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The Golden Ago Club for senior. citig
1968 and mootinge wero held in t)le eons of Ingorfeoll. wits orgtinized in
The organization is interdenomintitiochool- coon of the Flrat Bl::ptlet Church,
nal. _111i 0- meCiln4S (held in G,renw-
dd
the Ingersoll Credit Union began in 1 )bW. T�r RSh was the seerosry..
The Thntt+lrls Polley Authority coMpl otefI the Ingersoll channel in 1949 tit
q cost of 800,000.0'). Ovor Poo Covr:rn qa>nt crfricintls and bus'ineas raen
pl qd� hn i n hi�i,� t ,n oil Aec.1 , l >4:1.
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Inaw.aintena ea CIC
ocal Option Took Ef -� � T c atia,_f96y . � 1
'y y� q� Al Q ��. ��er !
Alter Jancagy 1Vi3f,,Vote INGERSOLL — A common- or 25 per cent of the total with f
_ 8 cation from the Upper Thames each of the three quarries pay-
" By GEORGE JANE5 a degree of success, that River Conservation Authority ing $1 000 lus each quarry and
Man mein nos an: Interest- mahked the. operation of the hotel -n—P q y
Y j outlined the need of mainten-'thetown paymg�o into the {
in nature are held b older resi- under'the temperance maoiage-
g Y once of the Thames River Chan- future maintenance fund.
dents of the fawn of the old to,n however was never atrssd nel in this locality .and the es- Other costs not predictable at
Dal House renamed "The Ing- bo a'ny' exbe�nt• timated cost of such upkeep. this time will be, paid through
ors Inn" when it came mi er 'The si�buation pertaining to ho- i Beachville, Ingersoll, North Ox- the UTRCA. k
the. management of a committee teas in the town is .regarded 'I' ;ford West Oxford and the three
representing the local option for somewhat paradoxical. At the
g p local limestone .quarries in the re-
tim i t
ces of the town. a option became effect-!i
.'Municipal records shone bylaw ive, the :majority of citizens! � "ion will share-2._5-_Per'. cent of
No. 754'with the following pre-' were just as anxious to close tbell j this cost` estimaleflfl at $23500
ambler "To prohibit the sale by bars as they have been during a. immediate plus $200 eac • for dq q , r.. ! tN'•
retail spirituous, fermented or the past two or three years fa gets: future maintenance.
e a new one established here. The flood control rechannel.`s-
otlre¢�. manufactured liquors m _ , ..
the -Town of Ingersoll" was giv"• °i mg of the Thames River in 1950 f ,
en first and second readings by was completed at a cost of over"
council on November 4, 1912,, �oas mihion'dollars. This cost
and finally passed on January I was shared by -ills -dominion. and
1$, 1913. provincial governments who
Golcleu Ao-e -- -=
Group Now.
Number Over 100
A -great need was felt for some
time for a place for older peopled
Ito meat to talk to
people of their
own age and have some entertain-
ment. In .the winter. of 1959, four
ladies met andmade. and sent out
fnvitations;to as many older folks
as they could thinkof, with reply
envelopes, so they _ would know
how. manywere interested. For
the first meeting, which was held ,
on May 7th, 1959, in the Baptist
Sunday School Hall, those who
had replied to the invitation
were. called for and brought to
the meeting in the neighborhood
of 20.: They were welcomed and
given decorated name tags, and
enjoyed themselves with a devo•
tional, sing -song, program and'
lunch.
For some time the meetings II
were in the Baptist Hall with all
denominations attended. The
organization which was given the
name of the Golden Age Club•
has grown and expanded, meet- ,
ing at the different churches and
the ministers from the different I'
churches, ;taking he devotional
Msr .err n _ Rxx r was the first!
president and 'now Mrs. Frank
„. Grinnell is in her second year as:
The vote on the question of loe-'.
gave 7_ 75 per. cent,' the Gypsum
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n This has been a wonder -
al: option. was taken on January,'
-. Lime and Alabashhe (now Dam-
l
.year
'<, '
•v`d3 fully :worthwhile :.year. as all the
1913.
Following the vote which clos-�1
iLimtar) with per cent o of the
i balance, N—orfh-American Cyan•
meetings .have been well attend-f
ed_alS the hotels in the_town—the�.
amid with 3L,2erSent_of the
,�
� ad and the members so enthusias,t,"
Daly House. was under temper-�.
ibal�nce .-and Chemical Lime
,
,i ,<p -e; ,- ,�• .;� t"c 9t" , „ '" ;{ tic, entering - into the progrann
ante management. -if was at.
(now Stelco) with 55 percent
.• games and discussion. The Chais-
t af{-t time that thc�,olH hostelry'!`
-
;o1 ttt�balance. The town of
•-tins Armour Chapter of the
was renamed the "Ingersoll Inn"
Ingersoll contributed five per
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I.O.D.E• have: looked after the
given much promi�aence in?�
theto fill the
cent.
for the majority
endeavor purpose
'Since the Thames diversion
:
;transportation
ofan hotel without the sale of
there has been no valleyflood
f
i of the meetings. A noon dinner
Liquor•
ing and the maintenance cost of
f was held at Trinity United Church
Some important changes were)
mde ato the interior of the build
!. $7,M over the years has. been
shared by the: three uarries.
in the spring;. there were two. pic-
I
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Miles held one in July in Memor-
ing
These included a new floor on
The river channel was cleared`
of silt deposits earlier tbiUeai
�
ial Park, with fun for all. Iu
the east side of the main corri-.
from Pemberton Street to the
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;August the members travelled to
wa down stairs where to office
ownstafflocated
west end, of town at a�cost of
,-
_ _ k.
meniberssco operate in the pro-,'.
"Southside Par'k,.�Woodstock, by
was and they
previously.$18,218.
cons bructiam of a large stone fire- `.
,.r-- 1Ym y
grams, ors, man r
y. providing musical
bus, supplied by the Ingersoll
,
p lace, which still remains.
:
.Sand and gravel bars, eroded
a
mm�bers, : Recreation Commission. They had
piano solos and read-
.. The new floor was extended to
banks and brush along the
J
1m,s. They also wish to thank
,' the use the enclosed -e dance
take •i was previously the
banks east of the1960-clearing
any who have helped
a
hall for their supper and meeting.
forge reef to t panalldliau, •Oa -I
bar
ford street to the north-' Aga r91',
still must le done $ the handle
�is to be clear too -handle its or-
its
-capacity
vx -
with.. pro-
i
vfding the lunches in the different
Both picnics were well attended.
I i
The. have had
The appearance of the former.
- ie R6Tpert
-
jliginal and. to ensure
unrestricted flow of water cur-
churches and all the ladies who
group one meet-
ing and their at Faith
f
office, w occu y _
McNiven Son, �l
�.
mg runoffs. The estimated cost
have served; the I.O.D.E. Chapter
program
.and was . greaty
improved, and other .changes
{ of this is
$23, 0.0, using hourly
for ears and drivers; the Recrea-
IIaven .Nursing Home, where they
were a4so'. made to the dining
rented equipment.
tion 'Commission for the bus tiff p
visited with the patients. The
room on the west ;a'de of theill
Thus the `>commg cicanhig'
and many more.'
(group .also have a visiting com
downstairs corridor; and in otherii
,parts of the.building which add-
-
will require the raising of s4,600
The. November meeting• will be
Imittee who have visited all of the
homes'
ed-: to the comfort and conven-
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held in St. James' Anglican Parish l
inursing and the hospital,
'many '
nonce of guests as we'll. as to the
,.
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Hall and the December meeting
besides making calls on
those are shut in. Many cairls
"
interior appearance generally.
The remained in old
,8y��.byr•.r kIS,S `lira - =_�'
is expected to be a turkey dinner)
who
office its
location butt the improvement
'l s , '�
[.
in Trinity United. Hall. llll
are sent ,out each month to the
.
made it most attractive.
r} "f
':'SThe executive for the year isi
y
ill. and bereaved and when one of
It is also recalled that under)
PresidentMrs. Frank Grinnell;'
the members away a Cr ideou
the now management, many m-
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,.'
secretary, Mrs. Frank. Roberts;_
Bible is givenin'loving memo
teresting events were held in thel
building. :The former Canadian
!
assistant secretary, Mrs. Thomas
Iniversaries
Each month the birthdays and an 1
Club held meetings there, while
r.
..
Markham; treasurer, Mrs. Thos.
.are remembered with
frequently. there' were special ev-1
Markham, assistant treasurer, ,gifts
eats when reservations were
,
_ ..Mrs.
F. Roberts; roll. call eon-
There is an enrollment of
made for meads by families and,
vener, Mrs. Jim Gibbs; luncheon` (nearly..
SO!0 and there have. been
various organjzations.
'Par)icvlanl remembered
vener, Mrs. Lorne Hvden; conven-
86 out at a meeting. Those in I i
,the elalratedance that was•
y i
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or for cards and gifta,�Mrs.. Jerry
charge are
6 Pi'ond of the way they
held m the. i g its
formal opening, and at which the '
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Butcher; " press reporter, Mrs, r
attendance was very large wiill;
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Bell; assistant,. Mrs. Allan John- {,
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all in the social whirl having al
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stoni program convener, Mrs.. C.
Beynon; devotional pianist, Mrs.
G. Making; sing -song pianist, Mrs.
H. Mahar; song leader, Mrs. G.
Malting. i