PKDe Keys,
asMsisBteardrbeyttpDTrayGli‘orr. Joh Bro.
Sutter, introduced the Grand
Master. Mr. Keys spoke briefly
before the conclusion of the even-
ing. Visitors were present from
Goderich and Exeter Lodges, as
ivell as a member from Alberta,
JuliOs Pring, Innisfree, Alta., who
was in town visiting his son at
RCAF Station Clinton.
The appreciation of the Lodge
to the Grand Master wan expres-
sed by Benson Sutter, who also
presented Bro, Williamson- with a
small token as a memento of his
visit to Clinton. Delicious refresh-
ments rounded outa very happy
•
evening.
Prior to the meeting the Grand
Master, accompanied by Bros.
Jack Sturdy, George Falconer and
Benson Sutter, called at the home
of William W. Mitch, and pre-
sented him with his Jewel, They
also called at the homes of Dr. J.
S. Evans and Norman Kennedy,
who were honoured with 50 -year
Jewels. One brother who is ill,
W. L. Johnson, was also remem-
bered by a visit at this time, These
brothers were not able to be at
the meeting, and so this method
was taken so that these brothers
Would not be forgotten. One other
Jewel, that going to E. E. Hunni-
ford, London, will be taken to him
by Grand Master Williamson, as
Mr. Hunniford was unable to come
to Clineon.
also doubted Perdue's statement
regarding his length of service
with the PUC, and suggested that
investigation would show a total of
only 16 years.
A motion made by W. E. Perdue
that jabez'llands be treasurer, re-
ceived no seconder. Hawkins mtne
ed, seconded by McMurray that A.
E. Rumball be treasurer, and a
vote carried the motion three to
two. Mayor Agnew and W. E.
Perdue were the, dissenting voices.
Meeting Bate Set
The date for regular meetings of
the conunission was set for the
last Tuesday of each month at
eight o'clock.
During the special meeting,
Mayor Agnew asked for the minut-
es of the meeting regarding the
hiring of the new superintendent,
to clarify the situation for himself
and the new commissioner, George
Rumball. Agnew stated that thou-
gh he had no quarrel with the bir-
ling of Rands, he did object to the
use of the word "probation". He
did not want to,feel bound by that
wording. Agnew said, "We would
go a long way to find a man with
better qualifications than Jabez
Rands. Be is continually studying
the matter, It is not a job, but a
hobby."
G. Rumball stated that the best
man in the world serving as super-
intendent under the PUC would be
under the shadow of a club, and
he would not like to have any part
of holding that club.
Perdue said, -I would like to
say this — that if 3. Rands is not
satisfactory in the job -- I would
be the first one to suggest his re-
moval. After all, our first duty is
to operate the PUC to the best ad-
vantage of the community."
A motion made by Agnew, sec-
onded byRumball hiring J. Rands
as superintendent at a salary of
$3,500 was passed.
Chairman Hawkins mentioned
that an assistant was needed. "We
have done an injustice to Mr. Rum -
hall," said Hawkins. "I believe it
to be a bad piece of legislature.
Now, I've *talked to .Jabe Rands,
and to Ern Rumball, about this
and I would move that we hire
Rumball as assistant superintend-
ent at a salary of $3,500 and that
his pension be discontinued."
Mayor Agnew: What amount is
involved in that retirement sch-
eme?
McMurray: $1,100.
Hawkins: If we hired a new ass-
istant we would have to pay close
ct Ap3• ag3131,110ee0w?0:. Well, do you feel he is
Both Hawkins and McMurray
answered in the affirmative. Haw-
kins went on to- say that he felt
the new superintendent would be
in favour. Apparently ex -super-
intendent Runiball is the only Man
on the PDC force capable of tak-
ing the readings at the power-
house.
Perdue said he did not doubt the
ability of the chairman to have
his motion passed, but he did
doubt -the wisdom of it. "The com-
mission", said Perdue, "is only
elected for one year. At the pre-
sent time Rumba has a pension
for life. What the PUC needs
right now is a lineman, and some-
one who cau. be trained into the •
way of handling the business, so
that at the -time ,of Rands' retire-
ment, someone would be available
for the position of superintendent."
Hawkins could not agree that a
lineman was needed, especially
when the re -wiring program would
cut the work of the hydro part of
the PUC to nothing. Besides, said
Hawkins, both Ern and Jabe can:
do line work.
McMurray mentioned the in-
crease in work required of the sup-
erintendent through the years, Ile
seconded Hawkins' motion, since
he could not see spending $1,100
for a man in an advisory capacity,
"Mr. Rumball at 68," said McMur-
ray, "is in his usual good health,
It would be the decent thing to
re -hire him in this way. If things
go satisfactorily this year, :then
Ile could be retained through 1955,
when upon reaching the age of 70,
he Weald be eligible for the old age
pension, and our responsibilities
would' be less."
Perdue repeated his point that
he believed the PUC would be far
better advised to take some Young,
chap, educate him, and have him
ready for the superintendency.
G. Rumball, mentioned that the
Burlington PUC had hired a man
65 years old to serve as superint-
endent at a salary of $6,500.
Perdue again stated that he was
opposed. "Think were spending
$2,000 for nothing,"
Vote on the motion had only
one dissenter: Perdue.
On motion of G. Rumball, sec-
onded by Perdue, it was decided
that employees of the PUC should
be paid twice a month rather than
the customary monthly pays.
•
Stanley -Township Councillors Receive Acclamation
.
No Complaint Offered By
Ratepayers At Nominations
. Alvin McBride was returned to proved of the CDCI addition, and
the reeveship of Stanley Township
Cduncil by acclamation on Mon-
day, .December 28, when no other
nominations were made for the
position. Councillors returned to
t heir position were Harvey Cole-;
man, MR. 1, Zurich; Carl Houston,
R.R. 3, Bayfield; Alvin Rau, Zurich
and Harvey Taylor, Varna. Trus-
tees to Stanley Township School
Area,. Nw,,re Archie Parsons, Victor
Taylor, and A. 3. Mustard, who re-
placed John Ostrom, when he an-
nounced his desire of retiring..
Reeve Ah•in McBride, in his re-
port to the ratepayers, reviewed
the work on the roads, mentioning
the comment of the county weed
inspector that the roadsides in the
township had been sadly veglected.
The 'reeve geld that he 'believed
spraying of the weeds was the
answer.
Harvey Coleman and Alvin Rau
both spoke briefly.
Harvey Taylor mentioned road
work done in the township inch:el-
1 to 8-b ing the new bridge built Tie ap-
said the increased population in
the district making school space
necessary, would also improve the
farmer's selling position.
Coun. Taylor mentioned the fact
that the Departnient of Immigra-
tion had been stating immigrants
were needed to supply much need-
ed help to the farmers, He said
that very few of the "New Canad-
ians" ever reached farms, and ask-
ed if anyone in the audience had
any solution to the situation.
Coun. Carl Houston commented
on the hectic year of 1953 and
figured that on the 110 miles, of
road in the temn,ship there would
be 500 acres of weeois to cut. This
would take full time of one nian,
even if the roads were level.
He concluded With mention that
it good many Canadian citizens
seemed to be getting the idea that
because they were bone here, they
should be looked after, and are
asking for governmental help from
the time of 1 e'w bonus to old age
pensions. This aPPearance of a
drifting attitude inight lead to
communistic beliefs through ig-
norance of the results of commun-
ism: jealousy of others, and an at-
titude of "what's in it for me?"
Menno Steckle presented the'
financial statement of the CDCI
Board, and T. B. Baird, secretary
of the Township School area board,
presented a resume of finances.
Lyle Hill, in nominating Harvey
Taylor to the council said the
ratepayers were fortunate in hav-
ing good businessmen in council.
He said it was time to devise
some sort of a- building ny-law,
since the area was in danger of
being cluttered up with buildings
of no credit to anyone.
Ex -councillor Elmer Webster
spoke briefly commending the 1953
cotuicif for its Work. "They have
done a good job."
Township Clerk Fred Watson
acted as .cbeirman of the meeting
and stressed': the fact that out of
the whole tax rate the township
had only ten mills to spend. The
rest of the money went to the
county, and to education costs, eto