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SEAF'ORTH, ONTARIO, 'THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1964 -- 12 PAGES
CONSTRUC ON of a new $35,000.00 dial exchange
building in Seafo th is almost completed. Soon Northern
will commence the
installation
Electric Company an workers w l
P Y
of intricate dial switching equipment and associated .appar-
atus, in it in preparation for conversion LU dial next fall.
Located on the west side of Chalk Street, a short distance
south• of the PUC substation, the attractiveone-storey build-
ing occupies a large lot which Bell purchased last year.
Pay More Taxes in '6
As Budget Increases
1964 BUDGET
REVENUE
(Figures in brackets refer to last year)
Debenture Debt Charges Recoverable $ 27,168.68 ($ 27,792.00)
Grants and Subsidies--
Children's
ubsidies—Children's Protection $ 575,00
Direct Relief 2,400.00
Highway Improvement 14,500.00
Liquor . License Pee , .. 1,200.00
18,675.00
County of Huron 6,500.00
Grant in lieu of taxes 2,000.00
Licenses and Permits 1,500.00
Interest, Tax Penalties, Etc. 4,000.00
Other Revenue— •
Rents. , 1,000.00
Fines 1,500.00
Service Charges 2,000.00
Miscellaneous—
Sewer Rentals
Parking Meter Revenue
Recovery Fire Protection Costs
` Rates—
Sewer Frontage
Sewer - 2.3
County 13.8
Library 1.9
Public— p
Commercial 23.3 (26.4)'
Residential 21.0 (23.8)
4,500.00
6,500.00
4,500.00
400.00
11,400.00
9,000.00
4,420.24
26,135.06
3,598.30
14,627.39
21,945.84
36,573.23
Separate—
Commercial 27.8 (27.8) 1,583.21
Residential 25.0 (25.0) 4,801.75
S.D.H.S.•
—
Commercial 17.9 (1,6.3) 12,256.76
Residential 16.1 (14.7) 19,917.47
6,384.96
($ 480.00)
(, 2,000.00)
( 9,000.00)
( 1,000.00)
( 12,480,00)
( 8,100.00).
( 2,100.00)
( 1,000.00)-
( 2,500.00)
( 1,000.00)
( 1,500.00)
( 4,000.00)
(
(
6,500.00)
3,000.00)
2,500.00)
6,100.00)
1,817.12)
4,520.00)
25,561.92)
3,545.08)
32,17423,
118,286.02 ( 111,545.49)
General—
Commercial 3.1.1 (29.5) 20,424.46
Residential 25.6 • (23.7) 31,670.02
52,094.48
52,094.48 ( 48,034.37)
Surplus used 'to reduce levy 20,000.00 ( 18,000.00)
Unconditional Grant 6,900.00 ( 7,060.00)
$273,024.18 ($251,151.)
MILL RATES
Public School, Separate School
Residential Commercial. Residential Commercial
80.7 90.3 84.7 94.8
EXPENDITURES
General Gov anent • $ 26,670,00
Protection to Persons and Property 37,085.00
Public Wo sand Sanitation 57,560.00
Health a d Welfare 3,000,00
$124,315.00
Education, including debt charges 75,132.42
Recreation and Community
Service (Library) 3,598.30
Debt Charges
51,667.06
Less own share school debt charges61,667.06
34,661.18
Interest and other charges 2,000.00
36,661.18
Community Centre 2,825.00
Discount for Taxes 650.00
County Rate 26,135.06
Miscellaneous—
Farm Rebate 120.00
Allowance for tax sale 2,500.00
Sundry • 1,087.22
($ 29,000,00)
( 31,442.00)
( 31,484.64)
( 2,500.00.)
( 76,000,00)
( 4,045.20)
( 61,968.06)
( 61,968.06)
( 34,964.50)
( 3,330.00)
,( 38,264.50)
. ( 2,802.00)
( 100.00)
( 25,525.12)
( 115.00)
( 7,000,00)
3,707.22 ( 7,115.00)
$273,024.18 ($251,151.86)
J un ior Farmers
Plan Activities
The March meeting of the
Huron County Juni r Farmers
'was held on W esday in the
Board 'Rooms Clinton. The
president, M 'tlyn Marshall, op-
ened the, meeting, fellowed by
the roll'call, with 20 members
' present. Minutes were read by
Murray Itooder, and the tress=
urer's report given by ' Den
Seaforth tax rate will increase
1.6 mills commercial .and 1,9
mills residt!ntial this year. '
This increase- in the general
rate. will result in a rate df'
80.7 mills public school- resi-
dential and 90.3 public school
commercial. The separate
school ratewill be residential
84.7,mills and commercial 94.8,
The bylaw establishing the
rates and providing for a ,total
budget of $273,024.18, up some
$22,000.00 from last year, was.
passed in a fey moments at a
special meetin of council Tues-
day evening. Mayor Angus Mac-
Lean presided. and all members
were present. There was no
discussion as the bylaw was
given its several readings, and
no indication. as to the reason
for the increas`e.
References later in the short
meeting, which adjourned be-
fore 8 o'clock, suggested budget
details. had been discussed at a
previous special meeting of
which no ,notice had been given
tint public or the press.
Councillor John Turnbull,
who was appointed to council
late in March to fill the vacancy
cresulting from the death of
Mayor Dinsmore, asked • if an
amount of -$4,0Q0 was included
in the budget for repaving
Main Street. Mayor MacLean
said it was, but that no deci-
sion hadbeen taken until the
Huron County Road Commit-
tee inspected the street. The
amount represented Seaforth's
share of the cost. It would not
cover work south of the tracks.
Mayor MacLean commented
on an editorial gin last week's
Expositor on the 'matter and
suggested it would be wise to
Pullen.
Plans were made for the
forthcoming year's activities.
Special committees were form-
ed for the Peterboro exchange,
field day and a winter sports
evening.
The next meeting will be
dzeld' April 29, at the Board
,Rooms.
Woman Learns
Husband' Safe
hi Quake Area
•
review the entire project to see
if something could not be' work-
ed out with' Huron and the Pro-
vinces He agreed that even if
it cost only $4,000, it should
be considered seriously before
going ahead:
Review Proposal
Dep yy Reeve Dalton suggest-
ed • tliat if Seaforth didn't get
this it might not get anything.
It's coming to us; he said, and.
recalled the last time paving
had been laid -10 years ago—
it had not been completed.
Mayor MacLean said he
would be willing to scrap the
proposed -paving and press for
a development road, but agreed
with Deputy Reeve Dalton that
the county engineer should be
approached in an effort to de-
termine what action to take.
If a development road becanie
possible, . proper engineering of
grade, sidewalks and intersec-
tions, as suggested by Council=
for Turnbull, would be carried
out.
Discussions are • under way
with garbage collectors, Cour•:,
cillor Flannery said in answer
to a query from Mayor Mac-
Lean, who also suggested park-
ing at the corner of . Goderich
and West' William Streets was
creating a problem. A tow
truck reduced visibility at the'
intersection. . ,
In other business, council ap-
proved salary adjustments 'as
follows: Keith Rustin-, $3,500;
H. Maloney, $3,619.20 for 48
hours, overtime $1.55 hour; A.
Price,' $3,369.00 for 48 hours,
overtime $1.45 hour; C. Van-
derzon, $3,120.00' for 48 hours,
overtime $1.35 hour; Lyle Ham-
mon, clerk, $5,200.00; Mrs. Mc-
Connell, deputy clerk; $1.35
hour. •
Mrs. McConnell acted as clerk
inthe absence of Clerk ,Lyle
Hammond, who had been- called
to London following the death
of his father. .
The earthquake which result-•
ed in heavy loss of life and
millions of dollars •of damage
in Alaska and British Colum-
bia, caused 'concern for Mrs.
James G. Taman here. Her hus-
band, Sergeant Taman is sta-
tioned at Indian Mountain air
base, 200 miles northwest of
Anchorage.
Mrs, Taman received word
Wednesday from her husband.
While ground communications
were disrupted at his base, the
tremors there were relatively
mild. In a letter written two
hours after the quake, he said
the temperature then was 48
degrees below zero.
While she has heard from
her husband, Mrs. Taman has
had no word from a brother,
Allan Mowatt, in Port Alberni,
B,C.
.Possibility that effects of the
quake were felt locally was
seen when the morning follow-
ing drilled well's on the farm
of Robert Campbell in McKil-
lop were found to be overflow-
ing.
Friends Gather As
Mrs. Rogerson
Has 91st Birthday
Mrs. E. Rogerson celebrated
her 91st birthday at her resi-
dence 'on March 24, when her
immediate family spent a social
evening at the home. Mrs. Rog-
erson's grand -niece, Mrs. 'John
Stevenson; -and Mr. Stevenson,
of Kinistino, Sask., were pres-
ent for the event.
Mrs. Rogerson' is enjoying
reasonably good health eonsidr
ering her advanced .age.
Review
Weltare.
InMur.on.
Figure Skaters Lie
With IceCapad�s an:
' Skating activities in Seaforth
concluded Monday • evening
when the Seaforth Figure Skat-
ing Club presented its annual
carnival.
The production, with the
theme "Ice Capades", was un-
der the direction of •the club
pro, Kerry Leitch, of Wood-
stock.
Soloists included Miss Mary
Sills and Bruce Brady, both of
Seaforth, 1963 Western Ontario
novice champions; Miss Lynda
Wickham, Guelph, 1964 Western
Ontario novice ladies' champion;
Brian Earrance, London, and
Mary Boniface, Ingersoll.
Members pf the London Fig-
ure Skating Club entertained
with comedy numbers. Also tak-
ing part . were 40 members of
the Seaforth club.
Club members participating,
were: Barbara Brady, Mary' Lott
Concrete suggestions' for deal-
ing with. the pressing, problem
of chronic patients ,are hoped
for when a meeting at Huron-
view on 'April 16 brings togeth-
er representatives of the various
hospital hoards, the Medical As-
sociation. of the county, and the
Ontario Hospital Services Com-
mission. .
"We • are still -'deeply• concern-
ed with the ever-increasing de-
mand for admittance to Huron -
view," Deputy Reeve James
Hayter, of Stephen, said in the
board of management report.
"We must renovate the ground
floor area, and this is now be-
ing put into use; however, the
demand continues.
"We did advertise for homes
which might consider taking in
senior citizens on the same,bas-
is as being residents of Huron -
view. There was a good re-
sponse, and these 'applications
will be reviewed by the provin-
cial authorities befol•e any fur-
ther action is taken. ,
"In..Welland, this seems to be
working well. We' do not seem
to have too many people to go
out intothese homes andstay
there. Then we. have to be able
to take•'these people back in
case of sickness."
"We are holding our own,"
reported Superintendent Har-
vey Johnston.. "Since 'January
1st we have had 16 admissions,
but also 17 deaths; compared
'with 37 in the, whole of last
year. Residents coming .in are
„considerably older than a few
years ago. The number of resi-
dents is 205, and we expect two
more tomorrow.
"Early in the month we got'
a lot of publicity in regard to
the people we were taking in
and the per diem rate, and I
would like to state that as far
as , Huronview is concerned,
many of these statements were
inaccurate. At no time have we
rejected indigent patients be-
cause persons able to pay the
per diem rate were occupying
some -of these beds. It was stat-
ed we were,taking people from
Toronto. At no time has ay -
one come from Toronto`: People
outside Huron, enquiring about
accoriimodation, have_ been told
they have to be residents of
Huron, according to the Act,
for 12 months before they can
be admitted. These statements
made in the . paper should be
checked to be sure they are
correct before they are put out."
(Mr. Johnston' -allusion is to
daily 'newspapers, and probably
to statements therein attributed
to Associated Nursing- Homes;
Inc.).
The Huronview report men-
tioned 'approval for paving the
parking area in front of the
home, including the circular
drive. The work is to be done
by the Levis Contracting Co.,
_Clinton, for $2,450.
"There were 40 cars on the
parking lot last Sunday," Mr.
Johnston said, "and their occu-
pants really trailed in a lot of
mild." .
"On the last two Sundays the'
county home halls have been
the dirtiest they Nave ever,
been," said Deputy Reeve John
Sutter, Clinton. "The dirt track-
ed in you would hardly' be-
lieve."
"You are still accepting ap-.
plications from people able to
(Continued on Page 12)
Police
Stolen
Recover —
Rifles
Rifles stolen from
Hardware a week ago have
been recovered foIIowing in-
vestigation by Seaforth Chief
of Police •Gordon Hulley. Charg-
es have been laid, he said.
Crown
De Groot, Melissa McLean,
Gayle MacMillan, Cathie Som-
ers, Wendy McConney, Bonnie
Sue Whitelaw, Lisa Whyte, Lori
Whyte, Debbie' Elliott, Debbie
and ' Janice Rgse, Patti Rose,
Judy Greenan, Barbara Waco -
vies, ,Janet Boyes, Joanne De
Groot, Margie Eckert, Elizabeth
Ball, Susan Hannon, Mary Ball,
Jean Devereaux, Ruth Anne
Dunlop, Susan 'Hildebrand,
Elizabeth Vanderzon, Mark Oke,
Peter Be Groot, Jane Sills, Di-
anne Patterson, Barbara Ches-
ney, Jane Cardno, Peter ' De
Groot, Jane Sills, Mary Sills,
Barbara Bryan. Angela • Dev-
ereaux, Mary Anne Snowdon,
Anne Sills, Karen Henderson.
Members of the .Seaforth
Figure Skating Club hockey
school: a David Brady, Dwayne
Cornish, Dean Cornish, Tom-
my Devereaux, Pat Devereaux,
John Eckert, "Robert Eck
Douglas Hoover, `David ` song w
staff, Bill aNediger, P.evd , an+d.�-'
Brian MacMill,a'n, i<an, acv
David and Peter Harvey.
Pass"Tests. ,
During the season a numb r ._
„.d
of local tests were 'passed',.
at the close. "of the year
junior and intermediate skates'.
were in ate following groups;
Red -Judy Greenan, Debbie
Rose, .:Cathy Rose, Janice Rose,
BarbaraTz s
a$..Ovics.
Green - Jane Cardno, Bar-
bara Chesney, Mary Lou^ De.
Groot, Debbie Elliott;` Melissa
McLean, Gayle McMillan, Wen-
dy . McConney, Cathy ' Somers,
Bonnie Sue Whitelaw, Lisa .--
Whyte, Lori Whyte. `.
Blue—Elizabeth Ball, Janet
Boyes, Barbara Brady, Joanne
De Groot, Joanne De Groot,
(Continued on Page 7)
M7MBERS of the Seaforth Farmers Co-operative held their 'annual meeting and dinner
fn Egmondville United Church Wednesday evening. Shown following their election to 'the
board of directors are (seated), 'Cliff Ruston, manager; W. E. Haney, secretary; Steven 'Mur. -
ray: (rear), R. S. McKcrcher, Ken Stewart, president;. Donald . Dodds, John Oldfield and
Gordon Elliott, first vice-president. Leonard Harman, UCO President, addressed the meeting.
(Expositor photo by Phillips),
Encouraging 'Reports,
Feature Coo' nnuaI
The 22nd .anri<ual meeting and
banquet of Seaforth Farmer's
Co-operat"vj was held in Eg:
mondville United Church school
room Wednesday evening, with
a good representation of mem-
bers present. .
At the meeting, of which
President Edward Melady was
in charge, the financial reports
of the year ending .Deceniher
31, 1963, were presented and
approved, two directors were
elected for three-year terms,
and general business was dis-
cussed. Leonard Harman, gen-
eral manager of United Co-op-
eratives of Ontario, was guest
speaker. • ..
Rev. J. H. Vardy gave the in-
vocation and offered thanks for
the dinner, which was served
by the UCW, of Egmondville
Church. Director John Oldfield
proposed a vote 'of "thanks to
the ladies, to which UCW Presi-
dent, Mrs. Emerson Coleinan,
replied. -
The financial statement was
presented by UCO. District Man-
ager William Harvey'., The
statement , showed satisfactory
progress With sales 'and earn-
ings up slightly from previous
years. Member equity, total
'assets and the cash position of
the Co-operative all showed
considerable^ains, giving e'. i-
dence of a relatively strong fi-
nancial. position at the year-
end.
The meeting approved a cash
dividend of 2 per cent -cash on
petroleum products, and 2 per
cent deferred on other nieirrber
business.
Total" For Year is $9,175
Huron Council Clears Grants
Grants and membership fees
recommended by county coun-
cil's finance and executive com-
mittee, totalling $9,175.00, were
approved at the one -day March
session with only two becoming
subject of comment. 'Reeve
Donald McKenzie„ of ,,Ashfield,
thought the Salvation 'Army
grant of $1,200 a little low.
"They are doing a lot of
good," he said, "and in view.. of.
the• increasing population we
might consider next year a riSe
in the grant"
Warden Ralph Jewell remark-
ed that the amount was "above
average."
Reeve A. D. Smith, Turnbery-
ry, commented that the chair-
man of the Huron Unit, Cana-
dian Cancer Society, would be
"disappointed" in a grant of
$400.
The University of Waterloo
appears in the \list for a first
time with six bursaries at $100
each. The University of West-
ern Ontario gets $1,800 for its
building fund, as well as two
$100 scholarships and seven
$I00 bursaries.
A grant of $2,000 to the Can-
adian National Institute for the
Blind' was. approved. A request
from the Mid -Western Ontario
Development Association for
membership was filed. -Retard.
ed , Children's Associations of
Wingham and Goderich dis-
tricts receive $300 each. Regu-
lar grants to local libraries in
the county total $1,345.
Report of , the warden's and
personnel committee, presented
by chairman Ivan Haskins, and
.duly adopted, contained a re-
vised salary schedule for coun-
ty employees and a recommen-
dation that committee pay for
council members beincreased
from $12 to $15 a day, and ses-
sion pay for one -day council
sessions from $15 to $18, all
changes retroactive to Feb. 1.
1964.
A complete listing of salar-
ies paid to county 'employees
mwill be made available to all
embers of council once the
schedule has been confirmed,"
the report stated.
"Considerable time was tak-
en in reviewing the salary sche-
dule," stated the committee;
"we deemed it necessary and
advisable -to make certain ad-
justments therein. We would
recommend the adoption of the
salary schedule 'as' attached,
and in this schedule we have
made certain changes in maxi-
mum salaries.
"The salary of the county en-
gineer, J. W. Britnell, to be
increased $1,000 over three
years,. commencing January 1,
1964, with an increase of $500
an increase of $250 in 1965 and
an additiona 4$250 in 1956.
"Dr. R. Audis to be increas-
ed by $1,000 over three years,
commencing Jan. 1, 1964, with
an increase of $500, an increase
of $250 in 1965 and an addi-
tional $250 in 1956.
"Dr. T. R. Melady, an in-
crease of $200 maximum sal-
ary to a maximum of $7,400,
with the 1964 increase effective
,Jan. 1, in the amount of $400.
"H. C. Johnston, superintend-
ent of Huronview, an increase
of $600 over a period of three
years, with annual increases of
5200, effective -Jan. 1, 1964:
"A. A. Alexander, county as-
sessor, an increase of $600 ov-
er three years, with annual in-
crease of $200, commencing
Jan. 1, 19,64.
"The clerk -treasurer, J. G.
Berry, an increase of $900 over
three years, with annual Incre•
-
ments of $30r c mm^n
'an - ^4
"s c t'' a a f
}h^ ....-„.tor ” t'
„•.'e . T'am.. r,"„rt c--.
to a t 1' of $' ^5
o'tnt. co -rt re,ort
?r ha ' "en e"- a••er' at a -t''-t
alar. of $3vc0'1 effect'.• e
,Mar h ' 1964." (This is Barry
'rout.e of Goderich.)
"They nay 10 ger cent of the
?rant and want 90 per cent of
the say." remarked Reeve A.
D. Smith. of Turnberry, chair-
man of the 'property commit-
tee, discussing its report as re-
lated to the county jail:
"We have met with repres-
entatives of the Department of
Reform Institutions and are
prepared to make certain reno-
vations," the report stated. "We
have discussed the heating
problem, with an architect and
with officials of Union Gas; we
expect further meetings, and a
solution to the problem by ear-
ly summer.
"Regarding the alarm sys-
tem recommended by- the Fire
Marshal's office, 'We have in-
vestigated the cost, which could
be $1,000 or better, bid have
,The 'successful' year experi-
enced by. United Co=operatives
of Ontario was reflected in the
local statement by the large
contribution made to the -Sea-
forth earnings position 'by the
patronage return from UCO.
Mr. Harman, who was intro=
duced by R. S. McKercher,re-
viewed some of the changes
that had' taken place in agri-
c u'ture over the 'last .50 years,
and related these changes to,
the necessity for modern, ,strong
co-operati\ es, to .meet the needs:
of today's larger, more compli--
cated farm, operations.
"No longer are ,local co-op-
eratives and regional co-opera-
ti‘es in competition with local.
family enterprises, but with
large national and- internation-
(Continued on Page 61
tiken no action, and the prob-
'em is still under consideration.
'rnilarly, regarding additional
' - T we have taken no action
t the moment.
db not feel that a pub -
address system is justified
in the council chamber, and
ha e taken no action. • However,
we have recommended . that! 'a
'e tern be purchased.
"Plans are well under way
for the forihation of a Huron
County Historical Society, with
Ithe organization meeting plan-
ned for Wednesday, May 6th.
"We are considering moving
the general oM•ee of the Chil-
dren's Aid Society to a new lo-
cation" and partitioning the pre-
sent general office for two pri-
vate offices. We had a meeting
this morning," Mr. Smith add-
ed, "and decided to go ahead
with renovations. The board
has accepted our offer to reno-
vate the place and give them
another office."
A minimum salary of $4,100
has been established for public
health nurses, it was announe-
ed-•in 'the health unit reOtt •
brl seated by Reeve ,GIe .;,,,!'isle
el",..o(..)airetef..��