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Bill Johnson, left, Doug Brown, foreman Ilan McKay and Tyson Kropf stand around one of the
large dump trucks belonging to the South West Oxford Roads Department. The department has six
trucks, three graders, and sanding units for winter use.
Roads Superintendent for South West Oxford, Lawrence Hooke, stands with four of his crew. From
left to right, Alex Bellous, Stan Wallace, Don Hopkins, and foreman Max Rooke.
South West Oxford township council are: front, left to right, clerk Helen Prouse, councillor Cecil
Wilson; Mayor George Jakeman; county councillor Norm Paton; back, councillors Frank Lohuis,
Howard Cook, Fred Franklin, Walter Wilson, Jim Brown, and Bill Fewster.7i'n"N 'C4,1,r,47t
South West Oxford township staff are shown with the township
crest. Front, left to right, Nora Siple, secretary; Helen Prouse,
clerk; back, L.B. Curry, tax collector; R.E. Saunders, treasurer;
and A. Forrester, deputy -clerk.
Heat saps run
of maple syrup
WOODSTOCK (CP) — The price of maple
syrup in Ontario might rise by as much as $2 a
gallon next year because of poor production
this year, local producer Bob Jakeman said
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Wednesday. - z/ - ; f!G
M?,--Take'man said the sudden warm
weather experienced recently throughout On-
tario, Quebec and parts of the United States
has caused production to drop by as much as
5o per cent in the Woodstock area.
He said production of syrup is totally depen-
dent on the weather. Cold nights and warm
days are needed to keep maple sap flowing.
The warm spell, however, has caused a build-
up of bacteria in taps plugged into the trees,
causing a sourness in the sap.
In 1975, said Mr. Jakeman, he produced 1,-
000 gallons of syrup from mid -March to the
end of April. This year he has processed 400
gallons in the three weeks the sap has run.
He said there are about 50 commercial ma-
ple syrup producers in Southwestern Ontario
who are all suffering from a similar problem.
Mr. Jakeman is a member of the Ontario
Maule Syrup Producers' Association.