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The Huron Expositor, 1951-11-30, Page 1Ninety -Second Year Whole Number 4378 URUCEFIELDYOUTH REPRESENTS CLUBS AT 441 CONGRESS Robert P. Allan, Brucefield, re- presented Huron County at the 30th National 4-11 Olub Congress at Chi- cago this week. He is one of the 75 delegates from Ontario. The Huron County delegate was selected for his outstanding,,activi- ties in Junior Farmers, Club and community affairs. F. Q. Dench, agricultural repre- sentative at Renfrew, is the leader of the tour, and Miss Ruth Shaver, home economist, Department of .Agriculture,' Uxbridge, Ont., is the chaperon. Elmer Erb, Millbank, Perth County, and Larry Hare, of Nanticoke, Halidmand County, win- ners of awards at the Internatien- aI Plowing Match this year, will travel to and from Chicago with the party, with their leader, W. M. Cockburn, agricultural representa- tive at Newmarket. These two boys will not be participating, in the 4-H Club Congress program, but will visit points of interest in and around Chicago. The Ontario delegation will be guests of the International Ffar- vesters on Friday, with W. E. Jol- ley, secretary of the International Harvester Co., Hamilton, Ont., in charge of the day's events. The return trip will be made on Satur- day, Dec. 1. • No Election In Hibbert Township Hibbert ratepayers returned its Reeve and Council to office by ac- clamation on Friday night. The reeve is Frank Allan, and the council is Earl Dick, Morley Lannin, Edgar Butson and John L. Coyne. School Area Trustees are George Robinson, Dalton Malcolm and Lloyd Barker. LIONS VISIT BRUSSELS CLUB Despite the storm on Monday night, about thirty-five members of Seaforth Lions Club made an of- ficial visit to the Brussels club. The guest speaker, Dave Savage, Listowel, gave an address on cour- age as it concerns present-day R acid conditions. He was intro- duced by H. E. Smith. J. R. Spittal contributed two solos to the program, and John Beattie a poem. • -Christmas Rush Has Begun At Post Office Pointing out that the annual Christmas rush is here again, Post- master C. P. Sills tells how the public can help in relieving the strain of extra work and thus en- sure Christmas delivery by Christ- mas Day. A few ways to help are suggest- ed: Tie bundles of 2c post cards, focal and out-of-town letters in sep- arate bundles; be sure all mail in open envelopes has the minimum of 2c postage; parcels must be se- curely packed, wrapped and ad- dressed, and carry a return address. The postmaster and staff will be only too pleased to give out all nec- essary postal information at all times. The Department has urged the public to mail early; for local de- livery, not later than Dec. 17; for United States, not later than Dec. 8; for British Columbia, Dec. 12; for Alberta and Saskatchewan, Dec. 13; for Newfoundland, Dec. 13; for Manitoba and Maritimes, Dec. 14; for Ontario and Quebec, Dee. 15, , • DUBLIN PUPILS GIVEN DIPLOMAS SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1951 WN OFFICIALS GIVE RETURNED TO OFFICE BY ACCLAMATION A. W. KERSLAKE Reeve of Hensel) FRANK ALLAN Reeve of Hibbert F. S. SILLS Reeve of Seaforth ALVIN KERSLAKE RECEIVES SIXTH ACCLAMATION NEWS OF HENSALL Alvin W. Kerslake was returned as Hensall's Reeve by acclamation for his sixth consecutive year at the village's nomination meeting Friday night. The council, Lorne Luker, W. G. Parke, Norman Jones and Harry Hoy, were also return- ed by acclamation. The school trustees are Garnet Mousseau, Ronald Mock and Jack Traquair, while the P.U.C. vacancy The Dublin Continuation School held open house on Friday evening when a large number of parents .and other visitors was present. The guests were welcomed by the stu- dents' president, Miss Alice Ryan. A valedictory address was given by Jack Murray, and the presentation of diplomas and awards was made aby Rev. Dr. Ffoulkes. Pupils receiving secondary scbol diplomas were Ronald Butters, Maurice Dillon, Beatrice Murray, Leona Givlin, Francis Flanagan, Louis Lane, Lorraine Maloney Jack Murray, Alphonse Meagher' and Alphonsine Meagher. lnteri ediate Certificates—Keith Kelly, Kathleen Roach and Eddie Rowland. Prizes for the highest standing In class went to: Senior Class, general proficiency, Jack Murray; English, Regina Bowman; history, Lorraine Maloney; algebra, Jack Murray; physics, Francis Flana- gan; Latin, Mary Morrison; French, Alice Ryan; Grade 11, Mary Cath- erine Stapleton; Grade 10, general proficiency,. Mary Lou McQuaid; English, Leonard Maloney; history and French, Marion Roach; Grade 9, general proAeiendy, Anne Tom- linson; omlinson; matheinatics and science, Joan Evans. Field day prizes, presented by the school board, went to: Boys' events, Jerome Murray; girls' ev- ents, Marie Bruxer. High School Wins W.O.S Rugby Team .S.A. Trophy COMBINED CHOIRS The combined choirs of St. Thomas' Anglican, Northside United, and First Presbyterian Churches began practice Thurs- day evening for their annual Christmas service. The service will be in First ••Presbyterian Church on Sunday evening, Dec. 23, with James A. Stewart and Mrs. F. Novak in charge of the music. is filled by R. E. Shaddick. Nominations were as follows County Engineer (*indicates qualified): For Reeve—*Alvin W. Kerslake, Is Appointed by 0. Twitchell and G. W. Hess; George Armstrong, by M...-Ru-ssell, and K. M. Buchanan; R. E. Shad - dick, by D. E. McKinnon and G. Armstrong. For Conucil—*Lorne Luker, by s. W. Mess and A. Clark, also by S. L. Case and P. L. McNaughton; , �i7illiam Parke, by A. Clark and O: Tw'tcheli; *Norman Jones, by L. Luker and G. W. Hess; *Harry Hoy, by J. Sangster and N. Jones. Extend CaII To Minister At a special congregational meet- ing at Carmel Presbyterian Church' Monday night, a unanimous call was extended to the Rev. John B.I Fox, minister of St. Andrew's Pres- byterian Church, Brandon. Man. The pulpit has been without a regu- lar minister for the past five months. Moderator at the meeting was the Rev. D. R. Sinclair. Exe- ter. Mr. Fox, •who was guest minister over the week -end, left for the West on Monday. He will be con- tacted about assuming the charge. He is expected to take the post and start his duties here the first of of next year. He is married with two children, and has been minister of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church at Brandon.. for the past three years. Interest was high in the election here on Thursday last. Seventy- seven per cent of the voters turned out to cast their ballots. With 488 electors entitled to vote, 378 took advantage of their franchise. The two oldest men to vote were John Zuefle, 92 in December this year, and Samuel Merner, 90. The old- est lady was Mrs. Annie Richard- son, in her 88th year. The monthly meeting of the Leg- ion Ladies' Auxiliary will be held in the Legion Hall Tuesday even- • -A,tsa juint •-meeting of the War- den's Committee and the Road Commission of Huron County Coun- cil Monday, Peter Patterson, B.A., B.Sc., of Goder:oh, was appointed act ng engineer for the county. Mr. Patterson is familiar with the road system in Huron, having worked on it in summers while he was attending university. He grad- uated from the University of Ice ronto in 1951, and becomes the third generation of Pattersons to have held the post of Huron Coun- ty engineer. His grandfather, Donald Patter- son, was en sneer from 1905 to 1919. H's father, T. Roy Patterson, was engineer from 1919 to his death in' 1951. ing, Dec. 4, and will take the form of a Christmas party„ Gifts will be exchanged at this meeting. Miss Dorothy Hoyle, Zone Commander, Stratford, will be present and will preside for the election of officers. .At the sale at Braejarr Farm, Kippen, on Monday, the Women's Association of St. Andrew's United Church, Kippen, had a booth and served sa•ndwi. hes, pie, coffee, etc., and cleared $80. Assisting with the project were Mrs. R. Peck, Mrs. E. McBride, Mrs. R. Elgie, Mrs. W. Bell, Mrs. C. Meclinchey, Mrs. W. Kyle, Mrs. H. Caldwell, Mrs. 1. Sin- clair, Mrs. W. Workman, Miss Mar- garet Sinclair, Mrs. Allan Johnson, Mrs. E. Jarrott, Mrs. R. McGregor and Mrs. R. Broadfoot. • Vancouver has Canada's beat traffic safety record. Third larg- est city, it had only six traffic fa- talities in 1949. ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED The engagement of Katherine Laudenbach and Peter May- nard Fitzgerald Preston' has been announced. They will marry at St. James' Church, Seaforth, on December 29. The bride -elect is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig Laudenbach, Sea- forth,,and her fiance, a member of the Royal Canadian Signals, Is the eldest son of Major W. F. A. Preston and Mrs. Preston, of London. F+a,cua mAobd , m : Seaforth District High School rugby team captured the Senior "B" Western Ontario Secondary School Association's championship in a game with Sarnia St. Patrick's last Saturday morning, at the U. W.O. Stadium, London. The final score was 6-5. This is the first time in the history of the school that these honors have been won. Don MacMillan's convert of Doug Stewart's third quarter touchdown proved to be the winning margin for Seaforth. St. Patrick's failed to convert Jack Gailivan's second quarter touchdown after the Sarnia back had raced 15 yards for the score. Sarnia had two chances to tie the score or go ahead in the latter stages of the game, but each time they were stopped by the Seaforth defences. Late in the third quarter the win- ners blocked an attempted Sarnia placement from the Seafor:h 25 while right at the end of the game, St. Patrick's marched to the Sea - forth four, only to be stopped snort of paydirt. The lineup was: Seaforth—F.W., Rowland; halves, MacMillan. Stew- art and Rennie; quarter back, Jac- obi; centre, Beohely; inside. Duch- arme and Johnston; middle, Eyre and Dressel; ends, Baker and Mc- Millan; subs., Flannigan. Sills, Hub- ert, McGavin, McLellan, Muir. Sarnia—F.W.. Colborne; halves, D. Keyes, A. Keyes and Mader: quarterback, Gallivan; centre, Red- den; inside, Gleason and McCaf- fery; middle, 'Robin and Whelan; Koneen 'sub ACCLAMATION Comitt¢¢ Chairmen Deport on Ye'r's Business to Ratepayers • Seaforth's mayor, reeve and council were returned to office by acclamations at the town's nomina- I tion meeting Monday evening in' the. town Hall. The only other uontinee for council was Glen Smith, who withdrew before the close of n minations. The va ncy on the Public Util- ity Commi'sion was filled by Frank Kling. Se `n Bach was nominated, ,.ut did no qualify. The public school board was also returned by acclamation. W. T. 'feall was he east ward nominee; J. A. West' ott from the south ward and F. E. ill's from the north. Dr. -E. McMaster will be serv- ing his se end term as mayor and s'xth year, s member of the coun- cil. This will. be Reeve F. S. Sills sixth con ecutive acclamation to that offic Nominat,ons were as follows (e• indicates qualified) : For Mayor—* Dr. E. A. McMas- ter, by E. H. Close and K. Sharp. For Reeve—*F. S. Sills, by E. H. Close and T. E. Daly. For Council—*K. Sharp, by J. C. Crich and C. Broadfoot; *J. C. Crich, by M. Nott and K. Sharp; *A. W. Sillery, by B. F. Christie and J. C. ,Crich; *T. E. Daly, by J. C. Crich and 13. F. Christie; *B. F. Christie, by J. C. Crich and A. W. Sillery; *E. H. Close, by B. F. Christie and T. R. Daly; Glen Smith, by A. W. Sillery and J. C. Crich. For Public School Trustees— East Ward, *W. T. Teall, by F. E. Willis and K. Sharp; South Ward, *3. A. Westcott, by C. Broadfoot and R. Charters; North Ward, *F. E. Willis, by J. R. Murdie and J. C. Stevens. For P.U.C.—*F. Kling, by Dr. P. L. Brady and W. T. Teall; John Bach, by John Cardno and F. C. J. Sills. ends, McKenny and y, s, Hughes, Kulick. Jacques, Charbon- neau, St. Germain, Cassin, Mc- Grath, Ward. Referee—Norm MacDougall; um. pire, Red Wood; head linesman, Bob Savage. First Quarter—No scoring. Second Quarter -1, Sarn'a, touch- down (Galvin). Third Quarter -2. Seaforth, touch- down (Stewart) : 3, Seaforth. con- vert (MacMillan). Fourth Quarter—.No scoring. • Industrij1 Hockey League Schedule Monday night six teams will see action in the Industrial Hockey League as their 1951-52 schedule opens. All games are being played at the Memorial Arena on Monday nights, with the first starting at 7 p.m., the second at 8:30 p.m., and the final game at 10 p.m, Dec. 3—Egmondville at St. Col- umban; Winthrop at Wanderers; Foundry at Main St. Dec. 10—Egmondville at Win- throp; Main St. at Wanderers; Fouhdry at St. Columban. Dee. 17—Wanderers at Foundry; St. Columban at Winthrop; Eg- mondville at Main St. Dec. 24—F,gmondville at Wander- ers; Main St. at St. Columban; Winthrop at Foundry. Dec. 31—Main St. at Winthrop; Egmondville at Foundry; St. Col- umban at Wanderers. • Walton Cars In Crash Near Brussels What might have been a more serious accident occurred late Sun- day afternoon. Mr. George Watt and Mr. Angus Reid were return- ing home travelling south on a As soon as word of the victory" • crossroad at the 7th Line of Mor - had reached home. the enthusiastic ris Township, and Mr. and Mrs. supporter -student;; "snake danced" Leo Deitner, of near Brussels, were down 'Main Street, headed by the travelling east, and evidently Mr. school bugle band, proudly display Watt did not notice the Deitner ing their newly -won trophy. 'car and both vehicles collided at A letter from the Secretary- the intersection. Considerable dam - Treasurer of the W.O.S.S.A. to Mr.' age was done to both cars. Pro - L. P. •Plumsteel, principal of thevincial Constable Chas. Salter, of high school, praising the efforts of Wingham, investigated. No one ,the team, reads as follows:was injured. "I would like to extend congratu Mr. and Mrs. Percy Holman lations on behalf of the Western spent Sunday with Rev. and Mrs. Ontario, Secondary School Aaeocia- Hazlewood of Mount Forest. tion to you and your coach and I Mr. and Mrs. Horace Rutledge, team for winning the Senior 'B' Championship this year. "I thought that your team vats one of the best seen here in W.O. S.S.A. competition, and that all the members of your team and your supporters conducted themselves in the best of manners. "Your travelling expenses and crests will be forwarded to you within a week. Your sincerely, R. J. Phibbs, Sec.-Treas. W.O.S. S.A." The students' council has start- ed a campaign to raise funds for Jackets for members of the team and the cheer -leaders. The council has already some of the money- on hand, and businessmen have con- tributed another $119. The execu- tive says any contributions to this purpose would be ,greatly appreci- ated. • Staffa Wonsan Fractures Ankle In Fall Mrs, Frank Pinder, Staffs, is a patient at the Stratford General Hospital following an accident Wednesday evening. Mrs. Pinder tripped and fell on a flight of porch steps, fracturing and dislocating her right ankle. of London, visited with Mrs. M. Humphries. Mr. Norman Speir spent the week -end with friends in Blyth. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Walters, of Seaforth, visited with Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Bennett. • LUCKY FLIP? Se:tforth was sgved the ex - pi use of an election Monday night when the two nominees for the P.U.C. vacancy, Frank Kling and John Bach, "flipped a coin" to determine who would Abe the new commissioner. Neither wished to have an elec- tion just for the one office, and on someone's suggestion it was settled in the above man- ner. Mr. Kling was the winner of the toss, and he will be a commissioner for the next two years. • USBORNE F. of A. ELECTS OFFICERS Close to 200 members of the Us - borne Federation of Agriculture attended its annual meeting Tues- day night in Elimville United Church. G. W. Montgomery, agri- culture representative for Huron, conducted the election of officers. Howard Johns, R.R. 1, Woodham, was re-elected president of the or- ganization. Edwin Miller, Thames Road, was re-elected vice-president. School Section representatives include: Mr. and Mrs. Ben Case, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Hodgert, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Gardiner, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Parsons, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Morley, Mr. and Mrs. Hor- ace Delbridge, Mr. and Mrs. Clif- ton Jaques, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Cann, Mr. and Mrs. War. Morley. Women's director is Mrs. Harold Hunter. Guest speaker was the Rev. W. A. Young, chaplain of O.A.C., Guelph, who spoke on agriculture which he classed as the greatest and most important job in the world. Brodhagen Couple Are Honored Seaforth ratepayers beard a re- sume of the town's business at the nomination meeting Monday night from the Mayor, Reeve and Coun- c;1, who were all returned to office by acclamation. Clerk D. H. Wilson was elected chairman of the meet- ing. There were only about 50 ):resent. Mayor E. A. McMaster was the first speaker. He believed that the mayor and council were entitled to a two-year term for the ratepayers to get the best administration. He paid tribute to the councillors for their fine work and co-operation throughout the year. The mayor was of the opinion that the recent- ly formed fire area was a big step in furthering urban and rural rela- tions. While taxes had shown an increase, they were not up in rela- tion to the cost of living. One half of the 14 -mill increase was not controllable by council, said the mayor. Financially, the town was In good shape and its debenture debt was not high. Reeve Frank Sills took credit for initiating legislation which even- tually will lead to the 60 -bed addi- tion to the County Home, at a cost of about 3250,000. He explained how the County .had been setting McLean Bros, yb'1 4rixt. ® $2.50 a Year in AiiVallfitt BAYFIELD FI:RE DEPT. ANSWERS TWO ALARMS The Bayfield Fire Department an- swered two calls this week. Early Sunday morning they were called to the home of LAC. and Mrs. Lar- rimande on Louisa St., where they extinguished a small chimney fire, and on Tuesday evening they were called to the home of Arthur Ev- ans, 9th concession, Goderich Twp. whence barn was destroyed by fire. When the firemen arrived the fire was out of control. They did suc- ceed in saving some of the stock, but the building, the year's crop and some of the stock were lost. Miss Ruble Fischer, of Kitchener, spent the week -end with her aunt, Mrs. F. A. Edwards. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ritchie, of Elmvale, spent a few days with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. King. Mr. Charles Parker, of Toronto. spent the week -end with his par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Parker, who accompanied him home ur. Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. David Dewar aid son, of Toronto, were guests of t' -e former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Dewar, over the week -end. Mr. and Mrs. George King re- ceived word on Tuesday of the death of their son-in-law, Mr. Mor- ley Hart in Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Mack are spending a few days in Detroit this week. Rev. Peter Renner. Percy Ren- ner, Glenn Brandon and Donald aside $5.0,000 annually for a new Campbell returned home on Satur- court house, and that this plan was day after a two weeks' hunting trip being continued for another ehree in Northern Ontario, where they baggcrd four deer. Mrs. Reheny Larson had the mis- fortune -to fall on Tuesday and fracture her left wrist in two plac- years to help pay for the addition. A provincial grant will make up the balance. Tentative plans have al- ready been approved, said Mr. Sills. The reeve paid tribute to two coun- ty officials, N. W. Miller, county clerk, and T. Roy Patterson, coun- ty engineer, who died this year. He praised the work and foresight of Mr. Patterson during his many years of office. The reeve advised the meeting The Men's Club executive of that the County had taken over the First Presbyterian Church met on. maintenance of Main Street anti Wednesday evening in the school had already arranged to have the , room of the church, and the neces- new surface, when it was done, sary committees were appointed built up at the sides to eliminate for the coming year. the high curbs and water pools at A discussion of the activities • the sides of the road. Mr. Sills planned for the year was held, and Makin Name For stated _ithat,,1Le„-was agaigst._. the the. main decision _.w.as._.-Liam-.thew. g tearing down of the old Court meetings will continue to be held Himself in Football House at Goderich, because its age the second Tuesday of each month, (110 years) Tended to the historical the next being on December 11. "Big" Joe Ltudenbach, as he is value of the site. In aridition, the termed' by his football opponentsa building was in reasonably good • is making quite a name for himself 'shape. on the R.M.C. team at "Kingston. I A. W. Sillery-, chairman of the In one game with the McDonald finance committee, predicted a {500 Aggies• he scored three touch- 1 surplus for the year. He said he downs, and another in a game with i found the tax arrears to he in had the McGill Indians. He ran 90shape, and that 4 $,1) U0 of the ar- yards for one of the touchdowns. es. • Men's Club Continues To Meet Second Tuesday Rebekahs Give $10 To Relief Fund The Edelweiss Rebekah Lodge voted $10 for the Kansas flood re- lief fund at 'its regular meeting Monday night. Miss Mae Smith, V.G., reporter) Christmas boxes sent to members' sons in the armed forces. Mrs. H Hilda ubert was appointed in charge of the sale of Christmas cards and wrappings. The lodge plans to 'adopt' a patient at West- minster Hospital, London, for the year. The next meeting will be held'on Monday. Dec. 10, and will be fol- lowed by a members' party with exchange of small gifts and a so- cial time. Mrs. Hazel McGonigle, N.G., presided. • There are 225 teachers of law in Canada. Helen McKercher Goes To Ottawa Position Miss Helen McKercher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. F. McKerciter, rears were el'gible for tax sale. R.R. 1, Dublin, has been appo'nted He expressed the opinion that busi- ness taxes should not be allowed to run for more than three months. Mr. Sillery advocated the enforc- ing of the building by-law to aro- teet the public and future pur- chasers. He commented on how a recent campaign on speeding had brought results. He also urged the plowing of sidewalks an Goderich St. throughout the winter months. T. E. Daly, chairman of the street committee, said that snow removal for the year would be up about $300. He also stated that there was little'spent on sidewalks this year because of the shortage of cement and other committments. Extra oiling had been done, and 2,600 feet of new drainage had been com- pleted. The Silver Creek bottle- neck had been eliminated this year which should relieve flood condi• tions south of the railway tracks. To date, Mr. Daly said, the street committee had spent about $13,000 of its $16,500 budget. B. F. Christie, chairman of the At the farm forum meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Beuerm•ann on Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Beuermann were pre- sented with an electric tea kettle from the group in honor of their 20th wedding anitiversary. Later, other neighbors, friends and rela- tives gathered to surprise the cou• ple on the same occasion and pre- sented them with an electric iron, table lamp and ash tray. The cou- ple also received gifts from their sons, Ray and Wayne, and from Mrs. Beuermann's father, Gottlieb Mueller. Progressive euchre was played, with prizes going to Mrs. Art Nichols and Ed. Ahrens (high), Mrs. William L. Querengesser and' Norman Bennewies (low). Lunch was served, including anniversary cake. Ui SEAFORTH WEDDING Shown above are Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Leverne Hugill, who exchanged vows in First Presbyterian Church in Seaforth. The bride, formerly Alma Smith, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith, Brussels. Her husband is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Hugill, Seaforth. Mr. and Mrs. Hugill will make their home at R.R. 2, Seaforth, after a Wedding trip to the Unit- ed States. to the position ot Senior Home .Economist, Department of Fisher- ies, Ottawa. • Born in McKillop Township. she was educated at Seaforth Collegi- ate Institute and Macdonald Insti- tute, Guelph. Miss McKercher tat- er attended Cornell University, where she received her Ma'ater of Science degree, majoring in ex- tension education. She goes to Ot• tawa from the Ontario Department of Agriculture. property committee, reported that over 3700 had been spent on the old waterworks house, putting it in good condition. The town dump had become quite a headache with those using it not adhering to regu- lations. It had cost $110 to clean it up under health unit specifica- tions. The addition to the fire mall to house the new truck had cost less than their estimate of $1,500. New flags had been purchased and - put in place atop the Town iia,). J. C. Crich, chairman of the fire and water committee, reported that' the one major expenditure in his department was the addition to the fire hall. This is the only cost to the town of the new fire area. A 50 -foot aluminum ladder was bought., which was needed to reach the top of buildings on Main St.. and other three-storey structures. The town has bought the fire bri- gade a resuscitator, but will even- tually be reimbursed for it. E. H. Close. chairman of the park. committee, said that a new plat- form had been built to the band- stand, and that the light standards had been painted. A flower bed had also been made. Keith Sharp spoke briefly, thank- ing his nominees and fellow coun- cillors for their ro-operation. D. Sills, chairman of the P.U.C., said that conversion made up the bulk of their work for the year, and cost the Commission about $39,000. He paid tribute to the work of the late E. L. Box and pincers a hii:,h value on his services. Mr. Sills pre• dieted an increase in water rates in the near future, F. E. Willis, chairman of'the Pub- lic School Board, said that the 2.4 mill increase in the public school budget was due to teacher salary increases. Drain repairs 'costing $220 had been completed. There were 48 new pupils this year, mak- ing a total attendance of 282, Mr. Willis said. The plans for the ne* school were nearly ready and ten- ders will be called shortly, he ads vised. W. T. Teals. John Bach and OM Broadfoot also spoke briefly, `