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The Huron Expositor, 1950-01-20, Page 31;Y 34 ,TAl4UAR 20,: Igo Hensall Village eCouncil' Holds Inaugural Meeting Taxes in Arrears Total But $607, or 21/2 %O, Col- lector Tells Council. The inaugural meeting of the J 950 Hensall •Council was held Tuesday morning at 11 a.m. in the CEMENT BLOCKS Immediate delivery HURON ' CONCRETE' PRODUCTS . Phone 684 : $eaforth, • council chamber with all member's being present. All members of the council took their declaration of office before Justice of the Peace J. A. Paterson. Reeve A. W. Kerslake asked Rev. P. A. Ferguson to open the 1950 council session. Rev. Ferguson ad- dressed the counnil andread the Scripture, also offered up a prayer asking for guidance for the council during the year.. Reeve A. W. Kers- lake thanked Rev. P. A. :Ferguson for his address and prayer. The reeve, in his inaugural ad- dress to council, stressed the fact that the last two years,.had been very trying in view of the construc- tion of. the drain and the water- works and it had meant the spend- ing of a lot of money, also the rais- ing of the tax rate, but thought DO. NTPONDER ANY 0L 'SIG ORDER YOUR CHICKS NOW From MOORES' POULTRY FAR and get THIGH QUALITY CHICKS AT REASONABLE - PRICES ! All eggs produced on our own farm. Parent stock proved 100% pullorum free for two consecutive years in Government test. Send us your order. We'11 do the rest. PHONE 666 r 3 : ' R.R. 3, SEAFORTI<I that be Careful sansideratian it might be possible -to reduce the ex penditure a little,and stated there Inaug'u "r,R was considerable repaiira to be hiade re the streets and sidewalks. Parke and Jones: That we now open.. the 1960 session of 'council. Carried. H. Hoy and Luker: That a by- law be prepared setting the regu- lar meeting nights en the second Tuesday of each month at 8 p.m, Carried. Mr. itaton, of Bothwell, appeared re the purchase of the equipment at the old open-air rink, .and F. Har- burn took him to it for inspection. Parke'and Jones; That a by-law be prepared appointing Mrs. W. O. Goodwin to the Library Board for the years 1950-51.52. Carried. Parke and Luker: That the fol- lowing members be appointed to the Park Board for two years: S. Dougall, C. Armstrong, R. Mac- Lean; W. R. Davidson, R. H. Mid- dleton iddleton and A. W. Kerslake and N. Jones from the council for one year. Carried. Hoy and Parke: That the road and street committee be Parke and Luker, and the property committee be Jones and Hoy. Carried. Luker: and L err That we now adjourn to meet again at 8 p.m.. this evening. Carried. e The first regular meeting of the 1950 village council was held Tues- day s - day evening at 8 p.m. in the coun- cil chamber with all members be- ing present. M. R. Rennie, of Hay Stationery Co.. of London, appear- ed re an adding machine, stating prices, etc. 'Phe council then ad- journed to the Fire Hall on request of the firemen: to tsiew a fire hyd- rant that had been taken apart for nspection. F. Harburn reported re the poll tax collection and stated he had collectedhet was them all but one and w s instructed to collect it, J. A. Pat- erson, tax collector, -reported re the outstanding taxes as being on - 1y $607.80 or about 21,E%a in arrears. Correspondence was read as fol- lows: Association of Assessing Of- ficers, National Iron Corporation. H. Lotan, Dept. of Highways, As- sociation of Rural Municipalities, County Treasurer, Civic Admini- stration, Workmen's Compensation Board, Daily Commercial News, London Free Press. Huron Exposi- tor, Exeter Times -Advocate, Hen- sall Motor Sales, Hydro Electric Power Commission, Dept. of Muni - • Don Brightrall Special Representative SEAFORTH, ONTARIO �I�•NtS►.U;RAN.C,E _c.o.N1�.RAN,.,. NINGSTom I it ' ONTARIO Telephone 299 PROTE,C`TION,,F.OR Til1E .CA,NADI,AN 'FAMILY • - :gs 1 FIullett - Stanley Townships The inaugural meeting of Hallett Tow7isihip Council ttpk place Jan, 9 in the Community Hall. .i ondes- Voro, at 11 a.m. in the morning. The Reeve and all members of the cot3ncil were present. The mintltee of the last regular meeting of Dec. 15 were read. The clerk called the new council, and the declaration of office • was read and all members subscribed tosame and were duly sworn in for the' year '1950. The Rev. S. Brenton was called on to address the new council. leer. Brenton thanked the council for the cipal Affairs, Tweddle Chick Hatch" eries, Bickle-Seagrave Ltd., Ausable River Conservation: Authority, Fire Marshal, Municipal World, Ontario Good Roads Association—same con- sidered and filed. Hoy and Luker•: That we order seven copies of the Municipal of council. World for the members and officials. Carried. Jones and Parke: That we ap- prove of the following rates' for i mote the sh'ee't •1 fits as d g q by Hy- dro -Electric Power Commission of Ontario as follows: 100 watt at $12 per lamp', per year, 200 watt at $18 per lamp per year, 300 watt at $22 per lamp per year, 500 watt at $30 per lamp per year. Carried. Hoy and Luker: That we order the nec- essary adapters for the fire hose of Exeter and Zurich. Carried. Parke and Jones: That we join the assoc- iation or Rural Municipalities. Car- ried. Bills and accounts were read as follows: C. Johnston, repairs snow plow, $4.75; Daily Commercial News, adv., $14.80; Loddon Free Press, adv:, $16; Huron Expositor, ads., $2.45; Bell Telephone, service, $3.30; School Board, current ex- penses, $1,000; F. Harburn, salary, $123.72; J. Passmore, salary, W.W., $41,66; Municipal World, supplies, $14.59; W. R. Davidson. coal, Hall $93.40, charity. $8.50; Bout.hron' & Son, supplies, Hall. $5.45; O, Twit- chell, supplies F.D. $1.40, streets $10.70; Hensall Hydro Commission, 'hydro, Hall and water, $28.47; Hy- dro, W.W.. $29.27; Association of Rural Municipalities, membership, $5. Total; $1,403.46. Luker and Hoy: That the bills and accounts as read be paid. Car- ried. Jones and Parke: That By- law No. 1, appointing Mrs. Goodwin a member of the Library Board; No. 2. appointing members of Park Board; No. 3; council meetings and rates of pay be given firet and sec- ond readings. Carried. Luker and Hoyt 'That By-laws Nos. 1, 2 and 3 he given third and final readings and finally passed. Carried, Parke and Jones: That we purchase an adding machine from Hay Station- ery Co. Carried. Luker and Hoy: That we now adjourn, 11.45 p.m. Carried. EW DODGE --SO MAKE A DATE TO SEE THE NEWEST, FINEST DODGE SPECIAL DE LUXE DELUXE AND a THE SPARKLING NEW STYLE Telfwe THE 'Nola ifs new beauty from the front, side and rear tho shining new grille , .. the graceful body Dees ... the wider, lower rear end. BIG, ROOMY INTERIORS - S E • - e4' A NEW OF DO • SAFETY OR A S K priejlege of attending the inaugural meeting to address the new 'coon- ell. He spoke very befittingly on the occasion, outlining the response %Witty to the ratepayers Who had trusted the affairs of the township, to their care, The new reeve thanked Mr. Brenton for attending •and addressing the council. He then called on the retiring reeye to ad- dress the incoming council, Mr. Armstrong thanked. the retiring council for the wholehearted sup- port and co-operation theyxhad.giv- en him in the past six ,years that he had held the office. He sincere- ly hoped the new council would give the same wholehearted sup- port and assistance to the incom- ing reeve. He wished the new coun- cil ,success in all the undertakings for the benefit .of the ratepayers and the advancement of the town- ship, Mr. Dale thanked Mr. Arm- strong and a hearty vote of thanks was 'tendered the speakers,' W. R. Jewitt and Archie Young: That we do now adjoin% to meat again at 1:30 p.m. Carried. The council was then entertained to dinn'e • at.t homea clerk. 1 ofh he t Geo. C. Brown. andos, Leiper: That we reconvene as a council. Carried. James Medd presented •a letter which• was read,by the clerk! Brown and Jewitt: That we accept the withdrawal df the petition of Jas. 'Medd for the cleaning out ef a portion of the Kinbur-n Swamis Drain. Carried. Mr. Robt. Townsend approached the council on behalt of the Community Hall Board. Je,e rtt and Leiper: i oat we give. a grant of $50 to the Community Ha'l Board. Carried. By-law No, 1 was then drafted, setting the tariffs for the township' officials. By-law No. 2, naming. the township officials; 13Y -law No. •,$, granting permission to the reeve. and clerk to borrow money on ce- half of the township: By-law No,, 4, the road expenditure for $40.000.00; By-law No, 5, naming the toWnship solicitor. These were given their several readings and passed. Brown. and Young: That the road strperintendeiit advertise for crush- ing 12.000 yards of gravel, ,gravel 'to be crushed to 5/8 inch and put on'roads in spring, Carried, Jewitt and Leiper: That -the road superin- tendent apply for the balance of road subsidy for ' 1949: Carried.. Leiper and Jewitt: ihat..t)le ac- counts as approved, be paid. Car- ried. Young ani Brown: That we adjourn to meet Feb, 6, ttt t.30 o'clock. Carried. The following accounts were passed: Community Hall Board, grant, $5,0; Mrs. A. Wagner, rebate on dog tax, $2; Robt. Johnston, bounty. $6; Geo. W. Cowan, ()AA?. and registrations. $9.75: McCall Drain by-laws and damage,, $a9: rebate on school. taxes. $30.11; Huron Expositor, advertisement, $9.59; Fire Protection Area, Lon- desboro. $340.fs2; roads and bridges, $3,389:`;9; Ontario Good roads. mem.ber:elhip fees. $5: Ontario Rur- al Mur;:c:pallty, membership lees, $5.06. Stanley Council The inaugural meeting <if'Stanley Township Council was held'•in the Township Hall on Jan. 9 at 10.30 a.m., with all members present. Af- ter the ei,th of 'office bad been ad- ministered :,y the+ clerk, t.be reeve', Elmer Webster. took the chair and proceeded with the business of the meeting. ' , A be' -law making :he following appointment; `.'o:- 1950 was ap,irov- • ed by council: Clerk -Treasurer. Fred 5, Watson:' assessor and tax collector. H. M. Haniy; tax collec- t P.''. of Bayfield..Le', Elliott; seE001 attendance office•:-. Et'.. Chut- er: caretaker of .t.enoteph. Georgie iieatty, Jr.; ,weed injectors, 11. Penhale and T. Baird: sheep valu- atr:r,. Ruseell C;raineer avam St'wa'rt; caretaker of 't'idow'Adnship H, '.er. allCorresEd.pondencChite was read and dealt. with as follow-,; eeeter from Reliance Petroleum Lel,. filed; let- , re'r from Depart:ne of Teiblic Wel- . fare. filed; appeal from inf. S.elve- j'tiu:l Army, .t grant to $25.x0 was made; letter frpm Workmen's Com-, j,ptnsation Board. filed: letter from 'Registrar General, hied. t A deraitati8u re;':re'seniinFe, the Zurich Community Centre enter - yicwect the council, requesting a 'grant toward: their new bnil,lin' . atter conslneraoie <r:.,c•us-von, r. was decided that no ai•tinn be t-ia- r'rl on this request. The. Treasurer wa, au:horizon to apply to the I)<-partment of Hign- e nes for the balance of subsidy on 1418 road expenditure. By-law No. 2, authorizing an expenditure of $311 heti on roads lend bridges. and By-lw No. 3. authclrizing the reeve and treasurer to borrow necess••try monies from the bank' were given the necessary readings and passed as finally real. The Clerk was authorized to draft a by-laty pro- hibiting t.be dumping of Junk o0 townsnip, roads arta present t ne same to council a:. its next meetin:'. The road voucher for $e56.25 and general voucher l'or e264,411 were passed and ordered paid. Council adjourned to meet Feb. 6, at 1.30 p.m• CgURCH OFFIC Reports,.of Committees ' in- dicate Successful Year. . in All Departments. The annual meeting of cronlar;y congregation was held 'Thursday afternoon' in the basement of the church with Rev. G. Young as chair- man.) The •minutes of the last an- nual meeting were read by Calder McKaig. The session report Was given by Rev. G. Young, and the auditors' report lay Calder, MoKaig. The treasurer's report, read by Thomas Laing, showed more money had been collected in the. past year than h previous years. The Sun- day School report was•. given by Grace Chalmers. Mrs. Thos. Scott gave the Marion Ritchie report; Mrs. John Wallace read the W.M.S. report. The Ladies' Aid report was read by Mrs. Houghton. The ceme- tery report re ort was given by T L. Scott. Mrs. Lloyd Sorsdahl gave the report of the Presbyterian Re- cord. The literary eommittee had no th tng tore ort but .the addition of new members: -Tfrey .. are Mr. - and Mrs. Harold Boleman, Mr. and Mrs. Calder...McKaig and Mr.- and Mrs. T. L. Scott. - Plans to obtain new library books were discussed. Man- agers appointed for three years were Eldon Allen, Lloyd Miller and Edwin••Storey. Calder McKaig was named secre- tary for 1950; Thos. Laing,' treas- urer; Calder McKaig and John Wallace, auditors; Lloyd Sorsdahl, Sunday School •superintenden•t ; cemetery committee, T. L. ,Seott, Calder McKaig, Thos. Laing, Thos. Hay, Ken McKellar, Sam McCurdy and Andrew McLachlin; Record secretary,. ,,.,Mrs. • Lloyd Sorsdahl. The meeting Closed with a prayer by Rev. G. Young. . ERAGootsce • IPLVAaurM cities which forms the other baste ceruse or migration• can be partially overcome. The way to do this :s to supply •counter attractions in the rural areas. Life would he more attractive if farm incomes were more stable than at present. in all probability, however, the prob- lem of the 'business cycle must be solved before the inIstability of farm incomes can be cured.Migra- tion would, in part, be overcome if some decentralie,ation of industry could take place and thereby pro- vide industrial jobs within the borders of Huron County. 'Phe. oentraiizat1en of syr�tem, which , ; bag en recently, xs mt7st, d 1 te. , ward' step in -Meeting the problems of ren tl al• life: In akl 3l¢. E lihoo d d the centralized schoo1 w prove a powgrful force in. rebuiidP° Ing community. spirit. Two mdl�" Powerful weapons can. be Used tetra, the fight to prevent the decline:Aig: ruraloom'mtinities One ofthesei;e, } 9 communities.. the prevision of well -stocked retries by action of the provine nk government. The other is the. erection of community cultural an& . . recreation -centres. The A -B -C -�. SUCCESSION DUTIES ELIMVILLE The card party was held in the hall on Friday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Johns as hosts. The winners were: Ladies, Mrs. Norman Jacques; men, Gordon Pen - hale; , consolation, Mrs. Delmar Skinner and Bobby Johns. A dainty lunch was served by the hostess. • Miss Seeta Collyer and Wanda Stephen. of London Life, London, spent the week -end at their homes here. 9ntrodnctwn i00$ S�V Pr relidentf pWT1.N16 ants of Huron County to compete with the larger stores in London and Stratford. The local merchants found that they could compete successfully on a purely business basis with the best that city stores could offer. But they also discover- ed, that they were• helpleis-befor•, the desire of the farm women to outdo the wearing apparel of their r eiglibare. . ,Are there any conclusions «'!itch we may draw from the changes which have been taking plate 111 Huron County- over the last sixty- five years? It is possible 10 seggect a few. • If the church is to survive:. ,(t', whole new concept of religions teaching trust be. evolved. Minis- ters will have to be recruited from among people who are inter- ested in farmers and tth'eir, prob- lems. These men should be trained in the study- of agriculture, rural education, art, literature. recrea- tion. Sanitation and social organiz- ation. In this way they will be able to reach peoale by an intelligent discussion of their common inter - What of the powetful force of depopulation which is .still operat- ing on rural life In Huron County? 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