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Year 1951From The1951PROPERTYOF THECOUNTY OFOXFORDCOUNTY OF OXFORD Court House Woodstock, Ont.Return to CountyClerk’s Office Grant Sutherland New Warden, Oxford CountyWinner on 54th BallotAfter Two-Hour BattleOXFORD COUNTY’S NEW WARDEN, Grant Suther­land, of East Nissouri township, is shown above signing the declaration of office under the supervision of county clerk and treasurer L. K- Coles at the right. Mr. Suth­erland was declared warden for 1951 Tuesday, after a lengthy election battle with three other candidates, which ended finally on the 54th ballot. —(Staff Photo)Grant Sutherland, reeve of East Nissouri, captured Oxford County's top municipal office yesterday after­noon as county council members elected him to the post Of warden for 1951.In a prolonged election battle that lasted well over two hours and saw four candidates contesting the wardenship, Mr. Sutherland finally won out by defeating Roger Hawkins, Reeve of Tillsonburg, 12 votes to 9 on the 54th ballot, third longest election on record.ception of the candidates and those who proposed their names for the wardenship, council mem­bers constantly switched their votes from one contestant to an­other. It was not until the later stages of !he election that specta­tors became certain of just whq any one councillor intended to vote for.One of the election's most hu­morous sidelights was ihe ballot casting done by Louis Wettlaufer, deputy reeve of East Zorra. Al­though obviously a staunch Suth­erland supporter,.. Mr. Wettlaufer occassionally voted for somebody) else during the election, fijpit| making sure that his ballot would have no effect on the overall vot­ing.On two ballots, Reeve Suther­land came within one vote of win­ning the wardenship. He receiv­ed 10 votes in the 25th ballot and 10 on the 53rd ballot.There were only two breaks in reports of “no election” intoned with monotonous regularity by Mr. Coles. First came when Reeve Little, whose support dwindled to two votes, dropped out after the 28th ballot. Mr. Pellow’ decided to call it quits after the 53rd ballot as he received only three votes.Tension increased just before the 54th ballot with speculation centred on where four consistant Pellow votes would go. Voting that had gone on before showed ten certain Sutherland votes andAlso hotly contesting the race with Mr. Sutherland and Mr. Hawkins were Thomas Pellow, reeve of West Oxford, who stay­ed in the hunt until the 53rd ballot, and H. A. Little, reeve of Dereham, who dropped out oil contention after the 28th ballot.]The open balloting, with coun-, cillors signifying their choirces verbally, was conducted by coun­ty clerk and treasurer L. K. Coles before a “standing room only” audience of interested spec­tators from all sections of the county, who jammed all corners of the court house council cham­bers and crowded into its door­ways and adjoining offices as well.Candidates needed 11 votes to win the election out of a possible total of 21. Each member of the 20-man council had one vote and Reeve Hawkins, representing Till­sonburg, a municipality with over 2,000 population, had two.Following the first ballot, which saw’ eight votes for Pellow, five for Sutherland and four each for Hawkins and Little, the pat­tern of the election indicated that most support was in favor of Sutherland, closely followed by Hawkins and Pellow, with Little trailing the field.A feature of the election was the way in which councillors changed their votes. With the ex­seven for Hawkins.FOUR CANDIDATES were in the running for the office of Oxford County's 1951 warden in a prolonged election that lasted for 54 ballots yesterday. Above, Warden Grant Sutherland, East Nissouri, is receiving congratulations from Reeve Roger Hawkins of Tillsonburg, whom he defeated on the 54th ballot for the wardenship. Candidates pictured from left to right arc: Reevei Thomas Pellow, West Oxford; Warden Sutherland; Reeve H. A. Little, Dereham; and Reeve Hawkins.— (Staff Photo)The 54th ballot saw a split in the Pellow supporters and Mr. Sutherland became the county’s '51 warden by a majority of 12 to 9.Those county officials with long memories recalled that there had been two other elections to beat: this year’s in length.It took 63 ballots before Charles! Denton, of Tillsonburg, was de­clared warden in 1913, and 56 bal­lots were needed to elect Warden James W. Innes, .RR. 1, Wood- stock, back in 1925.Nominations before the election were made as follows: Sutherland by J. K. McLeod, deputy reeve of East Nissouri; Pellow by Herbert Dunn, reeve of North Oxford; Hawkins by C. D. Sutor, reeve of Blenheim: Little by Harley Mc­Beth, deputy reeve of Dereham.Following is the w county voted on the 54th and final bal­lot:For Sutherland: Reeve Wilfred Bishop. North Norwich; Reeve Olin Carter, Blandford; Reeve J.•B. Hanmer. Norwich: Reeve James Hossack. Embro; Reeve Murray Ix>gan, East Oxford; Reeve Gor­don Marshall. West Zorra: Reeve William McDonald, East Zorra: deputy reeve J. K. McLeod, East Nissouri; Reeve Robert Rudy, Ta­vistock; Reeve Clarence Stover,] South Norwich; Reeve Grant Sutherland, East Nissouri; Depub’ Reeve Louis Wettlaufer, East Zorra.For Hawkins: Deputy Reeve Or­val Coleman. Blenheim; Reeve Herbert Dunn. North Oxford; Reeve Roger Hawkins, Tillsonburg (2); Reeve H. A. Little, Dereham; Deputy Reeve Harley McBeth, Dereham: Reeve Thomas Pellow,West Oxford; Deputy Reeve Law­rence Smith, Tillsonburg; Reeve C. D. Sutor, Blenheim. THE SENTINEL-REVIEW. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17. 195!' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------NEW COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBERS — Eight, new members entering the administration of Oxford County municipal affairs with the 1951 edition of county coun­cil were given a brief outline of their general duties and council procedure by county clerk and treasurer, L. K.. Coles yesterday morning. Incoming councillors shown above from left to right are: Seated, reeve Mur­ray V. Logan, East Oxford; reeve Gordon A. Marshall, West Zorra; reeve James D. Hossack, Embro; standing, reeve J. B. Hanmer; Norwich; Mr. Coles; reeve Olin Carter, Blandford; deputy-reeve Orval Coleman, Blen­heim; deputy-reeve Louis Wettlaufer, East Zorra; depu­ty-reeve Lawrence W. Smith, Tillsonburg.— (Staff Photo)Long List of Resolutions Presented County CouncilWith the task of selecting a 1951 warden disposed of, county council members settled down to other business at this morning’s session and were advised by coun­ty clerk and treasurer L. K. Coles that a sizeable number of resolu­tions were up for their considera­tion.One of the most interesting of these was one from Simcoe town council, which had as the back­ground of its formation the hang­ing of Joseph Herbert McAuliffe on the gallows of Norfolk county jail in Simcoe for the sub-machine gun slaying of two men in a Langton bank hold-up last sum­mer.As a result of the December execution, Simcoe council condem­ned what it termed the “antiqua­ted” system of execution in Can­ada and appealed for a change on regulations by approving a re­solution on the question for the consideration and endorsation of Ontario county councils, the pro­vincial attorey-general and the Department of Justice in Ottawa.The resolution as read before Oxfords council this morning is as follows:“Whereas the conducting of pe­nal executions at the county seat is an antiquated and inefficient met! Jd, this council recommends that efforts be directed to cen­tralize these executions in some provincial centre where proper fa­cilities and personnel could be established and maintained for all executions conducted in the prov­ince."Other resolution scheduled for councils consideration during the January session were submitted by:Prince Edward County — peti­tioning the Ontario government to assume the cost of application for old age pensioners. The move was intended to establish the princi­ple that higher governing authori­ties should pay for services cover­ing “their particular benefit aione.Waterloo County — requesting | the provincial government to ad­opt a policy of paying bounties 'for fox destroyed in Southern On- itario, since many municipalities have found it impractical to deal with this menace to poultry rais­ing and wild life because of claim: coming from borderingcounties which do not pay boun­ties.Hastings County — petitioning the Ontario government to amend the Juror’s Act to provide that litigants for damages would not be able to choose trial by jury, an increasing cost to counties in the province, unless their claim exceeded $500.Brant County — requtsting the Minister of Municipal Affairs to reconsider an amendment to the Assessment Act requiring all mu­nicipalities to set up their as­sessment rolls in geographical se­quence. Stating the present legi’s- lational switch would mean heavy expense to many areas, the res­olution asked that compliance to the amendment be made a matter of choice.0>J>rd County Federation of Agriculture — asking that grants paid to Oxford County institutions which might be using imitation butter, be dscontinued until they consent to use butter instead of imitations.Grey Couny — a petition ask­ing counties to support the en­forcing of an act stating that November 11 should be observed as a holiday.Oxford County Trustees and Ratepayers Association — asking for re-endorsement for a resolu­tion petitioning the Highways De­partment to put into effect legis­lation stopping raffic both ways when a school bus halts to let school children on or off.COMMITTEESStriking of committees for the coming year occupied most of the time of county council members both this morning and afternoon. A final slate is not expected to be completed until late today.APPRECIATIONCounty council received a let­ter of appreciation this morning from Tavistock Continuation school for their co-operation in making a visit by students and teachers in December of last year possible.RATE INCREASENotification was received by eddnty council this morning from the Straliord board of health that an increase in rates would affect a tuberculosis patient chargeable to. the county.A climax to six consecutive years in county council came to Reeve Grant Sutherland, East Nissouri, yesterday afternoon as he took over the wardenship of: Oxford following his election to the post on the 54th ballot.Active in municipal affairs for many years, Mr. Sutherland en­tered county council in 1946 as deputy-reeve of East Nissouri. He became reeve in 1948 and is beginning his fourth straight year in that office.His initial reaction when the prolonged balloting had finally reached a conclusion was, as he put it, “a combination of relief and appreciation.” Relief at see­ing the end of strain and tension caused by the close election race, and appreciation to all those councillors who supported him.However, he said he was still subjected to a sizeable amount of anxiety, not in the role of a can­didate but as an expectant fa­ther, who is waiting for a new addition to the Sutherland fam­ily. Although he was not sure yes­terday afternoon when the baby would be born, he felt it would be "any time now."In a brief address to council following the election, Warden Sutherland expressed the hope that he would be able to merit the support and confidence plac­ed in him.He was determined to work to that goal, he said, adding "I will do my best, with the co-operation of council, to make 1951 one of the best years in the history of Oxford County."Congratulations on his winning of the wardenship came from ex­Wardens Robert Rudy, 1950, and George Fewster, 1949, who through custom took places on either side of the warden’s chair, j Said Mr. Rudy, currently reeve of Tavistock, "1 am sure that you will bo a credit to the position. Oxford County and yourself." Commenting on the election, he felt any one of the four candi­RELIEF, APPRECIATIONWardenship is Climax To Years of Servicedates could have done a capable job.Clark Murray, M.P. for Oxford, in adding his congratulations, said citizens in the county were proud to have men in all sections of Oxford who were sitting will­ing to give their talents to lend leadership and guidance in the ad­ministrative of municipal affairs throughout this area.Good wishes for Warden Suth­erland’s success in his new office came also from two other ex­wardens: W. J. Weir, who was warden-tip, 1926 and Alex Me- Corquodale, warden In 1945.Salvation Army Requests County Council GrantCounty council was requested at its afternoon session yesterday to budget this year for a $600 grant to help defray costs of Sal­vation Army services to Oxford County residents.Major Burton Dumerton of Lon­don appeared before council mem­bers to ask that they give every possible consideration to the grant, which he said would’cover roughly i one-third of the unpaid accountsi incurred as a result of direct social: work to Oxford.He reviewed many phases of the varied assistance provided by the Salvation Army, mentioning main- ten a net: of hostels, police court work, which keeps six officers ac­tive in the county.Particular stress was put by Major Dumerton on the care and rehabilitation of unmarried moth­ers. Outside of Woodstock, he noted. 11 Oxford girls were look­ed after in the Army's London hospital home.Total expenditure invoked In caring tor these girls, he pointed out. ran close to $3,000 last year. Ot this amount, there was $1,851 worth of un}>aid accounts. "We are requesting less than one-third of this figure," he observed." we need nil the help we can get.” WARDEN GRANT SUTHERLAND, reeve of East Missouri, saw six years in county council climaxed Tuesday afternoon when he took over Oxford’s wardenship for 1951. Warden Sutherland is shown irvthe centre above flanked on the left, by Reeve Robert Rudy of Tavistock, warden in 1950, and at the right by George Fewster of North Norwich, warden in 1949. —(Staff Photo)Reforestation Work OutlinedAn outline of reforestation work carried out during 1950 in forests throughout Oxford County was included in an annual report, sub­mitted by zone forester William Thurston of Stratford, read be­fore this morning's session of county council.Last April, the report said, 17,- 000 trees were planted on 59 acres of the Banner Forest of North Oxford. In October, 30 acres ofi river flats at the south end of this forest were plowed up 1o promote natural hardwood regen-1 eration.Also noted was the county’s1 purchase of 66 and two-thirds acres in Dereham township for reforestation purposes at a cost of §2,000. The tract will be known as McBeth Forest. Im­provement cutting and subsequent sale of the wood obtained were undertaken in the Lakeside and Zenda forests.A survey of fall planting in the Zenda Forest in 1949 showed re­current freezing and thawing during the winter of 1949-50 had resulted in an 85 per cent mor­tality rate in the trees planted! Plans will be made to replace this i loss.Commenting on Ihe availability) a,id use of a T.V.A.-purchased ee planter, designed for work the Thames River watershed, r. Thurston said this aquisitjon >uld do much to further refores- tion in this district.WARDEN ELECTION HABIT FORMING REEVE DISCOVERSThe after-effects of yester­day's marathon election race for the post of Oxford’s 1951 warden made their presence humorously felt when county clerk and treasurer L. K. Coles called the roll at the session of county council held this morning.Councillors broke Into hearty laughter as Reeve Rog Hawkins of Tillsonburg reponded with a resounding Hawkins” Instead of the cus­tomary “Here" when Mr. Coles came to his name in the roll call.Recalling Tuesday's ballot­ing, which saw Reeve Hawk­ins cast votes for himself 54 straight times by stating a similar "Hawkins,” Mr, Coles smilingly commented "You're 1 too late,"Committees Are Named, County Council SessionCounty council organized a size­able slate of committees to direct the administration of Oxford's mu­nicipal affairs late yesterday after­noon following an all-day session of balloting on candidates for these groups.Reeve H. P. Dunn, North Ox­ford, was appointed chairman of i the important and heavily budget- jed road committee and Reeve Thomas Fellow, West Oxford, was chosen to head the equally important finance committee.The following standing commit­tees for 1951 were struck:Road, Reeve H. P. Dunn, North Oxford, chairman; Reeve 7. D. Su- tor, Blenheim; Warden Grant Sutherland.Finance, Reeve Thomas Fellow, West Oxford, chairman; Reeve Wilfred L. Bishop, North Oxford, secretary; Deputy-Reeve Lawren­ce W. Smith, Tillsonburg; Reeve Murray V. Logan, East Oxford; Reeve James D. Hossack, Embro.County Home Annual Report Handed to County Councilbal-A detailed financial statement,while Oxford assumed the covering all phases of the Oxford ance of the cost.Count.v Homp’s nnnratinrCounty Home's operation during 1950 comprised the annual report submitted to county council thismorning by superintendent Rob­ert Forbes.Salient feature of the report was the combination of $34,853.27 worth of expenditures and recipts amounting to $27,443.55 which re­sulted in an overall operating de­ficit of $7,409.72 for last year.However, it was noted that this net expenditure was covered by resident expenses paid by *hc coqnty. Woodstock and Ingersoll. Total of Woodstock’s payment, ba$ed on the number of resident days chargeable to the city, was $1,571.14. Ingersoll paid $361.02.GRANT SOUGHTA representative of the Canadian National Institute of the Blind spoke before county council late this morning requesting for a grant to help the organization carry on its work of rehabilitation in the county.Property, Reeve William J. McDonald, East Zorra, chairman: Reeve Robert Rudy, Tavistock, secretary; Reeve J. B. Hanmer, Norwich; Reeve Clarence Stover, South Norwich; Deputy-Reeve Harley R. McBeth, Dereham.Equalization, Reeve Clarence Stover, chairman; Deputy-Reeve Orval T. Coleman, Blenheim, sec­retary; Reeve Harry Little, Dere­ham; Reeve H. P. Dunn; Reeve Olin O. Carter, Blandford.Agriculture, Deputy-Reeve Har­ley McBeth, Dereham, chairman; Reeve Murray Logan, East Ox­ford, secretary; Deputy . Reeve Louis Wettlaufer, East Zorra; Reeve William Gordon Marshall, West Zorra.Education, Reeve Wilfred Bish­op, chairman; Reeve Clarence Sto­ver, secretary; Reeve J. B. Han­mer, Deputy - Reeve Lawrence Smith, Deputy-Reeve J. K. Mc­Leod.County home, Warden GrantA long list, of expenditures showed that food, salaries, the. purchase of furnishings and eq-| uipment, along with repairs andi maintenance of buildings were toe major expense items in 1950.Majority of the total receipt-; were realized through credit of. $12,844.49 gained from old age and blind pension. Sale of milk and milk products contributed the substantial tctal of $5,699 32 to the receipt side of the ledger.♦Statistically speaking the re­port listed a total of 21,772 res­ident days last year. 14,078 for Oxford residents. 6.234 for Wood- stock, and 1.460 (or Ingersoll. Gross expenditure per week per resident was $11.21.Profit gained as a result of op­erating the county home farm to­talled $6,475.81. Farm receipts: amounted to $14,918.27. with ex­penses set at $8,442.46. Value of farm stock, equipment and f >ed on hand at the first of last year was placed at $24,055.Sutherland, Reeve Harry Little, Reeve Roger Hawkins.Health Board. Reeve Robert Ru­dy, Warden Grant Sutherland.Printing and resolutions, Depu­ty-Reeve J. K. McLeod, chairman; Reeve Olin O. Carter, secretary; Deputy-Reeve Louis Wettlaufer. Reeve Gordon Marshall, Reeve James Hossack.Reforestation and conserva­tion, Reeve J. D. Hossack, chair­man; Reeve Orval T. Coleman, secretary; Deputy-Reeve Harley McBeth, Deputy-Reeve J. K. Mc­Leod, Reeve Olin Carter, county road superintendent, J N. Meath- rell, Ingersoll; County Clerk L. K. Coles, Ingersoll.Library Board, Reeve C. D. Su- ior, Reeve Thomas Fellow, Reeve William McDonald, Warden Grant Sutherland.Juvenile court, Wr-den Grant Sutherland, Reeve Harry Little, County Clerk L. K. Coles.Board of Audit, Reeve Thomas Fellow and L. K. Coles. Hospital boards, Warden Grant Sutherland, Woodstock; Reeve H. P. Dunn, Reeve Roger Hawkins, Deputy- Reeve J. K. McLeod.TO ADDRESS COUNCILW. J. Moore, Toronto, a mem­ber of the Ontario Municipal Board. Is scheduled to address county council at their session on Monday afternoon. His planned appearance before council today was cancelled.HEALTH REPORTThe annual report of the Oxford Health Unit's various branches is expected to be submitted for coun­ty council's consideration by unit director Dr. O. C. Powers on ei­ther Monday or Tuesday next week.ROAD GRANTCounty council this morning sanctioned a resolution authorizing county officials to petition the pro- ; vlncial government for a atatutory . grant on $306,411.42 worth of ' county road expenditures made I during 1950. SUBURBAN ROAD BUDGETAPPROVED AT $7,456Year of Growth in County Library Service OutlinedOxford County Council sanc­tioned the appropriation of ??.- 456.08 for the construction and maintenance of roads under the jurisdiction of the Ingersoll Sub­urban Road Commission during 1951 at a session in the court house. A'oodstock this morn.ng.On motion of Reeve Berber* Dunn, North Oxford. seconded b? Reeve Thomas Pellow, West Ox­ford. council members also 'dop- ted a report on proposed t * «i- dhuros for this year submitted by commission chairman A. D. Rob­inson.Main 1951 expenditure for im­provement of district roads, the report stated, would he need-*! to cover resurfacing work on Road No. 9.The commission will request an appropriation of §2,000 from In­gersoll council as its net share of the ‘51 road coast. Ingersoll's share was estimated at $1,864.02; plus costs over last year’s estim­ates of $135.98.A breakdown of proposed ex­penditures on Ingersoll's subir- iban roads this year follows:Road 9 — maintenance: snow 1 roads. $150; brush and weed con-|ORGANIZE COUNCIL QUARTET TO DEFEND COUNTY HONORSProspects of Oxiord County's retaining the Rose Bowl, symbolic of the barbershop quartet cham­pionship for Ontario county coun­cils. brightened yesterday with the selection of Reeve Clarence Stov­er. South Norwich, to mastermind efforts to keep the trophy here.In accepting an informal ap pointment by council members to choose a new quartet to represent Oxford on competition this year, Reeve Stover, the only member of the 1950 four left in council, hint­ed that he had several talented men already lined up for the Rose Bowl hunt.Those quartet members who captured top honors in the bar­County Council to Wind Up Session End of MonthDecision to temporarily suspend operations in the January’ session until the end of the month was reached by county council mem­bers yesterday afternoon. New dates to wind up council business were set for Jan. 30 and 31 in­stead of the originally scheduled first two days of next week.The move for postponement was made in view of the fact that sev­eral councillors had other import­ant business appointments to keep and as a result could not attend the planned meetings on Monday and Tuesday.Before council dispersed, a num­ber of committees, working under forced draft, managed to line up reports for consideration and ap­proval. Included in these were sanctions and rejections of grant applications, along with endorsa- tion of several resolutions from other Ontario municipalities.A total of $925 worth of 1951 grants were approved for three or­ganizations: Salvation Army, $600; Canadian National Institute for the Blind, $300; Ontario Refores­tation and Conservation Associa­tion, $25.Also along this line, council passed a finance committee rec­ommendation that the county transfer up to $1,000 as a loan to the credit of the local committee for the International Plowing Match.A request, from the Navy League of Canada for financial assistance was turned down.Of the four resolutions up fortrol» $90; resurfacing treating. $1,600; resurfacing, $404108. Tb*] tai $5,881,08.Road 10 maintenance: snow removal. $90; brush and weed con trol, $45; dragging. $150; dustlay-, or. $280; resurfacing. $590. Total $1,155.Overcharges of .$420 bring I he overall total to $7,456.08,APPRECIATIONA letter of appreciation for a grant of $600 from Oxford was re­ceived this morning by county council. Salvation Army officials' in London said the money would bo put. to good use.TOURReeve Tilden of Minto township,' Wellington county, sat. in on this morning’s session of county coun­cil. He said he was making a tour of inspection through thej county court house looking for in- ।formation that might be of assist­ance when the Wellington court house undergoes alteration.bershop quartet contest during the South Waterloo Fair in Galt last autumn and did not return to council this year include ex-reeve Arthur Maedel. Norwich, ex-reeve Roland Fry, Blenheim, and ex­reeve Alster Clarke, West Zorra.In1 spite of this thinning of council’s vocal ranks, Reeve Sto­ver said the future was bright. He felt he could “swing” formation of a quartet to defend the trophy without too much trouble.APPROVE EXPENDITUREA letter from the provincial Department of Highways form­ally notified county council this morning that the 1950 road ex­penditure of $306,500 for Oxford's road system had been approved.the consideration of the printing and resolutions committee two were endorsed and two were re­jected.The committee did not "see fit"! to endorse a resolution from Sim­coe council which condemned the' “antiquated" system of execution in Canada and appealed for a change in regulations to provide for a provincial centre where all executions could be carried out.Also turned down was a resolu­tion from Prince Edward County petitioning the Ontario government to assume the cost of application for old age pensioners.Endorsation was given a Hast-’ ings County resolution petitioning the provincial government to amend the Juror's Act to provide! that litigants for damages would not be able to choose trial by jury unless their claim exceeded $500.The committee sanctioned a Grey county petition asking coun­ties to support the enforcing of the Armistice Day Act stating No­vember 11 should be observed as a holiday.Provision was made for. Oxford's membership in the Ontario Good Roads Association and the Ontario Association of Rural Municipali­ties. Fees will be paid in each case.INAUGURALInaugural meeting of the 1951 Oxford Health Unit has been scheduled for the county court house on Monday night starling at 7.30 p.m.A year of growth in all phases of the library service provided by the Oxford County Library Co­operative was described Io county council members this morning by librarian Mrs. S. L. Krompart, in her annual report on the or­ganization's 1950 activities, Mrs. Krompart said the most outstand­ing feature of last, year’s work was the beginning of a school-room loan service in county schools. Books were distributed to 66 schools In September and proved to be very popular.It was her opinion that “the greatest good a librarian can achieve is to start young people using books and libraries." She felt it was a form of education which could serve them all through life.Successful completion of the aim to increase the number of outlets for books so they can bo of use to a greater number of peo­ple and in increased areas in the; county was also seen in 1950, Mrs. Krompart observed. In 1949, she said, the co-op was taking books to 17 libraries and a deposit sta­tion. Last year, with the addition of Otterville library and 66 school rooms, these outlets were increas­ed frofn 18 to 85.Statistically - speaking circula­tion records for 1950 showed a de- for the year was 28,357, close to three times greater than that of, 1949. At the end of last year the library coop’s book stock totalled 4,921 volumes.Looking to the future, Mrs. Krompart noted that “we stillI have a long way to go in order to give service to all the people of Oxford.” She was pleased, how­ever. Io see the co-op had already started to add to it» list of schools.In lime, she hoped, all schools not close to free public libraries could lx? provided with plenty of juvenile books and also that some new deposit stations might be opened In villages which have no libraries.She felt, too. that the co-op could work much more efficiently with a book-mobile. "It is very difficult," she said, "to carry enough books in a car to give the libraries a good choice of books and Io enable us to change the units for the schools to suit the age groups."County Council Handed Several Grant RequestsA sizeable list of communica­tions scheduled for consideration by county council during the January session included a vari­ety of subjects ranging from re­quests for 1951 grants to invita­tions for annual meetings of many provincial organizations.Applications for grants this year came from the Ontario Con-| servation and Reforestation Asso­ciation, $25; the Navy League of Canada; the Salvation Army in London, $600; and the Canadian National Institute for the Blind.Notification of dates for annual meetings and requests for pay­ment of usual membership fees were made by the Ontario Agri­cultural Council, the Ontario As­sociation of Rural Municipalities, the County Council Section of the Ontario Association of Managers and Matrons of Homes for the Aged and Infirm.Acknowledgment and apprecia­tion for receipt of payment of 1950 grants were received from officials of the Tillsonburg Mem­orial Hospital, Alexandria Hospit­al. Ingersoll, and St. Marys hos­pital.Council members referred all these communications to the prop­er committees for consideration this week.FOLDERSWith the acceptance by county- council yesterday of a printing and resolutions committee recom­mendation, 600 copies of folders listing council, township and coun­ty officials for 1951 will be print­ed.INDIGENT PATIENTSIndigent patient accounts to­talling $843.30 for the month of December were approved for pay­ment yesterday by county coun­cil. They were allotted as follows: Woodstock General Hospital, $703.07; Alexandra Hospital, Ing­ersoll, $55.45; Tilsonburg Memor­ial Hospital, $82.78.PENSION DETAILSCounty council accepted a fi­nance committee suggestion made yesterday afternoon that County Clerk and Treasurer L. K. Coles get in touch with the Department of Municipal Affairs to get furth­er details on their objection to Oxford's pension bylaw.INAUGURALThe inaugural meeting of the 1951 Oxford County Council is scheduled for next Tuesday after­noon, January 16. As always this first meeting will be highlighted by the election of Oxford's war­den.County CostsUnder ReviewCounty council started on the long road towards completion of 1951 municipal legislation this morning as preliminary work got underway for the enactment of half a dozen bylaws.Included in four of the prooosec bylaws, which will likely come up for final approval next Tuesday night, were provisions covering county expenditure. The other two will make a number of ap­pointments to municipal posts.A trio of financial bylaws cover an as yet unspecified amount to be determined next week. One covers the total expenditure on county roads during 1951, while a supplementary bylaw authoriz­es the warden and clerk to bor­row money for the road system as a tomj>orary advance until nec­essary financing Is obtained from taxes and provincial grants.To provide for admlnstrativcand operational accounts until 1951 municipal taxes are paid, the third bylaw authorizes the bor­rowing of funds to meet current expenditures. The fourth finan­cial bylaw will approve orders and accounts.Appointments to various muni­cipal positions for this year will be made through approval of a fifth bylaw. Those offices to be filled are as follows:Auditors for criminal justice accounts, county solicitors, secre­tary of the county home’s board of management, messenger to county council, and inspectors in 15 county municipalities of auc­tioneer, poultry, peddler and junk licenses.The final bylaw will appoint a I three-man county road committee I under the provisions of the High- ;way Improvement Act Members |chosen will serve for three, two ' and one year terms. Four Seeking Oxford PostOf Warden?TILLSONBURG. Jan. 11 - Till- sunburg Reeve Roger Hawkfng to­day confirmed rumors that he will seek election as warden of Oxford County.He said Unit present indications were that only three othera would । be seeking the position, Reeve Harry Little, of Dereham; Reeve Thomas Pellow, of West Oxford, and Reeve Grant Sutherland, of East Nissouri. This will be the fourth try for Reeve Sutherland, who wm narrowly defeated last year by Reeve Robert Rudy, of Tavistock.The election will be held in Woodstock next Tuesday and is not expected to be as close as last year when 35 ballots were needed before a decision was reached.This marks the seventh year for Reeve Hawkins as a member of the Tillsonburg Municipal Council. He served two years as deputy­reeve and was returned to his sec­ond year as reeve by acclamation in December.He is now serving his fourth year on the County Council. In 1950 he was chairman of the board of directors of the Oxford County Health UnitDELEGATESThree Oxford reeves were ap­pointed to represent the county as delegates to the annual Ontario Agriculture convention. Chosen were Deputy Reeve Harley Mc­Beth, Dereham; Reeve Murray Lo­gan, East Oxford: Reeve William McDonald, East Zorra.FVeterinarian Is Kept BusyVeterinarian with the Oxford Health Unit, Dr. L. E. L. Taylor has spent an active time travell­ing the county since he joined the group from the city board of health September 1, 1950.A statistical outline of the du­ties he perfromed in the final four months of last year indicated the wide extent of his operations.As submitted to county council on Wednesday afternoon, Dr. Tay­lor’s report statistically was as follows:Milk producers premises and herds 119; inspection visits 241; discontinued 8; unsatisfactory, other reason 4; raw milk samples collected 410; additional (check) 21.Ring tests (brucellosis) conduc­ted on all herds; calf-hood vac­cination promoted. Mastitis: Field tests made in fourteen herds, comprising 168 animals; individ­ual samples submitted to labora­tory for verification, classifica­tion, etc. Farm water supplies checked.Pasteurization plants (dairies) in county 12; outside county 1; inspection visits 84; special in­spections (processing) 9; pasteur­ized samples collected and sub­mitted to laboratory 193; empty bottle and can rinses 53.Slaughter house-premises vis­ited where slaughtering was pre­sumed to be carried on 51; prem­ises engaged In these activities 33; premises located in Oxford County and doing considerable business 5: outside county 4; in­spections 47.Poultry killing establishments premises within the county 3; premises outside the county 1; in­spections 11; poultry canning es­tablishments 1; visits 2.All known butcher shops with­in the County have been inspec­ted together with other food out­lets; market Inspections made each market day; post-mortem examinations made on animals and poitry; various other duties have been performed following direction by the rnddtcal director. )Rash of Secession Bills Expected by Queen s ParkAs 2 Towns Quit WaterlooSpecial to The Free PreusTORONTO, Jan. 12- Officials here see a rash of towns «?p~ aratlng from county affiliation In two hills which havp been sub­mitted for passage by this year's of the Legislatiire,The bills arc appllcntiona by the towns of Preston and Hcspeler to separate from Waterloo County,The towns claim they receive I no benefit from the county af- ( filiation and want to break away to save the county rales they now pay.A similar application was made 1 by the Town of Riverside last : year (o separate from Essex County and to the surprise of many people passed through the private bills committee and then was given the sanction of the ' House.• * 'Although several years ago a number of towns in the province broke away from county affilia­tion, the Riverside application was the first one that; had been entertained in a long time.Unofficially here It is regarded that its success may have been primarily due to the fact it wasn't opposed by Essex County. Without, this opposition the priv­ate bills committee had little choice but to pass the measure.In view of a threatened mass movement which might follow this year's applications, however, , it is expected that Waterloo County probably backed by the strong counties association, will oppose the current move.Experts here at Queen’s Park say they wouldn’t give any | opinion as to whether a town is । better off outside a county. It j is a problem for an actuary, they contend.It is true the towns save the annual county rates, but in the event of a major expenditure, they point out, it might find it­self very much the loser.This happened to Ingersoll sev­eral years ago, they point out. when after setting itself up as a separated town a main bridge in the town collapsed. The town had to pay the1 whole cost, $150,000. While if it had been in the county organization it would have borne a share of the cost.In addition to Riverside other separated towns in the province are: Brookville, Trenton, Smiths Falls, Ingersoll, Gananoque, St. Marys and Prescott.COMMITTEE WORKCommittee work covering busi­ness of the January session of county council giot underway this morning as members of the newly- formed finance and property com­mittees held meetings.INVITEDNotification that representatives of Ontario counties would meet in Toronto February 20 to discuss methods of eliminating the men­ace of wolves from sheep raising areas in the province was receiv-1 cd by county council this morning. Oxford was invited to send dele­gates to the meeting.SECOND READINGCount y council gave second read­ing to six bylaws this morning. The bylaws, most of them provid­ing for 1951 expenditures, will be finally passed tonight.PRESENTATIONPresentation of a rather worn baby carriage to Warden Grant. Sutherland, East Nissouri, high­lighted this mornings session of county council. Members made the present a I ion noting the birth of a son in the Sutherland family on January 25.Councilors Criticize Furnishings And Heat Lack At Perth County HomeCrltlclpm of gome furnishings and jack of heating In the new ad­dition to the Perth County Homo was heard at this morning's session of Perth County Council. The re­sult was that an immediate meet­ing of the home board to be held in order that steps may be taken to prevent installation of some of the furnishings already at the home. Special attentions were paid bed springs which did not fit, bathtubs "35 years old which look like ---- in the modern buildingand the cold, unheated ramp lead­ing to the new addition.Furnishings have not been paid for nor have bath tubs been in­stalled, so councilors felt it was not too late to take steps to remedy the situation.Reeve W. A. Tuer of Puliation pointed out that the addition was put up in compliance with the plans approved by the government, so that the 50 per cent grant could be collected. "It costs as much to get the 50 per cent as to build it alone,” commented the reeve.As to segregation of those men-[ tally fit, from those mentally un­balanced, the council felt that an army would be needed to look after the group if such a plan was put into operation here. At present they felt that the superintendent and matron had done a good job in keeping the groups apart when necessary, and in having those ableHEALTH REPORTMedical Officer GivesCounty Council DetailsCounty council received an en­couraging report on the Oxford Health Unit's 1950 progress from unit director Dr. O. C. Powers, who submitted a summary of that organization's operation yesterday afternoon.Outlining in general terms the principal achievements of the un­it last year, Dr. Powers noted there had been no epidemics of any communicable diseases in the county during ’50.Measles headed the list, he said, with 181 reported cases. Chicken pox with 72 cases and German measles with 49 followed. He stressed that this "is a very low incidence for these diseases.”Of ihc major infectious diseas­es, scarlet fever with 13 and in­fantile paralysis with two were reported. This incidence was low­er than in - 1949, he added. No cases of diptheria, typhoid fever or undulanr lever wore reported.Of immunization work conduct­ed by the unit, Dr. Powers, said it was routine for smallpox, dip­theria, whooping cough, scarlet fever and tetanus.Influenza vaccine for the pre­vention of influenza was given In all secondary schools, with 832 students receiving treatment.In a well controlled test of this vaccine, by the unit, it was found that ‘ students who were given the vaccine had a (our per cent, better attendance record than the control group which had not been innocuiated.Nearly 12.01X1 injections were given for tetanus toxoid alone, he commented, and nearly 3,GOO com­bined with diptheria shots.Family CarFather puta the gaa in it, Mother, the Huapenae,Sister puts the class in it, And Junior puts the dents.look after those less able to care । for themselves.Council adjourned until 4.00 o’clock for committee work.HOSPITAL PROBLEMSConcerned with rising hospital costs, county council appointed Reeve Thomas Pellow, finance chairman; Warden Grant. Suther­land. East Nissouri. and county clerk and treasurer L. K. Coles as a committee to confer with other interested parties on hospital prob-I lems.RENOVATIONCounty council last night sanc­tioned a recommendation from the property committee that the cur­rent program of renovation to the court house and repairs for the roof be continued. An expenditure of up to $3,000 for the work in­volved was approved.JOIN O.E.A.Recommendation that Oxford join the county council section of the Ontario Educational Associa­tion was approved last night byOne problem still facing the unit, he said, was that no solution had yet been found by the vital statistics division, through which the unit could obtain an accurate list of births and deaths in the county. "As a result. we cannot comment on the birth and death rate.”With chest clinics operating regularly in Woodstock, Ingersoll, Tillsonburg. Norwich and Tavi­stock, the latter two opened last year, the unit’s tuberculosis con­trol program was functioning very well. Dr. Powers felt.It is planned to establish an- other clinic at Drumbo in the near j future to serve Blenheim and Blandford townships, he said.All school children, both pri- | mary and secondary, are tubercu­lin tested every two years, the positive reactors being X-rayed with their family contacts. Costs of this work are defrayed by the Christmas Seal fund.The Oxford Red Cross Society , continued to finance dental work and tonsillectomies in needy child­ren. In addition, the educational program for food handlers has improved and all food handlers are now X-rayed.Addition of Woodstock in the unit, he thought, led to a more compact and efficient group. "We shall endeavor to give the city the best possible service and hope that the very excellent cooper­ation given to us in the past by Woodstock will continue indefin­itely," ho said. Attempts to Boost Bounty On Foxes in County FailsFox hunters In Oxford County won't make any extra money via the fox bounty route this year as county council last night decided to keep the current $2.00 a head bounty rate.Thcre> was a sizeable effort among a number of councillors to provide for an increase tn the pre­sent bounty but it failed to suc­ceed amendments to the original $2 rate-providing motion, ranging fro $5 to $3, went down to defeat.Suggestion of a hike came up when council heat'd a report from the agriculture committee advo­cating that the fox ’bounty- re­main at the $2 level.Noting that the large number of foxes in the county was becom­ing a definite and increasing men­ace to poultry in the district, Reeve Wilfred Bishop. North Nor­wich, moved an amendment to the report, setting bounties at $5.Under the present $2 rate, he claimed, Oxford hunters were ei­ther tracking down foxes in other counties or not hunting them at all.He felt if council wanted to encourage those hunters, "it is imperative that we offer more remuneration on a par with that of other counties.” The benefits derived from such a step, he said, would lead to "benefits far over­shadowing the extra money ex­pended”Support for this proposal came from Reeve Roger Hawkins, Till- sonburg, who said Oxford’s fox population was "increasing by leaps and bounds.” He thought $2 “is not sufficient.”Concurring with this view, Reeve C. D. Sutor, Blenheim, said I the present bounty "is not enough, to induce anyone to hunt foxes.’ i Glancing at the overall picture, he indicated, he would like to see the province pay fox bounties throughout Ontario.Possibility that an increase in Oxford would lead to an influx of pelts from foxes killed outside the county concerned Reeve Robert Rudy, Tavistock. ‘Td hate to see foxes killed outside Oxford brought in here because of the higher bounty offered,” he said.Deputy-reeve Louis Wettlaufer, East Zorra, agreed. He warned that an increase would result in!County Council Approves Seven Grant RequestsWaving a generous hand in the direction of seven Oxford county organizations and projects, county council sanctioned the distribution of $9,925 worth of grants last night.Atop the list of financial sup­port allotments approved by coun­cil were identical grants of $4,000 directed toward the Oxford Coun­ty Red Cross Society and the Ox­ford County Library Co-operative. The Red Cross amount was "in lieu of a county canvass."The Oxford Museum was on thereceiving end of $850. The mus­eum’s 1951 budget has been set at $1,400 with Woodstock expect­ed to help meet estimated expendi­tures.Other grants were issued as follows:Embro and West Zorra Red Cross Society, $400; short course on agriculture, $400; G. R. Green memorial plaque (expected to be Installed in the county court house as a memorial to the late Oxford agriculture representative), $175; Oxford County Crop Improvement Association, $100.Only one request for a grant was not acted upon. Laid over by the finance committee pending further information was a "ver­bal" request for $200 to help pro­motion of the Port Burwell Deep Sea Waterways publicity project.many outside hunters bringing fox: pelts from their own districts to Oxford,An amendment to the amend­ment, was advocated by Reeve Rudy, who suggest cd $3 be paid for adult foxes and $2 for pups.Reeve Hawkins submitted a third amendment, advocating a straight $3 for fo.xftS of any type or description.All efforts to effect a hike in the bounty failed as successive votes on the amendments were defeated. The original $2 proposal was approved.APPRECIATIONOfficials of the Canadian Na­tional Institute for the Blind sent: a letter of appreciation to county council this morning for the grant of $31X1 made by council to the or­ganization.COMMITTEES MEETOn the last lap of business to. be transacted during the January -session, three county council com­mittees, roads, finance and pro­perty, met t his morning. The sesJ sion is scheduled to wind up opera-1 tions tonight.Rural Fire Protection Plea To County CouncilQuestion of an Oxford County- wide system of fire protection aimed at aiding rural districts was submitted this morning for county council’s consideration by of­ficials of the Oxford County Fed­eration of Agriculture.Emphasizing that residents in many rural sections in Oxford were concerned over the lack of sufficient protection against an ever-present fire menace, the fed­eration’s president F. E. Ellis urg­ed council members to ask the province to survey the county and provide estimates on what a wide­spread fire protection scheme would cost.Such a plan would be made, he said, through the office of the On­tario Fire Marshall in Toronto. They would set up districts to be covered by one central fire-fight­ing station and give information on probable expenditures which would have to be made.Farm forums in Oxford, Mr. El­lis noted, started action which led to investigation of the currentTentative Budget Sees Road Spending BoostedProspects of Oxford having one of the biggest spending years in its history were seen last night as county council approved ten­tative estimates for 1951.Preliminary expenditure fig­ures, compiled mainly to provide a workable basis for borrowing purposes, set a total operating budget of $579,200. of which $376,700 could be raised by tax­es.County councillors stressed that the estimates were not final. No definite amount will be decid­ed on until the county’s mill rale is struck during the March ses­sion.As the initial estimates stand now, they make provision for $210,000 worth of general expen­ditures and outline a county road budget of $369,200, $71,200 more than last year’s $208,000.If the tentative estimates were, sanctioned in their entirety, Ox­ford’s mill rate, under the ’51 mill value, would jump approxi­mately two mills to over 12.Last year’s tax levy saw an estimated $310,210 to be raised via the tax collection route. The 1951 preliminary estimate calls for a boost of $66,490 over that amount.Under last night’s proposals, construction and maintenance of county roads would make up $166,700 of the tax rate. Il was estimated that $202,500 would be received through provincial and municipal grants.A breakdown of the proposed roads expenditures, totalling $369,200, follows:Construction roads. $120,000; bridges and culverts, $39,000. To­tal, $159,000.Edwin Parker celebrates hl3 COth birthday today.(Staff Photo)East Zorra Clerk Marks His 90th Birthday Todayfire protection situation in the county.Several representatives of these groups and from the federation discussed the problem with Brant­ford officials, who are operating on a co-operative basis with sur­rounding Brantford township on fire protection.The Brantford system, he said, has meant a reduction in fire in­surance rates and eventually "they found they were getting fire protection almost for no­thing.”He indicated it was the opinion o' Brantford officials that the ul-MUSEUM REPORTThe Oxford Museum s financial report submitted this morning to county council showed the organ­ization had a surplus of $287.73 in the bank to start 1951. Receipts: for 1950 were $1,330.30; expendi­tures totalled $1,142.57. Proposed budget for the museum this year is $1,400.timate solution to fire protection for rural municipalities” is a county-wide plan."Mr. Ellis advocated that council request the province to make a survey in Oxford. Completion of; the survey, he felt, would put council in a position to decide what further action could be ta­ken.Commenting on the subject. Reeve Roger Hawkins, Tillson­burg and nearby townships. The town placed a new pumper on ser­vice for rural calls.Reeve Wilfred Bishop, North Norwich, noted with interest the integrated plan. He said officials in his section of the county had discussed possible widening of fire protection facilities but had faced the difficulty of "adding too many services in comparison with our ability to pay.” A county sys­tem, he felt, might be the answer.Said federation field man Wil­liam Benton of the proposal: “This project is something a num-' ber of county councils have been thinking about for some time. It would certainly benefit Oxford rural areas.”Maintenance — roads, $170,700: [bridges and culverts, $6,000. Total [$176,700.New machinery, $15,000: ma- ichinery repair $15,000; miscellan­eous. $3,500.Total road costs, $324,200; to­tal bridge costs, §45,000; cornbin- led total $369,200.Set aside tentatively for other expenditures was $210,000 as fol­lows:Gen e r a 1 purposes. $100,000; charity and welfare, $95,000; sec­ondary and vocational education. ; $15,000.While all these figures were । subject tn change, county coun- ,cillors generally believed there ! would be an increase In Oxford’s mill rate this year. Just what it will amount to will not be defin- litcly determined until March. THE SATURDAY EVENING POST"On what floor is the store detective?”Council Rejects Three Proposals Shelving FourthCounty council committees sur­veyed resolutions submitted for consideration and endorsement with a critical eye last night. Re­ports showed three were rejected and one shelved for further infor­ms Gon.Council turned down the foll­owing resolutions:Oxford County Trustees and Ratepayers—asking for re-endor- seement of a 1949 resolution re­questing the Ontario government to amend the Highway Traffic. Act to enforce stopping of all traffic both ways when school bus­es halt to let students on and off. 1 (After faithfully supporting this resolution since it was first men­tioned two years ago, council members rejected it on the grounds that the Highways' Min-i ister had given the matter con­sideration. He too turned it down.)Oxford County Federation o. Agriculture, requesting that grants paid to Oxford County in­stitutions which might be using imitation butter, be discontinued until they consented to use butter instead of facimiles.Waterloo County—asking the provincial government to adopt a policy of paying bounties for fox destroyed in Southern Ontario.Laid over pending receipt of further details was a Brant Coun­ty resolution requesting the Min­ister of Municipal Affairs to re­consider an amendment to the Assessment Act requiring all municipalities to set up their as­sessment rolls in geographical se­quence.Stating present legislation changes would mean heavy ex­pense to many areas, the resolu­tion asked that compliance 10 the amendment be made a matter of choice.DECIDING VOTEGeorge Oliver, clerk of Bland­ford township, and returning of­ficer in the recent municipal elec­tion, explained today that one spoiled ballot was found during the recount on Thursday. The recount resulted in 155 votes for each candidate. The spoiled bal­lot, which was disallowed, was, marked "decidedly inhowfavor” of Ollin Carter. Mr. Oliver as returning officer cast the de­ciding vote in favor of Mr. Car­ter.County Sanitation Work Details Shown in ReportThe Oxford Health Unit’s sana- The investigation of complaints tation division in the persons of .about the pollution of water- sanitary inspectors J. L. Griffith | courses took up a great deal ofand G. E. Crandall covered a lot of ground in Oxford County last year.In the division’s report submit­ted to county council Wednesday afternoon, it was pointed out that a total of 3,452 visits were made by the pair in 1950, 423 of these on complaints and 1,048 to food handling . .tablishments.Inspections were carried out in Woodstock for the last four months of the year, the report said. Supervision of raw milk producers, dairies and butcher shops were conducted during the first eight months of 1950. A total of 650 raw and pasteurized milk samples were taken and 159 vis­its to slaughter houses and bu­tcher shops made.Rural school sanitation improv­ed and is improving, the report noted. Some school boards have long range programs in mind and in many cases heating, lighting, „4.ws.>,- - ......° 'there are 131 eating estabbsh-Iments to be supervised in the I country.water supplies and toilet facilities have been improved.Appointments are Made At Final Council MeetA lengthy list of appointments agement—L. K. Coles as secre- of various county organizations' tary.and municipal posts was compiled Messenger of County Council- by county council last night dur- Thomas Pye ing their final meeting of the u. ' r.January session. i, W e£d and Corn Borer Inspee-— . I lor—Emerson Moulton, Dereham.* WC,e names °n! Inspectors of auctioneer, poul-A 0 gloups. । try, peddler and junk licenses,C n 2m, -°ri wore appointed in 15 Oxford muni-1C.D. Sutor, Blenheim. (three year'dpaUties as fo|lows; term); Reeve Herbert Dunn, ,P.n . , . ,North Oxford, (two years); War-in den Grant Sutherland, East Nis-1? . ’ Collins; layis-souri, one year). i ,cWef of P°11W: Norwich,f ,< r ■» ohiet ol police; Blandford, still todetermined; Blenheim. John tilh r « T L7S' McV1W; Dereham. Emersonwch R. C. Brogdon, Ingersoll; Moulton; East Nissouri. T. H.! ’ Haynes; Ea»t Oxford, Janies Mac-^rnnn^ R. GJ Dowell; South Norwich, ArthurGroomc, iillsonburg. Kilnatrick: North Norwich JnmMWoods lock Fair Board Gordon Marshall, WestZorra:i Ruddick: West Oxford, Stanley Reeve William McDonald, East Allin: East Zorra, Clarence Par-1 Zorra' । ker; West Zorra, J. C. Blair.Oxford Museum Board Reeve Thomas Pellow. West Oxford; county clerk and treasurer L. K, Coles.Auditors of criminal Justice ac­counts Reeve Thomas Pellow, L. K. Coles,County solicitors the firm of MacDougall and Whaley.County Home Board of Man-FIGURES SHOW SANITATION WORK DONE RY COUNTY UNITAn insight into just how much I aviaries, 10; apiaries, 2; slaughter work is accomplished by the Ox- houses, butcher slio^ 159; p<wl ford Health Unit's sanitation di-grooms, 5; funeral homes, churches, vision was gained by county coup- 23; furniture stores, 3; theatres. 1; cil members Wednesday after- barbers, beauty parlors, 4; drug noon as they surveyed a report stores, 3.covering the activities of this sec­tion of the unit during 1950,Statistics compiled and present­ed in the report fully indicate tlie broad scope which Is covered through the day-to-day work car­ried on by sanitary inspectors J. L. Griffith and G. E. Grandail.An outline of their 1950 activi­ties follows;Communicable diseases: Cases reported. 362; cases quarantined, 34; cases investigated. 13; revisits, 35.Food control: Bakers and gro­cers, 119; restaurants and hotels, 577; restaurants closed for clean­ing, 1; lockers, cold storage, ice plants, 54; fruit markets, 10; dai- ties, cheese factories, creameries,nt-s, l-uwbv laviuties, ujccuucijc», Septic tanks: Installations. 161; 135; milk producers, dairy barn in-^“V'slts 94- nlumbers given spections, 163; food poisoning, 1; formation, 120.swabs of restaurant dishes and I miscellaneous: Fumigations, 4; cemeteries, 5; student tours, 4;school inspections. 237; radio ad-utensils. 739.Industries: Total number of vi­sits, 251; factories, 36; psittacinea me. Thcirc were many storm water drains which were shown to be carrying sewage. “Such health hazards,” stated the re­port, “can only be eliminated by installation of sewage disposal systems.”A total of 698 water samples was collected for examination. Of these, 63 showed heavy pollution, 39 showed slight pollution. These samples were taken mostly from dug wells.Also covered by the sanitation section were food handlers’ cour­ses. Twenty of them were held last year with an attendance of 667. *Conducted in Woodstock. Inger­soll and Tillsonburg, the courses assisted "immeasurably” in im­proving sanitary methods, cleanli­ness of personnel and the protec­tion of food from contamination. With the inclusion of Woodstock,I Kilpatrick: North Norwich, j»mcsReeve Dennis: North Oxford; JaniesCOMMITTEE WORKCounty council commit Ice work got. under way this morning ns council swung hack into work of the January session, Education and agriculture groups metTourist home servlc< number of visits: 51;Total touristI hornet and motels, 13; summercamps, parks, arena'A; nursinghomes, 4; rooming house.*, 3.Water supplies; Total number of samples taken: 698; school. 312; private, 273; municipal, 106; swim­ming pools, 7; well inspections, 49.Milk samples; Collected up to September 5, 1950: pasteurized, 226; raw, 424.• *Complaints: Tota. number of complaints, 423; sewage disposal, 268; bad plumbing, 8; bad hous­ing, 64; stream pollution, 11; heal­th hazards, 36: raw milk peddlers, 4; garbage disposal, 32.in-4dresses, 5; visits re municipal wa­ter systems. 3; conventions attend­ed, 3; trustees interviewed. 37.Food handlers courses: number attending, 667; number of classes held. 20.Fire Protection Survey of County To be RequestedIn a step aimed at providing Oxford county's rural areas with more adequate facilities of fire protection, county council last night decided to ask the Ontario Fire Marshal’s office to survey the district and provide cost estimates on an integrated county-wide fire protection scheme.A rider was attached to the mo­tion recommending this action. It was passed on the understanding "as proposed by the Oxford County Federation of Agriculture that the survey service is free.”By this move, council members were lending their support to a re­quest made by Federation officials earlier this week that the province be asked to make a fire protection survey in Oxford.Federation spokesmen said resi­dents in many rural sections in the county were becoming more con­cerned over the lack of sufficient protection against an ever-present fire menace.Through a plan laid out by mem­bers of the Fire Marshal's depart­ment, they hoped districts would be ultimately set up to be covered by central fire-fighting stations.Definite need for some system of adequate fire protection throughout the county^vas stress­ed. Establishment of an over-all county co-operative' plan, it was felt, would greatly benefit many rural areas in Oxford.PLENTY OF TIMEInstitutes and churches that may be planning to cater to crowds at the 1951 International Plowing Match to be held in Ox­ford in October of next year were advised by J. A. Carroll, secre­tary-manager of the Ontario Plowmen's Association that next spring would be sufficient time to make application for space tn the match’s Tent City.LIBRARY MEETINGMembers of the Oxford County Library Co-operative will gather for their annual meeting Wednes­day t night at the county cour nouse. Election of officers is the math item on the agenda. Figures Show Busy Year For Health Unit NursesIndication that the nursing div­ision ol' (ho Oxford Health Unit spent an extremely active 1950 was made clear >n operational statistics included in the unit's annual report submitted to county council Wednesday afteryoon by director Dr. Q. C. Powers.With a staff of 12 working members led by M. O. II. Pow­ers, supervisor of nurses Margar­et Grieve and senior nurse Dor­othy Adams, the unit's nursing division served a population of 53,610 last year,Statistically (heir activities wont as follows: 'Number of home visits made 4,440; number of office visits made 121; number of new families visited 1,366; number of cases ad­mitted 2,628.Services: prenatal visits 159; in­fant welfare visits 361; preschool visits 755; adult service visits 261; demonstration bedside care 21; visits made, family not home 531; cases not taken under care 69.School Sendee: number of pub­lic schools, 120 enrolment 8,042; enrolment in 4 high schools, 6 continuation 1.851; school inspec­tions by nurse 11.811; First Aid dressings 642; conferences with in­spectors 20; conferences with principals 315; conferences with teachers 942; complete physicals done by doctors 1,77,3; special physicals done by doctors 605; Children under observation 540; total number of defects found other than teeth 410.Classification of Defects: defec­tive vision 112; defective hearing 11; eye defect 8; ear defect 17; defective nasal breathing 8; ab­normal tonsils 152; enlarged glands 16; anaemic appearance 3; speech defect 2; skin disease 3; orthopedic defect 23; malnutri­tion 7; pulmonary disease 16; car­diac disease 21; nervous disorders I; enlarged thyroid 3; postural de­County Council Prepares To Conclude First MeetAfter sitting on the side lines for just over a week, county coun­cil members will swing into ac­tion on January session work to­morrow morning.The split in the usual time­table for council, wich was origin­ally scheduled t wind up its first meeting of 1051 last Tuesday, re­sulted when a number of coun- crlkirs- found other business con­flicted with regular session dates. By mutual agreement, the set time for council activities Was switched.There are two main items still to be dealt with in the session, which will run Tuesday and Wed­nesday. Preliminary estimates on county road estimates have to be submitted by the road commit­tee for council's consideration. In addition, the Oxford Health Unit budget for this ; ear is expected to come up.If they follow the trend set in recent years, expenses for main­tenance of district roads during 1951 will come close to $300,000. Titis amount, to be determined within the next two days by road committee members, will receive final approval in the March sess- ipr when council strikes Oxford's rinill rate.A slight increase In the curr­fect I; hernia 8; miscellaneous 5; home visits for communicable dis­ease 126; cases u( communicable disease reported 362.Classification of communicable diseases: measles 181, mumps 23, poliomyelitis 2. scarlet fever 13, chicken pox 72, German measles 49, whooping cough 21.Immunization: diphtheria toxoid was giyen to 9, reinforced doses 609, Maloney tests 3, whooping cough vaccine was given to 6, re­inforced doses 20, combination vaccine for t he prevention of diph­teria and whooping cough was| given to 90, infants 36, preschool 27, school 27, reinforced doses 93, triple antigen for the prevention of diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus was given to 1,152, infant 684, preschool 420, school 48, reinforced doses 394, scarlet fever loxin was given to 313, infants 57, preschool 226, school 30, reinforced doses 11, dick tests 8, vaccination against I smallpox was given to 566, infanta 151, preschool 184, school 231, re­inforced doses 178.Tetanus toxoid was given to 11,759, infants 891, preschool 690, school .10,164, adult 14, reinforced doses 467, diphtheria and tetanus toxoid was given to 2,961, infants 306, preschool 36, school 2,616, ad­ult 3, influenza vaccine was given to 841, school 832, adult 9.Tuberculosis service: clinics held 49, total atendance at clinics 492, home visits made 342, patches ap­plied 1,897, x-rays on positive patch contacts 728, x-rays taken at clinics 581.Orthopedic service: new cases 44. home visits 133.Venereal disease service: new cases 2, contacts 6, home and of­fice visits 7.Mental health service: clinics held 12, number attending clinics from county, 27.Child health conferences at IT centres, held monthly 27; attend ance during the year, 3,595.Meetings addressed by nurses, 28; meetings attended' by nurses, 24.ent per capita rate of $1.15 is ex­pected to be included in the health unit’s request for financial back­ing from the county.Cost for the unit expenditures are carried on a population basis by Oxford, Woodstock and Inger­soll. The county will pay the per capita rate on a population of 54,- 933.A host of other items will be directed to the attention of all council committee members, w’ho will cover a great deal of adminis­trative ground during the two-day session.Several resolutions sent in by Ontario counties and Oxford or­ganizations for endorsation remain to be dealt with. Included in these' are:From Waterloo county, a reso­lution requesting the provincial government to adopt a policy of paying fox bounties in Southern Ontario; Oxford County Federa­tion of Agriculture, one asking that grants paid to Oxford insti­tutions whigh might be using imi­tation butter, be discontinued; Ox­ford County Trustees and Rate­payers Association, another peti­tioning the Highways Department to effect legislation to halt, trafficTHE HATfWpAY RVKXIWT. POMCounty Deficit Nearly $8000 Figures RevealOxford County wound up al­most $8,000 in the red when all financial business for 1950 was completed.Report that the county had in­curred a deficit of $7,810,10 last year came to council members via the firm that audited Oxford's financial statement.A breakdown of estimated ex­penditures and the money actual­ly spent showed accounts for charity and welfare ($3,408.18) and county roads ($5,785.24) had contributed greatly to the '50 de­ficit.Council’s appropriation for general purpose spending stood up well last year and finished with a surplus of $1,330.66. Main items included in this figure fol­low:Administration of justice and county buildings $1,548.49 deficit; registry office, $309.82 deficit; general administration, $730.04 surplus; miscellaneous, $335.98 deficit; reforestation, $1,294.86 surplus.Other accounts which received consideration and special atten­tion in the auditor’s report were vocational secondary education, which incurred a microscopic def­icit of $6.21 and academic second­ary education which ended the year $58.96 ahead.both ways when a school bus stops.A number of district groups are expected to appear before council to request financial assistance for this year. Also in a financial vein, the Woodstuck Suburban Roads ■ Commission will submit its list of ( ’51 estimates covering road main­tenance.An outline of 1950 activities car­ried on by various sections of the Oxford Health Unit will be sub­mitted in, that organization's an­nual report, A summary of all pha­ses of last year’s work, along with statistics, will be given.ATTEND CONVENTIONA bus load of county council members and county officials will leave Woodstock Tuesday morn­ing to attend the annual conven­tion of the Ontario Plowmen’s Association. Primary aim of the trip is to advertise the Inter­national Plowing Match set. for Oxford this year.Oxford Foxes Take Beating During MonthFoxes in Oxford county took a sizeable beating last month as their ranks were reduced through: the efforts of district hunters and den diggers.A total of 49 foxes fell before the guns, traps and shovels of farmers and sportsmen, who evi­dently waged a determined batUe against the elusive animals, cur­rently making large-scale Inroads on Oxford’s poultry life.County Clerk and Treasurer L, , K. Coles, who paid out $98 worth of fox bounties last month, said, it was an exceptionally good per­iod for fox destruction. The 1950 fox bounty total, he noted, was less than one-quarter of this year’s at 11.Best bounty January seen in the county since payments were stall­ed six years ago was in 1946 when 98 foxes were destroyed.At that time the bounty was $4 a head. It was slashed to $2 by county council in 1947.Boost Budget Of Health UnitAn increase in the Oxford Health Unit's 1951 budget amounting to two cents per capita was sanc­tioned by county council last night.In preparing its estimated rate of expenditure for this year, mem­bers of the unit's board decided to boost the per capita rate, paid by Oxford. Woodstock and Ingersoll, to $1.17 per capita, a jump of two cents over 1950’s $1.15.It was estimated that the coun­ty would pay the hiked rate on a per capita basis covering a popu­lation of over 53,000.Woodstock and Ingersoll coun­cils will likely be notified of the increase and requested to make appropriations for the unit's oper­ation acordingly.While the $1.17 rate is still subject to change, board members indicated there was little chance of a downward revision in view of the number of financial factors involved in the unit's activities planned for 1951.ENTERTAINME N TMembers of the Tavistock Ro­tary Club staged an enjoyable pro­gram of entertainment for resi­dents of the Oxford County Home last night. One of the highlights of the evening was the music pro­vided by Tavistock's Little Ger­man Ba tai.Dr. Powers AppointedRed Cross PresidentRaging Blizzard Delays Traffic Across County OXFORD HEALTH UNIT BOARD — Attention of Health Unit Board members was directed yesterday af­ternoon to the problem of striking the unit’s 1951 esti­mated budget. Engaged in this activity at a meeting in the court house were from left to right, seated: Ernest Juli, Norwich, provincial representative; Mayor J. G.Murrav, Ingersoll; Warden Grant Sutherland, East Nissouri; Reeve Roger Hawkins, Tillsonburg. Standing. L K Coles, board secretary-treasurer; Aid. Wilson Mil­burn, Woodstock; Reeve Robert Rudy, Tavistock, boardchairman.— (Staff photo)RUDY APPOINTED CHAIRMAN OXFORD HEALTH UNIT BOARDBIG CIRCULATION INCREASE NOTED BY COUNTY LIBRARYReeve Robert Rudy of Tavi­stock was appointed chairman of the 1951 Oxford Health Unit Board by members of the group at their inaugural meeting held last night at the county court house. He succeeds Reeve Roger Hawkins of Tillsonburg in the post.During the meeting discussion centred mainly around the im­portant question of establishing a budget on which to operate theunit for this year. Completionofa ’51 expenditure estimate is ex­pected to be reached at a special board meeting scheduled for next Friday afternoon.A full slate of board member® turned out last night. They were Reeve Rudy, Reeve Hawkins and Warden Grant Sutherland, East Nissouri, county representatives; E. Juli, Norwich, provincial rep­resentative; Aid. Wilson Mil­burn. Woodstock; and Mayor J. G. Murray, IngersollCirculation of the Oxford , ern Ontario- Libraries who spoxe County Library Co-operative in'on pioneer days m Astern On- 1950 almost tripled the circulation tario. The speaker in 1949. Mrs. S. L. Krompart, George Menzies the poet-editor of county librarian reported at the the Woodstock Herald m 1846 and annual meeting of the co-operative of James McIntyre, the cheese poet held Wednesday evening in the of Ingersoll.A film entitled “Library onCouncil Chamber.She reported that 28.357 books wheeis” was shown by J. Griffiths, had been ,distributed during theH. L. Kipp, of Princeton, wassisted ofei8bhbrar?esSaed^s'it^a- chairman. Mrs. H. L. Kipp poured tion and 66 school rooms. coffee jnd refre^^ werernnst sneaker at the meeting ,served by Mias Margaret Koss, was Dr. James Talman, chief lib- Mrs. Sylvia Reed and Mrs. Rene rarian at the University of West-1 Branch.andrefreshments wereEstimate Health Costs At Finance DiscussionOperation of ihc Oxford Health Unit will co^t Woodstock taxpay­ers $11,473.80 if city council ap­proves the unit’s 1951 budget sub­mitted for their consideration last night.An outline of the unit's estim­ated expenditure this year show­ed that of a total budget of $64,- 271.61, the city’s share came to $17,210.70 less $5,736.90 which be returned into the municipal coffers via a government grant.Members gave no final decision on the budget, and the city’s share of it. Indications were, however, that the proposed expenditure, in­volving a two cent increase in the per capita rate, would likely be sanctioned at the next finance meeting.Woodstock will make its pay­ment on the basis of a population of 14,710 and at the rate of $1.17Closing TimeI’VE noticed thia An awful lot:The day is done, My work is not.a head, two cents more than 1950s $1.15.Oxford county council has? al-| ready approved their share in the unit’s operational costs, running close to the $20,000 mark at $19,- 768.32. Ingersoll will be asked to pay $7,524.27,Through the government, Ox­ford and Ingersoll will get a fin­ancial return of 50 per cent, the figures above, on their total share. Woodstock pays 66 and two thirds per cent, and receives 33 and a third back.APPRECIATIONSincere appreciation was ox- pressed by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Eorbes and the Board of Man­agement of the Oxford County Home to service organizations, in­stitutes and other groups in Wood- stock, Ingersoll, Tavistock and the county, which provided enter­tainment for county home resi­dents during 1950, Special thanks went to L. J. McKerrall of Wood- stock, who made m rangemenJs for the various events,Advance Party For ConventionAn advance party of Oxford county representatives left Wood- stock this morning to attend the annual convention of the Ontario Ployrnen's Association set for three days in Toronto.The first group will be followed early tomorrow morning by a sec­ond delegation numbering rough­ly 35 and composed of county council members, officials of the Oxford Plowmen’s Association and other farm organizations.Main objective of the sizeable Oxford representation is to ad­vertise In every way possibk the coming of the 1951 International Plowing Match to this district in October.Preliminary arrangements made along this advertising line indi­cate that the convention will hear little else during Us three day stand but “Come to Oxford next October and bring your friends to the International Plowing Match."A trio of pipers and a large banner will nlso be used to stir up Intere.L In the big event’’Okay. Now if you'll me up I hut storm window—" THE SENTINEL-REVIEW. THURSDAY. JANUARY 28. 1951 ----------------------------------------------------HUNTER BAGS BRUSH WOLF—What is believed to be only the second wolf shot in Oxford County within at least the last ten years was bagged yesterday afternoon near the Ontario Hospital by William Cocker, of 452 Brant street. Mr. Cocker, a hospital supervisor, and seven other hunters spent all day Wednesday tracking down the animal, which was shot on a farm a mile and a half west of the Ontario Hospital. Shown above from left to right are Gordon Harwood, Wilfred Strickler (with his dog), Lloyd Goodall, Bill Cocker, Bill Pal- lister, Leslie Foster, Dave Beattie and Norm Hutche­son. — (Staff Photo)Wolf Bagged In Long HuntBeachville BeaconA seven-hour hunt across East Zorra brush and farm land yes­terday wound up with the shoot­ing of an elusive brush wolf, thought to be only the second wolf bagged in Oxford County within at least ten years.William Cocker of 452 Brant Street was the marksman that shot the animal, which was finally tracked down and killed a mile and a half west of the Ontario Hospital.Along with seven other hunters, Mr. Cocker, a supervisor at the Ontario Hospital, stayed on the wolf’s erratic trail almost contin­uously. after it was first sighted near the hospital early Wednesday morning.WTith a dog helping in the hunt, the party flushed the wolf latein the afternoon. While the wolf was the main objective of the hunting tour, those participating in it brought down a number of rabbits during their travels.County clerk and treasurer L. K. Coles said the wolf, if it turn­ed out to be one and not a wild dog, was only the second shot in the county, to his knowledge, since the early 1940's. Last spring he , recalled, a Drumbo farmer bag­ged one in Blenheim township.A bounty of $25 will be paid for the animal, he said, if, after the hide is sent to provincial of­ficials in Toronto, they decide it’s a wolf.Yesterday’s hunting party, par­ticularly Mr. Cocker, all hope that it is.Shown above is a lime kiln, one of those which once were numerous in the area, and described in a recent article on this page. Charles S. Buck, writer of the article, referred to an early visitor of the area who described the glow from the kiln fires as "beacons to light us on our way."T.B. CHECK—A Tillsonburg High School student, Hel­ene Vandewoude (left), was one of 470 who underwent an "I.C.” medical test at the school Tuesday to deter­mine whether they had been in recent contact with the tuberculosis germ. Preparing Helene is Miss Nora Hicks. — (Staff Photo) PUBLIC SPEAKING FINALISTS in the Oxford Trust­ees and Ratepayers Association sponsored public speaking contest included, front row, left to right: Row­land Rutherford, third prize winner of the Lions Club Cup; Reta Clark; Robin Moore, first prize winner of the Milton Cup and Lions Club Cup; second row, Marsun Lipsit; Gail Cuthbertson; Vivian Kerr; Ross Ward, fourth prize winner of the Silver Medal; Bernard, Cal­der, second prize winner of the Lions Club Cup; third row, Patricia Harvey; Patsy Kelly; Sylvia Hutton; Mary Lou Lemp; Nuala Bell, bronze medal.—(Staff Photo)Lad Wins Public Speaking Laurels on 12th BirthdayONTARIO PLOWMEN'S ASSOCIATIONL. K. COLESWOODSTOCKCHEESECompliments ofOXFORD COUNTYAnnual Meeting Toronto — February 5-6, 1951555 tynivertify 5$wnae, you atu/yourfriend h vfanina.w./Jie new /td/e/iny Ai t/SmA few wdA(/firing i/u: m. Tavistock Plans to Hold Earlier Village ElectionInfluenza Now Begins To Hit Ontario AreasMONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAYFIRST WEEK JANUARY 8-12 INCLUSIVE_________________________ -A.M.OpeningSessionShop WorkPoultryJ. S. Francis (O.A.C.) ,ShopWorkForestryWm. ThurstonZone ForesterP.M.Trip Through Ralston Purina, WoodstockFieldCropsRural Home BeautificationClarence HodgeFarmers’MagazineInsuranceS. McMillanHay and Pasture Management N. J. Thomas (O.A.C.)SECOND WEEK JANUARY 15-19 INCLUSIVE ____________________________A.M.Animal Breeding ProgramsC. C. MorrowShopWorkVeterinary Science Dr. R. J. McDonaldShopWorkConservation Len Johnson (T.V.A.)P.M.Farm and FarmHome LandscapingJ. Weail.THIRD WEEKEgg Grading and | FleldKilling and Cull­ing of Poultry. Cr°P®JANUARY 22-26 INCLUSMilkProcessing Frank LeslieVEFarmers’ Income Tax and Basic RegulationsA.M.Animal HusbandryShopWorkVeterinary Science Dr. R. J. McDonald.Shop WorkFieldCropsP.M.Farm Poxver R. Ford (O.A.C.)FruitHector AitchesonWeed Identification and Control S. Young.BankingW. G. GrothierSoils W. Ewen (O.A.C.) /FOURTH WEEK JANUARY 29—FEBRUARY 2 INCLUSIVE _______A.M.FertilizersD. Mackenzie.ShopWorkVeterinary Science Dr. R. J. McDonald.Shop WorkAcetyleneWeldingP.M.Farm Machinery AdjustmentR. Ford (O.A.C.)SeedJudgingSoilsW. Ewen (O.A.C.)AnimalHusbandryVentilation and and Insulation C. Downing (O.A.C.)RFTH WEEK FEBRUARY 5-9 INCLUSIVEA.M.FertilizersD. Mackenzie.P.M.Farm WaterSupply and Sewage Disposal R. Ford (O.A.C.)Shop WorkSeedJudgingFarm Water and Sanitation J. Griffith.Farm BusinessA. C. Robertson(O.A.C.)Shop WorkSpecial Swine MeetingDrainage F. L. Ferguson(O.A.C.)Sprayers and Spray Equipment J. Scott (O.A.C.)SIXTH WEEK FEBRUARY 12-16 INCLUSIVEA.M.Animal HusbandryShop WorkField CropsShop WorkBusP.M.Rural ElectrificationH. Kitching(O.A.C.) ■FarmManagementFather and Son Agreements A. C. Robertson (O.A.C.)Junior Farmers’ Seed Judging CompetitionTripSet Tax Rate Of 69 Mills Highest YetA tax rate of 69 mills, highest in Ingersoll’s history, was struck last night by the town council.The rate for the year for those having sewerage ser­vice will tie 69 mills; for those not having sewerage, 56.4mills.Illegal Tree-Cutting Warning Is IssuedBy Oxford OfficialsTJLLSONBURG, Feb. 1 — Roy Hughes, chairman of the Oxford County Tree Conservation Commission, Issued a warning here today that timber Is being cut in Oxford County without any regard for the county control by-law.He said that it is the hope of the commission that those carrying■on illegal cutting of tree* will realize their error and discontinue cutting before prosecution is neces­sary.Mr. Hughes was quite emphatic that he and other members of the cornmlssibn are opposed to dicta­torial action, and do not favor prosecuting farmers, "It is our duty to enforce the law and wewould like al) parties to fall in line,” he aaid. The county control by-law under which the commis­sion operates was passed in 1947."If any one feels that they don't understand how they can cut tim­ber on their property, they can contact any member of the com­mission for advice,” Mr. Hughes said.Members of the commission are Lawrence Mitchell, Innerkip; Ross Calder. Kintore, and Chairman Hughes, of Ostrander.Conditions GoodMr. Hughes described conditions in the county as very good with the exception of a few instances of illegal cutting which have been brought to the commission’s atten­tion. "We want to keep our land productive and we want to keep our trees for future generations," he said.Telling of his travels through the bushlands of Northern Ontario dur­ing the past three months. Mr. Hughes said that in nine out of 10, bushes that he entered he found no timber over the perimeter limit. Nothing that could be legally cut. He said that the Dominion sta­tistics show the same timber acreage for the past 30 years. It' will take a hundred years before there will be any available timber ' under the present regulations he, said.REGISTRY OFFICEFinancial aspects of a proposed $200,(300 registry office for Oxford county will be discussed at a meet­ing between representatives from Woodstock, the county and Inger­soll, scheduled for Tuesday night at the county court house. The meeting was suggested by Wood-j stock's city council.Hunters Obtain More Fox PeltsThe ranks of foxes in Oxford county were thinned extensively - during February as district hunt­ers collected $102 worth of boun­ties for destroying 51 animals at $2 a head.Foxer, their numbers reported on a constant increase in this sec­tion, took a pa"*icularly bad beat­ing in three Oxford townships. In Bleiheim, 11 were killed, with nine falling in Blandford and West Zorra.Almost twice as many fox boun­ties were paid out by County Clerk and Treasurer L. K. Coles in Feb­ruary of this year .han in 1950 when 26 were approved for pay­ment.There is a decide, ? inthe number of bounties granted so far this year over a similar per­iod in ’50, To date, 100 fox boun­ties have been paid as compared with 37 for the first two months of last year.Following is a detailed break­down of the bounties paid in Feb­ruary by townships:West Zorra, 9; East Zorra, 6; Blenheim, 11; East Oxford, 4; Blandford, 9; Dereham, 3; East Missouri, 3; North Oxford, j, North Norwich, 1. Total -51.CONSIDER BUDGETCounty council’s finance com­mittee gathered at the county court house this morning for a social meeting that is scheduled to last most of the day. Oxford’s budget for 1951 is up for consider- nation. a& .STUDY REGISTRY OFFICE PLANS—Representatives of Oxford County, Woodstock and Ingersoll met at the county court house last night to discuss details of fi­nancing thb construction of a new registry office. Those from the two separate municipalities expressed some doubt as to whether their councils would sanction ac­cepting a share of the cost, estimated at $200,000. Scan­ning plans from left to right above are: Ingersoll coun­cillors Norman Pembleton and Fred Wurker, Ingersoll town solicitor Warwick Marshall, county road superin­tendent J. N. Meathrell, Woodstock’s Mayor Fred Childs, Oxford Warden Grant Sutherland, East Nis­souri, Reeve William MacDonald, East Zorra, Registrar Ross Tuck, county clerk and treasurer L. K. Coles, and Aiderman Wilson Milbum, Woodstock.— (Staff Photo)Leery of Cost Of New OfficeThe Ontario AssociationRural MunicipalitiesPROGRAMMEMonday and TuesdayFEBRUARY 19-20, 1951ANNUAL CONVENTIONSheraton Room Mezzanine Floor KING EDWARD HOTEL TORONTO•intiui{~& Stationeryproblem during the discussion. While agreeing that a new regis­try office was necessary, Wood- stock and Ingersoll officials felt the cost would be too heavy to bear at the present time.Approximate estimates on the percentage share of each muni­cipality, based tentatively on total assessment, was 68 per cent for Oxford, 22 for Woodstock and 10 for Ingersoll.Financialy slpeaking this rough expenditure calculation would see Oxford paying $136,000, Wood- stock $44,000, and Ingersoll $20,- 000.Ingersoll's representatives fore­cast difficulty in getting such an expenditure sanctioned. The town’s debenture debt, they said, was rising and would be further boosted if a new high school was i approved. Addition of $20,000 ! might make the financial burden too heavy.Woodstock’s Mayor Fred Childs echoed this view, saying he thought the city’s debenture could not stand the large-scale hike | represented by construction of the building. He indicated things were tough enough right now fi­nancially.Possibility of the question being put to the ratepayers for their 1 approval or rejection, owing to the high cost of the project, was also mentioned.While not voicing optimism re­garding approval of the registry office expenditure, both Wood- stock and Ingersoll representa­tives said they would submit the matter for consideration of their councils.What action county council would take if the project was turned down by the two separate municipalities was not known. Oxford could conceivably be forc­ed to pay the entire cost.Representatives of Woodstock I and Ingersoll indicated last night | that. prospects of their muni-} cipalities giving financial back­ing this year to the construction of a new registry office were not bright.General opinion to this effect was voiced at a meeting of offi­cials 'from the two communities and Oxford County called to dis­cuss preliminary financial details of the proposed registry building.Rough estimates of the project's total cost were calculated at $200,- 000. $178,000 for the building and $22,000 for necessary equipment.Main purpose of the meeting was to sound out the views of Woostock and Ingersoll on the subject. County officials said they had approved of the scheme but could go no farther on it un­til it was sanctioned by the other municipalities.As county clerk and treasurer L. K. Coles put it, "we would like to have .some written notifi- ' cation for the two councils to go ■| ahead with arrangements for the construction.” Later, he noted, an agreement would have to be drawn up when a basis of payment covering each municipality's share was reached.It was this question of finan­cing that, represented the biggestApprove Offices Provided C.A.S.An increase in the services rendered through the protection departmen I of the Children's Aid Society was noted in a review ol the month’s work at a C.A.S. di­rectors meeting.The directors also expressed pleasure with the work done by the properly committee of coun­ty council who partitioned one large courthouse room into three offices for use of th.? Children’s Aid Society.Directors explained that they had approached county council with a need for additional space and council had come to their aid in very salistaelory manner. The three additional rooir.s are locat­ed on the sonnd floor of court-' house building, on the same floor as the other C.A.S. offices.ENTERTAIN WENTA musical program was present- cd al the County Home last eve­ning by a group from thr Wood- stock Y’a Men's Hub, under ar­rangements by Les McKerrall Monday Morning, February 19 Tuesday Morning, February 209.15 a.m.—Registration of Delegates.10.00 a.m.—Opening Address by the President, RobL J. Reid, Arthur Township. 10.15 a.m.—Presentation of Resolutions and Discus­ sion. 10.45 a.m.—M. R. Sloan, Provincial Assessment Supervisor — New Assessment Manual and Assessing Problems. (a) Discussion led by H. E. Kilman, Pel­ ham Township. 11.30 a.m.—Address by the Honourable W. A. Good­ fellow, Minister of Public Welfare. Reply by Ross Bailey, Treasurer County of Hastings. Appointment and Election of Nominating Committee. Adjournment. 9.15 a.m. Registration of Delegates.10.00 a.m.—A. K. Mair, Solicitor for Municipal World will answer questions placed in ? box. Presentation of Resolutions. 11.00 a.m.—Address of Welcome by Mayor H. E. Mc­ Callum. 11.15 a.m.—Hon. Thos. L. Kennedy, Minister of Agri­ culture. Address. Tuesday Afternoon, February 20 Monday Afternoon, February 19 1.45 p.m.—Resolutions and Discussion. 2.30 p.m.—Rev. Norman Rawson, Centenary Church, Hamilton — An outstanding speaker, lec­ turer and traveller and well versed in Municipal and Government matters. 330 p.m.—Address by Hon. Geo. H. Dunbar, Minister of Municipal Affairs. Reply by M. H. Johnston. 4.00 p.m.—Presentation of Resolutions and Discus­ sion. Adjournment - 5.00 p.m. 2.00 p.m.—Resolutions and Discussions. Auditors Report. Report of Nominating Committee. Election of Officers and Auditors. Other uncompleted business. NOTE — Directors to meet immediately after adjournment City Obtains “Living Room”Annexation of 195 acres of East Oxford township to Woodstock, sanctioned yesterday by the legis­lature's private bills committee, pins the recent addition of 663 acres in Blandford, will come close to doubling the city's area n-Y.cn the necessary legislation comes into force.Hemmed in by township bound­ary lines tor several years and decidedly short of suitable sites Iqt industrial expansion, Wood- stoek now can plan on an addi- tidnal 1,258 acres to work with.Before the annexation of a sec­tion of Blandford township on January 1 this year, the city was confined in 1.525 acres, a situation which hampered large-scale de­velopment. considerably.Slightly over ten months from now. the East Oxford section will enter the city to provide what civic officials believe will be a ' made-to-order" area for indus- trKl growth.- Only formalities remain before the road will bo cleared for an­nexation of the incoming East Ox- foni area on January 1, 1952. The private bill will be submitted to the Legislature for second and third readings and final approval.The new area follows a line east along No. 2 Highway to Baird's Lane, just past Schell In­dustries Ltd., south to the sec-1 ond concession of East Oxford, then west along the concession to the eastern city limits. cuiTently running north and south parallel to,: Maud street.•Arguing the probable effect of annexation, R. F. Brady secret- ary-manager of the Board of Trace, said: “It. is an area that can be serviced most easily by both rail and highway." At the present time, the board is plug­ging further industrial progress for Woodstock. It was estimated tiGt there was at least 250 acres of - good industrial land in the new section.Inclusion of the new area will increase the city’s population by 235. Current figures indicate there are roughly 45 ratepayers in the annexation section.Assessment value of the incomrl Ing area has been set at $143,700. Civic officials anticipate there,Entertainment At County HomeI A program of Irish songs feat-j ured entertainment at the County Home last night provided by aj group of musicians from the Eu­reka Recreation Club.Headed by Gordon House, the entertainers included Sydney South, Sr., Sydney South, Jr., Al-: bert South and Gordon Manship. Besides the entertainment, the /ups also provided treats for ’he people at the home.They were thanked by R. J. Forbes, superintendent of the home. Les McKerral, chairman of the home entertainment commit­tee of the Woodstock Rotary Club, arranged the program for theAPPROVE BILL GIVING WOMEN RIGHT TO SERVE ON JURIESBig Fall of Wet Snow Slows County TrafficTry to Trim Registry Office Building Costwill be no change in that figure for lax rate purposes In 1982 under the provisions of the private bill.Woodstock's present assess­ment, including the new Bland­ford area, is $9,902,690. Fopula* I ionwise, Blandford increased the city's status by 448 citizens and added $221,985 to its total assess­ment.The private bill, introduced in the House by T. R. Dent, M. L. A- for Oxford, climaxed the annexa­tion problem for East Oxford which began early last year when| residents of the area filed a pet-] ition of protest to the city's an­nexation notice with the munic­ipal Board. This action necessi-1 tated the application for a. pri­vate bill enforcing annexation.If Oxford County finally gets a new regi try office, the building may be-sizeably shrunk from what I current outlined plans call for.Last, night, representatives from Woodstock and Ingersoll, still de­finitely concerned over the esti­mated $200,000 cost of the project, ! strongly urged that the size of the proposed building be trimmed to slash its over-all expense.Officials of county council and registrar Ross Tuck agreed to in­vestigate this possibility. It is ex­pected that delegates from the councils, along with the registrar, will confer with the architect, who planned the proposed registry of­fice, in the near future to see how much money could be saved by slicing down the building’s size from the 92 by 67 feet dimensions now set:Woodstock and Ingersoll coun­cil members generally took the stand that the proposed building, roughly three times the size of the present 75-year-old registry office, was planned on too large a scale. Revision of plans, they felt, with an eye to possible fu­ture expansion of the structure is required, might cut the cost of the project to a point where the two separate municipalities could ag- reb to share in the exoenditure.TENDERS WANTEDQuotations will be received by the undersigned untU 12 o'clock noon,Wednesday March 21, 1051 on the premiums fo rinsurance on roads. County equipment and Employers’ Liability.Information may be obtained at the office of the undersigned. . IJ. N. MEATHRELL, r' mty n- • lerintendent Court House. JWoodstock, March fl, 1951.M7/14Prospects of having to pay out an estimated $44,000 for Wood­stock’s share and $22,000 for In­gersoll, were not greeted too en­thusiastically by city and town re­presentatives.Ingersoll councillor Fred Wurk- er flatly stated he was interested "in cutting Ingersoll’s share down as low as possible.” He thought the estimated cost of $200,000 could be cut and he wanted to know how much.Outlining the town's position frankly, Mr. Wurker said "I'm only interested in cutting down the $22,000 cost to Ingersoll be­cause we haven’t got it to spend."While there was general agree­ment that a new registry office was badly needed and the door should be kept open regarding the project, increasing municipal tax rates were cited as the major stumbling block to Woodstock and Ingersoll's financial assistance.He ./ever, Aid. Harry Collins, Woodstock, felt the longer the much delayed building was put off, "the worse off you'll be." since the building costs are rising. He advocated a smaller structure which might be extended.A number of councillors present thought city and town taxpayers "wouldn’t go for the idea.” It was state.’ that Ingersoll rate­payers, “would reject any money by-law'" offered for their consid­eration.City treasurer J. D. Hill, Wood- stock, calculated that a $200,000 expenditure on a registry office would tack on one half mill to Woodstock and Ingersoll's tax rates if their share in the project was financed through ten year de­bentures.Legislation stating a separated town or city, "shall bear an equit­able proportion of the cost” of reg­istry office expenses, "when dir­ected” by provincial authority, drew fire from Aid. Wilson Mil­burn, Woodstock.When informed it was possiblefor the Attorney-General to force separated municipalities to share registry office costs, Aid. Milbum expressed doubt that Woodstock and Ingersoll "would be ordered to pay" if they turned the project down.Mr. Tuck had explained that provincial statutes require the county to "provide a registry of­fice and separated municipalities also, under the act, "shall bear a proportion of the cost.”Viewing the general situation. Aid. Collins reiterated his opinion that "there is no sense trying to put this thing off further when it is absolutely necessary.”Downward revision of casts through trimming the size of the building and possible elimination of the planned basement will like­ly be probed shortly.Those present at the meeting included:For Woodstock. — Mayor Fred Childs, Aid. Harry Collins, Wilson Milburn. William Palmer, city treasurer J. D. Hill; for Oxford- Warden Grant Sutherland, East Nissouri; Reeve William McDon­ald, East Zorra; count;’ clerk and treasurer, L. K- Coles; county road superintendent, J. N. Meathrell; for Ingersoll — Councillors Fred Wurker, Norman Pembleton and Charles Eidt; Registrar Ross | Tuck.COUNTY HOME BOARDScheduled for the county home on Wednesday afternoon is the February meeting of the county home boat’d. Business pertinent to the board's regular activities will be discussed.Oxford Mother,Son Get $20,000TORONTO. March 21 — Justice F. H. Barlow of the Ontario Su­preme Court today approved a j»t- tlement by which the widow and the Infant son of Norman Edward Lock, Oxford Township farmer, will receive $20,000 between them. Lock was fatally injured in a traf­fic accident in Blandford Town­ship Auguat 23, 1949.F. John McDiarmid, driver of an automobile head-on collision x ith lock's ear, and Truck Engineering Limited. McDiarmid's employers, agreed to pay and $8,300respectively. Oxford’s Share in PortSeed Fair Entries Lauded Committee Costs $600By Agricultural ExpertsA total contribution from Ox-1 ways committer inward expenses BuiT 'ford of $600 will be sought by in promoting Port Burwell as presided of the Aon-Jst^k b nr the Pori Burwell Deep Sea Water- Lake Eric’s deep-sea port. Con- cf trsde; '2 L£ i I ... 1. M t • 4*1 fCon-of trade: Clarence Stover, reeveThe Over-Powering Delegation From OxfordThis is only a small section of the Oxford County delegation that invaded the annual meeting of the Ontario Ploughmen's Association. Leonard Coles (back­ground, left), is seen calling the plays.tribullons being asked from all of Soudi Norwich; Sian Manure, municipalities interested total of the Norwich Gazette; George ,<5300. । Lees, president of the NorwichThe $600 from Oxford has; Chamber of Commerce; P. M De- been broken down to the follow- wan and J. R. Henley, of Inger- ing requested subscriptions: Coun- soil; Roy Saxby, llllsonburg, ty of Oxford, $200; Woodstock, chairman of the fact-finding eom- $150; Ihgersoll, $100; Tlllsonburg, mittee; Harry Alward, of Port $100; Norwich $50. Other muni- B’twcII, and Russell F. Brady, cipalities outside of Oxford are! Woodstock Board of Trades exe- being asked io subscribe as fol- cutlve secretary.lo\ ; Port Burwell, $50; Bayham Mr. Saxby said the following tow whip, $50; Delhi. $50; Hough-1 material would be included in the ton township, $25; Walsingham1 comprehensive brief being sub- townshi- $25. milled shortly to Ottawa; the his-These figures were announced torical background of Port Bur­by Spencer McConnell. Port Bur- well; the origin ’ survey; cus- well, president of the organization' toms at an executive meeting held in u 1townshT $25.returns; materials beinghandled through the port now; theBribery Used to Get BigTil Ison burg.At this meeting J. R. Henley of Ingersoll was named treasurer of the commi'ne. Mr. Henley and P. M. Dewan were ch m as sign­ing officers. Harold Heath, presi­dent of the Delhi Chamber of Commerce, as selected as the committee’s vice-president.Those attending the meeting were: Spencer McConnell, Portcapacity of the railway facilities there, and the capacity for expan­sion; the cultural background of Port Burwell; description of the physical aspects; the number of years it has been a port; present accommodation and possible de­velopment for deep:sea operations.The meeting was told that the harbor has a dredge depth of 24 feet, wtih a draft depth of 17.Match*Three Counties Use Trickery to Influence Ontario Ploughmen’s Association Board.THE Board of Directors of the Ontario Ploughmen's Associa­tion are subjected to sinister influences when making a decision where the International Ploughing Match and Farm Machinery Demonstration will be held. TheInvitation for 1953The Honourable W. A. Goodfellow in­vites the Ontario Ploughmen to hold the International Match in Northumber­land and Durham in 1953. Leonard Henderson (left), approves.Oxford County delegations, always colourful and impressive in their presentations, have used their County Clerk, Leonard Coles, to boast about the Scotch in Oxford County (when cornered he says he means the people) and Allister Clark is put up as an infallible weather prophet to guarantee ideal weather for a week in October. With these tactics, Oxford County has won the Match for 1951 and it will be held near Beachville, halfway between Woodstock and Ingersoll, with headquarters on the farm of John Hargreaves.Carleton County gets the Match in 1952 and to win it they boast about the proximity to government (as if one might get a job there), the beautiful scenery in the Gatineau Hills, across the Ottawa River, and above all, the short distance to Hull, Quebec. What is so attractive about Hull they don’t say. The Carleton County delegation deals in crafty implications.The Match in 1952 will be held on an airport, the delegation said. All the ploughmen at the annual convention of the Association wereContinued on page 39FIRST CANADIAN JUNIOR CHAMPSWoodstock’s Pete Ferguson and Toronto’s Daphne Walker won for themselves the first Canadian Junior Badminton Championships to be contested last week m Quebec City. Ferguson defeated top-seeded John Moses in the boys’ final. 15-9, 15-9 while Miss Walker boosted Ontario’s junior stock by dumping Dee Edgell of \ an- couver in the girls’ final, 11-8,11-7. Ferguson, playing a very strong game, had the upper hand throughout and should be able to challenge for the senior title in the very near future.ROAD COMMITTEECounty council’s road committee turned out in lull force this morn­ing for the group's regular month-, ly meeting held at the county court house. Those present were Warden Grant Sutherland. East Nlssouri; Reeve Herbert Dunn. North Oxford; Reeve C. D. Su tor. Blenheim; county road superin­tendent J. N. Meathrell.Carleton County Wants the Match in 1952Amongst those extending an invitation from Carleton County for the International Ploughing Match in 1952, are, sitting, left to right: Lloyd Clark, Dr. E. F. Johnston (Warden of Carleton County), R. L. Tierney, and R. W, Stanley. Standing, from the left : Ernest McCooey, Central Experimental Farm Superintendent, and W. M.Croakery, Agricultural Representative.WEALTH UNITMembers of the board of the Oxford Health Unit will gather at the county court house Wednesday night for their regular monthly meeting. Routine business is on the agenda. County Astride Pipeline RouteChanges in Zone Forestry Staff of Oxford DistrictIf a proposed oil pipeline to bring products of the Sarnia refinery to Toronto is constructed, a lengthy section of it will be pushed through Oxford county which straddles tlie route the line will take.For several months there has been a great deal of speculation on the Samia-Toronto pipeline, de­signed primarily to keep gasoline and oil products flowing when shipping is immobilized in the win­ter. Information compiled from a number of reliable sources provides a fairly accurate picture of what current oil line plans call for in this district.While the project is a long way from final planning, it is expecter that the line will be cut through Oxford's five northern townships. East Nissouri, West and East Zor­ra, Blandford and Blenheim.Preliminary' surveys of a possi­ble route, taken both from the air and on the ground, indicate the line may enter Oxford in the southwest corner of East Nissouri, run north of Thamesfoid to the junction of the 12th line and county road 17.Fro mthat point, it is reported, officials hope to keep the line on a straight and direct route as far as possible. Depending on the findings of the survey and the ob­taining of permission to cross pri­vate property, county an dtown- ship roads, the line may be built as follows:From East Nissouri it will likely enter West Zorra running parallel to Road 17 and crossing the Embro Road north of Cody's Corners. Across East Zorra, the line may be built between 'one and two miles north of Woodstock, travelling south of Innerkip, then under the Thames river into Blandford and south of Drumbo through Blen­heim.Definite details on pipeline spe­cifications are lacking and will probably remain that way until plans have reached final stages. Some tentative estimates are, how­ever, available.Reports on construction plans indicate the line will be complete­ly underground. A minimum depth of three feet has been set. It s thought the pipe may be laid on a general over-all basis of five feet under the surf ape. The line will run underneath those rivers or streams in its path.There are evidently two phases of procedure being followed by the oil company to gain a right of way for the pipeline through Oxford. Requests fo ra franchise to cross roads have been submitted to the county and those township coun-| cils affected. In several instances these franchise requests have been approved. . JProperty t/wnerg have been ap-Well Known East Zorra Resident, George Hart, Dies proached by company representa­tives, who are after permission to cross private land holdings. Offic­ials at the Oxford County registry office report that some 50 options on land which may be traversed by the line have been registered so far.A Woodstock lawyer, acting as the firm's legal representative, said options were being taken on “everything that might conceiv­ably be needed for the pipeline.”He noted the line, if built, "will definitely go through Oxford. “It was hoped, he said, that "a bee­line” route could be followed but difficulties encountered by way of soil types, land contour and refusal to gran privatep roperty options have resulted in constant plan changes.Information received this week, he commented ,showed a concen­trated survey was starting from Toronto and would gradually work its way east.As things stand now, decision to go ahead with the Sarnia-Toronto pipeline will likely mean that from 35 to 45 miles of it will be con­structed through Oxford county .14 THE SENTINEL-REVIEW.FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1951ONTARIO HAY KING FOR 1951—Donald Spencer, R.R, 1, Ingersoll was declnrod Ontario Hay King for this year as his entry of first cut hay srered 95 per rent Io capture first place In the Provincial Hay Show at the recreation hall of the Wood- stock fairgrounds Above, Mr Spencer, right, is being presented with the J S Me- o^g£^ rr°Phy by Stan Y0Uns’ °f °ntn®tmentThe following changes In the personnel of the division of refor­estation, Department of Lands and Forests, Huron District, have been announced.L. S. (Larry) Hamilton who has been Zone Forester for the Count­ies of Waterloo, Brant and Went­worth, has resigned and has left for Ithaca, New York, He has ac­cepted I he position of assistant extension forester for the State of New York and will work from the New York State College of Ag­riculture at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. Mr. Hamilton came to the Huron District in May 1949, following his graduation in Forestry from the University of Toronto. He secured his Master of Forestry degree from the For­estry School at Syracuse in 1950.W. A. G. Thurston, who has been zone forester for the count­ies of Oxford, Perth and Huron, is being moved to Huron District Office and will be zone forestei in charge of forestry work in the counties of Waterloo, Brant and Wentworth. Mr. Thurston opened the zone office in Stratford in 1946, and has been instrumental in extending the acreage in the county forests of Huron and Ox­ford. This past winter he has gi­ven weekly talks on forestry at Woodstock, Stratford and Wing­ham.S. R. C. Hamilton, who has been assistant zone forester at Owen Sound since May, 1949, will take over as zone forester at Strat­ford.Zone forestry offices were first .started in 1941. I. C. Merritt, dis­trict forester in the Huron dis­trict, opened the first office at Galt in the Fall of 1941. The zone included ten counties in Western Ontario. Today (here are eight graduate foresters in the Huron district which also includes ten c mties.AT CONVENTIONThose Oxford county council-* lors currently attending the.* n- nual convention of the Ontario Educational Asociation in Toron­to are expected to return home, tomorrow. The Oxford delegates have been sitting in on meetings of the O.E.A.’s county council section. Registry Office ProspectsBrighten With Lower CostProspects for construction of a special committee chairman Frednew registry office for Oxford were brightened considerably this morning when representatives of the county, Woodstock and Inger­soll learned it was feasible to build one tor $50,000 less than they had anticipated.With Woodstock and Ingersoll definitely not in favor of sharing part of the cost of a proposed $200,000 registry office, London architect L G, Bridgeman came up with revised plans for a build ing that would cost roughly $49,- 000 less and still be two and a half times the size of the present office.By cutting down the proposed dimensions of the structure from 67 by 92 to 60 by 75. Mr. Bridge- man estimated the total cost of the office would amount to $129,- 000 where first plans called for a $178,000 expenditure. Probable reduction in equipment costs from a tentative $22,000 to $21,000 would set the total price at $150,- 000.An additional expense likely to be included in the total cost of the project was $5,000 for a new boil­er which would be used to heat both the county court house and the new registry office.As things stand now. Wood- stock will probably make a defin­ite decision on the building at Monday night's council meeting. Considerations of the city's share in Ihe revised project will be ap- prcfcimately $36,000, a cut. of $8,- 000 from the original $44,000.Indications were that Ingersoll would not accept or reject the scheme until Woodstock had dealt with it. Although Ingersoll’s rep­resentatives came to the meeting with power to make a decision.NOTICE TO TRUCKERSThe statutes with respect to the limits motor vehicles, trailers and other vehicles may be loaded during the months of March and April, (subsections 4 and 5, section 36, Highway Traffic Act) will be strictly enforced on all County Roads.Jill gravel sections of County roads are. “Class B Highways”, and the gross weight of a vehicle moving over or upon them shall not ^ceed the weight specified in subsections 3 and 4 section 34 H. T. A.The co-operation of the taxpayers in Oxford County in assist­ing in having the statutes enforced will be appreciated as the cost of repairing the county roads after the spring break-ups for the last three years has averaged an amount equal to 1.49 mills on the equalized assessment of the County.) * J. N. MEATHRELL,County Road Superintendent.Court House, Woodstock, OntarioWurker said he would defer action until he knew which way the city was going.County council has already ap­proved the project. It was under­stood that financing of the coun­ty's estimated $104,000 share had been provided for.Report that costs of the build­ing could bo slzeably trimmed was greeted with a favorable reaction by the majority of those present at the meetlnng. Ingersoll coun­cillor Fred Wurker said he was definitely in favor of the reduced figure.Of the city delegates, only A|d. Wilson Milburn continued to regis­ter disapproval of the proposed construction plan. Serving notice that he would oppose the project he maintained necessary space could be gained through an addi­tion to the present registry office.Aid. Harry Collins did not agree. Stating that the need for a new building to provide additional ac­commodation was evident, he felt1 extensions to the old office would be a “penny wise and pound fool­ish" policy.Disposition of the old building in the event a new one was con­structed also came up for consider­ation. Mr. Wurker opposed sug­gestions that the 75-year-old structure be torn down in view of’the rent revenue that could be obtained from it.County clerk and treasurer L. K. Coles said Oxford was pre­pared to go ahead on the project. He hoped a decision from Wood- stock and Ingersoll could be made। by the middle of next week io picmninur.v work could get under way hn noon ns possible.While the origins) size of the proposed registry office was cut to reduce over-all costs, Mr. Bridgeman said his plans were flexible and made provision for any expansion that might be re­quired in the future. Asked if construction of a basement would have any great effect on the total expense, he said It would entail a relatively small financial item, particularly In view of the stor­age space obtained.Those present at the meeting included: For the county, War­den Grant Sutherland, East Nis­souri; Reeve William McDonald, East Zorra; county clerk and treasurer L. K. Coles; county road superintendent J. N, Meathrell.For Woodstock, Mayor Fred Childs, Aid. Wilson Milburn, Aid. Harry Collins; city treasurer J. D. Hill.For Ingersoll, Councillors Fred Wurker and C. A. Eidt.Also on hand were L. G. Bridge- man, London, and registrar Ross Tuck. •Dereham May Enter AreaInterest to the degree of ascer­taining what could be offered by way of student accomodation 4S a preliminary move that has been taken by the township of Dere- ham, which may offer a possibility of entering the Ingersoll District High School Area.The matter was said to have re­ceived casual discussion meeting of the Dereham Monday afternoon.At a meeting last night Collegiate Institute Board at a councilof the of In-gersoll district a Dereham depu­tation, Alfred Dickout of the township school board, and Harley McBeth, deputy reeve, took up the matter with a view to obtaining information as a background on which to further deal with the question.Mr. Dickout was the spokesman and while imparting information of interest to the board, explained that the question of entering the Ingersoll high school area was in an indefinite stage, but that it had been deemed advisable to ob­tain information particularly as to what the board would be in a position to offer in the matter of student accomodation.Norwich School Cost $400,000 Township ToldCOUNTY COUNCILThe four-day April session of county council will get under way at the county court house Tuesday morning. Members will, bp main­ly concerned with Oxford's 1051 budget and striking of the county tax rate.EDUCATION MEETINGA number of county council members will travel to Toronto to­morrow to attend the annual con­vention of the Ontario Educational Association. They will sit in on meetings of the organization's county council section.He said he was not In a position to speak with authority but men­tioned that in view of the Hope Commission’s report on education, the township evidently was more interested than had previously been the case.Mr. Dickout wanted tn know if; it would be possible for the board1 to provide accomodation for 25 or: 30 Dereham township students. Hei imparted information as to Dere- ham’s total assessment with ar. es­timate of the amount that might be directed to the Ingersoll High School Area in the event of a de­cision being made to enter it.Chairman E. J. Chisholm asked if information could be given as to the classification of the stu­dents that would likely require accommodation but this was not available at the time.Chairman E. J. Chisholm told the deputation that the board would heartily welcome a portion of Dereham into the area.The matter it is expected will receive further consideration, pro­bably at a conference when all sides of the situation can be dis­cussed.Wider Tillson Avenue Instead of New BridgeTILLSONBURG— Was Tillson­burg to build a bridge on Baldwin Street, or was it to widen Tillson Avenue?This was the problem which kept councillors In the Town Hall until after midnight when a spec­ial meeting was held Tuesday nightProlonged discussion ended in a 5 to 3 vote in favor of the widen­ing of Tillson Avenue. The reso­lution read “That this council in­form the county council that we would like estimates of the Bald-APPROVE accountsMembers of the Oxford Health Unit Board met briefly at the county court house last night, Ac­counts totalling clone to $1,000 were approved fdr payment._rwin Street bridge to be used on the widening of Tillson Avenue." It was stated that the cost of the bridge would be between $15,000 and $20,000 as compared with the $2,500 cost of the street widening.Mayor Ken Anderson spoke in favor of the street widening. The council had already received dep­utations from the public appeal­ing for such action, he said, sup- by a petition containing 166 names. The mayor continued that one of his election promises had been to see to the improvement of Tillson Avenue as a safety area and he wa.; going to stick to his word.Councillor Ken Watts reflected on the small population on Hic­kory Hill with which the bridge would connect nnd commented that no reasonable return in car­rying charges would he paid if theI bridge was built. The return In taxes would not justify such a major move, he said.Deuty Reeve L. W. Smith thought that a far-sighted policy should be followed. Erection of a bridge would open the way for potential industries on a site con­venient for building.The greater part of the discus­sion took place in closed commit­tee. Voting against the resdlution were Deputy Reeve L. W. Smith and Councillors O. A. Thatcher and G. Barrie. Voting for it were the Mayor, Councillor K. Watts, Councillor C. Esseltlne, Councillor Helsdon and Councillor R. Kenn­edy.It was stated that no start could be made on the bridge dur­ing this municipal year as a re­sult of the request to the County Council.NORMAN W. MILLER - - - crash victimHuron Clerk Dies in CrashOn HighwayGODERICH, March 4 Expect Town’s ApprovalOf New Registry OfficeOfficial announcement of Inger- stock approved the proposal at a soil's decision to accept a share of meeting on Monday night but the cost of a new registry office Councillor Wurker declined to building will apparently await con- state Ingersoll’s decision until he firmation by council when it meets had passed it through the formal!-in committee tonight.Interested officials on all three sides of the proposed project ex­pect that Ingersoll will follow Woodstock's lead into approving the project, cost of which will be shared by the county. Woodstock and Ingersoll but no word has been received by the county or Wood- stock in writing to indicate offic­ial approval by the town. This it is expected will come after tonight's meeting should the council ratify the committee's report.Councillor F. W. Wurker, chalr-j man of the special committee given power to act in connection with the project, said at an ear­lier meeting that should Wood­stock approve the project Ingersoll would have to follow suit. Wood-ties of ratification by council.Estimated total cost of the pro­jept Is $155,000 with the proposed share for Ingersoll estimated at present as just under 10 per cent which would bring a figure of about $15,000 as the town’s contri­bution to the new building.Registry Office Decision To Go To County ClerkIngersoll's decision regarding a new registry office at Woodstock, which has been approved by coun­ty council and the Woodstock council, Councillor F. II. Wurker, chairman of the special commit­tee appointed by Ingersoll coun­cil and vested with authority to act, said today that as a matter of formality, would be madeknown to clerk R. E. Winlaw a! once, and through him communi­cated to county clerk L. K. Coles, and Woodstock city officials. Mr.Coles stock made ion.Thewas not available in Wood­today when an effort was to learn Ingersoll’s decis­interpretation of council a‘Registry Office Decision a Still Well-Kept SecretCouncil met in committee last,it was stated yesterday would be night, but what was done relative,considered and probably ratified, to Ingersoll joining with the! Councillor Fred H. Wurker, county and the City of Woodstock, chairman of the committee, could i in the erection of the proposed not be contacted this morning andthe last session when the matter was discussed, was that in the event of the county and the city of Woodstock favoring the project, Ingersoll would have no alterna­tive but to fall In line.At this meeting Councillor Wut-j ker brought up the question of the committee being vested with1 authority to take a posite stand, and this was embodied in a resol-j ution adopted. This was deemed advisable in view of the fact that representatives of the county.Woodstock and Ingeranll, were to meet again to discuss revised plans by the archi'ect which were expected to materially reduce the cost of the proposed building.While the town’s decision was not made known by Councillor Wurker, it seems safe to assume, in view of the situation that row exists, and the discussion at the! last meeting of council, that it will be in accord with the action taken by the county and the city of Woodstock.new registry office at Woodstock I Clerk R. E. Winlaw had nothing was still a well-kept secret this to say other than that “ratifica­tion” would come only when it wasmorning.The report of the special com- given by council in regular ses- mittee named by council to deal sion.with the project, the members of Council will meet in regular ses- wliich were given authority to act, {sion Monday night.Registry Office PlanOkayed, Two ObjectingA last minute attempt by Aid. Wilson Milburn and William Pal­mer to halt Woodstock's partici­pation in the construction of a new registry office for Oxford County went down to defeat last night as an overwhelming major­ity of city council voted to back the $155,000 project.Over-riding a Milbum-Palmer sponsored resolution calling for deletion of a clause in the finance report that sanctioned the pro­posed building at an estimated cost to the city of $35,650, council approved the finance report 8-2 in a recorded vote.Those voting for the report’s adoption and through it Wood­stock's support of the proposed building were Mayor Fred Child's, Aid. Bert Blair, Robert Barney, Walter Boys, Harry Col­lins, Arthur Gepp, George LaFlalr and Bernadette Smith. Aid. Mil­burn and Palmer voted against approval of the report.In submitting his resolution, Aid. Milbum said he was not mainly concerned with the con- •truction of the new building but rather with the principle involved. He felt that in voting for the registry office, council was "vot­ing tor an increase of three tenths of a mill (on the tax rate) for the next ten years,”"It all adds up,” he observed. With the city's tax rate at the highest point in history, he said"it needs to be checked or it will go much higher.”He thought council “was taxing too much without giving the peo­ple a chance to approve or disap­prove.” If the clause was approved he said he would submit another resolution asking that the pro­ject be put to a vote of the rate­payers at the nex election. (The resolution was not put forward.)Reiterating his view that the taxpayers should sanction or re­ject the project, Aid. Milbum said he was not convinced that the three-tenths mill boost was nec­essary. He stated haste in decid­ing on the question was “caused by fear that the public won’t ap­prove of it.”Support for this view came from Aid. Palmer who noted that in the near future council would have to face construction of a munic­ipal garage to house some $100,- 000 worth of city equipment and also badly needed renovations to the city's sewage disposal plant.He said he had heard the pre­sent registry office was out of date and too small. “Take a-look at our own city hall,” he declared “It’s certainly out of date but nothing has been done about it."Aid. Palmer voiced doubt that the taxpayer could stand the bur­den of the registry office plus the two projects he had mentioned. "First things should come first," > he urged.Rebuttal for the opposition was taken up by Aid. Harry Collins, strongest proponent in city coun­cil for construction of the new; office.Noting that the project was "no new thought” and it had been dis­cussed since 1948, Aid. Collins said he had definitely taken the tax­payer into consideration when he backed the new building.He was most concerned about the working man in Woodstock, he said, and the taxes he had to pay. To the average taxpayer, three- tenths of a mill meant a boost of from 30 to 50 cents a year on his tax bill. For ten years, he stressed, this would total from $3.00 to $5.00 for a new registry office. “Let’s not be cheap,” he asked.Regarding Aid. Palmer’s major projects, Aid. Collins recalled that plans for a new city hall had been drawn up ten years ago and were still stored in the present building. "Councils lacked the courage to go ahead with the plans,” he stated. "It may be the same way now.”Summing up his argument, he said it was his opinion that the proposed registry office was a worthwhile project. “We are mak­ing no hasty decision. This thing has been going on since 1948.”Mayor Childs called for a vote on the clause - deleting resolu­tion and it was defeated 8-2. A re­corded vote on adoption of the finance report saw the report ap-EO.S.T.&R.A19 5 1 Expect Townppro val Of New Registry Office*Official announcement of Inger­soll's decision to accept a share of the cost of a new registry office building will apparently await con­firmation by council when it meets In committee tonight.Interested officials on all three sides of the proposed project ex­pect that Ingersoll will follow Woodstock's lead into approving the project, cost of which will be shared by the county, Woodstock and Ingersoll but no word has been received by the county or Wood- stock in writing to indicate pffic-1 ial approval by the town. This it is expected will come after tonight’s meeting should the council ratify the committee’s report,Councillor F. W. Wurker, chair­man of the special committee given power to act in connection with the project, said at an ear­lier meeting that should Wood- stock approve the project Ingersoll would have to follow suit. Wood-stock approved the proposal at. a meeting on Monday night but Councillor Wurker declined to state Ingersoll’s decision until he had passed it through the formali­ties of ratification by council.Estimated total cost of the pro-joct Is $155,000 with the proponed share for Ingersoll estimated at present us just under 10 per cent which would bring a figure of about $15,000 as the town's contri­bution to the new building.Registry Office Decision To Go To County ClerkIngersoll’s decision regarding a new registry office at Woodstock, which has been approved by coun­ty council and the Woodstock council, Councillor F. H. Wurker, chairman of the special commit­tee appointed by Ingersoll coun­cil and vested with authority to act, said today that as a matter of formality, would be madeknown to clerk R. E. Winlaw at once, and through him communi­cated to county clerk L. K. Coles, and Woodstock city officials. Mr. Coles was not available in Wood- stock today when an effort was made to learn Ingersoll’s decis­ion.The interpretation of council a< the last session when the matterRegistry Office Decision Still Well-Kept Secretwas discussed, was that in the event of the county and the city of Woodstock favoring the project, Ingersoll would have no alterna-l . tive but to fall in line.Woodstock and Ingersoll, were to meet again to discuss revised) plans by the archi'ect which were expected to materially reduce the cost of the proposed building.While the town’s docsion was not made known by Councillor Wurker, it seems safe to assume in view of the situation that now exists, and the discussion at th*- last meeting of council, that it will be in accord with the action taken by the county and the dtv of Woodstock.Council met in committee last , it was stated yesterday would be, night, hut what was done relative,considered and probably ratified.1 to Ingersoll joining with the: Councillor Fred H. Wurker county and the City of Woodstock i chairman of the committee, coulc in the erection of the proposed not be contacted this morning anc I new registry office at Woodstock Clerk R. E. Winlaw had nothing I was still a well-kept secret this to say other than that “ratifica r i morning. »««« ......I,*----------.-..t— —l•f_ tion” would come only when it waiThe report of the special com- given by council in regular ses But tee named by council to deal sion.with the project, the members of' Council will meet in regular ses which were given authority to act, |sion Monday night.Registry Office FOkayed, Two O1Il| ^eitntarpresents for your pleasureDANCING every night From 9 p.m. to 12 p.m. While you enjoy your Smorgaasbord.NO COVER CHARGENO MINIMUM CHARGEA last minute attempt by Aid. Wilson Milbum and William Pal­mer to halt Woodstock's partici­pation in the construction of a new registry office for Oxford County went down to defeat last night as an overwhelming major­ity of city council voted to back the 5155.000 project.Over-riding a Milbum-Palmer sponsored resolution calling for deletion of a clause in the finance report that sanctioned the pro­posed building at an estimated cost to the city of $35,650, council approved the finance report 8-2 In a recorded vote.Those voting for the report's adoption and through it Wood- stock s support of the proposed building were Mayor Fred Child's, Aid. Bert Blair, Robert Barney, Walter Boys, Harry Col­lins, Arthur Gepp, George LaFlalr and Bernadette Smith. Aid. Mil- bum and Palmer voted against approval of the report.In submitting his resolution, A d. Milburn said he was not mainly concerned with the con­struction of the new building but rather with the principle involved. He felt that In voting for the registry office, council was "vot­ing for an Increase of three tenths of a mill (on the tax rate) for the next ten years," ,■ "it needs to be checked or it wil go much higher.”He thought council “was taxing too much without giving the peo­ple a chance to approve or disap­prove.” If the clause was approved he said he would submit another resolution asking that the pro­ject be put to a vote of the rate­payers at the nex election. (The resolution was not put forward.)Reiterating his view that the taxpayers should sanction or re­ject the project, Aid. Milburn said he was not convinced that the three-tenths mill boost was nec­essary. He stated haste in decid­ing on the question was "caused by fear that the public won’t ap­prove of it."IHOSPITAL TAX"It all adds up," he observed. With the city’s tax rate at the highest point In history, he saidI Support for this view came from Aid. Palmer who noted that in the near future council would have to face construction of a munic­ipal garage to house some $100,- 000 worth of city equipment and also badly needed renovations to the city’s sewage disposal plant.He said he had heard the pre­sent registry office was out of date and too small, "'rake a look at our own city hall," he declared Its certainly out of date but nothing has been done about it.” Aid. Palmer voiced doubt that the taxpayer could stand the bur­den of the registry office plus the two projects he had mentioned.Hrst things should come first,” he urged.J/i vpviicilt 111 City VUUt|-| CJ1 for construction of the new office.Noting that the project was “no new thought” and it had been dis­cussed since 1948, Aid. Collins said he had definitely taken the tax-payer into consideration when he backed the new building.He was most concerned about the working man in Woodstock, he said, and the taxes he had to pay. To the average taxpayer, three- tenths of a mill meant a boost of from 30 to 50 cents a year on his tax bill. For ten years, he stressed, this would total from $3.00 to $5.00 for a new registry office. ‘‘Let’s not be cheap,” he asked.Regarding Aid. Palmer’s major I projects, Aid, Collins recalled that plans for a new city hall had been, drawn up ten years ago and were, still stored in the present building.' Councils lacked the courage to go ahead with the plans,” he stated. “It may be the same way now.”Summing up his argument, he said it was his opinion that theproposed registry office was a worthwhile project. "We are mak­ing no hasty decision. This thingj has been going on since 1948.”Mayor Childs called for a vote on the clause - deleting resolu­tion and It was defeated 8-2. A re­corded vote on adoption of the finance report, saw the report ap-iEO.S.T.&R.A1951 HEALTH NURSE—The Norwich branch of the Oxford Health Unit, was largely through the efforts of the late Harold A. Bishop, one of its most enthusiastic sponsors, one of the first to become established in the county. Recently it was moved to the basement of the Public Library where there is space available for a comfort­able office for the nurse, a commodious room for the holding of the baby and chest clinics. Miss Ruth Grieve, Ingersoll, is the nurse-in-charge and she is doing a first class job. She is now a welcome visitor in many homes where there are young children and, as well, in the Wal schools and the schools of Norwich and Otterville villages and of Burgessville. The village of Norwich and the townships of North and South Norwich are serviced from this centre. The picture shows Miss; Grieve checking her records before starting out on her day’s calls.Decline Request of More Aid on Plow Match RoadsVARIED APPEALS FOR GRANTS ARE CONSIDERED BY COUNCILA bid by Reeve Thomas Pellow, West Oxford, to get additional fi­nancial help from the county to lessen his township’s expenditure on plowing match road work fail­ed this morning when county council defeated a resolution to increase the amount of Oxford’s assistance by $2,000.With council in committee of the whole on a road committee re­port covering the 1951 program, Reeve Pellow,Submitted a resolu­tion am endingTthe report to pro­vide $3,000 instead of $1,000 as Oxford's contribution for gravel­ling township roads which will see heavy use during the Interna­tional Plowing Match in October.While he agreed that the county should be making a sizeable con­tribution to better the existing roads, Reeve Pellow indicated pre- patory work on them would cost the township money which it could ill afford to pay.Estimated expenditure on ploy- ino match roads this year, he said, would place West Oxford in a position where its road appropria­tion would be sizeably depleted if the county did not increase its fi­nancial assistance.He felt it was unfair that “so much of our (the township's) road appropriation has to go into plow­ing match roads" and asked coun­cil to boost their share by $2,000.Speaking for the road commit-SURVEYCounty council members met: with H. C. Moore, Toronto, today to discuss the possibility of Ox­ford’s contributing financially to a survey of Tillsonburg undertak­en in 1949, It was understood that Mr. Moore, Inspector of Legal Of­fices for Ontario, informed coun­cil the province would be willing to pay $7,509 towards the sur­vey's total cost estimated at close to $36,000,tee, Reeve C. D. Sutor, Blenheim, said, that while he was sympa­thetic to the township’s request he had to support the original out­lay of $1,000.The county had already spent a great deal of money on roads for the plowing match, he noted, adding he did not think Oxford residents a a whole would favor spending the county’s road approp­riation “lavishly to facilitate the plowing match.”It was his opinion that Oxford had spent money on plowing match roads and although recog­nizing West Oxford’s situation he did not feel council should spend much more money on them "in fairness to the rest of the county.”Committee chairman Reeve Nor­man Marshall, West Zorra, called for a vote on the amending reso­lution and It was defeated.WOULD AMEND ACTCounty council yesterday adopt-j ed an education committee report which approved endorsation of a Kent county resolution asking the provincial government to amend the High Schools Act with a view to straightening out present prob­lems involving many county high school districts.APPROVE GRANTThe usual grant of $250 to as­sist the work of the Oxford County Trustees’ and Ratepayers’ Associa­tion was approved by county coun­cil yesterday on the recommenda­tion of the education committee,SCHOOL SITESA Wentworth county resolution, petitioning the Ontario govern­ment to make a grant to defray; the purchase of school sites, a practice not currently followed, was given Oxford’s endorsation and support by county council yes­terday.Requests for grants ranging from financial assistance for fam­ine stricken citizens of Europe to a reunion of army veterans were dealt with by Oxford county coun­cil last night.Of major importance were size­able grants sanctioned by council to cover 1950 operating deficits incurred by hospitals in Wood- stock, Ingersoll and lllsonburg.The three requests for aid were greeted favorably by council ।REJECTEDA resolution from Simcoe coun­ty petitioning the Department of Municipal Affairs to change legis­lation to increase mileage expenses paid tp county councillors was re­jected by county council last night.Strange Request For Money Help Reaches CountyOne of the oddest requests for financial assistance ever received by county council was among those submitted for council's con­sideration this morning as the Ap­ril session got under way.It came from the Oxford (Eng­land) Committee for Famine Re­lief, which sought support for a current appeal to provide relief for famine-stricken citizens of] Europe. No amount was specified.' The Oxford County Trustees and Ratepayers’ Association made their annual request for a grant to cany on the organization’s activ­ities. The assistance sought was $250.A request from the Port Bur­well Deep Sea Waterways Com­mittee for a grant of $200 from Oxford was submitted. Municipal­ities which might be interested in the development of Port Burwell as a deep sea port in conjunction with the proposed St. Lawrence- Great Lakes Waterways project! County Councillors Face Busy Tax Rate SessionWhen Oxford’s 20 county coun­cillors arrive in Woodstock to­morrow morning for the spring session they will be faced with what shapes up as the busiest meeting scheduled for this year.Most important item on the agenda is striking of the county's 1951 mill rate. Final decision on this tax rate, affecting ratepay­ers in 11 townships and four mun­icipalities, will likely be made Friday night.Concensus of opinion among county officials is that the rate will increase this year over the 1950 mark of 10.1 mills. If prelim­inary expenditure estimates out­lined in the Januray session are all sanctioned, the rate might pass the 12 mill level.Major cost, factor in the budget deliberations covers expenditures on the county road system. A tentative total of $369,200 for this purpose is currently being considered by the Ontario De­partment of Highways In Toron­to.As yel no word has been re­ceived regarding the Department’s action on Oxford's proposed roadwhich approved » grant of $6,000 for the Woodstock General Hos­pital, $4,800 for Alexandra Hospi­tal, Ingersoll, and $3,775 for Till­sonburg Memorial Hospital.A grant of S100 to assist the Port Burwell Deep Sea Water­way Committee in Its missionary work aimed at possible construc­tion of a deep sea harbor at the port was also passed. This repre­sented a cut of $100 from the groups original request of $100.A pair of requests for financial assistance were turned down. They were submitted by the Ox­ford (England) Committee for Famine Relief and the Woodstock Branch, Elgin Regiment Veterans' Association.have all been asked for financial assistance by the committee.An unspecified grant as a con­tribution towards the annual re­union of the Woodstock Branch, Elgin Regiment Veterans’ Assoc­iation, was also up for consider­ation. The reunion is scheduled for Woodstock on June 2 and 3.Several letters of appreciation for grant requests approved in the January session were received? They came from the Oxford mus­eum, for $850, and the Oxford County Branch, Canadian Red Cross Society, for a $4,000 grant.ASSESSMENTA resolution from Blandford township asking county council to take into consideration the pres­ent lower assessment of the town­ship owing to annexation of a sec­tion to Woodstock, and requesting an equalization of the assessment accordingly was received by coun­cil this morning.BILL PASSEDCity officials were notified to­day that the Ontario Legislature had given final reading and passed a private bill approving the an­nexation of part of East Oxford Township to Woodstock. Annexa­tion of this area will take effect January 1, 1952.estimates. A government subsidy of 50 per cent on general road ex­penditures and 80 per cent on bridges will probably be made on the amount approved.Tough administrative sledding is the prospect for both the fin­ance androad committees which have only four days in which to come up with the county's heavy expenditure slate and the tax rate for this year. These groups have been working hard on these prob­lems since early February.There will be other items of major importance up for council’s consideration also. High school district problems in Blenheim and Dereham townships will likely be subjected to close scrutiny. Pros­pects of school area splits in both sections are expected to highlight discussions on these topics.Still indefinite are possible talks on proposals regarding the Hickory Hill bridge in Tillsonburg, an item of expenditure which is currently vicing with r proposed wdening of Tillson Avenue. Coun­ty council may be asked to take some stand on one of these sug­gest cd project s. County Council Faces Setting Of Tax RatesCounty councillors turned out in full force this morning in the county court house as pre­liminary operations got under way in the spring session, gen­erally expected to be the busiest of 1951.Warden Grant Sutherland, East Nissouri. welcomed the members back for the April ses­sion and gave them an indica­tion of what their four-day stand held in store by saying they would be faced with "one of the heaviest sessions of the year.”Asking for full co-operation during the meeting, which will see Oxford’s tax rate struck. Warden Sutherland warned ‘'We’ll have to get down to busi-j ness to complete the work on hand.” And, combining words with action, he called the ses­sion’s first committee meetings for agriculture, education and roads.Indication of the arduous task that lies ahead came with the reading of over 25 communica­tions be county clerk and trea­surer L. K. Coles, who spent roughly three-quarters of an hour outlining letters ranging from grant requests to high school area splits. All communi' cations were referred to com­mittees for consideration.A lengthy list of resolutions submitted for endorsation and support topped the list of items coming before council by way of the mails. They line up as follows: ।Kent County—Asking the pro­vincial government to amend the High Schools Act with a view to straightening out pre­sent problems involving many county high school districts.Simcoe C ounty—Noting with dissatisfaction increasing costs of children’s aid societies and hospitalization, a resolution re­questing the government to pay 50 per cent of the aid societies cost and boosting the provincial maintenance grant to hospitals.Somcie County—Proposing an amendment to the Public Hos­pitals Act that would permit de­ductions from old age pension cheques for indigent patients to defray hospital expenses incur­red by the patients and charge­able to the municipality.Simcoe County — Petitioning the Department of Municipal Affairs to change legislation covering milage expenses paid to county councillors.Perth County—Asking the On­tario government to change the voting procedure pertaining to municipal clerks who are called on to break ties in elections.Perth County—Requesting the government for a revision in vote eligibility legislation that would permit farm residents to vote.Perth County—Asking the gov­ernment to institute measures that would assure the average individual of having hospitaliza­tion costs relieved.Wentworth County—A resolu­tion petitioning the provincial government to make a grant on the purchase price of school sites, a practice not currently followed.Wentworth County — Seeking reinstatement by the govern­ment of previous provisions as­signing municipal responsibility for direct relief payments which would tend to be established on a more euitable basis.Ontario Concentrated Milk Producers* Association—Asking the county to refrain from mak­ing grants to institutions using margerine and other substitutes in place of butter.Ingersoll Board Asks County Aid l-'ree Press Woodstock BnrrnuWOODSTOCK. April 4 - A deb-' Ration from Alexandra Hospital, I Ingersoll, appeared before county council today requested a grant of $1807 to meet the cost of county indigent patients. The hospital's total deficit for 1950 was about; SIS,MW.R. W, Green, secretary-treasurer of the hospital hoard, said their request was based on the service* rendered to county indigent pa-1 tients in .1960, "We would he very) much discouraged if we didn’t re­ceive this assistance from the mu­nicipalities we are servicing," he; added.Count on CountyPointing out that Ingersoll has taken up their share, he said we have always counted on the county for its amount. He observed that it was a considerable increase ow­ing partly to "extraordinary con­ditions."Reeve Robert Rudy of Tavistock congratulated the Ingersoll hoard on the interest they have taken in I their hospital. A. R. Horton, ac-! companied Mr. Green and spoke briefly. iA Blanford resolution requested that the county take into considera­tion the township’s lower assess­ment due to annexation of a por­tion to Woodstock and to equaliz* the assessment accordingly.Changes in Township’s School Areas ArrangedA switch of major importance in the educational system of Blenheim township was com­pleted yesterday afternoon when county council approved a recommendation of the educa­tion committee to split the town­ship into three district high schoo areas.After sanctioning the educa­tion report submitted by Chair­man Reeve Wilfred Bishop, North Norwich, council gave first and second readings to a trio of bylaws that will set up the school areas.As a result of the change, originally requested by the Blenheim council, high school students in the south-eastern sec­tion of the township will be in the Paris High School District; those in the south-western part will be in the Woodstock Sub­urban Area district; and those living will be in the Woodstock Surburban Area district; and those living in the northern two- fifths of the township will enterCounty Tax Rate Higher Because of Road CostsTe ever-present question of but­ter versus margarine came up for consideration by county council last night whir most' members agreeing that something should be done to straighten it out but split on methods of doing so.After a lengthy discussion on the problem, council approved a resolution submitted by Reeve Wilfred Bishop, North Norwich, and Reeve Murray Logan, East Oxford, requesting public institu­tions in Oxford, such as hospitals, to refrain from using the butter substitute. 'Earlier ouncll had avoided the drastic step of stopping all grants to margarlne-uslng institutions by rejecting such a proposal by the Ontario Concentrated Milk Pro­ducers’ Association.Ingersoll, Woodstock Areos Are ReshuffledFree Ptohm Woodstork BurejuiWOODSTOCK. April fl—County Council today approved a rec- - ommendatlon of the education committee to detach property in the i eastern section of North Oxford Township from Ingersoll High School District and pass It over to Woodstock Suburban High School Area.The area scheduled to enter Woodstock includes all property In North Oxford's eastern area up Loj* and including lot 24.It was felt that thi» was a com- promiac step to settle the conten­tious high school area problem Ini that township.the Wilmot district of Waterloo county.An important factor that en­abled the formation of the three new districts was action taken by Waterloo council during its January session.Members passed a bylaw to- establish Wilmot township (di­rectly north of Blenheim), New Hamburg and a portion of Ox­ford as a separate high school district to be known as the Wil­mot High School District.Following this step it was up to Oxford to designate the sec­tion that would enter the newly formed district. Work on high school area problems in Blen­heim, with the co-operation of county council, culminated with the decision to split the town­ship into three districts.Following is a detailed outline of what Blenheim sections will link up with the new school dis­tricts, as well as their assess­ment, acreage and the popula­tion affected:Paris High School District—There was a sizeable amount of debate on the issue. Main pro­ponent for butter use was Reeve Bishop, who said evidence was piling up that action of many provinces in permitting uncon­trolled production and sale of mar­garine was dislocating farm econ­omy in Canada.He thought council should ask public institutions in this district to refrain from using the substit­ute In view of the fact that the introduction of margarine "has caused the (Jairy farmers of this country losses of approximately $2,500,000."In addition, he, along with Reeve Logan, charged in Ihelr resolution that margarine "has dislocate I our food economy In Canada to the extent of being a |major factor In the enhanced pri­All lots from one to 15 inclu­sive in concessions one to eight.Assessment for the section totals $1,535,793; acreage, 23,- 800; population, 1,900.Wilmot High School District— Includes all property as follows: Lots one to 22 inclusive in con­cession nine; lots one to 21 inclusive and the south quarter of lot 22, concession 10; lots one to 21 inclusive and the north half of lots 22 and 23, concession 11; lots one to 24 inclusive in concessions 12, 13 and 14.Assessment for the section totals $1,405, 764; acreage, 27,- 400; population, 1,300.Woodstock Suburban Area High School District — Includes lots 16 to 24 inclusive in con­cessions one to eight; lots 23 and 24 in concession nine; the north three-quarters of lot 22, and lots 23 and 24, concession 10; the south half of lots 22 and 23, and lots 24 in concession 11.Assessment for the section totals $500,000; acreage, 15,800; Dooulation. 500.ces of many other food products."An opinion of evident resigna­tion on the butter-margarine con­troversy was expressed by Reeve William McDonald. East Zorra. He felt that since the matter was dealt with by the government; there was no use in Oxford coun­ty's trying to battle it.Reeve Robert Rudy, Tavistock, while agreeing the problem was serious, though first efforts to combat margarine use should be d reeled at the butter producers. He said farmers should be urged, to use butter Instead of margar­ine "which many are using now."A vote on the Bishop-Logan res­olution saw It approved. Thus council went on record as strong ly advocating the use of butter instead of substitutes In public in­stitutions. Woodstock Hospital Seeks$6,000 From OxfordWill Conduct Drill SurveyWith the onset of warm weather officials of the provincial agricul­ture department’s crops, seeds anti weeds branch are keeping a watchful eye on prospects of seed­ing operations getting under way in Oxford County.Reason behind this close scru­tiny was explained this week by Stan .Young of Toronto, district representative of the crops branch, who said a seed drill survey would be conducted this spring on Ox­ford farms as a part of the de­partment's weed control program.The proposed survey here has the objective of checking up on the quality of seed used by county (Rimers. One taken back in 1947, he said, disclosed that there was a large amount of poorly cleaned seed being utilized which was a serious source of weed infestation.According to Mr. Young every effort had been made to improve that situation. The scheduled ’51 survey was being planned “to ag-in'emphasize the importance of weed free seed grain and clovers.''He could make no forecast on when survey operations would start in Oxford. This would largely depend on when seeding began m the district and on the availability of the county weed inspector to take seed samples from the drills for testing in department labs in, Toronto.A letter outlining the aims of the survey was received earlier this week by county council, which was informed that the county weed inspector would again be asked to assist in work estimated at two days.Mr. Young felt that the addi­tional knowledge made available to the farmer through the survey, plus the new contacts established, would be of considerable value in the weed inspector’s o"er-all work.BUTTER VS. MARGARINE County Council Split On Move Against OleoOxford county’s tax -ratestruck at 11.95 mill last night, roughly 1.8 mills more than last year's 10.1, as county council wound up deliberation on one of the most expensive budgets in his-tory.Major factor contributing to the increase of almost two mills was a boost in the appropriation for work on roads and bridges, which came close to totalling one extra mill on the tax levy.Estimated expenditure on coun­ty roads this year was $369,200, of which $166,700 has to be raised via the taxation route. This rep­resented an increase of $31,490 over 1950's $135,210.In addition, other county costs were up. Council set aside $101,- 000 for general purposes where last year $86,000 was assigned to the general budget. Charity and welfare expenditures at $99,000 compared with $86,000 in 1950.There was only a slight increase in education costs which do not affect the over-all county mill rate. Vocational secondary educa­tion totalled $665.34, the same as last year, while academic second­ary education amounted to $16,- 745.36 as against $12,416.71 in ’50.Oxford's 1951 budget was sub­Request $6,000 County's Share Hospital GrantA request for a grant of $6,000 Io cover I he county’s share of a 1950 operating deficit of $18,000 incurred by the Woodstock Gen-! era! Hospital was made before county council at noon today by E. J. Hosack, president of the hospital's board of trust.In seeking the grant, which Warden Grant Sutherland said would receive every consideration,, Mr. Hosack commented that thei hospital couldn't seem to "get away from deficits” but it. wasi a service that must be continued.He felt the financial loss should b borne to some extent by the r unicipelities receiving benefits; from the hospital's services. The hosr' al, he stressed was not run' as a money-making enterprise. "We are trying to break even not make a profit.”The situation this year was con­siderably better than it was in 1950 when the hospital’s deficit fori the preceding 12 months was much higher. While faced with constantly rising costs,” we were fortunate in being able to keep the deficit down to its $18,000 level.”Based on a ration of compara­tive use, the county was being as’-ed for $6,000. Woodstock, he s 1 ’. had already approved its share of financial assistance which totalled $12,000.A complete detailed financial statement for the hospital was left for the consideration of the county’s finance committee which will likely make a decision on the grant request Friday night.West, Oxford, and adopted by council. The necessary tax ratestriking bylaw was passed.A last - minute decision to grant $3,000 towards the Tillson- burg survey in annual install­ments of $1,000 necessitated a change in the finance report which was amended to provide $101,000 Instead of $100,000 for general purposes. This switch meant only a fractional increase in the over-all tax'rate.Following is a breakdown of this year's estimated Oxford bud­get along with the mill rate value of the amounts.General purposes, $101,000, 3.29 mills; charity and welfare, $99,000, 3.22 mills; county roads $166,700, 5.43 mills.The vocational and academic secondary educational costs will be levied against ratepayers in those townships concerned.MAY BE SPLITCounty council is expected to ap­prove a plan for splitting up Blen­heim township into three differ­ent high school districts this af­ternoon. Sections of the township will enter Paris, Wilmot and Woodstock high school areas.Request Council Assist In Meeting 1950 DeficitWOODSTOCK. April 3 — A delegation from the Woodstock Hos­pital Trust appeared before Oxford County Council today request­ing a grant ol $6,000 to help meet the 1950 deficit of $18,000.E. J. Hosack. president of the trust, felt the financial toss should be borne to some extent by the municipalities receiving benefits from hospital service. The hospital isnot run as a money making en­terprise, he pointed outr “we are trying to break even not make1 a profit."Mr. Hosack explained that the situation this year was consider­ably better than last year when the hospital’s deficit for the pro­ceeding year was much higher. "While faced with constantly ris­ing costs we were fortunate in keeping the deficit down to $18,- 000,’’ he added.Woodstock's share of the $18,000, already approved, was $12^000.Warden Grant Sutherland ad­vised the delegation that their re­quest would receive every con­sideration."Road Cleared For Tax RateOxford county council threw its administrative machinery into high gear yesterday afternoon as mem­bers disposed of many small items on the agenda to pave the way for concentrated action on the coun­ty’s tax rate which will be struck this evening.Budgeting for a pair of commit- . tees was handled during the ses­sion as council planned to set aside $4,415 for the agriculture com­mittee and $2,000 for the conser­vation and reforestation group.Five by-laws were given rapid- fire second readings. They included bylaws to pass orders and ac­counts, amendments on equaliza­tion, appointment of continuation school trustees, salary adjustments and to set up the 1951 mill rate.Resolutions submitted for endor­sation and support by other On­tario counties and organizations came up for consideration. Of the six discussed three were supported and three turned down.Council decided to endorse the following resolutions:Perth County—Asking the prov­incial government to change the voting procedure pertaining to mu­nicipal clerks who are called on to break ties in elections.Wentworth County—Seeking re­instatement by the government of previous provisions assigning mu­nicipal responsibility for direct re­lief payments which would tend to be tstablished on a more equitable basis.Perth County—Requesting the government for a revision in vote eligibility legislation that would permit farm residents to vote.Council took no action on theRESERVE FUNDSCounty council last night au- thoriaed the chairman of the fin­ance committee and the county treasurer to handle reserve funds expected to be made available for the const ruction of a new registry office for Oxford. The reserve, or­iginally scheduled tor use on county road and bridge work, to­tals $54,000.PIPELINEA bylaw granting Imperial Oil Ltd. the privilege of crossing county roads with a proposed pipeline from Sarnia to Toronto was approved by county council last night. An agreement between the county and the company to this effect was also sanctioned.C.A.S. COSTSMembers of county council gave full endorsation to a Simcoe county resolution requesting the provincial government to pay 50 per cent, of Children’s Aid Society costs and to increase the provin­cial maintenance grant to hospi­tals.following resolutions:Grey County—Asking the On­tario government to levy a com­modity assessment on farm pro­duce to finance Federation of Ag­riculture work. (This resolution was held over from the January’ session).Ontario Concentrated Milk Pro­ducers Association—Asking the county council to refrain from making grants to institutions us­ing margarine and other substi­tutes in place of butter.Brant County—A resolution pe­titioning the government for an over-all revision in the system of assessment in Ontario municipali­ties.PIPELINERepresentatives of Oxford's five northern counties which lie in the path to Toronto pipeline from Sarnia to Toronto discussed the effect of line construction through their municipalities at this morn­ing's session of county council. Those townships astride the pipe­line route are East Missouri, East and West Zorra, Blandford and Blenheim.BACK DEDUCTIONEndorsation and support of a Simcoe county resolution propos­ing an amendment to the Public Hospitals Act that would permit deductions from aid age pension cheques for indigent patients to defray hospital expenses incurred by the patients and chargeable to the municipality was approved by county council last night.NO SUPPORTOn recommendation of the fin­ance committee, county council last night declined to support a resolution from Perth county ask­ing the provincial government to institute measure? that would as­sure the average individual of hav­ing hospitalization coats relieved. Three High School Areas to Share Blenheim Tp,County Roads Cost $369,200One of the most ambitious and expensive road programs in his­tory was approved this morn­ing by county council which adopted a road committee re­port setting up a 1951 work scheduled worth $369,200, $71,- 200 more than last year’s bud­get of $298,000.Of this total amount, $166,700 will be raised through taxation ir Oxford this year. Estimated grants from the province and district municipalities total $202,500.As yet no definite word has been received from the Depart­ment of Highways which is cur­rently studying this year’s county road budget. If the de­partment approves the program, it is expected that the provin­cial grant will be $198,100.This subsidy calculation is based on a percentage amount paid for road and bridge work. Estimates indicate a provincial subsidy of 80 per cent on bridges, $36,000 and 50 per cent on roads, $162,100.Both Woodstock and Ingersoll have approved their shares totalling $4,400 for work to be done by the county on suburban roads in their districts. These payments, coupled with the esti­mated government grant, leave $166,700 to be raised by taxation in Oxford.Extensive work on bridges and culverts in the county has been planned for this year. A total of $45,000 will be set aside for this purpose, broken down as . follows: bridges and culverts on county' roads, $28,725; boundary roads, $16,000; suburban roads, $275.A detailed summary of the 1951 road and bridge program approved by council follows:Superintendence, $4,500; gen­eral costs. $8,380; machinery re­pairs and Woodstock shop, $6,500; Embro shop, $7,500; new machin­ery. $7,500; bridges and culverts (county and suburban roads), S27.000; bridges (boundary lines), $16,000:Urban municipalities, $14,- 489.83; paving (9.25 miles), $68,750; grading (7.5 miles).Council Approves Change In High School DistrictAn Issue which has been debated in county council for the past couple i [ years was settled at least in part yesterday when council approved the separation of a sec­tion of North Oxford township from the Ingersoll High School District.This important step taken to solve a pt-evious contentious point in high school area jurisdiction came with council’s approval of an education committee recom­mendation to detach property in the eastern section of North Ox­ford township from the Ingersoll High School District and switch it over to the Woodstock Subur*! ban High School area.$22,600; gravel and stone surfac­ing (7.5 miles), $8,900; drainage and grade preparation (0.4 miles), $2,000; gravel and stone surfacing (49 miles), $23,171:Surface treating (28.05 miles)/ $30,680; dustlaying (113.5 miles), $27,110.08; brush and weed con­trol $8,000; snow roads, $12,000; dragging, $16,000; repairs to drains, $2,000:Repairs to grades, $4,000; signs and guide rails, $2,500; side en­trances, $800; patching gravel roads (142.6 miles). $12,000: patching pavements (69.8 miles), $33,819.09; plowing match roads, $4,500.Hospital Asks Grant to Help Cover DeficitA delegation from Alexandra Hospital, Ingersoll, appeared be­fore county council this morning to request, a grant of $4,807.44, Oxford’s share of the hospital’s 1950 deficit which totalled approx­imately $13,500.Hospital Board secretary-treas­urer R. W. Green, along with di­rector A. R. Horton made the grant-seeking representation to council. Mr. Green explained the request was based on the institu­tion’s loss incurred through treat­ment of indigent patients charge­able to Oxford last year.Breaking down expenses for 689 indigent patients days in 1950, he said the average daily cost was $9.21, a sizeable jump from 1949’s $6.57. Total costs, including daily rates, operating expenses, etc., amounted to $6,666.47. Of this to­tal $1,859.03 had been received through county payments of basic rates and old age pensions.This left a deficit of $4,807-44 for hospitalization of county pa­tients, he noted, asking council to give consideration to making a grant of this amount.Warden Grant Sutherland, East Nissouri, assured Mr. Green that council would give the request every consideration. A decision on ; it will likely be made Friday night. |The area scheduled to enter Woodstock includes property in North Oxford’s eastern section and covers lots 24 to 29 inclusive.It was generally conceded that this was a compromise move to solve a high school area problem In the township that has resulted In verbal cross-fire for some time. The change wag approved by coun­cil with no comment.Indications were that the separ­ation scheme was still subject, to the approval of the Ingersoll dis­trict and the Ontario Department of Education. Woodstock, too, will likely have to sanction the switch.Paris, Wi I mot, WoodstockSchools Allotted StudentsFree Press Woodrtock BureauWOODSTOCK, April 4 Oxford County Council today approved the education committee's report setting up high school area* In Blenheim Township,Immediately after the report, presented by Reeve Wilfred Bishop, North Norwich, chairman, was approved, council gave the first and second readings lo the necessary by-laws.Enlarging the Paris High School District now includes the follow­ing: Part of Blenheim Township/ lots 1-15 inclusive in concessions' 1 lo 8 inclusive.Wilmot AreaEnlarging the Wilmot High School Area by adding lots 1 to 221 inclusive in concession nine; lots 1 to 21 inclusive and south quarter of lot 22 in concession 10; lots 1 to 21 inclusive and north half of lots 22 and 23 in concession 11; lots 1 to 24 inclusive in concessions 12, 13 and 14.The enlarged suburban High School District, of Woodstock, in­cludes lots 16 to 24 inclusive in concessions 1 to 8 inclusive; lotsi 23 and 24 in concession nine; north- three quarters of lots 22 and lots 23 and 24 in concession 10; south half of lots 22 and 23 and lot 24 in concession 11.Extra LevyA total of $17,110 must be levied to meet secondary educational costs for Blenheim and a portion of Dere­ham townships for 1950, according to the education committee's re­port adopted by Oxford County Council today.As most of the county has been formed into high and continuation school districts the report, pre­sented by Reeve Wilfred Bishop, North Norwich, chairman, dealt with tuition accounts for pupils in those two townships only.Pupils from the entire Township of Blenheim, except the continua­tion school area of Plattsvilie, are classed as county pupils. Pupils from a small portion of Dereham not included in their continuation) school area also are classed as county pupils.Coats IncreaseThe report noted the increases in the per diem rate for 1950. The’ average cost in 1950 was 66.8 per' county pupil compared with 55.9 in 1949. There was also an increase1 in the number of pupil days. The lowest cost per pupil in 1950 was 53,9 at Paris High School and the highest 135.3 at Kitchener Voca­tional.The total cost for academic sec­ondary education for 1950 was $18.- 745.36 and for vocational, $1,364.18.INSURANCEComprehensive insurance cover­age for county roads, equipment, contingent and employer’s liability for this year was approved by county council when members adopted a report of the combined road and finance committee on in- s u rance.HIGH SCHOOL AREASFinal reading for three bylaws enlarging the high school areas of Wilmot, Paris and Woodstock with sections of Blenheim township, was given by county council this morning. All the bylaws, making the school area split retro-active to January 1, were passed.Should Discuss Pipeline RouteSuggestion that county council­lors representing Oxford’s five northern townships should get together during the April session and discuss a proposed Samia-to- Toronto oil pileline that may run through their districts, was made this morning by Reeve C. D. Su­tor of Blandford.Possible effects of pipeline con­struction on assessments and problems that might arise out of its crossing township roads should be talked over, said Reeve Sutor, who advocated a meeting amoung representatives of East Nissouri, East and West Zorra, Blandford and Blenheim.There were indications that council as a whole would have an opportunity to investigate the pipeline project and what it might mean to the county. It was expected that a request from Im­perial Oil for permission to take the pipeline across county roads would come up for consideration this week.Current plans on the line’s con­struction call for running it through the northern section of Oxford. The five townships af­fected have all been approached about approving road rights of way and preliminary survey op­erations to determine a route through this district have been} started.New Registry Office GivenGreen LightF ree Press Woodstock BureauWOODSTOCK, April 4-The much discussed new registry of­fice for the county, Woodstock an,d Ingersoll has finally received the green light and apparently all that remains now are the details of fi­nance and construction.With the county and Woodstock having already approved construc­tion of the $150,000 building it only remained for Ingersoll to announce its intentions.Agrees to ShureToday at County Council, Coun­ty Clerk and Treasurer L. K Coles read a resolution from that town agreeing to the new registry of­fice with Ingersoll's share at $15.- 000. Woodstock share is approxim­ately $35,650 and the county pays the balance.One of the final steps in the matter was a county resolution passed today requesting the munic­ipal board to authorize the county to Ilse a reserve fund, set aside in 1945 for roads find bridges, for the construction and equipment of the new registry office. 1951 Oxford Road ProgramTo Cost 5369,200County Budgets $18,109.54Secondary School ExpensesOxford county council budgeted for 1950 secondary school educa­tion expenditures totalling $18,- 109.50 this morning. The amount will be raised through taxation this year.The amount, covering $16,745.36 for academic education and $1,364.18 for vocational education, was recommended for approval by the education committee. It is made up of tuition accounts of students from Blenheim and Dere­ham townships who attended sec­ondary schools last year.Expected from inclusion in the over-all education costs for "coun­ty students” in the two townships were the continuation school areas of Plattsville and Dereham.In its repotr on expenditures in ’50, the committee pointed out that there had been a marked in­crease in the daily tuition cost for county' pupils.For 1950 the average cost was! 66.8 cents while in 1949 this ex-1 pense had totalled 55.9. Also no­ted was an increase in attendance! which jumped from 22,198 days in 1949 to 25,055.5 days last year.]By Lotta DempseyPerson to PersonIt was the wish of the Lieutenant- Governor that an all-Ontario menu be served when he and Mrs. Lawson entertain the President of France and Madame Auriol at luncheon in the Royal York Hotel on Friday.Mr. Jack Johnson, the hotel man-) ager, and his French chef, Henri Odiau, arranged the following, which may be as happy a surprise to many native sons as it will be to Monsieur le President:Stuffed Lambton Celery Kitchener Baby Corn Lake Nipissing Caviar Niagara Fruit Cocktail AnisetteEssex Tomato SoupGeorgian Bay Patty with Lake Huron Trout, York County Mush­rooms and Native Wine Sauce Filet of Lake Erie PickerelBrant Peas with Oxford County ButterManitoulin Parsley Potatoes Middlesex SaladFrozen Algonquin Log with Algoma Wild Strawberry SauceOntario Cheese with Toronto Biscuits CoffeeP.S.: Everything native product except the coffee.Red. white and blue — France’s national colors, of bourse, will be used in the floral decorations, but there will be no lilies. The French never use the fleur-de-lis as a decorations unless there is Royaltyi present.We have been wondering it two pleasant French customs, which we observed at official dinners In Paris, will be followed when M. Auriol breaks bread with us here.One was when the magnificent (no other word will do) dishes had been placed In front of each guest, Very little conversation went for­ward until each perfectly prepared morsel had disappeared. A second compliment paid to the excellence of the cuisine—and indicative of the earnestness of the true Frenchman as a gourmet—was the summoning, of the chef at the finish of dinner— and the lavish and well-deserved compliments showered upon him. i Lowest cost per day for countyi pupils was the 53.89 cents charg­ed by Paris High School. Highest expenditure in this category was! 135.29 cents a day at Kitchener- Waterloo Vocational School. Dally rate for Woodstock High School) was set at 62.2 cents.There were several sizeable Jumps in last year's rate per day as compared with tat of 1949. The charge at Tillsonburg High School skyrocketed from 22.9 cents to 70.14, while Norwich High School! went from 37.46 to 55.45.Blenheim and Dereham stud­ents attended three high schools in Oxford, Woodstock, Tillson-| burg and Norwich and two contin-j nation schools, at. Mount Elgin and Plattsville.In adjoining counties they went) to high schools in Galt, Burford, Paris and Preston; a continuation school in New Dundee; and voca­tional schools in Brantford, Galt and Kitchener-Waterloo.TUB SATURDAY EVENING’'Birthdays don't mean anything to me any more, just the presents.'’FIRE SURVEYA three-man county council committee was selected yesterday by council to work in conjunction With the Ontario Fire Marshall’s Department on a proposed fire protection survey of Oxford coun­ty, It is composed of Reeve Wil­liam McDonald, East Zorra; Reeve ! Gordon Marshall, West Zorra; and Deputy-reeve Harley McBeth, Dereham.REPRESENTATIVECounty council yesterday sanc­tioned a resolution that Wilfred H. Williamson of Princeton be ap­pointed as the county’s represen­tative on the Paris High School District Board. Oxford is entitled to a board member as a result of the inclusion of the south-east cor­ner of Blenheim township in the Paris school area.Budget I ncreased $71,200 Over Last Year's FigureFree Press Woodstock BureauWOODSTOCK. April 6- Oxford County Council In aeiwlon her* today approved a $369,200 road program for 1961, one of the most costly work schedules In the county's history.Financing of the road program, recommended in a road com­mittee report, will cost Oxford taxpayers $166,700 which will be raised through this year’s tax levy.Estimated grants from the prov­ince and district municipalitiestotal $202,500.Expect GrantCurrently the road budgetj $71,200 more than 1950’s $298,000, is being studied by the Department of Highways. If it is approved, county officials expect the provin­cial grant will be $198,100.They base this subsidy calcula­tion on the percentage amounts paid for road and bridge’ work. Estimates indicate a provincial subsidy of 80 per cent on bridges, $$6,000, and 50 per cent on roads. $162,100.Both Woodstock and Ingersoll have sanctioned payment of $4,400 covering work to be done by the county on suburban in their districts.Extensive work on bridges and culverts in the county has been planned for this year. A total of $4.5,000 will be set aside for this purpose, broken down as follows: Bridges and culverts on county roads, $28,725; boundary roads, $16,000; suburban roads, $275.Program SummaryA detailed summary of the 1951 road and bridge program approved by council follows:Superintendence, $4,500; general costs, $3,380: machinery repairs and shop, $7,500; new machinery, $7,500: Woodstock shop, $6,500; Embro bridges and culverts (county and suburban roads), $27,000; bridges (boundary lines), $16,000.; Urban municipalities $14,489.83; paving (9.25 miles). $68,750; grad­ing (7.5 miles), $22,600; gravel and stone surfacing (7.5 miles), $8,900; drainage and grade preparation (0.4 miles), $2,000; gravel and stone surfacing (49 miles). $23,171.Surface treating (28.05 miles), $30,680; dustlaying (113.5 miles), $27,110.08; brush and weed control $8,000; snow roads, $12,000; drag­ging, $16,000; repairs to drains, $2,000.Repairs to grades, $4,000; signs and guide rails, $2,500; side en­trances, $800; patching gravel roads (142.6 miles), $12,000; patching pavements (69.8 miles), $33,819.09; plowing match roads, $4,500.Oxford Rote Up 1.9 MillsFree Pre*s Woodstock BureauWOODSTOCK April 6 — Ox­ford County tonight adopted a budget of $384,110.70, an Increase of $63,800.65 over last year. Thia will boost the mill rate from last year’s 10.1 mills to roughly 12 mill* for 1951-The budget was adopted by county council tonight following the financial report, presented by Reeve Thomas Pellow, West Ox­ford. chairman of the financial committee.Aid Port Burwell PlanCouncil also granted $100 to th* Port Burwell Deep Sea Waterway and filled three hospital requests, granting $6,000 to Woodstock Gen­eral Hospital, $4,800 to Alexandra• Hospital at Ingersoll and $3,375 to Tillsonburg Hospital.j Council also moved to give Till­sonburg three annual payments of $1,000 to assist with that town's survey. This move came as an amendment to a recommendation from the finance committee that no action be taken on the request of H. C. Moore, of the legal office* branch of the Attorney General s Department, that the county giv* $7,500 to Tillsonburg. Reeve C. D. Sutor of Blenheim Township moved the amendment’51 BudgetIncluded in this year’s budget with 1950 figures following in brackets, are:General’purposes, $101,000 ($86,- 000); charity and welfare, $99,000 ($86,000); county roads, $166,700 ($135,210); vocational secondary education, $665.34 ($665.34); aca­demic secondary education. $16.- 745.36 ($12,416.71); total. $384,110.7® ($320,292.05); increase, $63,800.65.ASSESSMENTCounty council adopted a report of the equalization committee re- commending that the assessment of Blandford township should be reduced by S200.000 in view of the fact that Blandford lost $201,810 worth of assessment value through the annexation of 6S0 acres by Woodstock. Tillsonburg Gets $3,000Toward $40,000 SurveyControversy on the question of Oxford’s assuming part of the cost of the Tillsonburg survey, debated in committee sporadical­ly for owr a year by county council, got its lirst workout on the floor of the council chambers, in Woodstock last night and the town won a last-minute, if par­tial, victory.Discussion on the matter, sparked by heavy criticism direc­ted at Ontario's Attorney-Gen­eral’s department, was touched off by a clause in the finance committee report recommending no action be taken on a request by the department that Oxford and the province each pay $7,500 to Tillsonburg towards a survey of the town made in 1948.Faced with this prospect of the towns getting no financial ass­istance for judge's plans which cost roughly $40,000 to prepare, Reeve Roger Hax kins of Tillson- |burg submitted a resolution am­ending the clause to provide that |council accept the $7,500 share suggested by the department and [make installment payments of i $2,500 starting this year.A compromise move was advo­cated by Reeve C. D. Sutor of Blenheim, who submitted a fur­ther amendment that Oxford pay $3,000 towards survey costs in annual installments starting this year.Reeve Hawkins withdrew his previous resolution and council voted in favor of a compromise by approving payment of a $3,000' share.Highlight of the lengthy debate on the question was the strong criticism levelled at the Attorn­ey-General's Department, which was accused by several council members of mishandling the en­tire survey question.Basis for this contention was outlined by Reeve Robert Rudy, Tavistock, who said the depart­ment estL.—ted the survey's cost originally at $8,000. When it was completed, the survey cost Till­sonburg roughly $40,000. Reeve Rudy did not think Oxford “should pay for mistakes."Additional verbal slams at the department came from Reeve Wilfred Bishop, North Norwich, who declared it deserved a good share of the responsibility for "t h e superlative unnecessary cost" to Tillsonburg of the sur­vey.Noting that it was the depart­ment's evident intention to obtain legislation splitting survey costs on a basis of 25 per cent, to the province, 25 to the county and 50 to the municipality directly concerned. Reeve Bishop saidGo Ahead Signal is Given For Producers Meat PlantThe “go ahead” signal for the formation of a packing plant co­operative was flashed by repre­sentatives of the Oxford County Hog Producers’ Association yes­terday. Similar groups from eight southwestern Ontario coun- ties also backed the plant pro­ject.Oxford is expected to play a $100,000 part in the establish­ment of the co-op. This figure has been tentatively set as the county's share in the purchase of the Duff packing house of Ham­ilton. Total financial outlay for the plant may exceed $700,000.Following a unanimous vote on the go ahead motion, taken at a meeting in Koler, a com­mittee of members from nine they tried to determine the ef- canvass meal producers of the area for their support.Underlying reason behind pro­posals to establish a co-oper­ative plant was the effort to pre-! serve what hog producers term­ed the continuity of a free com­petitive market for their pro-1 duct- Current intentions are toprovincial authorities were def-i favored Reeve Su tor’s suggested inltely tardy in establishing sucha system.The department's "general lack of foresight." ho stated, was graphically illustrated in the Till- sonburg ease whore the survey "cost much more than it need have cost.”However, he felt that council should give a consideration to Tillsonburg's expenditure in view of the fact that the survey ques­tion would likely come up Sgaiincompromise of $3,000 and sane*1 Honed payment of this amount.No one knew what action would be taken by the depart-, ment as a result. Earlier this week H. C. Moore, Toronto, of the department's legal offices branch,] said the province would be will­ing to pay $7,500 as their share of the cost.Council did not know whether this payment was contingent onOxford's sanctioning a similarIn the county. [amount, They are currently wait*As a whole, council membersling to find out."If you don’t get shot, bring me back a sandwich.’’EARLY STARTCounty council’s finance com­mittee started to work early at this morning's session. Faced with striking the county's 1951 tax rate, its members still have a number of problems to tackle and solve before the rate is handed down tonight.REPRESENTATIVEA bylaw appointing Elton Wilk- ar as the county’s representative on the Tavistock Continuation School Board was passed by coun­ty council yesterday afternoon.set up the plant to process and sell the meat produce of mem­ber farmers in southwestern Ontario.Policy laid down by the Ox­ford group is one definitely in favor of the project. According to association secretary Wilfred Bishop, R.R. 3, Norwich, the move was planned to insure the continuity of free enterprise and free competition in the market.For the last two or three years, he explained, there had been a trend that saw too much of the gross business volume getting into the hands of one large packing concern. The re­sultant lack of competition, he said, meant a price decline tdj the producer of from 25 to 75 cents a hundred for his pro­duct.Voting in favor of the co-op plant yesterday were hog pro­ducers from Oxford, Welland, ! Lincoln, Haldimand, Wentworth, i Brant, Elgin, Wellington and i Halton counties, They are all l participating in the project. 1THE SATURDAY EVENING POSTWould DivertReserveMajor step towards financing Oxford's share of a new $155,000 registry office was taken by county council this morning when members decided to seek approval of a plan to divert a reserve fund of $54,000, original­ly set up to handle road and bridge construction, into the building project.Councillors sanctioned a resolu­tion submitted by finance chair­man Thomas Fellow, reeve of West Oxford, requesting the De­partment of Municipal Affairs to authorize the county to switch the reserve funds over to regis­try office construction.COUNTY HOMEMembers of the Oxford County Home Board will gather at the county home for their regular monthly meeting Wednesday af­ternoon. Routine business is on the agenda.HEALTH UNITRegular monthly meeting of the Oxford Health Unit Board has been called for Wednesday night at the county court house. Mem-, bers will consider accounts and other routine business.BOARD OF AUDITThe quarterly meeting of the Board of Audit has been scheduled for Wednesday morning at the county court house. Administra­tion of Justice accounts for the first three months of this year will be considered for payment.County Roads In Bad ShapeThe annual spring break-up hit county roads with a vengeance> over the week-end and made driv­ing over them an arduous and tricky busines today.Considerable rain in recent weeks, coupled with frost coming out of the road beds, have turned a number of county roads into stretches of deeply cut ruts and potholes.County road superintendent J. that many roads were definitely N. Meatherell said this morning unstable although, as far as he knew, they were all passable.With the roads in their present condition, Mr. Mcathcrell noted there wasn't too much that could be done to keep them in good shape. Gravel dumping would be largely useless at the present time he felt, adding there were cases where a heavily loaded truck would probably get stuck before it reached a site where gravel was needed.Attempts were being made to fill in the worst holes but no| large scale repaid operations could begin until the roads dried out. Until this happens, Mr. Mea- threll said "there isn’t too much v.e can do about it."SUBSIDYCounty council received notifi­cation this morning that the De­partment of Highways had approv­ed a subsidy of $89,851.77 on road and bridge work undertaken in Oxford last year. County offic­ials noted that a cheque for this amount had not been forwarded to them so far.FundThe §54,000 involved had been set aside in December of 1945 through a bylaw for the estab­lishment and maintenance of a reserve fund to be used for road and bridge construction in the county.County council, which has been budgeting for possible building of a new registry office for several years, decided to tap the reserve fund till for this pur­pose.The department will also be asked to authorize the release of Dominion of Canada bonds now held in the post-war reserve fund at such times as council wants to use them for financing of the new building.It is expected that the other two municipalities participating in the $155,000 project, Wood- stock and Ingersoll, will finance their share through the issuing of ten year debentures.Both Woodstock and Ingersoll have officially approved registry office construction and have noti­fied the county. Woodstock’s esti­mated sljare is $35,650, while In­gersoll's share is expected to run close to $15,000.CIVIL DEFENCEAn invitation to send represent-j ation to a conference on mutual) defence planning for Western On­tario centres was submitted for county council's consideration this morning. The meeting is sched­uled for London late this month. Minister Opens $175,000 Tillsonburg SchoolHIGHWAY DEPARTMENT OKAYSPROGRAM FOR COUNTY ROADSHon. Dana Porter Acts On Behalf of PremierOne of the most ambitious and expensive road programs in Ox­ford County's history has been approved by the Ontario Depart­ment of Highways, it was learned today.County officials said they had received word that the Highways Department had sanctioned a 1951 work schedule totalling §369,200, Provincial . subsidy on the program will amount to $198,- 100.This subsidy calculation is bas­ed on a percentage amount paid tor road and bridge work plann­ed fo rthi§ year. Reports indicate a provincial subsidy of $36,000 (80 per cent.) on bridges and §162,100 (50 per cent.) on roads.Woodstock and Ingersoll have already approved their shares to­talling $4,400 for work to be done by the county on suburban roads in their district. These payments, coupled with the government sub­sidy, leave $166,700 worth of road program to be covered by taxa­tion.Reviewing the over-all county road picture this morning, county road superintendent J. N. Meath- rell said his department was en­gaged primarily in maintenance, work at the present time. Actual construction work is not likely to get under way until mid-May, he estimated.Bad weather conditions preva-REGISTRF OFFICEFurther plans for the construc­tion of a new registry office for Oxford county will be discussed by a committee of represent a tiveg from Oxford, Woodstock and Ing­ersoll slated for Thursday night in the county court house.lent this spring have had a not-j iceably adverse effect on county roads, he noted. Currently crews are at work filling in potShoks on gravel roads and five graders are busy levelling surfaces.Fortunately, Mr. Meathrc’l ad­ded, the country’s paved roads have come through the winter and spring break-up in generally good shape. Patching on paved surfaces has not been required to any great‘extent.He hoped that construction work planned for tr is year could get under way by May 15, the “average” starting date. It was not likely that this work would be held up until mid-June as it was last year, which Mr. Mcath- rell classed as "one of the tough­est we've ever experienced."| Off the Road |A young married couple were having their troubles with a mice- infested basement, and had decid-, ed finally to set traps. In the base­ment they had a box of apples and a box of nuts. Their plan was to set a trap by each of these.Traps set, they went off to bed. They had no sooner become com­fortably bedded down when there was a “snap” from the region of the basement. The man of the house leaped out of bed and tore downstairs to investigate. His wife padded out to the top of the stairs, leaned over, the balustrade and called, "Did you catch him by the apples, Honey?”The answer came up from the basement: "No. Dear.”By Staff IlejMirterTILLSONBURG. April 11 The ‘'outstanding six-room s- hool ’ In this part of the continent wa« officially opened here today, when the Hon. Dana Porter, minlatr'^of education and attorney general, acted on behalf of Premier Frost at ceremonies for Tillson Avenue Public School.Before a number of townspeople, and pupils of the Rchool who lined along the cement walk. Mr. Porter snipped a red ribbon with a pair of golden scissors, to officially open the S175.000 school, in which classes have been held since Sep­tember.Mr. Porter spoke at the opening ceremony, and again at a banquet in the evening.Chosen as ExampleThose present were told by J. B. Parkin, member of the archi­tectural firm which designed the school, that it had been chosen as the "outstanding six-room school" in this part of the continent. It is being used all over the United States as an example of modem school architecture, he said.Of one-storey, brick construction, Tillson Avenue School has five classrooms, a kindergarten, and an auditorium.While in town. Mr. Porter in­spected nearly $2,000,000 worth of new education, hospital and mu­nicipal property.Included in a tour following the school opening were Tillsonburg District High School, built at a cost of $575,000 and opened last September; St. Mary's Separate School, costing $90,000 and opened a couple of years ago; Tillsonburg Soldiers' Memorial Hospital, still under construction at a scheduled cost of $800,000; Tillsonburg Me­morial Arena, build two years ago for $180,000.HOSPITAL MEETINGRepresentatives • f Woodstock. Oxford county and the Board of Trust of the Woodstock General Hospital will meet Thursday af­ternoon to discuss matters con­nected with the hospital’s opera­tion.MUNICIPAL SCHOOLA large number of municipal of­ficials fron) Oxford county and surrounding areas are expected to attend the school of genera! muni­cipal administration slated for the county court house Wednesday. The school will be conducted by officials of the Department of Mu­nicipal Affairs.ENTERTAINMENTThe Ingersoll Knights of Colum­bus brought an old time dance band to the County Home last night to celebrate the 24th of May. Rotarian Les McKerral, chairman for the entertainment project, made, made the arrangements. The program included and old- fashioned hoe-down replete with, sing-songs and refreshments. Man­ager R. J. Forbes thanked the visiting Knights. They were Rich­ard Seldon, Jerome 'Frank, John Shannon, Joseph Stephenson, Ber­nard Higgins, Thor MacMillan, Stanley Shannon, Joe Claire. Thor and Ed Comiskey and Jim. Mitch­ell.Tillsonburg Hospital Wing To Be Completed SoonThe new $800,000 wing of the Tillsonburg Soldiers' Memorial Hospital is scheduled for completion by May 15, with patients in the old portion of the hospital being moved in on that date. In the above picture, workers are completing work on the steel fire escapes at the rear of the new, modern hospital wing. Super-Highway Will Run Five Miles South of CityIt was probable, Mr. Millar not- ed, that the planned highway I would break into two branches somewhere south of the city, one' going straight oast to Hamilton, the other going north and then oast to north Toronto, skirting the heavily industrialized Kitchener- Galt-Guelph area.He indicated there were three possible "feeder" highways which might connect with the new route in Oxford county. No. 19 High­way might be utilized as a link for! Ingersoll and Tillsonburg, while No. 59 would bo a feeder from Woodstock. Depending on the fin­al course selected, No. 53 High­way might also join the new high­way in Oxford.Ontario Department of High-1 ways surveyors have plotted the exact route for the western half of I a proposed four-lane super high­way from Windsor to Toronto Io a point roughly five miles south of Woodstock, deputy highways minister J. D. Millar said today.Reached in Toronto by telephone Mr. Millar said the highway would likely run between London and St. Thomas, continuing farther east between Ingersoll and Tillsonburg, and then bear north ‘'to a point about five miles from Woodstock." He did not state just where department surveyors had marked out the course of the highway in the Woodstock vicinity. Indica­tions were, however, that it might run close to Sweaburg and Cur­ries.You are cordially invited to attend the151st ConvocationUniversity of Western Ontario in the J. W. Little Memorial Stadium Saturday, June the Second Nineteen hundred and fifty-one at three-thirty o’clock (D.S.T.)Should inclement weather make it impossible to hold Convocation in the Stadium, the ceremony will take place in the G. Eric Reid Memorial Gymnasium in Thames Hall. Because of the limited accom­modation and the necessity of providing seats for the parents of graduates, only those holding a special colored card can be admitted to Thames Hall. This card will not admit to the ceremony if held in Thames Hall.Admit TwoBORN ,COLES—Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Coles are very happy to announce the ar. I rival of their daughter, at Alexandra , Hospital, Ingersoll, on Sunday, May 6, 1951. 1 IRegistry Office Building Group Holds MeetingPreliminary work which even­tually culminate with the con­struct ion of a $.150,000 registry office for Oxford County got un­derway last night as members of the project’s building committee held their first meeting.Main item up for consideration by representatives of the county, Woodstock and Ingersoll, the municipalities sharing the cost of the new office, was the purchase of necessary equipment for the building.No definite decision was reach­ed on four lenders submitted by firms bidding for the job of; equipping the office. Question of equipment, tentatively estimated at-$21,000 in previous discussions on the project, will be consider­ed further early next month.The committee learned that re­vised plans for the registry of­fice had not yet been completed by the architect, L. G. Bridge- man. of London. The switch in original plans was necessitated when the cost of the building was slashed $49,000 from $178,000 to $129,000.It is expected that under the revised plans the over-all size of the building will measure 60 by 75 feet. Original specifications; called for 67 by 92 feet.With the inclusion of $5,000 for a new boiler, which will serve both the new registry office and the county court house, total cost of the project is expected to run! close to $155,000. Shares of this expenditure will be borne on a percentage basis by the county, Woodstock and Ingersoll.Present at the meeting were: for Oxford, Warden Grant Suth­erland, East Nissouri; Reeve William McDonald, East Zorra; county clerk and treasurer, L. K. Coles; county road superintend­ent. J. N. Meathrell, for Wood- stock, Aid. Harry Collins; for In­gersoll, councillor Fred Wurker. and registrar Ross Tuck.FOX BOUNTIESOxford hunters collected 20 fox counties last month, a marked decrease from the same period! in 1950 when 50 bounties were! paid out. So far this year 137 foxes have been killed a com­pared with 12 in ’50. A break­down of last month's total by townships follows: East Nis­souri, four; West Zorra, two; Dereham, two; East Zorra, seven; South Norwich, three, Blenheim, one; North Oxford, one.CRAIG McKAT, K. O.Crown AttorneyElected BencherFor Third TimeRe-Elected for the third time to the benchers of the Law Soc­iety of Upper Canada, who gov­ern the legal profession in On­tario, Crown Attorney Craig A. S. McKay, Woodstock, placed tenth in the list of 29 out of thirty sitting members re-elected to this office, W. Earl Smith, sec­retary of- the society announced yesterday.Crown Attorney McKay was first elected to the benchers in 1941 and since that time has been voted to the post in every election. Elections are held ev­ery five years. This year 2,778 out of 3,616 lawyers took part i in the voting.The benchers include, besides ; elected members, all present and 'former provincial attorney-gener­al,, present and former federal solicitors-general and retired judges of the Ontario and Can­adian supreme courts and the ex­chequer court who were members of the Ontario Bar at the time of their appointment.LIBRARY BOARDQuarterly meeting of the Oxford County library board has been scheduled for the county court house on Wednesday night. Rou­tine business and reports are on the agenda.ANCIENT CANNON GETS REPAIRS—Cannons sta­tioned in front of the county court, house since the turn of the century arc receiving some much needed repairs this week. County council aulhoifzed new wooden bases for the venerable guns in view of the fact, that the old ones were rotting too extensively for safety. Above, H. C. Hartley is working on the bas^ of a cannon which, according to the date stamped on its barrel, was manu­factured in 1813.—-(Staff photo) OxfordCountyFamousOXFORD COUNTYPROSPEROUS, PROGRESSIVEOxford• APPLES• ROOT CROPS• TOBACCOMAPLE SYRUPJersey, Guernsey and Ayrshire.• POULTRY and EGGS• GRAIN CROPS• BACON HOGS• CANNING CROPS• DAIRY CATTLE Holstein.North Oxford—Herbert P. Dunn. West Oxford—Thomas Pellow. East Zorra—William McDonald.Louis L. Wettlaufer (D.RJ. West Zorro—Gordon A. MarshalL Tillsonburg—Roger L. Hawkins.Lawrence W. Smith (D.RJ. Norwich—J. B. Hanmer. Embro—James D. Hossack. Tavistock—Robert Rudy.• DAIRY PRODUCTS— Cheese, PowderBlandford—OMen O. Carter.Blenheim—C. D. Sutor.Orval J. Coleman (D.RJ. Dereham—H. A. Little.Harley R. McBeth (D.RJ. East Missouri—Grant Sutherland (Warden).J. K. McLeod. (D.RJ. North Norwich—Wilfred L. Bishop. South Norwich—Clarence Stover. East Oxford—Murray V. Logan.ning to settle County!COUNTY COUNCILLORS1951government offer every op' portunity to farmers plan'To the Citizens of Oxford County:Ladies and Gentlemen:In this agricultural edition, I wish to express the good wishes of the County Coun­cil to the people of Oxford County and bring two interesting items to your attention.The County, along with the City of Woodstock and Town of Ingersoll, are pro­ceeding with plans to build a new Registry Office. The present building was erected about 75 years ago and is not suitable for present day requirements. The estimated cost of building and equipping the new office is approximately $150,000, of which tne County’s share will be about $105,000. Due to the foresight of County Council, I am pleased to announce this amount of money is now available and there will be no added tax burden on the ratepayers of the County for this building program.The 1951 International Plowing Match will be held in West Oxford Township during the month of October. This is a tremendous event which everyone should see. Committees have been formed and are now busy making arrangements for the biggest plowing match ever held. I would ask that all citizens make it a point to visit this great event.Wishing everyone a successful year In 1951,Your Obedient Servant,GRANT SUTHERLAND.Warden, County of Oxford.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WE >fNTlNWiew..sAiyi^The Banner County of Canada it its best. ====riThe pride of ownership is evident in every home and field in Oxford County, .the prime location.. high pro­ductivity and the sound localx ■THE INTERNATIONAL PLOWING MATCH TO BE HELD IN OXFORD COUNTY IN OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR. APRIL1951VOLUME XXIXNUMBER 3FOX BOUNTIESFox hunters carried out opera­tions in Oxford county with a vengeance over the week-end. A total of 30 fox bounties were paid out by County Clerk and Treas­urer L. K. Coles yesterday. Mr. Coles noted that payment of 30 bounties Monday represented one of the busiest days, numerically speaking, in several years. A de­tailed breakdown of yesterday's bounty payments by township fol­lows: West Oxford, nine; East Zorra, eight; West Zorra, seven; East Nissouri, five; Blenheim, one.Price tile a CoppSCHOOL JOURNALdoubt about it. Vlrn. llurtiiiig in <»nr <»f the beat cu»lomcn» we’ve ever hud."THI- HlMtmiMV VX HStNH UKI 1 THS SBNTINKbREVIEW, WEDNESDAY. JUNE 6. ItSIINSPECT COUNTY REFORESTATION PLOTS — A group of county council members and other officials went on an all-day tour of county reforestation plots yesterday. They wound up their tour at the Embro Forest, a mile northwest, of the village, and are shown above looking over the progress of the project. From left to right are: Reeve Ollen Carter, Blandford; Warden Grant Sutherland, East Nissouri; Reeve James Hossack,Missionary Pays Tribute To Oxford Health SystemEmbro, county clerk and treasurer L. K. Coles; John W. Smith, ex-reeve of Dereham; Deputy-reeve Orval Coleman, Blenheim (partially obscured); Rid. Groves, assistant zone forester, Stratford, who is explaining details of the project; Deputy-reeve Harley McBeth, Dereham; Deputy-reeve J. K. McLeod, East Nissouri; county road superintendent J. N. Meathrell.< —(Staff Photo)COUNTY OFFICIALS INSPECT REFORESTATION IN OXFORDPraise for the work being done here by the Oxford County Health Unit came yesterday from a Canadian missionary who rec­ently returned from Africa and is at present doing medical field work in Ontario.The missionary, Dr. C. W. J.BASES COMPLETEDThe new wooden bases being erected under the two old Russian cannon in front of the courthouse, hate been completed and the old guns are again firmly mounted, to continue their vigil as guardians of the county buildings.FOX BOUNTIESFox hunters in Oxford county collected a total of 130 bounties during May. four more than in the same period last year. The month’s total, the largest so far this year, brought the number of foxes de­stroyed in 1951 to 267, 29 more than 1950. A breakdown by town­ships follows: West Zorra. 45; East Zorra, 21; Blandford, 14; East Nis­souri, 13; West Oxford. 11; North Oxford, nine; Blenheim, seven; Dereham, five; North Norwich, four; East Oxford, one.ROAD COMMITTEEMembers of county council's road committee will meet at the county court house Friday. Rou­tine business connected with the group's operation will be discuss-Morris, said yesterday that he was extremely pleased to see the excellent work being done under the supervision of Dr. O. C. Pow­ers.Dr. Morris arrived In Wood- stock Sunday and is spending 'this week making a tour of plac­es throughout the county served by the health unit. The field work he is doing is in connection with a hygiene course which he has just completed at University of Toronto.Starting in Oxford County, he will visit with five health units throughout the province studying the methods used to promote good health among citizens. Vhe information he gains, he said, will be taken back to Africa to help better conditions there.A native of Sarnia, Dr. Morris first went to Africa in 1935. Since that timp he has worked as a missionary among African tribes in the Sudan, returning to Canada a few th .es for refresher courses.His work in Africa, Dr. Morris said, consists of giving both med­ical and spiritual attention to natives. He had praise also for the work being done in Africa by Christian missionaries. Amazing success, he said, has been realized by missionaries who have brought Christianity to even the most primitive tribes.Members of. county council’s reforestation and conservation committee, along with other county officials, spent all day yesterday travelling to six wide­ly separated reforestation plots in Oxford.Main purpose of the trip, which wound a circuitous route to half a dozen townships in the county, was to further acquaint commit­tee members and others interest­ed in the development and growth of trees in the plots..All the projects seen on the tour were started by county council with the aim of fostering reforestation and conservation trends in this district. There were definite indications that all of those inspected proved to be suc­cessful attempts along this line.Detailed information to those county councillors participating in the inspection trip was pro­vided by Rid. Groves, of Strat­ford, assistant zone forester of the Department of Lands and Forests. He outlined dates of planting, types of trees and theirCOUNTY HOME BOARDMonthly meeting of the board of the Oxford county home has been scheduled for Wednesday f- ternoon at the home. Routine business is on the agenda. purpose, along with other pertin­ent facts about plot development and growth.During the morning, the group saw the McBeth property in Dereham township, the Zenda plot in North Norwich and the project near Creditville, in North Oxford. After a break for lunch in Woodstock, the Hall forest in Blenheim, Chesney forest in Blandford and the Embro forest in West Zorra were inspected.Success of the tour was evi­denced through the fact that an­other will likely be staged in the fall. Schedule for this trip, if it is carried out, will likely include the Lakeside forest in East Nis­souri and the North Oxford Ban­ner forestCOUNTY ASSESSMENTMembers of county council s equalization committee are slated to meet Thursday at the county court house for an all-day session. Equalization of assessment? or Ox­ford municipalities is on the agen­da.Equalization Increase $4,801,400 in NorfolkSIMCOE, May 31 — The equalization of Norfolk County for 1951 has been set by County Council at $43,890,300, an Increase of $4,301 400 over |aat year. Leasing Of Park AreaSparks IThe request of the Woodstock । Lawn Bowling Club to lease the east side of Vansit tart Avenue Park as a site for new bowling greens, was further discussed at a lively three-hour meeting in the council chamber last night.A special meeting of the Parks Board was called yesterday after­noon. for last evening, to discuss the lease for the property which had been drawn up by the city solicitor. Craig McKay. After the board had discussed the lease, the members moved into the council chamber where about 40 citizens had assembled. All but four of them were opposed to the propo­sition: the four others were mem­bers of the bowling club.Chairman W. A. McLeod of the Parks Board presided over the meeting and called on Secretary J. D. Hill to read the lease to the gathering.Several present spoke in oppo­sition to the lease, while mem­bers of the bowling club appealed for their request. Chairman Mc­Leod spoke for the Parks Board, whose members are in favor ot granting the lease.The outcome of the meeting was that a committee may be formed to wait on the county council at its June session and request that the bowlers be left where they are now on the Gra­ham street greens and the new registry office, which it is plan­ned to be built on the present greens, be erected elsewhere, pos­sibly south of the greens or north, on the corner of Graham and Buller, using part of the jail : yard.L. M. Ball, one of the property owners adjacent to the park, was I the first speaker opposing the lease. He reviewed the arguments as presented against the proposi­tion in a recent half page adver­tisement and declared it was dis­criminating against other city clubs to lease the park to the bowlers. It would also create a traffic hazard, he felt, in increas­ing the parking of cars on Van­sittart Avenue and the adjacent streets around the park.Wilfred Ure, another property owner opposed, declared he had nothing against the bowlers, as he used to bowl and so did his father before him, but he felt it was not right to lease a public park after 85 years, to a small group of some 50 men and about 25 women. More people, he said, use the paths through the park, going to and from work, than the bowling club has members.Chairman McLeod pointed out that it was the duty of the Parks Board to supply recreation grounds for older people as well as children. The bowlers were a fine type, citizens and taxpayers, and should be supported and en­couraged. Vansittart Park at present, he said, was an eyesore and the bowlers were willing to take it over and make it a beauty spot.Mrs. Archie Thomson, another property owner, declared the park is beautiful as it is, with beauti­ful trees, and asked why should they be taken away.Miss Pauline Lyons declared the park is not an eyesore and i would be a shame to deprive th< children of its use. She urged tha some more benches and a fevshould be kepi, as a playground for young children and, he noted, older people enjoy it as well.Chairman McLeod felt there is room at the rear of the old reg­istry office on which to build the new one and leave the bowling greens, one of the city beauty spots, as al present, lie would like to see, he said, the same agi­tation on the part of citizens on behalf of the bowlers staying on their present greens, as was shown at the meeting, to keep them off the park.Dr. W. Krupp, another bowler, said he fully appreciated the ar­guments of those in opposition, but pointed out that the club was being forced out. The club had looked around at other proper­ties, he said, but none was suit­able. He also discussed the ob­jections contained in the recent newspaper advertisement, which he refuted. Creating a parking hazard, he declared, would not be the case and there would be little extra parking on the streets, ex­cept at tournament time. He pointed out that cars are parked now in the first block of Vansii- tart Avenue, both sides, from Hunter to Dundas street, every day and night.Dr. Krupp also pointed out that in Toronto, 50 per cent, of the bowling greens are on city park property. This was also the case in Peterborough, Dundas, Galt, Windsor, Simcoe, Goderich and Ottawa that he knew of and there may be others: also such was the case in many United States cities. If the bowlers do not get the park site, he said, it will mean the club will, have to disband and would probably join the Ingersoll club. The members have no per­sonal interest or gain in the mat­ter, he said, but were looking to the future and trying to keep bowling in Woodstock.Dick Loft, one of a union dele­gation present, asked how Van- sittart Park became deeded to the city.Secretary J. D. Hill explained that when the city was first laid out, Ingersoll Avenue and Van­sittart Avenue were intends to be the main business streets andAt the call of Warden Grant Sutherland, a special meeting of the County Council of the County of Oxford will be held in the COUNCIL CHAMBER in the COURT HOUSE, WOODSTOCK onTUESDAY, JUNE 19th 1951, at the hour of ten o’clock a.m., for general business.All claims and accounts against the county must be filed with the County Clerk before the first day of the session.L. K. COLES, County Clerk. County Clerk's Office, ■ Woodstock.picnic tables be placed there which would improve the place.Aid. Bernadette Smith sugges­ted that the county council be in-, terviewed with a proposal to leave the bowling green where it is and build the ijyew registry of-j flee on the corner of Graham and Buller streets, using part of the present, jail yard, which could be spared.Perce. Canfield, one of the bow­lers, replied that this had already been suggested to county council and that every effort had been made by the bowlers to retain the present greens, hut the coun­ty council was determined to build on the bowling greens,IL Nz Ubelaeker, ^n<)ther Rgrki what is now the Iwo sides of Van- wlttart Park were purchased as the site for municipal offices.In answering a charge that the bowlers kept late hours and would disturb the neighborhood, Dr. I Krupp declared the bowlers were, not "night hawks” and rarely bowled after 10 p.m. Al tourna­ment time the play sometimes ran to 12 or 12.30 o'clock.Mr. Boll asked him if they ever bowled until three o'clock in the morning and Dr. Krupp replied, "not in the last 75 years at least-" Pere Canfield added that the club o'clock at any time in the last ten years, to his knowledge.Art Hosack said his main ob­jection was, that certain areas in the city had been set aside for pirks and this would be cutting down the recreation area in the cenfre of the city.Mr. Loft, in reiterating his op-: position to the plan, suggested that, the matter be put to a vote of the people at the ne?ct election.Chairman McLeod thought the question of spending the city's | share of the cost of the new regis­try office should be voted on by the people.Mayor Childs informed him and the meeting that the city's hands were tied and could do nothing but. agree to (he expenditure as the county council had the say and were decided on building the new office.Mr. Ball stated that a new reg­istry office was greatly needed and the county council had the power to put it where it liked on its own property. He also informed the meeting that a petition against the lease to the bowlers was being circulated and already had several ! hundred names. The opposition to the bowlers taking over this park throughout the city was “terrific," he declared.The attendance at the meeting, Mr. Ball said, was an indication of the opposition of citizens to the; proposal. If there had been more notice given of the meeting, ne said, the council chamber would have been jammed with people. ’Chairman McLeod replied that the board only received the lease from the city solicitor during tha| afternoon and no more notice could be given.From time to time .brief lively verbal flareups occurred between Chairman McLeod and Mr. Ball.Mr. McLeod wanted it under­stood that there was nothing un­derhand about the matter and he did not want it suggested that he or the board were in league with anyone. The Parks Board members are not paid, he said, and were try­ing to do what they could for all citizens.Art Gepp, president of the bowl­ing club, suggested that a commit­tee from both sides go to the coun­ty council at. its June meeting and try and get. the location of the new registry office changed and leave the bowlers where they are.He suggested that Mr. Ball be a member of (he committee and the latter stated he would be quite willing to act thereon.COUNTY CIUNCILOxford county council will stage its June session in the county court house starting Tuesday, June 19. Equalization of the county's assessment is the main item up for consideration.HEALTH BOARDi' Regular monthly meeting of the Oxford Health Unit board has been for Wednesday night at the county court house. Members will discuss usual business connected with the unit’s operation."lraBi30. How hIhhH getting that egg in hereName Officials To Handle Task Of Plow MatchA lengthy slate of officials and committee heads, who will be indi­rect charge of preparations for the 1951 International Plowing Match set for Oxford October 9, 10. 11 and 12, was announced for the first time today.Faced with the arduous task of planning for the event are a host of distinct men, many of them members of the Oxford County Plowmen’s Association, which, with the Ontario Plowmen's As­sociation, is arranging the match.Chairman guiding over-all oper­ations for the match Is A. D. Rob­inson, of Ingersoll, George Bell, Woodstock, is secretary and L. K. Coles, Woodstock, treasurer.Six honorary directors were named. They are: Mayor Fred Childs. Woodstock; Warden Grant Sutherland, East Nissouri; Clark Murray, Woodstock, M.P. for Ox­ford; T. R. Dent, Woodstock, M.P.P. for Oxford; Judge Eric Cross, Woodstock; Reeve Thomas Pellow, West Oxford.A pair of advisory directors were also appointed. They are W. C. Barrie, Galt, and Elliott Moses, Brantford.A total of 18 committees have been established to handle the extensive line-up of project con­nected with the match. Commit­tee chairmen were selected as fol­lows:Teams, Charles Swartz, Beach­ville; tractors, Harley McBeth, Salford; Lands, E. V. Kennedy, Oxford Centre; County billeting, Ed. Thornton, Beachville; City bil­leting, Russell Brady, Woodstock; Same Shelton, .Ingersoll; Pub­licity, F. E. Ellis, Woodstock.Parking and traffic, Douglas Start, Curries; County exhibits, William Benton, Woodstock; Headquarters, Lorne Richardson, Oxford Centre; Banquet, Wilson Milburn, Woodstock; Reception, Robert Rudy, Tavistock; Lunch, Orval Nancekivell, Salford.Demonstrations, Ernie Lowes, Beachville; Horse show, Robert Forbes, Woodstock; Health and sanitation, Dr. O. C. Powers, Woodstock; Historic, Miss Effie Nesbitt, Woodstock; Tickets, By­ron Jenvey, Ingersoll; Special funds, P. M. Dewan, Ingersoll.B. of T. Avoids Stand on GreensWOODSTOCK, June 21—An ex­ecutive council meeting ot the Board of Trade decided here today to remain neutral in discussion be­tween the Woodstock Lawn Bowl­ing Club and County Council on the use by the club of greens be­hind the county court house.The board felt it would be tread- ■ ing on peoples’ toes no matter what it did. The board realized the club was an asset to the city and hated to see it go but agreed 1 they might do more harm than { good.]-gainst the bowlers, but was def­initely opposed to giviju’ the park to the dub which nA private dub. The park. Chest SurveyPlan For '52A mass chest X-ray survey covering residents in Oxford County will be carried out in the spring of 1952 under initial plans formulated last night at the an­nual meeting of the Oxford County Tuberculosis Associ­ation.Still only in the tentative planning stage, the mass survey, which was acknowledged to bo a project of major proportions, will be taken as a further step in tuberculosis detection and prevention in the county.If necessary equipment is available, the survey will likely be held in May or June of next year. It may be preceded by a preliminary survey of indus­trial concerns, then be aimed at all Oxford residents over pub­lic school age.An outline of the work before a mass survey was provided by Dr. W. D. S. Jamieson, Toronto, division of tuberculosis preven­tion, Ontario Department of Health.He said the new method was one of better coverage and less over-lap. All factories, office buildings and other establish­ments with more than 50 em­ployees were checked by X-rayCounty Council Prepares To Start June SessionsFrom widely separated points In Oxford County, 20 members of county council will head for Wood- stock tomorrow morning to be on hand for the opening cf the June session in the county court house here.Current indications are that councillors will face a lengthy schedule of administrative prob­lems. Most important on the list is equalizing the assessment for the county.Council's five-man equalization committee has been working on the problem steadily since the March session. It has come up with a tentative assessment list for each county*municipality which will be submitted for consideration by council as a whole.It is expected there will be some opposition to the assessment sche­dule drawn up by the committee. Officials of one large municipality have indicated they will dispute the higher assessment total which has been set.There are three other major; questions slated to be brought to council's attention. They involve establishment of a fire protection system on a county-wide basis, formation of civil defence organ- izaztion under a county framework discuss4 .. with representatives of the Woodstock Lawn Bowling, Club about the plan to build a new registry office on the presenton the spot. Following this phase of the survey, the rest of the work was carried out.Additional comments on T.B. detection work came from Dr. O. C. Powers, M.O.H. of the Oxford Health Unit. He des­cribed the current activities along this line being conducted in Oxford and expressed en­thusiastic approval of the mass survey in ’52.A report on current anti-T.B. work in the district noted all food handlers were X-rayed, regular chest clinics were con­ducted, public school children received patch tests and tuber­culin tests were made of second­ary school students.It was pointed out X-rays were provided for all contacts of any suspected T.B. cases. Addi­tional information showed that in 1950 there was a total of 492 chest clinics with an attend­ance of 492 people. Of 1,897 public school tests made, there were 98 positive reactors found, which involved 728 separate con­tact Z^-rays.Members did note that there was only one death attributed to tuberculosis in Oxford County last year.bowling greens.The first two subjects will like­ly be considered on Tuesday. An official of the fire services branch, Ontario Fire Marshal's Depart­ment, is scheduled to talk over county fire protection with coun­cil Tuesday morning.Officials of Woof>tock's civilTown Population Set at 5,283With the census completed yesterday in Tillsonburg, enum­erators have set the town's pop­ulation at 5,283.A possible 50 might be added to this total from homes mark­ed closed by the enumerators. In these few cases the occu­pants were away and the exact number could not be ascertain­ed. Although figures by wards were not immediately available this morning, the South Ward has the densest population.The four enumerators in Till­sonburg, C. J. Hon.sberger, Al­fred Crossett, June Boyd and Vera Martlew, worked tinder field supervisor Alfred Dickout of Salford and Oxford Commis­sioner Charles Bhieman of Woodstock.Planning Work For Big MatchPreparations on so large a scale pong memories still remember thethat it will take 18 separate com­mittees and a small army of offi­cials to handle them arc currently in progress for the 1951 Inter­national Plowing Match slated for Oxford County In October.The event, as It shapes up now even In preliminary stages, will be staged on monumental pro­portions. Officials connected with it have hazarded the rough cal­culation that at least 1,000 acres of land will be needed for the match.Central site of this year's match will be the farm of John Har- greaives, located two miles south of No. 2 Highway in West Ox- Iford township near BeachviJIe. It Is expected, however, that, activ­ities during the event will spread over a much vaster acreage than that contained on Mr. Hargreaves' farm.The '51 edition, of the Inter­national Plowing Match is not the first time in its 37 year his­tory that it has been held in Ox­ford. It was awarded to Oxford back in 1921 and staged on the Ontario Hospital farm north of Woodstock.District residents with longdefence committee have signified their intention of meeting with council during this session to dis-j cuss plannng of civil defence on a county basis. To help explain the system, they hope to gain the ser­vices of a representative from the provincial defence office.A delegation from the city's lawn bowling club is expected to appear before council on Thursday afternoon. Reports indicate they will ask the county to change itO mind about building the registry office on the present bowling green adjacent to the court house. OPPOSE OPEN SEASONCounty council yesterday ap­proved a recommendation of the agriculture- committee “heartily” endorsing a resolution from El­gin county opposing the declara­tion of an open season for deer hunting in Southwestern Ontario.Invasion of Skeeters Noted in City, Countyevent which they claim practically ''turned Oxford on Its car” before it was over.Attendance at the event held 30 years ago was counted by ten thousands. Depending on favor­able weather conditions, specta­tors will probably be greater this year.While plans for the match are still only In basic preliminary steps, certain definite moves have been taken with the formation of a battery of committees to take care of them,In Oxford yesterday to look over the plowing match site was F. A. Lashley, Toronto, director of the agricultural societies branch. Ontario Department of Agriculture. He is expected to work in close co-operation with the Ontario Plowmen's Associ­ation, which, with the Oxford County Plowmen's Association, is sponsored the event.Previously, officials of the en­gineering department of O.A.C., Guelph, visited the district to in­vestigate the possible construe-: tion of a demonstration farm pond. Depending on their findings, work on the pond will likely be,under­taken in the near future.A demonstration plot covering many forage crops has already- been planted. Twenty-seven vani­ties and types of clovers and grasses have been laid out in 81 rows by Woodstock representa­tives of the agriculture depart­ment.Initial consideration has also been given to the installation of an extensive network of water and power lines to serve the plow­ing match area.Commenting on the work that has been accomplished, one match official said. “The more you get into this thing, the more involved it gets. We’ve got our work cut out for us.”As plans progress, it has be­come apparent that the match does involve hundreds of separate phases. So many, in fact, that the annual Grass Silage Day in Oxford had to be cancelled for this year.The match was also the main contributing factor leading to the postponement of tentatively plan­ned 100th anniversary celebra­tions for Woodstock this year.ONE OF WESTERN ONTARIO’S finest and most active lawi$ bowling clubs is on the verge of being put out of business. It is the Woodstock Club, which besides having a large membership, possesses one of the most spacious greens in the province. The; land is owned by the city and they plan to take it over and erect u, new registry office. We know little or nothing about the avail­ability of land in Woodstock, but there must be some spot in a near-central location which could be used and the greens spared. Lawn bowling is a great sport for both young and old, and from where we sit we would think It quite a loss to both the bowlers and the city in general if the cl>b is forced out of business.Some may suggest that the howling club move elsewhere, This *• easier said than done. A lawn bowling green isn't constructed in a season. In fact it takes many years of great care to develop a good layout. It is also a costly proposition. There are too many so-called 'progressive-’ moves like this going on those days. Not long ago it was announced that Sarnia was losing its’race track. Many playgrounds in various Western Ontario centres have been taken over for building projects. While it is understandable that i well-located land is al: a premium, there must be a better may to solve this problem than eliminating recreational facilities which are all too scare® os it is. We trust Woodstock bowlers will be success­ful in any efforts they make to have the city change mind.*' Il "iv bump, bump, bump, nil the way home." Aim to Defend Barber Shop TrophyGazing fondly at the "Rose Bowl" Trophy won by the Oxford County Barber Shop Quartet last year at Galt against stiff competition, members of this year's entry, above, are determined to hang on to it. They are, left to right: Reeve Clarence Stover, South Norwich; Reeve Murray V. Logan, East Oxford; Reeve Ollen O. Carter, Blandford; and Reeve J. B. Hanmer, Norwich. (Photo by Watson, Free Press Woodstock. Bureau.)Rural Fire Protection Plan Up To TownshipsCounty council learned this morning that the main responsi­bility for setting up a co-ordina­ted system of fire protection throughout Oxford would lie with the individual townships.Information on establishing an overall plan of fire protection in this district was outlined to coun­cil this morning at the first meet­ing of the June session by Ralph Leonard, an instructor of the fire services branch, Ontario Fire Mar­shal’s Department, Toronto.Mr. Leonard made it clear that the county, under provincial legis­lation, had no direct jurisdiction in the fire protection field. But he said on over-all scheme could be formed by co-operative efforts among the townships.Townships could enter into agreements with each other to carry out a system of mutual aid in fire protection. The Ontario government was prepared to pro­vide a subsidy of up to 35 per cent on the purchase of fire fighting equipmentCost factor to each township buying such equipment; he said, might involve one mill on the tax rate over a ten year period. This he felt was not too expensive for good fire protection.He showed council a tentative arrangement for a comprehensive system covering this district. Un­der • this preliminary study, the county was set up in ten separate areas, each of a five mile radius, for fire protection.The initial plans called for sta­tioning fire fighting equipment at Tillsonburg, Mt. Elgin, Norwich, Thamesford, Lakeside, Woodstock, Drumbo, Embro, Tavistock and Innerkip. However, Mr. Leonard said these locations could be changed where necessary.He admitted that the idea of fire protection on a county-wide basis was still in its infancy butflet proposals along this line were; both important and worthwhile. | Comment from council members was varied. Reeve Wilfred Bishop, North Norwich, asked if .it was feasible to place equipment in smaller centres. He questioned the availability of enough manpower! to respond to calls.Reeve H. A. Little, Dereham, recalled similar efforts by his! township some years ago. He said the matter was dropped because of the difficulty encountered in trying to house equipment.It is expected that council will devote some time to further study of the question which was strong­ly advocated in March by the county's farm forums and the Ox­ford Federation of Agriculture.$800 Day CostLiberals ChooseOf County Roads TavistockQuartet Ready Defend HonorsThe 1951 edition of Oxford County Council’s barbershop quar- trt Is expected to start training shortly for the open competition In this class slated for the annual Galt fair.Council was notified this morn­ing by the South Waterloo Agri- jcultural Society that the event, won by Oxford last year, would be staged again at the fair which begins a two-day run on Septem­ber 20.The quartet being readied to de­fend Oxford's championship In­cludes one of the 1950 winning four: Reeve Clarence Stover of South Norwich.Newcomers both to county coun­cil and barbershop ringing compe­tition are Reeve Murray Logan, East Oxford; Reeve J. B. Hanmer, Norwich; and Reeve Ollen Carter,. Blandford.Reports Indicate the Oxford team is confident of retaining the Rose Bowl, symbolic of county! council barbershop quartet supre­macy in Ontario.ALL PRESENTA full complement of 20 county council members was on hand this, morning for the opening of the; June session in the county court house here.County Council Annroves GrantsA lengthy list of grants to Ox­ford county organizations was ap­proved by county council yester­day on the recommendation of the agriculture committee.A report submitted by agricul­ture committee chairman, Reeve Harley McBeth, Dereham, provide ed for payment of county grants to the following groups:A grant of $200 to all agricul-; tural societies in the county; $100 to the stock judging competition sponsored by the Oxford County Junior Farmers’ Association: $50 to the North Blenheim Horse Breeders’ Association.The report advocated that a re- guest from the Tillsonburg High School for an agricultural grant o? $500 be held over until 1952 since the county's operating budget for 1951 had aleady been established..PAVINGCounty Council in final session in Woodstock Thursday afternoon approved an agreement between the county and Tillsonburg cover­ing the paving of Tillson Avenue from Venison to Hyman.streets.Progress Made on Road Program, Council HearsSubstantial progress had been made towards carrying out the 1950 road program in this district county council was informed yes­terday.A report from the county road committee noted that to June 15, $132,267.69 had been kpent on Ox­ford's road system. The total am­ount set aside for road and bridge construction this year, as approved by the Ontario Department of Highways, was $369,200.Submitted by committee chair­man Reeve Herbert Dunn, North Oxford, the report stated that re­pair work to roads hit by the an­nual spring break-up had been completed. It pointed out that, while hard top surfaces did not break up badly there were several sections which showed signs of disintegration. These had ail been patched.Dustlayer was being applied on all roads scheduled to receive this treatment except those on which gravelling was now being done. It was expected operations of this type would be concluded in two weeks.A general summary of the work undertaken showed grading on the plowing match road had been fin­ished, Grading was in progress on road 13 and preliminary work on road 4 would bo done next week. Grade preparation for paving on i roads 17 and 30 had been wound up.Currently country road crews were carrying on culvert work on road 28. Operations In this cate­gory will be done by day labor this year. Il was noted that chemi­cal weed killer required for this year was In stock.A-BOMB FOR WEEDS?County Weed InspectorOffers Wry SuggestionThe possible use of the atom was getting thick in many locali-bomb to combat the spread ofweeds in Oxford County was wryly suggested to county council yes­terday by weed and corn borer inspector Emerson Moulton of Dereham.Reviewing the weed situation in this district immediately alter council had heard about the dan­gers of the A-bomb from a top civil defence official, Mr. Moulton observed that there were certain places in the county where it might be profitable to "drop one of those A-bombs."By way of this statement, he Indicated his evident displeasure with a number of farm properties In the district which he reported were badly grown up with weeds.Yellow Rocket was particularly troublesome. Mr. Moulton said itties, most of them in southern sec­tions of the county. Farmers should be warned not to let it get a start, he observed.Of weeds in general, he com­mented that efforts had been made to stop their advance for years. He urged council members to take the lead in establishing a system of over-all weed control.He felt the county should pre­sent a good appearance especially for the upcoming International Plowing Match.There was some indication coun­cil members would take steps to advocate stricter methods of weed control in their individual muni­cipalities,Use of the A-bomb to achieve this is problematical. Council was , laughing pretty hard. Oxford Urged to Organize County-Wide DefenceStress Civil DefenceOn Country-Wide BasisREJECT SOLUTIONCounty council this morning re­jected a resolution submitted by Grey County petitioning the pro­vincial government to Increase the amount paid towards burial ex­penses of indigent patients.Strang recommendation that steps be taken to organize civil defence efforts in Oxford on a county-wide basis was made to county council yesterday by Major K. B. Smith, senior administrative officer, provincial civil defence branch, Toronto.Council members heard Major Smith stress that defence was a matter of grave concern to every citizen in Ontario. He urged that Oxford should be worked into one single co-ordinated unit for civil defence purposes.County Dealers And Auctioneers Listed by ClerkA lengthy list of licenses issued to auctioneers, poultry and salvage deijiers was outlined this morning to bounty council by county clerk and treasurer L. K. Coles.Those authorized to operate in Oxford County this year underi following classifications are:Auctioneer — R. a. MsDonald, Woodstock; Clarence Wolf, R.R. 1, Vienna; Frank Fulkerson, R.R. Tijjsonburg; Ivan Parkinson, R.R? S.jpmdon; George Brady, R.R, 2, Dolvhester; Donald Rose, Inger- soH; N. W. Dance, Paris; M. R. Roth, Tavistock; Longworth and Barron, Norwich; J. H. Torman New Dundee; Alf Jones, Strat? ford; Clinton Jantzi, Baden; W? L. Tune, R.R. 1, Princeton.Poultry' — D. Morrow, Drumbo; Donald Mattson, R.R. 4, Embro; Sam Golden, Toronto; M. Miller and Son, Toronto; J. C. Miller, To­ronto; J. Goldstein, Ingersoll; Norman Grad, R.R. 1, Norwich; Delmer Clinton, R.R. 1, Norwich; A. Groskopf. Toronto.Salvage — D. Mattson and Carl Sutherland, R.R. 4, Embro; Al­bert: Vandendriesche, R.R. 2, Till­sonburg: Ross Millard, R.R. 5, In­gersoll; Elmer Sanderson, Nor- wiph; William Kay, R.R. 8, Wood- stock; Y. Gaitor and Sons, Kit­chener; J. Goldstein, Ingersoll; Canada Scrap Iron and Metal Co., St. Thomas; Gordon Hughson, Drumbo; Robert Eichler, R.R. 4, - Strafford; Donald Kennedy, R.R.4, Ingersoll: Tillsonburg Auto WTeckers, Tillsonburg; S'. Halpern, Kitchener; Nathan Jack, Wood- 5tock; James More, R.R. 4, St. Marys; Drennar and Jorden, Woodstock.He suggested that a committee noted that the Woodstock com- to handle organization of the mitten would be willing to give scheme be appointed from among full support to an over-all defence the county's elected representa- scheme in this district.fives. Representation should come from the larger municipalities and rural areas.While he admitetd defence mea­sures still represented "purely; voluntary action” by Canadian, citizens, Major Smith emphasized that a co-ordinated set-up for mutual aid in event of disaster! or attack was of extreme import-i ance.At the present time, he' said, over 130 Ontario municipalities have organized civil defence com­mittees. In view of the large, number of such groups, the pro­vincial government felt the trend should be broadened to establish defence systems on a county basis.If a large city was attacked and bombed, it would require as­sistance of all centres in its area to take care of evacuees, firelfighting, first aid, food supplies and a host of other necessities. “We must prepare now for this i eventuality,” he asserted.It was estimated that a city without any defence organization would suffer extremely heavy casualties if attached. But with proper and careful planning in advance the casualty rate could be cut t least 50 per cent.The need for formation of civil1 defence organization, Major Smith felt, was obvious. He hoped that some action along this line could be undertaken on a county basis in Oxford.Also on hand to describe what action had been taken so far on civil defence in Woodstock was Lt.-Col. E. E. Elliott, the city's civil defence director.He said other counties in the province were already starting to plan defence on a county-wide scale.On previous occasions, he hasTRANSFER FUNDSCounty council approved a clause in the finance committee report this morning which au­thorized the county treasurer to transfer up to $4,000 over to the International Plowing Match com­mittee as a loan.ME. AND MRS. ANTHONY KEITH DUNCAN, whose wedding took place Saturday in Burgessville United Church are shown above at the reception which follow­ed in the church hall. The bride is the former LoisMadeline deMontmorency.(Staff Photo).RESORTS BACKEDCounty council approved a re­commendation of the printing and resolutions committee yesterday that a resolution from Crystal Beadi village asking the Depart­ment of Municipal Affairs to amend sections of the Assessment Act which were unfair to summer resorts' be supported.REJECT RESOLUTIONOn the recommendation of the reforestation committee, county council yesterday rejected a reso­lution from Welland county, ask­ing the provincial government to exempt woodlots In certain cir­cumstances from municipal taxa­tion.Guests See Kin at Work in OxfordThe warden of Oxford's father and uncle paid a visit to the opening session in Wood- stock yesterday to witness how son and nephew behaved. Another welcome guest was ex-Reeve H. T, Cunningham, 1918 to 1923. Left to right, ore: Reeve C. D Sutor, Blen­heim; ex-Reeve Cunningham, 72, R.R. 2, Paris; J. M. Sutherland, 73, R.R. 2, Belton, warden's uncle; J, H. Sutherland, 79, Lakeside, warden s father; Warden Grant Suther­land, East Missouri. FIVE RESOLUTIONS OFFERED FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATIONCounty council committees have received a list of five resolutions SUbmited for Oxford's support by Ontario municipalities.As outlined to council Tuesday the resolutions as as follows:Elgin County — Notifying the provincial government that Elgin was opposed to the declaration of an open deer hunting season. In Southwestern Ontario.Crystal Beach village—A reso­lution complaining about several sections in the Assessment Act which had an adverse effect on summer resorts and asking Muni­cipal Affairs Minister Dunbar for corrective amendments.Gray County — Recommending amendment to the Hospital Act that would increase the amount paid for burial expenses covering indigent patients.Welland County—Aimed at pre­venting the. depletion of wood­lands. a resolution asking the On­tario government to permit muni­cipalities to exempt from muni­cipal taxation woodlands in town­Rudy Chosen Oxford Standard-BearerPictured above are the four candidates from whom Oxford Provincial Liberal delegates, to the Oxford County convention chose a standard-bearer last night in Woodstock. Left to right: Robert Rudy, Tavistock, who was elected; Alfred Dickout, Wilfred L,' Bishop and Fred Lowes. Two other candidates were proposed but withdrew.ship which have less than 20 per cent of their area in forests.Kent County—Requesting the government to take a plebiscite nt the next provincial election to determine those citizens in favor of daylight time and those against it.GET ACTIONCounty council members learn­ed this morning, that al least In one instance a resolution passed during the March session was get­ting results. They were advised that the Woodstock General Hos­pital would discontinue tht use of; margarine by staff members in compliance with the resolution which urged Oxford institutions receiving county grants to refrain1 from using butter substitutes.. From officials of the Tillsonburg Memorial Hospital came word that margarine had not been used in that institution for eight years and in any case its use was not approv­ed for patients.COUNTY COUNCIL BOOSTS EQUALIZED ASSESSMENTEqualized assessment covering 15 municipalities in Oxford County was increased $300,000 by county council' this morning. The 1951 assessment total was set at a re­cord breaking $31,025,088.Provision for I he boost came when council approved a report submitted by equalization commit­tee chairman Reeve Clarence StOyer, South Norwich. The by­law' fixing the assessment rates was parsed this afternoon.Major assessment increase was placed on Tillsonburg which saw its rate up $105,000. Other size­able raises were set for East Ox­ford. $42,000; West Oxford, $40,- 000; North Oxford, $34,000; South Norwich, $20,000; and Tavistock, $is;ooo.Added on to the 1950 assessment totpj of $29,907,700. along with 1 he .$300,000. was $817,388 cover­ing the 100 per cent business and fixed assessment.Reeve Stover explained the in­crease by noting his committed was faced with the necessity of raising the equalized assessment at least by ,$300,000 owing to in­creased local assessments.He indicated that because of annexation the assessment for East Oxford would have to be re­duced eventually. Roughly $153,- 000 is involved, he noted, but the committee took no action since appeals may bo posted before the end of this year.It was pointed out that If a municipality was dissatisfied with its new assessment It could ap­peal. The county would be willing to submit appealed figures to the county judge for further study and possible readjustment.following is a detailed list by municipalities of the equalized as­sessment approved by council. It is broken down as follows: (1) assessment increase (2) 100%: business and fixed assessment, (3) final assessment total for 1951.Blandford—$4,000; $5,245; $1,- 232,445.Blenheim—$5,000; $47,500; $3,-; 594,000.Dereham—$1,000; $19,510; $3,- 987,410.East Nissouri—$4,000; $29,150; $2,737,350.North Norwich—$10,000; $35,- 300; $2,041,600.South Norwich—$20,000; $20,- 140; $1,686,740.East Oxford—$42,000; $26,700; $2,099,500.North Oxford—$34,000; $95,000; $1,381,700.West Oxford—$40,000; $22,940; $1,711,840.East Zorra—$1,000; $14,731: $3,576,631.West Zorra—$10,000; $8,700: $2,947,900.Tillsonburg — $105,000; $366,- 034; $2,449,634.Embro—$5,000; $13,588; $263,- 088.Norwich—$1,000; $75,100; $716,- 600.Tavistock — $18,000; $37,750 r $598,650. ' !Bowlers Protest Site ofOxford Registry OfficeDelegation to Appear Before Council TodayFree Press Woodstock BureauWOODSTOCK June 20 — Many letters from Western Ontario lawn bowling clubs urging County Council to reconsider locating a new registry office where the present Woodstock lawn bowling greens are located behind the county court house were read to County Council here today by Clerk L. K. Coles. 'The soon-to-be homeless Wood- Stock Lawn Bowling Club is mak­ing a- desperate last ditch stand to retain th* present greens and; club rooms housed in the county court house where they have been located some 60 years. Tomorrow a delegation will meet with county council at 4 p ro. to plead their case once again.Ready to BuildA decision lo build a new 000 registry office,, to replace the present antiquated one, was reached after many meetings be­tween county, city and Ingersoll representatives. Architects’ plans have been approved and construc­tion is expected lo take place some­time this falL *TThe bowling club wan offered a lengthy lease at e $1 a year for grounds In the east end of Van- sittart Park. Citizens in that, area and elsewhere protested such a move vigorously and a petition with several hundred names wa« circulated and a protest meeting held. At present the matter is br­ing hold in abeyance by the park'sI board pending further develop­ment* and the outcome of negotia­tions with the county council.Famed GroundsThe court house and grounds, famed for their beauty throughout! the province are of main concern to the county group. They are act­ing on the advice of their archi­tect, it was pointed out, to main­tain best possible beauty and utility.Most of them are really sym­pathetic with the plight of the club hut feel there is not much they can do about it, They point out that changing plans at this late date would also entail the ad­ditional expenditure of money — a point that caused much concern to the Woodstock and Ingersoll groups In previous meetings.After County Clerk Coles read the numerous letters, Warden Grant Sulherland, East Nissouri, stilted: "1 fed \v»> should get to­gether again.”Termed 'Finest'The letters were all of similar tone urging the county to recon­sider. a letter, signed Charles Dennis, Elmwood Bowling Club. London, urged them “spare the beautiful spot.”L T. Watson, Caledonia Bowl-; Ing Society, termed thr greens one of the finest in Canada.From Preston, Norman Jacola wrote in part: “I hope you decide against the idea,”; Freeman N Talbot, London, secretary-treas­urer of the W.O.L.B.A., wrote the lengthiest letter on “behalf of the bowlers of West. Ontario.”“I am an outsider but 1 could sec lots of space on the grounds that 1 am sure could be used for building on," he stated pointing out the loss to Oxford and Woodstock would be ‘'tremendous." The let­ter noted that the Woodstock chib was one of the top dubs known all over Iha province and as far south as Florida.Russell Canfield. Woodstock member, appealed to see If WIW.' Ihing can't be done.” The Wood- i stock dub wrote suggesting other locations for the registry office, . A1MEC IAT1ONA letter of appreciation for a grant of $100 from the Port But- w»dl Deep Sea Waterways Com* mitiee was read to county council this morning.County Rejects Pleas To Save Bowls GreensAPPROVE EXPENDITUREAn official of the Department of Highways notified county cotta- ell by letter this morning that the department had approved an ex­penditure of $369,200 for county road and bridge work in Oxford this year.County council yesterday after- composed of club officials and badly, immediately north of the noon slammed the door against a interested bowlers and citizens last minute attempt by the Wood-from Woodstock and other sec- shw'k Bowling Club to get coun- /ions of Oxford, had appeared bc- cil to change its plan to build a tote council to present a case fornew registiy office on the club's maintenance ofthe presentbowling greens. i greens and building of the pro-Failure of the club's efforts to posed office elsewhere.preserve the greens was signified! Arguments along this line con- by a resolution of 24 words which tinued for three-quarters of anpresent office or in some otlier suitable location.Asking simply "to give us « break,” he declared "the respon­sibility would be yours if you de­nied thousands of older men the recreation that is their right."Dr. Krupp was followed by aSEEK GRANTOfficials of the Tillsonburg and District High School Area Board requested county council for in­formation on how to apply ‘for a county grant used to cover agri­cultural courses in high schools.. - number of other men who unani- was unanimously passed by court- 'hour. At their conclusion War- mously voiced the same, opinion, cil after a half-hour deliberation den Grant Sutherland noted that They were introduced by P. L. on the case put up previously by council had "racked its brains" Canfield, chairman of a special a delegation of bowlers and in- for two years before deciding on bowling club committee which tercsted citizens. the bowling green site. However,was investigating the problemsSubmitted by Reeve J. K.. Me- “we are prepared to consider the concerning the green site. Leod, East Nissouri, and second- matter further."ed by Reeve H. A. Little, Dere-| Council went into closed com- ham, the resolution read as fol- mittee of the wholeHIGH SCHOOL AREASThe Department of Education notified county council that it had approved bylaws splitting Blen­heim township into three Kgh school areas and joining a section of North Oxford township to the Woodstock high school area.------— -™ ---------- fo rhalf anlows: hour and returned to the council/'While we are sympathetic to chamber to reaffirm its decision| L. M. Ball, of Woodstock, noted the location of the registry officewas definitely a problem for county council only. However, he, ......v -v oj.upumvMv iv w no uwiaiun asked council to permit the club1the plea of the Woodstock Lawn to build on the bowling greens, to remain in their present spotBowling Club, we feel no change Other than the passing ot the can be made in our present resolution, there was no discus- plans.” (These provide for con- sion.structlon of a new $150,000 reg-1 Main argument on behalf of Istry office on the site no^ oc- the bowling club was outlined by cupied by the bowling greens.) |Dr. Weston Krupp, who at theEarlier a delegation of 18, outset declared "I shudder toBOWLERS APPEAL TO COUNCIL NOT TO FORCE CLUB TO MOVECounty council was confronted office.” He felt the loss of the today by a host of letters from'greens to the Woodstock group Western Ontario bowlers asking [would be "tremendous”. If it was it to reconsider its plan to build [forced to move elsewhere its a new registry office on the site I "spark would be broken.” occupied by the bowling greens of | other letters in the same vein the Woodstock Lawn Bowling came from bowlers and bowling! Club. | club officials in Tillsonburg, Lon-jImport of the communications don, Caledonia, Preston and was similar in each instance. Woodstock. One of them said the Terms such as “almost a trag- registry office plan would “crip- edy,” “tremendous loss", were us- pie bowling in Woodstock for ed to describe the registry office many years.” building proposal and its effect' on the bowling club here.Viewing the situation, Warden1Grant Sutherland, East Nissouri, thought council should discuss the question further. However, he did state, “we had our minds made up a year ago. I don’t seethink what would happen If we were deprived of the use of our present bowling greens.”He said the greens here, while they may have an equal, are not surpassed by any of the grounds he has seen in the British Isles, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand or In the United States.While he admitted the bowling club had no claims or rights to the county-owned greens, Dr.until final plans had been made! on tire project.Tillsonburg bowlers were rep­resented by Art Gillette, who said, "We’d be sorry to see the Woodstock club eliminated "from the bowling scene.” He felt loss of the present greens would be a serious blow to bowlers through­out the county.A pair of ex-wardens of Oxford submitted their views to council. Both Ken Wardell, Otterville, and Dr. George Atkinson, Tham- esford, asked council to reconsid­er its decision. Dr. Atkinson thought "it would be too bad if one of the city’s best beauty spotswere destroyed.”Additional support forKrupp noted it would take from । three to five years to build up new grounds if the club was forc­ed to move.Currently, the club did not know where it could go. In view of the agitation against a green in Vansittart Park, Dr. Krupp felt certain that a move would mean bowlers would be denied their recreation. | rase for theHe strongly urged council to eluded with Mr. Canfield quot- put the new registry office, which ing further support for the club’s he acknowledged was stand from Mayor Fred Childsthisopinion came from H. R. Hen-derson, Woodstock, andAid.Wllson Milburn, Woodstock. Alii Milburn said it had been found difficult to supply recreation forolder people in the city bowling was an admirable major contribution along line.and and thiscon-any reason why we should change them.”Officials of the Woodstock Club, who will meet council Thursday afternoon, wrote that they “are greatly concerned at our prospective loss,” and urged reconsideration of the planned site.They suggested the new reg­istry office be built immediately north of the old office or located across from the armories. It was noted the latter plan would ne­cessitate removal of the east wall of the county jail, which the club understood was* now obso­lete and never used.The secretary of the Western Ontario Bowling Association claimed on a recent visit Jiere he "could see lots of space on coun­ty grounds for a new registryMr. and Mrs. W. E. Juli Observe Their 47th Wedding Anniversaryand James A. Vanoe. He added an observation that a move would "threaten the existence of the club."LIBRARY GRANTSPublic libraries in Oxford will receive the usual $50 grant from county council this year. A re­port of the education committee to this effect was approved by council yesterday, Twenty dollars of the total grant will constitute the annual fee of each library in the Oxford County Library Co­operative,OTTERVILLE — Guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Juli at Mount Elgin on Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Robert English, To­ronto: Mr. and Mrs. Archie Juli and children, Russell, Murray and Joyce Anne of Newark; Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Waring, Otterville: Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Heatley and Barbara of Sarnia; Miss Lila Juli and A. E. Moore, Otterville.Following the dinner, the fam­ily visited at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Juli where they presented a number of personal gifts from the family as well as a number of congrat- ulafory messages in honor of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Juli's 47th wed­ding anniversary which occurred earlier in the week. Family pic­tures were taken on the lawn.Refreshments, including the bride’s cake were served, and a social time enjoyed.Mr. and Mrs. Juli were mar­ried at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wendylin King on the 6th concession of North Norwich township, and have lived on the fifth concessionof North Norwich since their marriage, and have taken a keen interest in community activities. Mr. Juli is a provincial member of the Oxford Health Unit Board and Mrs. Juli is a member of the W.A. and the Pleasant Valley W.I.They are making plans for a trip to the Canadian West where they will visit Mr. Juli's sister, Mrs. H. A. Whaley and family in Alberta.COUNTY HOHE REPORTTwo brief reports on the Ox­ford County Home for the Aged were submitted to county council yesterday afternoon by Superin­tendent R. J. Forbes and Dr. C. M. Mackay, the home physician. Dr. Mackay noted few instances of acute illness among residents at the home, addinsr that fortunately it escaped an influenza epidemic which hit some of the homes in Ontario this year. Mr. Forbes re­ported the deaths of four county home residents since the first of this year.MAINTENANCE COSTSOxford will enter into an agreement with Tavistock, Nor­wich and Tilteonbu/g on the dis­tribution of maintenance costs ofROAD COMMITTEEMembers of county council's road committee met this mdrn-i J ng at the county court house. Those- present included; Wardenconnecting roads in those urban County council move yesterday mendation of theand extensions municipalities.approved this on the recom- road committee.Grant Reeve ford;Sutherland, East Nissouri; Herbert Dunn. North Ox- Reeve C. D. Suf or, Blen-helm; and county road superin-: tenc|ent J. N. Meathrell.BACK D.S.T. MOVEA Kent county resolution ask­ing the Ontario government for a plebiscite to determine those in favor and those against daylight saving time was endorsed by couply council yesterday.Museum Draws Many TouristsOxford County's Museum, al­though situated in a difficult pos­ition as far as tourist attraction is concerned, has this year welcomed visitors from almost every part of the North American continent.Over the July 4 holiday week­end alone there were 50 signatures entered in the museum's registry’ book.The museum, which contains a comprehensive and picturesque historical story of Oxford Coun­ty's growth, earns the admiration of all who tour it.Typical of the comment on the museum was the remark of a vis­itor from a large Illinois city who said that while the population of his city was nearly 10 times that of Woodstock their museum could­n't equal Woodstock's.Visitors, said Mrs. Bernadette Smith, museum official, are de­lighted and surprised to find a museum of this type in a city the size of Woodstock.The Board of Trade, she said, should be congratulated on their advertising program of presenting tourists with a key to the city which contains along with free parking privileges a paragraph dealing with the museum.The tourist boom months, she said, are July. August and Sept- emben Oxford Rejects Club's PleaFor Bowling GreenImpossible To Change Registry Office SiteFree Tress WnodMock BurenuWOODSTOCK. June 21 - While sympathetic tn the bowlers' plight. County Connell tonight rejected an 11th hour plea of the Wood- j stock Lawn Bowling Qub to let them retain their greens and build , a new registry office elsewhere on the county court house grounds. (An 18-man delegation, composed of bowling members, city andAPPROVE TRANSFERThe Department of Municipal Affairs informed county council this morning that it approved the transfer of a reserve fund for road and bridge construction into an account to pay for building of a new registry office.BOARD OF AUDITRegular monthly meeting of the: Board of Audit was held this! morning in the county court house, Members approved payment of ad­ministration of Justice accounts.county citizens plus a couple of bowling ex-wardens appeared be­fore council urging them to "re­consider” evicting the howlers from the greens they have oc­cupied behind the county court house, practically free of charge, for some 50 years.Hear DelegationAfte the delegation had pleaded their cause. County Council met in committee of the whole and found it was impossible to changeAMENDMENTSCounty council was advised this । morning that amendments to 1he Training School Act would raise । the dally rate al. such instilutions; from 75 to 90 cents.Bowling Club To Be Homeless, County Can't Change Office SiteFOX BOUNTIESOxford county for hunters col­lected 27 bounties in June county clerk and treasurer L. K. Coles reported today. Grand total so far this year stands at 302 as com­pared with 254 in 1950. A break­down of last month's bounty pay­ments by townships follows: Bleinhelm, two; Dereham, eight; East Nissourl, four; East Oxford, one; North Oxford, two; East Zorra, five; West Zorra, five.their present plans.A resolution moved Reeve J. K. McLeod, souri, and secondedby DeputyEast Nis-byHarry Little, Dereham,Reevestated:"While we are very sympathetic to the plea of the Woodstock Lawn Bowling Club, we feel that no change can be made in our pres­ent plans.”Many spokesmen outlined the case on behalf of the bowlers but when they were finished Warden Grant Sutherland briefly assured them that council had "wracked their brains” last year and this for another solution. "We are will­ing to go back into committee and give you every consideration," he stated.The most-talked-about topic here ir many years arose out of the necessity of building a new $160,000 registry office to replace the pres­ent antiquated one.Choose SiteAfter many meetings between county, city and Ingersoll repre­sentatives, and acting on the ad­vice of the architect, it was de­cided to build the new registry of­fice where the present greens are located behind the county court house, to preserve the famed beauty of Oxford’s court house and grounds and maintain utility.Briefly, Bowling Club spokesmen pointed out the equally famous reputation of the Woodstock Lawn Bowling Club not only in Canada but throughout the world, cited its importance to the city, county and province and remarked on its beauty.They feared for the club's exis­tence, pointing out it would take five years to build new greens.P, L. Canfield, prominent local businessman and bowler, was the first spokesman and called on the others to present their brief. He felt it was a more or less "drastic action to destroy the bowling greens.”Dr. Weston Krupp, a bowler of world wide reputation, stated: "Without reservation throughout many countries this spot, while it may have its equal, is not sur­passed.” He appreciated they had no claims nor rights and observed the high esteem with which the bowling fraternity is held in the province.An 11th hour plea of the Wood stock Lawn Rowling Club to let them retain their greens and build a new registry office elsewhere on county court house grounds, was re­jected by Oxford County Council..Although sympathetic to the plight of the lawn bowlers the council found it was impossible to change their present plans.An 18-man delegation, composed of bowling members, city and coun­ty citizens, plus a couple of bowling ex-wardens appeared before council urging them to "reconsider” evicting the bowlers from the greens they have occupied behind-the countyKrupp, prominent Woodstock bowl­ers : I.. M. Rall. Woodstock; J. A. Gillett, Tillsonburg; Ex Warden Kenneth Wardell, Otterville; Ex- Warden TL B, Atkinson, Thames- fnrd, and Ex- Mayor E. W. Milburn of Wooiklnrl,COAL TENDERSTenders wanted for approximately 100 tons high volatile, first grade stoker coal, oil treated, size to 1to be ’delivered to the County Jail, Woodstock.State trade name of coal.Tenders to be mailed to County Clerk, Court House. Woodstock, by Monday, July 8th, 1931.court house, practically free charge, for same 50 years.oftheMany spokesmen outlined case on behalf of the bowlers butwhen they were finished Warden Grant Sutherland briefly assured them that council had “wracked their brains" last year and this for another solution. "We are willing to go back into committee and give you every consideration,” he stated.The most-talked-about topic in the county seat in many years arose out of the necessity of building a new $160,000 registry office to re­place the present antiquated one.After many meetings between: county, city and Ingersoll represent­atives. and acting on the advice of the architect, it was decided to build । the new registry office where the present greens are located behind the county court house, to preserve the famed beauty of Oxford’s court house and grounds and maintain utility.Briefly, Bowling Club spokesmen pointed out the equally famous reputation of the Woodstock Lawn Bowling Club not only in Canada but throughout the world, cited its importance to the city, county and province and remarked on its: beauty.They feared for the club's exist­ence, pointing out it would take five years to build new greens.Speaking on behalf of the chib were P. L. Canfield and Dr. WestonWoodstock, OntTENDERS FOR BUILDINGL. M. Gillette, Kenneth WardenBall, Woodstock, Arthur Tillsonburg; Ex-Warden Wardell, Otterville; Ex- 11. B. Atklnaon, Thames-ford; Ex-Mayor F. W. Milburn. Woodstock, spoke on behalf of the club.BULK TENDERS will be received at the office of the uiiderslgnecl until noun,MONDAY, JULY 23, 1951, lor the erection of the new Oxford County Registry building at Woodstoafc. <,Jpiiins and BpeojncaUonj* may he Becurecl at the office of the Architect on deposit of cheque for $35,00, cheque will be . returned to the contractor on HUbmlWdon Of tender and on return of plana and BPBtfliftwUonw 1“ good order.Lowest or any tender not nvecsBaiUy | accepted.l„ G. BRIDGMAN, Architect.Royal Bank Chambern, : London, Out. KJ4 ,MR. AND MRS. WILLIAM CURTIS EVANS whose marriage took place recently in Chalmers United Church are shown above. The bride was formerly Nova Catherine Forbes. — (Photo by Len Tyler)TRADE BOARD KEEPS CLEAR OF ROWLING GREEN DEBATEExecutive council members of the Woodstock Board of Trade decided yesterday to steer clear of any discussion In­volving the bowling green used by the Woodstock Lawn Bowling Club.They took no action on a request from the club for support at a meeting with county council yesterday afternoon at which bdwhng officials hoped to persuade council to change its mind about building a new registry office on the green she.Mewing the situation, board members, while they sympa­thized with the situation in which the club found itself, gener­ally felt the board should as ono official put It “steer clear of the question,”Miss Canada IV Sold“We'd be stepping on somebody's toes no matter what we dW. commented one member," and we might do more harm than good by interfering.”A motion that the board not he represented at the meeting of participate in any way In the matter was passed. Oxford Ex-Wardens Spry At Woodstock Meetingwirn rneir combined ages totaling more than four cen­turies, the five oldest ex-wardens of Oxford County in point of service, met at Woodstock. Left to right are: James Pullins, 78, R.R. 1, Woodstock (1916); Dr. H. B. Atkinson, 67, Thamesford (1920); George H. Hollier, 73,Tillsonburg (1923); L. E. Peterson, 73, Drumbo (1924); J. W. Innes, 79, R.R. 1, Woodstock (1925); W. J. Weir, 70, Thomesford (1926); present Warden Grant Suther­land, 42, East Nissouri (1951). Photo by Free Prest Woodstock Bureau.)COUNTY EX-WARDENS GATHERPICK OFFICERS, HOLD DINNERJohn F, McDonald, East Zorra, I Present at the annual gct-to- ye^terday afternoon was elected!gether were: James Pullin, R.R. 1, president of the Oxford County i Woodstock, warden in 1916: Dr. Ex-Wardens’ Association at the H. B. Atkinson, Thamesford annual meeting of the group held (1920); George H. Hollier, Till­in the council chamber at the sonburg (1923); L. E. Peterson,Games AttractRecord CrowdCourt House.i Drumbo (1924); J. W. Innes, R.R.Mr. McDonald, who served as 1, Woodstock (1925); W. J. Weir, warden of the county in 1933, Thamesford (1926); William Mc- succeeds Henrv Hanlon, who was Intosh, Embro (1927); H. Hanlon, North Oxford (1930); J. F. Mc-warden in 1930.Other officers elected were— Donald, East Zorra (1933); A. D.A. D. Robinson, first vice-presi-1 Robinson, West_Zorra (1934) dent; George Barkwill, second vice-president; Len Coles, secre­tary-treasurer (re-elected); Rob­ert Rudy, Milton Betteridge and George Fewster, dexecutive.In accepting his office the new president paid tribute to the last year's president and to the sec­retary-treasurer of the associ­ation, Len Coles.A one-minute silence was ob­served at the meeting in memory , of the late Gordon Ross, who served as warden of Oxford । County in 1948.Welcomed to the meeting wasGeorge Barkwill, Blenheim (1935); N. M. Marshall, Norwich (1939); Hugh Harris, East Nissouri (1940) Alvin McKay, West Zorra (1942); J. K. Wardell, South Norwich (1943); J. C. Eichenberg, Tillson­burg (1944); Alex McCorquodale, East Nissouri (1945); J. Winston Nichols, Woodstock (1946); Mil­ton Betteridge, East Nissouri (1947); George Fewster, North Norwich (1949); Robert Rudy, Tavistock (1950)’ and Grant Suth­erland, East Nissousi (1951),Close to 20,000 people thronged to Embro yesterday to make the Zorra Caledonian Society’s High­land games the best in its 15-year history and turn picturesque Matheson Park into a busy city.And they came from near and far—from as far away as Scot­land itself.Favored with excellent weather, the crowd took up every available bit of grandstand space and ov­erflowed onto the grass around the entire park.PENSION PLANCounty council members will discuss a pension plan for county employees that has been approved by the provincial government but turned down by federal authori­ties.INTEREST RATEA Woodstock bank advised coun­ty council that the interest rate on loans made to the county had been increased from four to four and a quarter per cent. The increase was described as general.R. F. MinersGrant Sutherland, present war­den of the county. Guest at yes­terday's meeting was J. N. Meatherell, county road superin­tendentAt the conclusion of the court house meeting, members ad­journed to the New Commercial Hotel where they held their an­nual banquet last evening. Special speaker at the dinner was George Bell, agriculture representative, who spoke about the Internat­ional Plowing match to be held near here this fall.MALE. OR FEMALE COOKto do ploin cooking. Experienced or willing to learn. WiU pay at­tractive wages plus living. Contact Mrs. R. J. ForbesCOUNTY HOMEPHONE 07 - - - WOODSTOCKCOUNTY ROAD PROGRAM HELD UP BY STEADY WET WEATHERBad weather conditions which [call for paving 3.4 miles, the sec- have prevailed in this district for tion between these two points, over a week have substantially Three other major paving pro­held up operations on Oxford's Jeds are also scheduled. Mr. 1951 road work program. Meatfirell said priming was underA report on the situation this way on one mile of the eleventh morning from county road super-'line in East Zorra. Other sections in ten de nt J. N. Meathrell Indi- to be paved include two and a cated proposed paving construe- quarter miles of Road 18 in North tion had been delayed in some Norwich and two miles of Road cases at least ten days. 4, north of Innerkip.However, Mr. Meathrell said Bases of these roads have most of the preliminary work in largely been finished. A coarse preparing roads for paving had gravel sub-grade fill has been been completed. Depending on worked into shape In several in- the weather, he expected crews stances.would start laying asphalt pave-1 Other aspect* of the county road ment on the Cody’s sideroad Mon- program for this year include day. .operations on the Harrington hillCurrently this county route is and on the county road from Hol- being primed with oil from Gol-, brook to Salford, which are cur- spie to No. 19 Highway. Plans rently being undertaken.Dies Friday-.3ILLS0I?B.U^~‘A weF known Past president nf the board of trade and respected citizen and former and an ardert follower of the warden of Oxford Courtly, R. F. First Baptist Church. Te was re- deXVFi4rH1vSOfnbh’rg» d'ed wf Presentative the Massey-Har- denb 1 uda? at his home on Bid- ris Company for 35 years and a short illnessHlS dealh fol^wed a dajr-v farmer South Norwich snoit illness. | prior to that time.Since coming to Tillsonburg 35 [ He is survived by his wife, Am- years ago, Mr. Miners has served nnda Miners: one son, Harry, the community as council mem- London; two daughters. Mrs. Peari ber, deputy reew reeve and fin- Fairs. Tillsonburg and Mrs. Audrey ally, in 1941, warden. jPwwvn. Vancouver; three step-He will be well remembered in " other circles, too, having been asons, Jhvk WnmM and HwwR. F. MINERSArmstrong. Tillson buie, & brurh- er, Bert Miners, Mt. Elgin; a sis. ter, Mrs. Fanny Stevens. ProtonThe remains are resting at the G. A. Barrie Funeral Home. Till* sonburg, where service will held Monday. July 9. at 2.30 p.m. with Rev. Albert Carr and Rev. L. E. Mason officiating. Interment will be made in Tillsonburg ceme­tery.COMMITTEES MEETMembers of county council's equalization and agriculture com­mittees met this morning tp cin- tinue work slated for the June session.RATE R AISEDThe London and Middlesex Children's Aid Society informed county council that the daily maintenance rate for its wards had been raised from SI.27 to $1.28. Cqbpr Flies High at Embro GamesX-'"W1 hSuperman-0 No just Gordon Kivelo, of Detroit, and a 100 pound caber. This spectacular toss won the event for Mr. Kiyela. The caber landed 41 feet 3/2 inches from where it was thrown. The picture was taken ot the Caledonian Games held yesterday ot Embro. (See Also Page 7.)Open House at Hospital1 dlsonburg and district residents will get their first, look through the spanking new wing of the Tillsonburg and District Memorial Hospital next I uesday. Recently completed, the wing will be shown to the public before patients are-moved in. n'1- '' ' ■ ■at a meeting Tuesday. The Women’s Hospital Auxiliary will be will be served from 2 to 5 p.m.I He Hospital Board approved the open house in charge of the tour, under the direction of Pi evident Mrs. C. A. Richards. TeaFailure to Provide GoodDrinking Water ChargedJudgment on a charge of failure to provide a sufficient supply of wholesome drinking water against A. Ross Smith. R. R, 5, Ingersoll, was reserved for two weeks by Magistrate Donald E. Smith in county court yesterday.At'-the same time, the magis­trate ruled that a bench warrant be issued on three other charges when the accused failed to appear in court.The other charges are failing to submit water plans, failure to de- jxjsit drainage plans and hindering officers. Charges were laid under the health act.Appearing for the accused, counsel William Young requested that it be placed on the record1 that he was prepared to enter a1 plea on the charge heard yester­day. He entered a not guilty plea for thf? accused.Tliip bench warrant was Issued at the request of Crown Attorney Craig McKay, K. C„ and the mag- istrate left It to the Crown’s judg­ment whether the accused should be arrested.Giving evidence on the charge heard yesterday, Joseph Griffith, sanitary inspector for Oxford, County, told of receiving a com­plaint on Dec. 26, 1950, from Mrs. Frederick Dentrey living in a. house on the Smith property, just outside Ingersoll on No. 19 High­way.One of the Dentrey children had been ill, he said, so he took samp­les of water from the Dentrey house and at the house next door. The water, he told the court, was not fit for consumption, He said bacteria thatwould cause dysentry was found in the water.The sanitary inspector said that water at the Smith house was al­so polluted. Smith, he said, told him the water wag from « drilled well, although he never saw the well.„ Since then, he said, a well has .been dug and the water test 1b good.Roderick Dentrey, in his evi- denoe, said that he went to live in the house on the Smith prop­erty in August, 1950 and lived there until Feb. 28, 1951.He said that in September he asked to see the water supply and that Smith's hired man took him to a nearby creek. Near the stream, he said, he saw a pump: with a channel running from the creek to the pump.No defence evidence was offer­ed, but defence counsel Young, summing up the case, said that no evidence was given to prove that Smith was the owner of the houses from which complaints had been received. Ho said he was bas­ing his "whole case on that fact." NEW REGISTRY OFFICE—Tenders have been called i for the erection of Oxford County’s new registry office of which the above is the architect’s sketch. The build­ing will be located on Graham Street on the site of the present bowling greens. It will be of brick construc­tion, 60 foot frontage on Graham Street and extending back 75 feet. It will be one storey with full base- । ment and most of the rear wall will be of glass brick to admit light without any full rays of the sun. The building will be heated by hot air forced in from the heating plant in the courthouse. Tenders will close at noon July 23 and it is expected the contract will be let and work commenced in August.vArvnv jtiA-wAKUjcjxs —Men wno served aswardens of Oxford County gathered at the Court House in Woodstock last week for the annual meeting of the Ex-Wardens’ Association and election of officers. John F. McDonald, East Zorra, was chosen president . of the group. Those present for the meeting are shown in the above photo standing on the Court House steps. They are, front row, left to right, Henry Hanlon, past president; James Pullin, president John F. McDonald, A. D. Robinson, first vice-president; L. E. Peterson, Dr. H. B. Atkinson and Geox’ge H. Hollier. Second row, left to fight, W. J. Weil’, J. W. Innes, Alvin McKay- present warden Grant Sutherland, George Fewster William McIntosh. Third row, left to right, Georoe Fewster, William McIntosh. Third row, left to right George Barkwill, J. K. Wardell, N. M. Marshall. J.’ Winston Nichols, J. C. Eichenburg and Robert Rudy. Back row, left to right, secretary-treasurer Len Coles, Alex McCorquodale, county highways superintendent J. N. Mealhrell, Milton Betteridge. —(Staff Photo)Last Riles HeldFor Rye MinersRyerson Fredrick Miners, former reeve of Tillsonburg and warden of Oxford County, died at his home, 31 Washington Grand Ave., on Friday following a serious illness of 10 days. In his 74th year, the deceased was well known throughout the county, especially this section, through his municipal and business connections.Born in Dereham Township, May 30, 1H78, the son of Elizabeth and Josiah Miners, "Rye”, as he was commonly known, was always keenly interested in municipal affairs. In the local council he served one year as councillor, three years as deputy­reeve, and three years as reeve, climaxing his p'olifical career in 1941 when he was elected warden of Ox­ford County. In addition to this he was a former president of the Till semburg Chamber of Commerce, a director of the Children's Aid So­ciety, and always greatly interested, in sports, serving on the executive | of the Softball League for a number of years.In business the late Mr. Miners was the local representative of the Massey-Harrie Company for 29 years, retiring five years ago. Prior to this he was a successful dairy, farmer on the 6th concession of Dereham Township.The deceased was first married in 1898 to Annie Herrick, who pre­deceased him many years ago. On September ID, 1918, he married Amanda Clarke Armstrong of Brownsville Surviving are his wife, one son. Harry of London; two daughters, Mrs, Pearl Fairs of Till sonburg and Mrs. Durward J. Brown (Audrie), Vancouver. B.C.;, three step-sons, Jack. Harold and Harvey Armstrong, all of Tillson-1 burg; one brother. Bert of Mount Elgin; and one sister, Mrs. Fanny Stevens of Proton, Ont. In addi­tion there are 16 grandchildren and! seven great-grandchildren surviv-i ing.The funeral service was held on Monday afternoon from the G. A. Barrie Funeral Home. Tillsonburg Rev. L. E. Mason, pastor of First Baptist Church, of which Mr. Miners was an adherent, conducted the service, assisted by Rev. Albert Carr. Soloist was Frank Booth, and hr sang "Good Night and Good Morning," accompanied at the piano by Mrs, L. E. Mason.Pallbearers were friends of long standing • C. D, Coyle of Strafford- villc, M.P. of Elgin; L. K. Coles of Woodstock, clerk of Oxford County; Kenneth Daniel of Ingersoll, ex M.P. of Oxford; Alvin McKay of R.R., Woodstock, an ex-warden; Chester Miners. Mount Elgin, and Elmer Gilbert of Tillsonburg.The following flower bearers for the profusion of floral tributes were ex-wardens of Oxford: George H. Hollier, George Fewster, James In­nis, William Weir, William McIn­tosh, Charles Beagley, Henry Han­lon, Alex. McCorquodale, Kenneth Wardell, Charles Milton. Dr. II. B Atkinson, and Winston Nichols.Other flower bearers were Gordon Hollier, James D. Flanders. Harry Fairs, Ira.. True fit t. Harry Flynn, Norman Moyer, Grant Scott, R, G Clowes, George Crosby.Included in the floral tributes were beautiful wreaths from the Ex­Wardens Association, and from the Town of Tillsonburg.Interment was made in the Till suubmg LemeUry. PROGRAMME(Ennntij of BuninTHIRTY-SECONDOntario Association of Managers of theHOMES FOR AGEDAND INFIRMto Association of Managers of Homes for Aged, OntarioSUNSET HOTEL, GODERICH Tuesday, June 26th, 1951GoderichJUNE 25th, 26th, 27thNineteen Hundred and Fifty-OneSUNSET HOTELOntarioMANAGEMENT COMMITTEE HURON COUNTY HOMEA. W. Ketslake, ChairmanJ. D. Beecroft E, FinniganD. Better man ML MorrittArthur Nicholson, WardenA. H. Erskine, SecretarySTORM BLOCKS INGERSOLL STREETELECTEDManaged of the Oxford County Home, R. J. Forbes was elected secretary of the Ontario Associa­tion of Managers of Homes for the Aged at a three day session of the 32nd annual meeting of the managers held in Goderich this week.Church Street in Ingersoll was still block ed this morning by this tree t^hich crashed across the right-of-way during the vicious thunderstorm which ripped across the town last night. Tornado-like wind and torrential rain swept the district, leaving a trail of torn trees and flattened gardens. (Staff Photo). 11 a.m.Address by WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27th★*THIRTY-SECOND ANNUAL CONVENTIONMONDAY, JUNE 25th10 a.m.Registration of Delegates DR. C. A. CLELAND Superintendent Ontario Hospital, Toronto Subject "Mental Illness"9.30 a.m.MAJOR SPELLEREventide Home, Toronto Ontario2 p.m.Address by Subject SelectedDiscussion From Floor11 a.m.President’s address and introduction of new members Address of WelcomeWARDEN A. NICHOLSON Dr. of Public DR. E. W. McHENRYHealth and School of Hygiene andToronto University Nutrition 10.30 a.m.Question Box Opened By dr. McKelvey Manager of Simcoe County Home Round Table Conference Adjournment 2 p.m. Tour to Huron County Home and Radar School returning at 5.30 p.m. 7.30 p.m. Entertainment arranged by County and City 3 p.m. Address by W. A. GOODFELLOW Minister of Public Welfare Discussion TUESDAY, JUNE 26th 9 a.m. Reading of minutes Treasurer's Report Correspondence Appointment of committee on nominations and resolutions 10 a.m. Address by Agricultural Representative GORDON BENNETT Introduced by MR. ERSKINE Treas. County of Huron 7 p.m. Banquet Special Speaker REV. W. A. YOUNG, B.S.A. and Lecturer, Ontario Agricultural Guelph, Ontario Introduced by dr. McKelvey Simcoe County Home 2 p.m. Open Discussion Chaplain College 3 p.m. Report of Nominating Committee Presentation of gavel to Incoming President Presentation of Past President's Pin by New President OFFICERS, 1951 ★Post President MRS. R. J. FORBES Matron of Oxford County HomePresidentERWIN JACOB Manager of Huron County Home 1st Vice President R. E. COMFORTManager of Lincoln Count/ Home2nd Vice President FRED SIRMAN Manager City of Hamilton HomeExecutive MRS. K. READ Superintendent Ontario County Home GORDON TURNBULL Superintendent Elgin County Home DR. S. R. McKELVEY Superintendent County Home d. j. McConnell Superintendent Leeds and Grenville Home Secretary R. J. FORBES Manager Oxford County Home Treasurer M. C. ROUNG Manager Wentworth County Home Auditors MRS. E. JACOB Huron County Home MR. E. A. AMOS Waterloo County Horne PAST PRESIDENTS ★1920-'21 22 - - - G. B. McClellan'Welland County1 923-'24 F. Sifton’Lincoln County1925-'26 H. W. Martin Waterloo County1927-'28 Alex Smith*Grey County1929-'3O J. H. Bates* Wentworth County1931 -'32 R. J. Duffy Lanark County1933-'34 R. 1. Wiles Bruce County1935-'36 E. Sandercock Hastings County1937-'38 R. J. Forbes Oxford County 1939-'4O W. Smith Norfolk County 1941 Miss M. Harris* City Hamilton 1942 E. A. Amos Waterloo County 1943 J. F. Beattie Wellington County 1944 J. Jardine Simcoe County 1945 J. Read Ontario County 1946 J. L. Maycock Brant County 1947 R. L. Silsmer Dundas and Glengarry Counties Home 1948 _ _ - Major B. Bourne Salvation Army Home, Toronto 1949-'5O Mrs. R. J. Forbes Oxford County Home J. E. PEART’ - - - Sec. 1920-1947 *—Deceased PROGRAMMETHIRTY-SECONDOntario Association of Managers of theHOMES FOR AGEDAND INFIRM ONTARIO JUNE 25th, 26th, 27th Nineteen Hundred and Fifty-One SUNSET HOTEL Goderich Ontario to Association of Managers of Homes for Aged, OntarioSUNSET HOTEL, GODERICHTuesday, June 26th, 1951MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE HURON COUNTY HOMEA. W. Kerslake, ChairmanJ. D. Beecroft E. FinniganD. Beuerman MU Morritt■ Arthur Nicholson, WardenA. H. Erskine, SecretarySTORM BLOCKS INGERSOLL STREETChurch Street in Ingersoll was still block ed this morning by this tree \\hich crashed across the right-of-way during the vicious thunderstorm which ripped across the town last night. Tornado-like wind and torrential rain swept the district, leaving a trail of torn trees and flattened gardens. (Staff Photo).ELECTEDManage? of the Oxford County Home, R. J. Forbes was elected secretary of the Ontario Associa­tion of Managers of Homes for the Aged at a three day session of the 32nd annual meeting of the managers held in Goderich this week. CeleryMENU ««OlivesFresh Fruit CupRoast Stuffed Huron County TurkeyCranberry Sauce0 ven-b row ned Pot a toesNew Garden PeasChef's SaladHot Home-baked RollsFresh Strawberry Meringue GlacePetit FoursCoffee1»» PROGRAM ««Chairman -Mr. A. W. KershikeTHE KINGGraceF/LT. HARDING, R.C.A.F., CLINTONChairman’s AddressR.C.A.F. (Clinton) QuartetteIntroduction of Head Table MRS. R. J. FORBES, Immediate Past PresidentTen-minute RecessIntroduction of Speaker DR. S. R. McKELVEY, Simcoe CountySpeakerREV. W. A. YOUNG, O.A.C.Appreciation to Speaker J. D. BEECROFT, Huron CountyR.C.A.F. (Clinton) Quartette“0 CANADA”STORM BLOCKS INGERSOLL STREETELECTEDManage? of the Oxford County Home, R. J. Forbes was elected secretary of the Ontario Associa- tipn of Managers of Homes for the Aged at a three day session of the 32nd annual meeting of the managers held in Goderich this week.Church Street tn Ingersoll was still block ed this morning by this tree vjhich crashed across the right-of-way during the vicious thunderstorm which ripped across the town last night. Tornado-like wind and torrential rain swept the district, leaving a trail of torn trees and flattened gardens. (Staff Photo). OXFORD OFFICIALS ATTEND ^lUNICIPALSCHOOL—Representatives of the Ontario Department of Municipal Affairs gave lectures on general municipal administration at a one-day school held in the county court house .Wednesday. Shown above are most of the officials who sat in on the meeting. They are from left to right: County clerk and treasurer L. K. Coles: Miss E. A. Seldon, clerk-treasurer, North Oxford: A. J. Ba­ker, clerk, East Missouri; F. A. Braybrook, inspector of vital statistics, Registrar General’s office, Toronto; W. H. Palmer, assistant supervisor, Department of Muni­cipal Affairs, Toronto; I. J. Haines, clerk-treasurer, Blenheim; J. F. Pritchard, clerk-treasurer, North Norwich, A. L. Bushell, clerk, Norwich; N. M. Holds­worth, clerk-treasurer, East Oxford; and Aid. George LaFlair, Woodstock. —(Staff Photo)Lease to Bowling Club Okayed by Parks BoardFinal draft of the lease of a portion of Southside Park to the Woodstock Lawn Bowling Club, prepared by the city solicitor was approved by the Parks Board at it’s regular monthly meeting last night.The lease covers a section of the park at the south west cor­ner, south of the sports field and is for a term of 50 years, re­newable. This is the site re­quested by the bowlers, after they withdrew their request to lease part of Vansittart Avenue park.Application to grant the lease has been made by the board to the Municipal Board at Toronto and when approval is received, the necessary bylaw will be ar­ranged.Terms of the lease have been accepted by the bowling club and after the necessary bylaw is passed, preliminary work will be commenced converting this sec­tion of the park into modern bowling greens.Ex-Reeves Name John Wallace New PresidentEx-Reeve John Wallace, of East Oxford was elected president of the Ex-Recves’ Association of Ox­ford County at its fifth annual meeting held at Altadore in Woodstock- yesterday.He succeeds Ex-Reeve John Wallace, of Dereham. Other offi­cers elected yesterday were: first vice-president, Ex-Reeve Alister Clark, West Zorra; secretary treasurer, Leroy Curtis, Dere­ham; directors, Ex-Reeve Edgar Stoakley, North Norwich; J. T. Costello, Blandford; W. A. Cock­burn, Blenheim.Special speaker for the meet­ing, at which about G5 former councillors gathered, was Rev, C. D. Daniel, pastor of Ingersoll Un­ited Church.He was introduced to the ex- reeves by Reeve H. P. Dunn, North Oxford, and thanked by Ex-Reeve R. A. McDonald, of Em­bro. Next year's meeting, the group decided, will be held, at the Altadore the first Wednesday af­ter Labor Day.Ex-Reeves MeetAt WoodstockFree Press Woodstock BureauWOODSTOCK, Sept. 5 — One of the most exclusive county organiza­tions, the Ex-Reeves Association^ held its fifth annual get-together at Altadore here today and elected Ex-Reeve John Wallace, East Ox­ford, president. Re succeeds Ex­Reeve John - Smith, Dereham, in; office.Some 65 grey, former councilors,; gathered from as many Oxford and district points to legislate in­formally again. They heard Reeve C. D. Daniel, Ingersoll United Church, give an interesting address.The guest speaker was intro­duced by Reeve H. P. Dunn. North Oxford, and thanked by Ex-Reeve R. A. McDonald, Embro. The gathering decided to hold n^xt year’s meeting the first Wednes­day after Labor Day at the same place.Other officers elected were: Ex- 1 Reeve Alster Clark, West Zorra; first vice-president; Leroy Curtis, Dereham. secretary-treasurer. Di­rectors: EX-Reeve Edgar Stoakley, North Norwich; J. T. Costello. Blandfirs; W, A. Cockburn, Blen­heim.FOX BOUNTIESThree fox bounties were paid in Oxford county during the month of August, County Clerk and Treasurer L. K. Coles reported this morning. Only two bounties were paid in August last year. The three bounties, one in each of Blenheim, East Nlssouri and North Oxford townships, brought the to­tal to date to 311. Last year at this time 259 bounties had been paid.SNOW COUNTESSWoodstock's famous statue to a cow stepped into the limelight again this morning through the medium of a quiz program from New York city. The contestant, unfortunately, didn't know the answer to the poser "where stands a monument to a cow?"Al LawrenceDies SuddenlyAl Lawrence former provincial, police corporal died suddenly in Muskoka, Sunday night as he and his wife were starting their holi­days at Wawanaissa Island the summer home of Harold Wilson near Bala.Mr. Lawrence originally came from Durham and is survived by his wife, Mary; his father and one sister at Durham and two sisters in Ingersoll, Mrs. ~ Lou (Glenna) McCoombs ad Mrs. Lloyd (Coreen) Oliver.The remains are resting at the Preston T. Walker Funeral Home. The funeral arrangements wereto be made late this afternoon. |HIGHWAYS MINISTEROntario's Minister of Highways, Hon. George H. Doucette, was scheduled to arrive i“> Woodstock, this afternoon, to confer with county officials. The highways minister was in St. Thomas yes­terday as part of a tour of the province.Increase in Circulationioted by County LibraryAn increase in the number of outlets for books and in circulation was reported by Mrs. S. L. Krom-part, librarian for the Oxford County Library Co-Operative at the regular monthly meeting of the County Library Board held Wednesday night. eGorge Lees, Norwich, presided.Mrs. Krompart reported ‘ that circulation had grown consider­ably during the first half of 1951. There are now 18 libraries, two deposit stations and 114 class­rooms in county schools receiving books every three months from the library, she reported.With the exception of three schools, all schols in Oxford Coun­ty have access to library books, cither through the county system oi' local libraries. Thia has been accomplished during the past year.The circulation figures for the first half of 1951 reveal that li­braries in the county have loaned 8,188 of the county hooks and the schools have loaned 35,195 makingAL LAWRENCEa total of 43.383. This is an in­crease of 15,160 over the total cir­culation in 1950.It was reported also that peo­ple and organizations are taking advantage of libraries to get books for reference purposes. The book collection now contains over 6500 books.SPECIAL TREATResidents at the county home had a special treat last right when a group of entertainers from Woodstock provided them with a sparkling variety program. The entertainment arranged monthly by the Rotary Club of Woodstock, was headed by Bruce McMillan who acted as master of ceremonies. Featured on the program were well-known artists Grace Smith, Harold Bingem&n, George Powell. Dave Richards. Ada Bryce. Ernie Hewitt. Roy and Lynn Nixon, Bob Newell and Earl Greer. After the program treats were provided. The entertainment was supervised by Rotarian Les McKerrall. Tranks was extended by the supervisor of the home. R. J. Forties, Urge Grade Herd Tests Be Made More RegularlyA plea on behalf of Oxford County farmers who have grade hearts was entered at yesterday afternoon’s session of County Co­uncil by ex-warden George Fewste of North Norwich.Speaking to council with the per- ission of Warden Grant Suther- land, Mr. Fewster told members that he felt grade herds were not •'getting a fair deal."'"Today,” ho said, "accredited herds get a tuberculosis tost every year while grade herds are tested only once every three years." He said he felt that grade herds should have the test, every year just the same as the accredited herds.Agreement with ex-warden Few- ster’s suggestion was expressed by different members of council.Said Reeve Clarence Stover of South Norwich: "A lot can happen to a herd in three years. It hardly seems fair when men have had to go through the loss of having to clean up a herd to have to wait another three' years before a test is made again.”Reeve Stover said that he, too approved of the ex-warden's plan to have the test made every year if at. all possible.Reeve Herbert Dunn of North Oxford said that he, as a farmer who has had an accredited herd for 35 years, believed that herds should be tested every year. "If men with accredited herds had to wait three years, they would be very upset.”Reeve IT.A. Little of Dereham explained to council that the sys­tem of testing once every three years was begun during the war when there was a shortage of technicians,"I think it would be wise,” Reeve Little said, ‘‘for Oxford to move that the test be made once a year.”Council decided to leave the mat­ter in the hands of the agriculture committee to decide whether or not a resolution would be drawn! up. ;New RegistryOffice TenderA tender of $138,506 for the building of a new registry office for Oxford County was accepted last evening at a meeting of the special registry office committee composed of city, county and In­gersoll representatives.The tender, lowest of three sub­mitted to the committee, was a fixed contract price and came from the W. H. Cooper Construc­tion Company, of Hamilton.Included in the contract, which Is subject to the firm’s confirma­tion, is the installation of new boilers in the court house to serve both the court house and the new registry office.Decision to build the new regis­try office, which would take the place of the present overcrowded one. was made some time ago.The present office Is located beside the court house at the cor­ner of Graham and Hunter streets. The proposed new office! will be situated behind the court house on land where the Wood-' stock lawn bowling club’s greens are located.It is estimated that the new building, complete with furnish­ings will cost $169,000. Architect is L. G. Bridgman.■Chairman of the special regis­try office building committee Is William McDonald. Reeve of East Zorra, Other members are Ward­en Grant Sutherland, representing the county; Aid. Harry J. Collins, representing the city; Fred Work­er, representing Ingersoll; Ross Tuck, registrar for the county; J. N. Meathrell, county road super­intendent, and Leonard Coles, county clerk and treasurer.■AIM TO DEFEND BARBER SHOP TROPHY—Gazing fondly at the ’’Rose Bowl" Trophy won by the Oxford County Barber ^hop Quartet last ’ year at Galt against stiff competition, members of tthis year’s entry, above, are determined to hang on to it. They are, left to right: Reeve Clarence Stover, ^outh Norwich; Reeve Murray V. Logan, East Oxford; Reeve Ollen 0. Carter, Blandford; and Reeve J. B. Hanmer, Norwich.COUNTY COUNCIL IN FALL SESSIONFinal plans were being made to­day for the fall session of the Ox- fprd county council which will open tomorrow morning at the court house in Woodstock.Matters of a routine nature,: mosily business that has accumu­lated through the summer months will lie gone through by council, County Clerk and Treasurer L. K. Coles said this morning.The session is scheduled to run for two days, possibly winding up late Wednesday afternoon or sometime during the evening.The fall session of council is something relatively new.First session called In Septem­ber was a special one called In 1939, when World War II broke out Prior to that time, county council met in June and did not meet again until December.After the first fall session in 1939, council made it a regular procedure to have September meetings to take care of any busi­ness that may have come up dur­ing the summer months.Letter to the EditorPRAISES UNITDear Sir,For the past-month it has been my privilege as a medical student to observe the activities of the Oxford County Health Unit. Pre­ventive Medicine Is a long term project and one not, nearly as glam­orous as surgery or chemotherapy with drugs such as penicillin.For this reason. I would like to remind the people of Oxford, through your columns, that their health is being constantly protect­ed and promoted by this service which they themselves pay for through the county council.And I should like to add, that, in my opinion, Dr. Powers, his nurses, veterinary and sanitary In­spectors are doing an exceptionally fine job and giving you excellent value for your money.Yorus truly,Gcnrge H, Morrison,Damage Caused by Deer Cited by Game OfficerDamage caused by deer to Ox- for County farmers’ crops was brought strongly to the attention of county council at its final session last night by County Game Warden Herb Clark.Speaking before council. Mr. Clark said that over $30,000 dam­age had been caused by dedr in the Huron district, including 10 counties in Western Ontario, last year. At least 25 automobile acci­dents, one of them fatal to a woman he said, were caused by deer in Hie province during the past year.He said that he had seen a lot of damage done to crops and that he had received a number of com­plaints from farmers about deer raiding gardens.In Oxford County alone, he es­timated, the damage done by deer during the past year has been better than $5,000. He warned that the three-day open season on deer in this district would not wipe them out."There will be plenty of deer left," he said, "aftei' the season Is over.” He pointed out also that anyone who damages his ear by hitting a deer must pay the repair costs himself.Some council members, however, felt that the deer problem was not too alarming. Said Reeve H. A, Utile of Dereham, "I think it has been the experience of a number of counties that the hunters often do more damage than the deer." Forest Insect Ranger Making County SurveyCounty Council Hears Report on Road WorkPUBLIC NOTICEAt the call ot WARDEN GRANT SUTHERLAND n Social MEET- | ING of the County Council of tho County ot Oxford will be held inCOUNCIL CHAMBERIN TOE COURT HOUSE [ WOODSTOCKon Tuesday. September 18th. 1951, at the hour of ten o'clock a.m., for general business.All claims and accounts against tni county must be filed with County Clerk before the first day of the session.I,. K. COLES.County Clerk. County Clerk's Office, Woodstack.RUDY CHOSEN OXFORD 3T/ND/RD FEARER—Pictured above are the four candidates from whom Oxford Provincial Liberal delegates to the Oxford County convention chose a stand ard-bearer in V; oodstock. Left to right: Robert Rudy, Tailstock, who was elected; Alfred Dickout, vilfred L. Bishop and Fred Lowes. Two other candidates v.ere proposed but withdrew.Oxford County council would up will take in 6.9 miles. Its two-day September meeting al | Bridge work this y<Jar, it was “ • ■"—‘ ”-----*“ * stated In the roads committee re-the Court. Mousa in Woodstock last night with reports haeard from the finance, property, roads and agri­culture committees,Biggest report filed at the final session last night was from the roads committee, under the chair­manship of Reeve . P, Dunn, of North Oxford.In the reoport it was stated that the net expenditure on county roads up to Sept. 1. was $246,181.03. The report stated also that work being done on county roads was well advanced. Construction work on grading will be completed wilhi a week's lime, the report said, and gravel surfacing should be com­pleted by Oct. 15. Paving wprk has been nearly completed on a num- . ber of roads and when it has been completed, the paving programport, is going along Mnr* and lo date, three structures are being completed. In maintainance work,! roadsides were sprayed with chem­ical weed killer. Surface treating of hard top surfaces will be com­pleted within a week.The county, the report said, has also applied dustlayer and erected guard rails where necessary.Tn the finance committee report adopted by the meeting, it was recommended that the county em­ploy a special investigator to en­quire into the merit of indigent cases coming under county juris­diction.i The report of the property com­mittee recommended that the cost of living bonus for jail employees of living bonus for jail emarindoerto $25 pcr month effective Oct. 1, Strongly recommended in the filed by the chairman, Deputy Reeve Harley McBeth of Dereham, was that the tuberculosis area test for cattle be made yearly instr-ad of every three years and that a copy of this resolution, adopted by the meeting, be sent to all other- counties in the province.The move to make the test year-: ly came after ex-warden Goerge Fewstr of North Borwich spok to council Tuesday afternoon and recommended (hat the group adopt a resolution on the matter.Included in the agriculture com­mitted report was a resolution re­commending to Hon. Walter Harris minister of immigration, that all DP's employed as farm laborers be required to remain with their employers for a period of one year.Action of DP's staying on farms for only a short while and therefore not proving very helpful was scored by Warden Grant Sutherland at the opening session Tuesday morning.Adopted by the meeting also was a recommendation from the agri­culture committee that a grant of $500 be made to Tillsonburg High School for the teaching of agricul­ture there.BOARD MEETINGMembers, of the Oxford Board of Her’*h held their regular month­ly meeting last night at the Court House in Woodstock. Matters of a routine nature v/ere discussed.Polio SituationIs Not SeriousNo change in the poliomyelitis situation was reported by Dr. O. C. Powers, MOH for Oxford County this morning, with the situation still considered not serious.A‘report from London this mor­ning said that there were eight polio cases admitted to Victoria hospital there within the past two days, bringing the total number of cases currently to 22.ISs'o of the cases admitted daring the past week were from Oxford County. At present, Dr. Powers re­ported, there are -three persons from Oxford County at the hospital, but they are there, he said., for diagnosis and their illness has not definitely been established as polio.There have been about seven persons taken to hospital from this county for diagnosis so far this year, he said. The other four have been treated and have returned home.Dr. Powers reaffirmed his view today that there is no cause for anyone to become concerned about polio in this county.COUNTY'S QUARTET CHAMPS FACING DRUMBO OPPOSITIONOxford county council's barber shop quartet will be out' Friday night to retain the Rose Bowl trophy it won last, year at 1he Galt Fair, but the sweet-singing group will have strong opposition from a Drumbo foursome.Members of the county council quartet are Reeve Murray Logan of East Oxford, first tenro; Reeve Clarence Stover of I South Norwich, second tenor; Reeve Olin Carter of Blandford, baritone, and Reeve Thomas Pellow of West Oxford, bass.Out to give the reeves a run for the trophy are members of the Drumbo Agricultural Society. They are Richard Baxter, first tenor: Robert McRuer, second tenor; Roland 43. Fry, bari­tone and Gordon Harrison, bass. ICoaching the county council quartet Is R. B. Fry, former reeve of Blenheim township, and a member of last year's championship foursome.Oxford Quartet Trains For FairTraining hard to retain the "Rose Bowl" Trophy won by Oxford's barber shop quartet of last year's Galt Fair, this year's quartet has been practising diligently. They are left to right: Reeve Allen Carter, Blandford; Reeve Murray Logan, East Oxford, Reeve Clar­ence Stover, South Norwich; Reeve Thomas Pellova, West Oxford. THE SENTINEL-REVIEW, SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER I. 1951 IE. J. Coles Dies Suddenly At His Summer ResidenceOne of Woodstock’s best known five In Sunday School workand highly esteemed citizens, Edward J. Coles, died suddenly yesterday al his summer home in Fort Elgin.A prominent citizen, Mr. Coles was born at Somerset, England.a son of the late Mr. and Mrs,Clement Coles. He came Ui Can- adad in 1888 and settled first in Hamilton, Later, he moved to Woodstock where he started a store in 1901.He then built the store on Dun­das street where Eaton’s is now located. He started his first store on Dnudas street near Light street. After conducting a bus­iness there for about five years he moved to a store where the present Woolworth building now stands.Later, he built the building which was known as E. J. Coles company, located directly across from the post office on Dundas street, and which he sold In 1927 to the Can adian Department Stores. He retired in 1928., He was a member of t he Hospi­tal Board for many years and a former director of James Stewart Company. He was also a charter member of the Rot ay Club of Woodstock.For many years he was a mem­ber of the official board and acatCentral United Church.In his younger days, he was Irt- t e r ested In sports, especially cricket.Besides his wife, the former Mary L Keeler, he is survived by three sons. John L., In Woodstock; Leonard K., treasurer for Oxford County, in Ingersoll; and Gerald B„ of Welland.Also surviving are one sister, Mrs. Mary Goodman, of Notting­ham, England; two brothers. Rob­ert Coles, in Woodstock, and John L„ of Vancouver: eight grandchil­dren and one great-grandchild.He and his wife celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 11, 1946.The late Mr. Coles Is resting ak the F. E. Rowell funeral home, 134 Riddell street, where the funeral service will be held Monday. Sept. 3. at 2.30 p.m. Interment will be made in the family plot at Hill­view’ cemetery.REGISTRY OFFICECity council gave approval last night to a request that the city pay an added $2138 toward de­fraying the cost of the proposed new registry office to be built in Woodstock. The city has already agreed to pay $35,650 as its share of the cost of the project.COMMITTEES MEETSessions of Oxford county council were resumed this morn­ing with meetings of the roads, finance and property committees. Minutes of yesterday’s session were read by County Clerk and Treasurer L. K. Coles before this morning’s session was adjourned for committee meetings.Final Rites Held For E. J. ColesThere was a very largo Attend Rnpat the funeral service for the late E. J. (poles, former prominent m^d'hant of Woodstock for many yehrs, whose death occurred sud­denly at his summer home, Port Elgin, August 31. The funeral was hold Monday afternoon from' Ihe,^. E. Rowell Funeral Home,Among those attending were] officials and members of Central tinned Church, former employees of the E. J. Coles Co. store, coun­ty officials, Woodstock Rotary Club of which he was a charter member, neighbors and friends. These acted as flower bearers for the large number of beautiful floral tributes, expressions of sympathy and esteem.Xev. J. V. McNeely of Central United Church conducted the ser­vice, delivering an appropriate message and paying high tribute! to the deceased for his high qual­ities in the church, home and: business fields.Casket btarers were Howard: Passmore, Dave Bishop, James Vance, Alex Massie, George Hou&er and J. L. Awde. Interment was made in the family plot in; Hillview cemetery.The sympathy of the community goes to Lon Coles, whose father, E. J. Coles, prominent Woodstock merchant for many years, died sud­denly last week-end.OXFORD COUNTY WINS FAME FOR CALIBRE OF QUARTETSOxford county is becoming noted in a new field of endeavor, harber shop quartet competition.At the Galt fair this year a quartet from the county coun- ( til entered the contest for county councillors and again carried off the rose bowl trophy as best singers in the event. A county council quartet won the trophy last year, the first year the Challenge was sent out.In the class for members of agricultural societies, the Drumbo fair board entered a quartet and carried off the top •honors in their class. Each member of the quartet was award­ed a motor robe.• The county council quartet was composed of Reeve Clar­ence Stover, South Norwich, first tenor; Reeve Murray Logan, East Oxford, second tenor: Reeve Olin Carter, Blandford, bari­tone: Reeve Tom Fellow, West Oxford, bass.The Drumbo fair board quartet was composed of Richard Baxter, first tenor; Robert McRuer, second tenor; Roland B. "Fry. baritone, and Gordon Harrison, bass.Mr. Fry. who trained both Oxford quartets was last year a member of the prize winning county council quartet.Mrs. Jessie Scott, Adelaide St., DiesIn 1H health for considerable time, Mrs Jessie Scott, 512 Adel­aide atreot, widow of Robert Scott, passed away early this morning at Woodstock General Hospital. She was in her 54th year.Born In East Zorra, she was a daughter of the lale Sheriff Wil­liam McGhee and the former Sarah Bremner. She resided In Woodstock and district practically all her life and was well kndwn through out the city and district as clerk in her father’s office and also with succeeding sheriffs, for the past 20 years.She was a member of Chalmers United Church, the Admiral Van- si Hart Chapter, I.0.D.E and the Business and Professional Women's Association. While her health per­mitted she was active in various patriotic and welfare organizations in the city.Her husband predeceased her in 1928 and surviving are one son, Robert M., Woodstock and one sister, Mrs Arnold Raper (Sadie) Woodstock.The late Mrs. Scott Is resting at the M. D. (Mac) Smith Funeral Home, 69 Wellington street, north, where the funeral service will be held Monday, September 17 at 2.30 p.m. Rev. Sterling Kitchen of Chal­mers United Church, will officiate Interment will be made in Beach- I ville cemetery.CHECK METHODSCounty council at its final ses­sion last night passed a resolu­tion recommending that the war­den be authorized to appoint a committee to investigate meth­ods of conducting business used by other counties in the province and to report on any improve­ments that might be made in Oxford county.NO BOUNTIESThe number of foxu in Oxford county apparently took a decline during the month of September. County Cleark and Treasurer L. K. Coles reported this morning that no fox bounties were paid during last month, although a few ha- > been paid so far this month.Highways Minister Visits County Officialsright, J. N. Meathrell, county road superintendent; Warden Grant Sutherland; T. L. Deni, ML A for Oxford; Hon. Mr. Doucett; L. K. Coles, county clerk and treasur­er, and J. M. Maclnnes, chief municipal engineer, who ac-Ontarlo’s Minister of Highways, Hon. George T-T. Doucett, was in Woodstock yesterday afternoon conferring with Oxford County road officials. The meeting was held at the Court House. In the above photo, the minister is shown chatting with officials. In the photo are, left to • companied Hon. Mr. Doucett.--(Staff Photo) Awaits Ruling By MagistrateExchange Autumn Wedding VowsEugene Welsh. Ripley, was reman­ded in custody for one week by Magistrate H. G. Groom in city police court yesterday.Thomas L. Stubbs, Ingersoll pleading guilty to a drunk charge was fined $50 and costs of $5 or one month in jail.The case of Sam Ken berg. Tor­onto, charged with careless driving and going through a red light was adjourned until Oct. 17.Walter Edwards. R.R. 1 Leach­ville. pleaded guilty to careless driving. The Magistrate reserved sentence until next week.Magistrate R. G. Groom reserved judgement in the case of Clayton Martin, Port Stanley. Martin plead­ed not guilty to failing to report an accident.Leonard Cole. Ingersoll, was fined $50 and $5 costs. Cole pleaded guilty to a charge of beipg drunk.The charge tgainst Donna Blan­che Mitchell, Woodstock, charged with attempted suicide, was with­drawn.Thomas RichensEx-Reeve ofGlennie Helen Green became the bride of Joseph Leslie Dick­out on Saturday when Canon J. H. Geoghegan solemnized the double ring ceremony inNew St. Paul’s Church. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Green and the late Glennie Raymond Gi’een. The groom’s parents are Mr. and Mrs.Alfred R. Dickout, Salford. Fol­lowing a northern Ontario honeymoon, Mr. and Mrs. Dick­out will reside in Brantford.—(Photo by Ken Poste)SCORE ACTION OF DISPLACED PERSONS IN LEAVING FARMSCriticism of displaced persons coming to Canada and staying for only a short period on farms was registered at the opening session this morning of county council by Warden J. Grant Sutherland.After extending a welcome to members of council, Warden Suth­erland told the meeting that he would like to see some resolution come from the county regarding the displaced persons."Most of them an absolutely no good to us,” re said "and I feel we should do something or at least ask that something be done.”The warden said that he felt he might be a little prejudiced be­cause he was a farmer and felt the pinch of farm help shortage, but he said that the DP situation could not be Ignored. "Some of the European DP's are good," hethe farm,” he said, "like it hot ground. I am concernedwas ab-said, “but others are not.' Agreement with thewarden'sviews was expressed by Reeve C-D. Sutor, of Blenheim, also that he felt otherHe said countriesthroughout the province wouldendorse any ford County"A lot ofaction taken by Ox- Council.counties," he said.out this situation.”Council opened this morning with the reading of the minutes of the last meeting by county clerk and treasurer L. K. Coles, who also read correspondence and resolutions received from other municipalities during the summer months.From Grey County the council received a resolution asking that the cost of construction and oper­ation of public hospitals be ass­umed by the Federal Government, Provincial Government and the municipality concerned, with each paying one-third.Council received a request from the Dairyman’s Association of Western Ontario asking for an annual grant of $25 for Its 85thl annual convention and dairy ex­hibition.Thanks was received from Alex-; andra Hospital in Ingersoll, Wood- stock General Hospital and Till­sonburg Memorial Hospital for grants made by council to cover their deficits.ENTERTAINMENTResidents at the County Home were provided with regular monthly entertainment last night through the courtesy of the Wood- stock Rotary Club and under the direction of Rotaripn Les McKer- rall. Taking part in the program were Herbert Trip, Tom Bat tram, Blanche Bruce, William McKay, Ron McQuinn. Treats were pro­vided! I y Overland Express Limit­ed. 'A successful farmer and for many years active in municipal affairs, having served as reeve for three years and councillor for ten years, Thomas Edward Rich­ens died suddenly Monday after­noon at the family residence, lot 24, con. 4, Dereham.I He was in his 66th year and was born in Gloustershire, Eng­land, son of the late Mr. and Mrs- Henry Richens. He came to Can­ada 47 years ago and had since resided in Dereham township, near Verschoyle.London Historians PraiseOxford Museum's ExhibitsThere was • no doubt about it.She was enthusiastic in herOficials of the London and Middle- praise of the Woodstock historical sex Historical Society were decid- institution. "It has colected the edly unhappy after they finished best of the articles descriptive of a tour of Southern Oxford County Oxford's history from early settle-over the week-end.“feel the DP's are using the farms as stepping stones."Reeve Sutor said he felt that these displaced people should feel privileged in being allowed to come to Canada and should not abuse that prvilego, "They step onBut they hastened to point out itment up to today.'About 25 members of the soci-Propose New High School To Be Located at Embrowas not what they saw during ety macle the trip. They were their trip that made them feel that [joined by several of hversoll's way. On the contrary; they termed citizens enroute. The tour was in the jaunt "most, successful." conjunction with the inaugural In the opinion of Mrs. Leslie meeting of the group's 50th anni- Gray. London historian, "It was versary season. It covered some the best of visual education" to TO ot Oxford. In Norwich, the Nor- have visited the Oxford Museum at i wich Pioneer Society under Miss Woodstock. Stella Mott otok the London groupSeeing the display in the local ■ on a tour of historic homesteads museum, the London group agreed I in the district established during It was "a very great shame that the War of 1812 by such families London and Middlesex County have1 as the Losings- Convells. DeUmy* no museum.” Ruefuly dom ment- Lancasters, Cookes. Moores and ed Mrs. Gray, “In London we have Motts all old names in South Ox­nothing of our history.'' Hord. Good Plow Horses in Big Demand for Match EventWelcome Home, Miss CanadaOn her way back home to Courtland from Atlantic City, Tuesday afternoon, Mar- jorie Kelly/ Miss Canada of 1951, and recent winner of a special Miss America talent contest, paused in front of Tillsonburg’s town hall, to take part in a brief welcoming ceremony. Here Marjorie receives congratulations in the form of a bunch of roses from Acting Mayor Roger L. Hawkins, while Deputy-Reeve Lawrence Smith looks on. Miss Canada holds her talent trophy won in Atlantic City, last Saturday night.Museum to Stay Open for MatchMiss Effie Nesbitt, curator of the Oxford Museum, announced tod that the Museum will be open evenings for the duration of the International Plowing' Match.This plan was chosen in pref­erence to a«i earlier one of hav'ng a large display right at the Plow­ing Match tented city. It was thought that the trouble involved in transporting pioneer pieces to the match would be too great. ।Instead of actually having the, display at the Match a sign would be placed' with a few historical! pieces directing observers to the Museum in the city hall and tell-; ing the hours of the museum for the match.Although no attempt would be made to set up comprehensive ex­hibit at the match a few histori­cal pieces would be displayed. A wooden plow has been located from the vicinity of Ingersoll and an old hay rake. These two, if they can be obtained, with one or two other pieces will be on display.The museum will be open from 2 p. m. till 5 p. m. in th^after- noons as usual and then will be opened again from 8 till 10 p. m. in the evening during the Match.Planes To Check Traffic As 150,000 Expected For Match2 THE SENTINEL-REVIEW, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1951Sign Marriage RegisterJohn Charles Box Is shown with his bride as she signs the register In New St. Paul's Church following their recent wedding. Mrs. Box, the former Margaret Jeanette Bell, is thedaughter of Mrs. Velma Bell. The groom's parents are Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Box. Mr. and Mrs. Box will make their home in Woodstock. Oh, dear, you’ve been talking politics againThere are three people who are •influenced not at all either with what age the calendar says they are or what the public might sayabout them. They are known as ' Robert Keltie and his two sis- j t.ers Grace and Ethel. Mr. Ke)- . tie is shown with the wagons Ithat the three use to transport their movable belongings when they travel.—Staff Photo.James Pullin, Ex-Warden,Passes Suddenly at HomeOne of the best known residents and public spirited citizens of Ox­ford, passed away suddenly at his home at Sweaburg about midnight last night. Mr. Pullin died in his sleep. He had been in his usual good health and spirits and was around as usual on Wednesday. News of his sudden passing came as a shock to his many friends throughout the county. He was in his 80th year.Mr. Pullin was born in West Oxford, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Walter Pullin. Practically all his life was spent on the farm at Sweaburg to which he went with his parents as a small boy. He was a member of Sweaburg United Church. He was also secretary­treasurer of the Sweaburg ceme­tery board.Mr. Pullin was one of Oxford county’s best known citizens and had been actively identified with ■practically every worthwile civic enterprise, not only in his home district but throughout the county and was responsible for many successful civic undertakings.First elected to the township council in 1911, he served as reeve from 1913 to 1917, becoming warden of the county in 1916. He was also secretary-treasurer of S. S. No. 8 for 25 years and during his long period of service a new school was built.He was always interested in the Woodstock Agricultural Society, to which he devoted much time through the years, being president for five years. He served for some years on the Mothers’ Allowance Board, of which he was a past chairman. He also served on the Oxford County Cemetery commis­sion.Always interested in politics, he made a bid for membership in the Ontario Legislature as Conserva­tive candidate for South Oxford in 1929 but was defeated.Mr. Pullin was an active memberIndependent and Healthy Aged Trio Still TravelsThree very old friends of Wood- [ they bring their home along with Stock are revisiting the city at the them and these three become uni­present time. They were satisfied; que.with their stay a few years agoi Unbelievable as it may seem and so they decided to stay over,each one of the remarkable trio a fortnight on their way to Hamil- has a small wagon containing some ton. (personal belongings which is pul-They are known as the Kellies [led along the road for the numer- ous miies they travel. Even theand next t the handpa inted cardsof several fraternal societies, being a life member of King Solomon’s Masonic Lodge, Woodstock; Oxford Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, Wood stock; Knights Templar preceptory, London, the Scottish Rite and Mocha Temple, Order of the Shrine! London. He was also a. member of the Woodstock Shrine Club and it was at his farm that the annual club picnic was held for several years. He was also a charter mem­ber of Court Oxford, AOF, Swea- burg.Mr. Pullin was always interested in road improvement in the county and played a big part in converting the main roads of West Oxford township into the fine hard service roads enjoyed today.On March 16, 1894. Mr. Pullin was married to Hattie Lewis, of Foldens Corners and they have re­sided at Sweaburg ever since, whore their large, modern farm was always an "open house” to their friends and was well known as a centre of hospitality. In March 1944 they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary when a largecreated by Mr. Keltie they are probably most famous for their rather unorthodox mode of trav­elling. .Whenever the spirit strikes these three to go somewhere, whether it be to the corner groc- ery or the Klondike, they don’t bother with lazy complicated media They simply walk.The fact that Robert Bruce Kel­tie is 65 and his two sisters. Grace and Ethel, are pushing 70. makesmost conservative would have to admit some of the most obvious advantages. They never need to worry about somebody breaking into the house while they're gone. There’s no nightmares of stoops piled high with milk bottles or rolled-up Sentinel Reviews.In spite of their ages, they don’t look any the worse for wear. Ac­tually it would be hard to find three more healthy looking people half as old. They are all bronzedtheir mode of travelling remark­able enough. But add the fact that and. a sure sign of robust health,apparently cheerful.In spite of the imaginative ac­counts written about them andgathering of relatives and friends assembled to offer congratulations । and best wishes.Surviving are his wife; two sons, Charles at home and Dr, J. W. Pullin, Montreal; two daughters. Mrs. Grant Hodges, (Waity), Swea­burg and Mrs. Hal. Stevens (Ida),, Toronto. Another daughter Mrs. Eva Williams predeceased him by several years. Also surviving are one brother, William Pullin, Gol­den, B. C. and one sister, Mrs. George Mitchell, Ingersoll. Five grandchildren also survive.The late Mr. Pullin is resting at the M. D. (Mac) Smith Funeral Home, 69 Wellington street, north. Woodstock, where the funeral ser­vice will be held Saturday, Oct. 6 at 2 p.m. Interment will be made in Hillview cemetery, Woodstock.published in several papers in, past years these people cannot be described as tramps or gypsies. For one thing they don’t travel all year round, just while the wea- respectable and independant.When it was suggested to Mr. Keltie that he and his sisters could live a lot easier if they ap­plied for the old age pension, he was not enthusiastic. In far' he definitely frowned upon the whole prospect.In the first place, he said, It would be a mean thing to ask the government if he didn’t need it. Even after listening to the most ardent arguments against such a notion the old man still wasn't convinced. The government had enough to do. he thought, without being required to support him. He would think about it but he definitely preferred to make his own way.The three hope to settle down in Hamilton for the cold months."Tent City” Ready ForInternational Plowmen <D0u ° lip it Q W °' M(Obi I05cr W c c« O CC7ne International Plowing Match—the biggest event of its kind in the world—was official­ly opened yesterday afternoon at the site near Woodstock by Hon. T. L. Kennedy, MinisterAgriculture Minister Opens Matchof Agriculture for the Province of Ontario. In the above photo, Hon. Mr. Kennedy is shown as he addressed the large crowd that was on hand yesterday for the seco -d day of the big event. In the background WoodstockMayor Fred Childs, Warden Grant Sutherland, Ex-Warden Robert. Rudy and T. L. Dent (extreme right), may be seen. | The minister was introduced by Mr. Dent, who is ML A for Oxford County. —(Staff pjioto)Oj > -O^-S ® t.. ® o2 § ©0£ - ~rj 5Lashed By Wind, Rain, jPlowing Match Draws Workers Repair Tents, Huge Crowd of 45,000On Beachville "Streets*Frer Press Woodstock BureauWOODSTOCK, Oct. 8—"Tent City” at the 38th International Plowing Match site at Beachville took quite a beating over the holiday Week-end from the weatherman but came up fighting and well pre­pared for the big opening today.It was lashed by bowling winds that flattened some 20 tents. It was soaked with rain that turned’’Repave Dundas St. Hill During Plowing Matchmain streets into quagmires ahd chilled with low temperatures.The inhabitants of this sprawling canvas metropolis came up grin­ning off the ropes and before nightfall tonight had everything practically shipshape again.Fight GaleThe army of workmen hung on with everything hut their teeth dur­ing the height of the gale and when it had whimpered down to a breeze they started building, tightening ropes and pounding stakes all over again.Sunshine breaking through the scudding overcast at sundown to­night augured well for the biggest event of its kind when it gets underway tomorrow. Farmers, ex­hibitors, plowmen and officials glanced at the breaking sky and heaved audible sighs of relief.Extra WorkNo one could estimate the actual damage to equipment and exhibits tollowing the big storm In dollara and cents. Most agreed, however, that damage was calculated in ex­tra work.All day long the approaching roads and the tent city's three main streets were churned by heavy traf­fic that turned sod into new of mud.Tent City Fights Wind and MudGale-force wind lashed out at the "Tent City" set up near Beachville for the 38th International Plowing Match which starts today. Some 20 tents were flattened by the wind. Scenes like the one shown above were common throughout the exhibit area. &DIUO 33 J J 3iU wojj jwno^ 11^ jnej^ ujojj JQISDUJISOfj Jno^ IUOJJ SOUVENIR EDITION e |WWu ^rr Jltw W^teA^t O^aAlct^ fcuMpap&L OCTOBER 9, 10, 11, 12, 1951 SOUVENIR EDITION WELCOME NEIGHBORS Plow Symbol Of Farm Life For Centuries ’The purpose of cultivation is to prepare a seedbed, to lessen weed competition for moisture and plant nutrients, and to in­ corporate manure and other crop refuse,” says a departmental bul­ letin — and thereby hangs a tale, a tale as old as the history of man eating corn and wheat In­ stead of berries and nuts. There are thousands of agri­ cultural implements, past and present, used in the cultivation of the soil, but the earliest and most important of these is the plow. And thus the plow becomes the very symbol of agriculture it­ self. Vital Importance So important is the plow that, although we, today, are apt to accept it just as we do day and night, it was once believed to have had divine origin. History records that it was regarded as a gift of the gods by ancient Egyptians, Vedic Indians, Greeks and Chinese, Ox-drawn plows Woodstock Mayor MAYOR FRED CHILDS It is with a great deal of pleas­ ure that on behalf of the City of Woodstock, I extend a warm welcome to the many people who will be visiting our city, whilst attending the Interna­ tional Plowing Match. Woodstock, with its clean streets, well-kept homes, and Dairying County Greets Visitors To 38th Plowing, Machinery Show Oxford County extends a very hearty welcome to all who may be privileged to visit the 38th International Plowing Match, to be held here this year. We are proud of our county, which has long been known as the Banner County. It was surveyed shortly after the American Revolution, when United Empire Loyalists were flocking in seek­ ing new homes. The boundary was set up in 1798, although this was later changed. In 1851 Nis­ souri was divided and all land west of the road between the 7th and 8th concessions was added to Middlesex County. Many famous and illustrious people, such as the Vansittarts, the Lights, the Drews and the Ingersolls, have been residents of our county and many street, names in our towns bear witness to the fact they were once resi­ dents. Major Thomas Ingersoll, who lived in Great Barrington, Mass., came to Ingersoll, Ontario, and was given a grant in Oxford. Laura, his daughter, married James of Niagara Falls, who with General Brock at of land eldest Secord, fought Queen- ston Heights and was wounded in that battle. James, a younger brother, who received a grant of land in Nissouri, donated land for a church and mill at Lake-J. GgANT SUTHERLAND International Plowing Event Still Growing This year the International Plowing Match and Farm Ma­ chinery Demonstration is wel­ comed to Western Ontario for the second time in three years as the 1949 match was held in Brant County. However, plowing matches have been fostered by Ontario farmers for over a century. In the earlier days they were spon­ sored by local agrieultu d so­ cieties, large and small, were generally run in conjunc­ tion with their isolated fall fairs and exhibitions. Ontario Group About 50 advocates of good plowing met at the old Walker House in Toronto on January 6th, 1911, and the net result was the formation of the Ontario Plowmen’s Association whose stated role was to arouse inter­ est and encourage more plowing matches. The result was the first Inter­ national Match of 1913 at Sunny- _brook Farm. Toronto, when - 31 hand-plow entries or was a curiosity. iFAGE TWO =800VEMK EDITMJW SHE LONDON FREE FRESIS=========^^ — International Plowing —----;l —------------------------------------------------- —-......■ THREE Match Exhibitors 1951 — It's Great to Live in Any Part — of — WESTERN ONTARIO • Tavistock Map'e*'1 Bright Wolverton Drumbo. Embf0 lichtvootf HoWoV Cooldey Gobies Oxford Centre SOLL Carries Oriel Peebles Beaconsfield Salford New Durham Mt. ElgiVerschoyh Dereham Centre? Ottervilliiprlncrford Culloden Brownsville Dehner Posanna Muh Vondecor 3rooksd^' Norwich Junction. MfDDL £ Tewfaji* KtN&s H/eMWifs TILLSONBURG. groe«'alf e Zorro' cou^y «°">s ^V/NSHIP UNeS .Plattsvill r NIT* WOODSTOCK W J "Ji Eastwood WgLok-e^ bAerwawfc I * J 2AN- ♦ Blandford Chesterfield Washington Canning-/; Princeton CssrtW^TjelVicoe X Hawtrev Holbrook Following is the list of all exhibitors furnished by the Ontario Plowmen's Association up to October 2. You are invited to consult The London Free Press booth for information on gen­ eral location of these displays. J. C. Adams Co. Ltd., 10 Morrow Ave., Toronto 3. J. D. Adams Ltd., Paris, Ont. Air-Way Distributor of Ontario, 1 12 Royal Bank Bldg., London. Aluminum Goods Ltd., 308 Huron St., Woodstock. Anglo-American Importing Co., 226 Vaughan Rd., Toronto. Babson Bros. Co. (Can.) Ltd., 928 College St., Toronto. Bardall Lubricants Ltd., Byron, Ont. ' Bell Telephone Co., of Canada, c-o Bell Telephone Co., Woodstock. Besco Automotive Products, 2 Scarlett Rd., Toronto. Blatchford Feeds Ltd., 142 Annette St., Toronto, 9. British American Oil Co. Ltd., 800 Bay St., Toronto. Buehler Metal Products Ltd., 191 St. George St., Brantford. Canada Packers Ltd., 2200 St. Clair Ave., W., Toronto. Canada Pictures Ltd., 96 King St., W., Toronto Canadian Broadcasting Corp., 345 Jarvis St., Toronto. Canadian General Electric, 1350 Castlefield Ave., Toronto. Canadian Potato Machinery Co. Ltd., 17 Jarvis St., Galt. Central Unit, 334 Norwich Ave., Woodstock. Chas. Cooper Equipment, Claremont, Ont. Chemical Specialties Association, Box 111, Sarnia, Ont. Cockshutt Plow Co., Ltd., Brantford, Ont. Consolidated Engines & Machinery Co. Ltd.. 14th & Birmingham Sts,, New Toronto. Contractors Machinery & Equipment Ltd., 194 Barton St., E., Hamilton, Ont. Ben P. Corbett, 1 8 Warwick St., Paris, Ont. Daymond Company Ltd., 309 King St., W., Chatham, Ont. Dairy Equipment Co., of Ontario, 2787 St. Clair Ave., E., Toronto. Delhi Foundry and Machine, Delhi, Ont. Dominion Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, Canada. Dominion Department of Labor, 12 Shufer St., Toronto. Dominion Oxygen Co., Ltd., 159 Bay St., Toronto, 1. Dominion Raad Machinery Co., Ltd., Goderich, Ont. Dow Chemical of Canada, Ltd., 204 Richmond St., W., Toronto. Eastern Steel Products Ltd., 394 Symington Ave., Toronto. T. Eaton Co., Can. Ltd., Mail Order Dept., Toronto. Ebersol Farm Equipment Co., Milverton, Ont. Ernst Bros. Co., Ltd., Mount Forest, Ont. Essex Hybrid Seed Co., Ltd., Riverside, Ont. Family Herald and Weekly Star, Box 4005, Place D'Armes, Montreal. Farm Facilities (Can.) Ltd., 330 Hess St., S., Hamilton. Farmers Supply and Equipment Ltd., 41 1-415 Main St., N., Brampton. A. B. Farquhar Co. (Can.) Ltd., Box 397, Guelph, Ont. Federated Women's Institute of Ont., Brampton, R. R. 2, Ont. Fleury Bissell, Elora Industries Ltd., Elora. Farano Limited, Plessisville, Quebec. Ford Motor Co., of Canada, Ltd., 67 Richmond St., W., Toronto, 1. Fox River Tractor Co., Thamesford, Ont. H. J. Frets & Sons, Stevensville, R. R. 1, Ont. General Motors Products of Can., Ltd., Oshawa, Ont. General Supply Co. of Can., Ltd., 27 Kipling Ave., S., Islington, Toronto 18, Ont. The Globe & Mail, 140 King St., W., Toronto, 1. Good Farming Quarterly, 341 Church St., Toronto, 2. Gould Storage Battery Ltd., 1835 Yonge St., Toronto. James Grant & Son Seed Co., Ltd., Cottam, Ont. Green Cross Insecticides, 1 Leslie St., Toronto. Greenlands Permanent Pasture, Brantford, R. R. 6, Ont. The Grimm Mfg. Co., Ltd., Burks Falls, Ont. Groh's Cooler, Ltd., Preston, Ont. Halliday Co. Ltd., Burlington, Ontario. Hamilton Carhartt Mfg. Ltd., 96 King St. W., Toronto J. A. Haugh Manufacturing Co. Ltd., 1 162 Dupont St., Toronto. Herrgott Thresher Co. Ltd., St. Clements, Ontario. The Hydro Electric Power Comm, of Ont., 620 University Ave., Toronto 2. Imperial Oil Limited, Temperace Street, Toronto Imperial Oxygen Ltd., 565 Trethewey Dr,, Toronto International Harvester Co. of Can. Ltd., Hamilton, Ontario Clark Kennedy and Company, 931 Weston Rd., Toronto 9. John Labatt Ltd., London, Ontario. Lantz Mfg. Co. inc.. Box 124 Valparaiso, Ind., U.S.A. Lincoln Electric Electric Co. Ltd., Leaside, Ontario. London Free Press Printing Co. Ltd., 442-48 Richmond St., London, Ont. Mall Tool Ltd., Guelph, Ontario. F. Manley & Sons Ltd., 6 Church St., Toronto, Ont. Maple Leaf Milling Co. Ltd., 68 Yonge St., Toronto. Massey-Harris Co., Ltd., 915 King St. W., Toronto. McKee Bros., Box 362, Elmira, Ont. Jahn A. Meats Sales Co., Clarkson, Ontario. New Idea Farm Equipment Co., Coldwater, Ohio. North American Cyanamid Ltd., 2004, Royal Bank Building, Toronto I. New Holland Machine Co., 302 Murray St., Brantford, Ont. Ontario Agricultural College O.A.C. Guelph, Ontario. Ontario Concentrated Milk Producers 409 Huron St., Toronto Ontario Dept, of Agric. (Crops Branch) Parliament Buildings, Toronto Ontario Dept, of Lands and Forests, Parliament Bldgs., Toronto. Ontario Dept. Planning & Development, 863 Bay St, Toronto 5. Ontario Hospital Association, 135 St. Clair Ave. W., Toronto Ontario Provincial Police, 13 Queen's Park Cresc., Toronto Ontario Fire Marshal's Dept. Ontario Retail Farm Equipment Dealers* As. 81 King St. E., Toronto, Ontario The Otaco Limited, Orillia, .Ontario. Oxford County Electrical Contractors Assoc., Dundas St., Woodstock, Ontario Oxford Farmers' Co-Operative, a Woodstock, Ontario Oxford Holstein Breeders Assoc,, Woodstock, Ontario. The Pedlar People Ltd., Oshawa, Ontario. Otto Pick (Agricultural Service) Richmond Hill, Ontario. Panaca Mineral Distributors, Toronto. The D. Pike Company Ltd., 125 King St. E., Toronto, Ont. Pioneer Hi-Bred Corn Co., 582 Queen St., Chatham, Ontario. Plumb Line Friction Proofing Co., Box 232, Hamilton, Ontario. Pumps and Softeners Ltd., Box 454, London, Ontnario. Purity Flour Mills Ltd., 287 MacPherson Ave., Toronto 5, Purity Seed Co., 16 The Strand, Brantford. Purolator Products (Canada) Ltd., Queensway P.O., Toronto 14. Pyrene Manufacturing Co. of Can. Ltd., 43 St. Clair Ave., Kitchener, Ontario. The Quaker Oats Co. of Can. Ltd., 137 Wellington St., Toronto. Reo Motor Company of Canada, Ltd., Brantford, R.R. 2, Ontario. Richardson Road Machinery, Saskatoon, Sask. Robt. Bell Industries Ltd., Box 479 Seaforth, Ontario. The Robbins & Myers Co. of Can. Ltd., Box 910, Brantford, Ontario. The Roofers Supply Co. Ltd., 840 Dupont St., Toronto 4. G. G. Rowe & Co. Ltd., 91 Oakwood Ave., Toronto. Schell industries Ltd., Woodstock, Ontario. Sealtite Insulation, 29 Elm St., Ajax, Ontario. Ernest Sedore and Son Mount Albert, Ontario. Shell Oil Co. of Can. Ltd., Box 400, Terminal "A", Toronto. Smith-Calver Ltd., Guelph, Ontario. Smoker Farm Elevators, Intercourse, Pen., U.S.A. Spramotor Ltd., 1099-1 105 York St., London, Onnt. St. Johns Ambulance Brigade, Woodstock, Ontario. William Stone Sons, Ltd., Ingersoll, Ontario. Swedish Separator Co. Ltd., 720-722 Notre-Dame St. W., Montreal. Tide Water Associated Oil Co., (Can.) Ltdv 55 Wade Ave., Toronto, Ontario. Toronto Elevators Limited, Box 370, Station "A", Toronto, Ont. Truck and Tractor Equipment Co. Ltd., Lakeshore Rd. at Mimico, Toronto 14. J. R. Turnbull Chick Hatchery, Peterboro, Ont. H. L. Turner (Wholesale) Ltd., Blenheim, Ontario. United Co-Operatives of Ontario, 28 Duke St., Toronto. Veterans Land Act, Box 8, Federal Bldg., London. Visco Petroleum Products Ltd., 3484 Dundas St. W., Toronto. Warwick Seed Co., 1 17 Ursuline Ave., Chatham. Waterloo Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Waterloo, Ontario. O. M, Weber and Son, Hawkesville, Ontario. (Continued on Page Four) this handsome four-piece Silver Tea Service 1 you see illustrated below is being awarded by Radio Station CFPL, London, to the first- OXFORD... / - ’ ' ■ I One of 14 Counties Served by $$&&&&&&&&& Mixed Farming . . . There are 11 townships in the County of Oxford. They are Blandford, Blen­ heim, Dereham, Nissouri East, Norwich North, Nor­ wich South, Oxford East, Oxford North, Oxford West, Zorra West and Zorra East. Woodstock is the only city and the county seat. At nas a population or 15,000. Its banks clear more than $1,000,000 every month. Diversified indus­ try is constantly expand­ ing. Schools, recreational and cultural facilities in Woodstock are representa­ tive of the county. Villages of Oxford in­ clude Embro, Norwich, Tavistock. Ingersoll, an industrial and mixed farm­ ing centre, is a separate town. Its population is 6,DUU. Tillsonburg, to the south of the county in the tobacco belt, is a town of 5,000. Oxford’s population 100 years ago was 32,500, one-third of whom were British born. Popu­ lation today is over 60,000. Their buying income totals $47,520,000, which is an average family in­ come of $2,829. Basic stock in the county is still British, descen­ dants of English and Scottish aristocrats who sought to trans­ plant in the wilderness the tra­ ditions and customs of their class. But like other southern counties Oxford’s population is toeing increased by an industri­ ous, genuine type of immigrant from Europe. Of the county acreage of 481,- 036 more than 88 per cent is cleared. Mixed farming is the important agricultural activity, with special emphasis on fine Friesian-Holstein eattle. Cheese production is 2,860,000 pounds a year. In 1864 Ontario’s first cheese factory was established in Oxford. About 930,000 pounds of butter is also produced in the county. The tobacco district of the shore area is continually moving northward in Oxford. Tiltaon- burg is a tobacco-rich town. In­ come from field crops is more than $37,000,000. Feed, hosiery, knitted goods, fertilizer, tobacco processing and hardware firms are found all over the county. EXTRA COPIES AVAILABLE Additional copies of this sou­ venir edition containing this map are available free of charg© to schools, other groups, and in­ dividuals. Write to Public Re­ lations Officer, The London Free Press, London, Ontario. prize winner of the Contour Plowing Compe­ tition, Class For full details see Page 26 of your program and prize list. ROY JEWELL ® ROY JEWELL, internation- oi!y known director of farm services for Radio Station CFPL in London. He'll be "Mr. 980 on-the-Spot" during the plow­ ing match and will cover details of it on his farm broadcast daily at 12.00 noon on - - - 980 rm ——Prepare Ground for New Registry OfficeActual tion ofwork on the construc- an new registry officebeside the Court House in Woodstock should start shortly, according to the way prepara­tions are being made at pres­ent During the past few days, workmen have been busy re­30,000 CRY WELCOMEElizabeth and Philip Win HeartsOf Welcoming Throng at WoodstockLike something out of a story book, Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip won the hearts of about 30,000 people who crowded the area around the CNR station in Wood- stock last night. It was said to be the largest crowd to greet the couple at any of the smaller stops.Tlieir visit here was only for 10 minutes, but the memory of it will live forever with those who were present, especially the 5,000 or more school children who cheer­ed the royal couple loud and long.Scheduled to arrive here at 7.07 p.m., the royal train was close to a half an hour13 Lr?«moving sod from the site and taking it to the golf course. The site was formerly used for lawn bowling. In the top photo above, Owen Norman, left, stakes out grass to be cut while Alex Dougall is busy cutting the grass into square sods.Yesterday afternoon workmen from the construction company which will erect the new struc­ture arrived at the site and put up the framework for a small equipment building, shown in the bottom photo.— (Staff nhotos)New Registry Office Site Staked OutThe new registry office, long a dream In Oxford county, took a «tcn nearer reality today.Workmen were on the job at the site beside the Court House lhl< morning measuring out. the land and putting in stakes to show where the office will bo erected.County Treasurer L. K. Coles said today that actual work on the I big project wit) start early next week and 'hat workmen will likely start on Monday.Meanwhile, lawn bowling mem­bers who have used the site aR bowling greens for the past num­ber of years, will be busy the next few daj's removing equipment from the site. Lawn bowlers in future will play their games at Southside Park.FOX BOUNTIESTwenty dollars in bounty for fox was paid out by the county of Ox­ford during the month of October Ten foxes were turned in, one from Blandford, two from Blen­heim, one from North Norwich one from West Oxford, one from East Zorra and two from .West Zorra, making the total to date for this year 321 as against 263 at this same time last year, or an increase of 98. In October of last year bounty was collected on only two foxes.★ ★★★★★★★★★Half a loaf is not only better than none, it’s all that most of us can afford to butter nowadays.—SPENCER A. CRANE.★ ★★★★★★★★★ 1951 INTERNATIONAL PLOWING MATCHand FARM MACHINERY DEMONSTRATIONTues.-Wed.-Thurs.-Fri-Oct. 9-10-11 -12 WOODSTOCK - OXFORD COUNTYFarms of JOHN HARGREAVES and NEIGHBORS 2 Miles South of Highway No. 2 s15,OOO oo In PrizesThe largest event of its kind in the world. Op­erated by farmers in the interests of a better agriculture• See Champion Plowmen In Action• See The Latest In Farm Machinery • See The Educational ExhibitsJuft After the minister of agri- he stopped for a chat with Ontario. Left, to right they are tors to the match in Ingersoll, culture lion. T. L. Kennedy some friends who were also ex- Mayor ,1. G. Murray ot Inger- A. D. Robinson, president of opened the International Plow- tremcly Interested In the match soil. Col, Kennedy,'Sam ShcL the Oxford Plowmen’s Associa- ing Match yesterday afternoon and the welfare of farming In ton in charge of bUleting vlsl- Uon. —(Staff photo) I THE SENTINEL-REVIEW. THURSDAY, OCTOBER II, I9BIMany exhibitors at the Interna­tional Plowing Match are dis­playing the best in modern machinery, but there is one ma­chine—an old timer—that is getting a lot of attention. The old-time machine is a thresher of the type used between the years 1887 and 1912. TheMuch Interest in Old-Time Thresherthresher obtains its power from an ancient steam engine which in turn uses wood for fuel and water from a large drum. The steam engine is operated by one man, who, at various in­tervals, delivers tremendous blasts from the whistle. Be­tween the noise and soot from the engine, toots from thewhistle and the rattle of the hand-fed thresher, the scene is amusing and at the same time indicative of the progress made in the construction of the mod­ern threshing machine. Albert Turk claimed the honor of having been the- man who cut the bands on a thresher of this type during a demonstrationof. the thresher using hydro power. It was the first time in the history of the province that the Hydro had been util­ized for this purpose. The oc­casion was important enough to demand the attention of the late Sir Adam Beck.—(Staff nhotcr)INTERNATIONAL PLOWING MATCHINTERNATIONAL 1PLOWING MATCH coADMIT ONETrophies for International Plowing MatchThis photo shows the beautiful i Plowing Match being hold near . window of the P. T. Walker I centre stands trophies to be presented to the Ingersoll next week. The tro- Furniture Store on Thames high winners in the International I phies were displayed in the I street, The largo cup in the ’over two feet - (Staff photo) CITY OF WOODSTOCK r 1 Complimentary ^Dinner in honour of the INTERNATIONAL PLOWMENS ASSOCIATION COMMUNITY ARENA Friday, the T vv e 1 f t h day of October 1 9 5 1 by the Council Corporation of hie Cnv of Woodstock ^programmeMusic byLIONS CLUB BAND OF WOODSTOCK TOMATO JUICE — ★ — ESCALLOPED POTATOES — ★ — COLD VIRGINIA HAM — ★ — TOSSED SALAD GREENS — ★ — ROLLS AND BUTTER — ★ — PIE AND ICE CREAM — ★ — — ★ — The King OXFORD JUNIOR FARMERS’ CHOIR — ★ — Grace REV. J. GEOGHEGAN — ★ — Chairman’s Remarks F. W. MILBURN — ★ — Address of Welcome MAYOR F. CHILDS — ★ — A ddress J. GRANT SUTHERLAND, warden of oxford county — ★ — Musical Selection MISS MARGARET LEWIS — ★ — Address W. R. BULLICK, PRESIDENT OF ONTARIO PLOWMENS ASSOC. — ★-- Introduction of Guest Speaker CLARK MURRAY, m. p. — ★ — Guest Speaker JAMES G. GARDINER, minister of agriculture — ★ — Remarks of Thanks V. C. PORTEOUS, PAST PRESIDENT — ★ — Musical Selection OXFORD JUNIOR FARMERS’ CHOIR — ★ — Presentation of Prises F. A. LASHLEY — ★ — COFFEE Entertainment by MISS MARGARET LEWIS, accordionist OXFORD JUNIOR FARMERS’ CHOIR WOODSTOCK CITY COUNCIL Mayor F. CHILDS Aidermen R. M. BARNEY B. J. BLAIR W. W. BOYS H. J. COLLINS A. E. GEPP G. T. LAFLAIR F. W. MILBURN W. H. PALMER MARY B. SMITH D. A. THOMSON FRIDAY’S COMPETITIONS INTERNATIONAL PLOWING MATCH FARMS OF JOHN HARGREAVES AND NEIGHBOURS WOODSTOCK, ONT: OXFORD COUNTY 2 Miles South of Highivay No:2 OCTOBER 9, 10, 11, and 12,1951 This program is printed daily right on the grounds and offered as a free service by the family Herald S'ar CANADA’S NATIONAL/ FARM MAGAZINE LOT NO.LOT NO.LOT NOCLASS 20 - HORSES (TRANS-ATLANTIC CLASS) FIELD NO, 21 KARL WATSON, FOREST 81A2 ROBT.NIXON,HAGERSVILLE 816A3 STANLEY MAY, HORNBY 8174 ALBERT W.CLARK,HIGHQATE817A5 ROSCOE H.BUCK,PRINCETON0186 EMERSON GREEN,OHSWtKEN 818A7 HARLEY TIMBERS, UNIONVILLE 8198 JOA. RANDALL, BRESLAW 819A9 VANSICKLE,CAINSVILLE 82010 EUGENE TIMB£RS,M ILL IKEN820A11 AUBREY L.BARoER, OwEN SOUND 84012 QHASo WILMOT T,0'ES8A RATS 840A13 ALFRED DICKIE, JERSEY­VILLE 84114 GERALD BRANT,DESERONTO 841A15 ROSS HENRY MILLER, SUNDERLAND 84216 RAY W. LONG,SHEDDEN 842A17 JAMES LEE, GREENBANK 84318 BYRNELL WYLIE,OAKWOOD 843A19 Ea AN TONE, SOU TH WOLD 8-44CLASS 21 - HORSESHELD NO. 2 1 JOHN CAP TUN, OHSiOEN 8212 RaG. BROWN, GALT 821A3 HERB JARVIS,AGINCOURT 822CLASS 22 - HORSESFIELD NO- 13 1 WRAY RE ICHELD,CAYUGA 770 2 LESLIE Ro VANSICKLE, MIDDLEPORT 770A3 ALEX LITTLE, RUSSELL 7714 W.H. TUTTLE,WOODSTOCK 771A5 HECTOR CURR IER,MAXVILLE7726 JOHN CLARK, GODERICH 772A7 ALBERT PORTER,OHSwEKEN 7738 GERALD L. SELL, WOODVILLE 773A9 AoFEATHERST0NE,MiLLlKEN77410 WILLIAM BUCK, PARIS 774A11 WMaK = THOMAS, MAPLE 77512 I VAN GELL, KIRKFIELD 775A13 JACK SoSHADLOCK, AGINCOURT 77614 TOM BRAITHWAITE, ANCASTER 78915 HARRY BLACKMAN, INGERSOLL 789A16 IVAN JAMES PATTERSON, DUTTON 79017 RALPH J.SMITH, MT,ALBERT 790ACLASS 23 - HORSESFIELD NO, 131 HAROLD NIXON,HAGERSVILLE7852 BEVERLEY L,BROWN,AYTuN 785A3 CECIL WELLS, PARIS 7864 MERLE TIMBERS, AURORA 786A5 HOWARD NESBITT, WOODVILLE 7876 MURRAY LONG, SALFORD 787ACLASS 24 - INTER-COUNTY COM­PETITION - TRACTORSWEST OF HEADQUARTERS________BRANT COUNTY:BRUCE COCHRANE, PARIS 42JIM SMITH, MIDDLEPORT 119HAVDIMAND COUNTYjLAWRENCE HA RE, NA NT I CUKE 46EARL BACHER, CAYUGA 121HALTON COUNTY;JOHN REAOHEAD,Ml ETON 48JOHN M„PICKET, HORNBY 122CLASS 24 (CUNTI NUED)LINCOLN COUNTYtDONALD WILEY, ST, CATHARINES 101BILL COMBE, ST. CATHARINES 124BRUCE HOOK, SMITHVILLENORFOLK COUNTY;GEORGE HUFFMAN 102WALTER OPLRSKO 125ONTARIO COUNTY:HUGH BAIRD, BLACKWATER 103DONALD DUNKEL0,CLAREM0NT126OXFORD COUNTY;BILL MITCHELL, BRIGHT 104GERALD HEENEY,INGERSOLL 92PEEL COUNTY:GEU„ DIXON, BRAMPTON 105DIXON, BRAMPTON 94PERTH COUNTY;BRUCE AITCHESON, ST. PAULS 106ELMER ERB, MILLBANK 96SOUTH SIMCOE COUNTY:DONALD MCNABB, STROUD 113DOUGLAS ROBINSON, ALLISTON 118ARTHUR JOHNSON, STAYNERELWOOD JERRY, STAYNERSTORMONT COUNTY:DOUGLAS MANLEY, BERWICK 107PHILLIP BEEHLER,CRYSLER 98VICTORIA COUNTY:CARSON KNOX,FENELON FALLS108CHAS ..LAMBERT, WOODV ILLE 100WATERLOO COUNTY:HOWARD MARSHALL, AYR 109PHILIP TAYLOR,NEW DUNDEE114WENTWORTH COUNTY;STANLEY DAVIS,JERSEYVILLE112 ROOT.BUTTERS,GLANFORD STA117 JASoBOLEGH, ALBERTONYORK COUNTY:HOWARD DUNER,STOUFFV ILLE110BRUCE TIMBERS, STOUFFVILLE 115GREY COUNTY;ALLAN LOWE, MEAFORD 44LEONARD WEEDEN,CHATSWORTH 120MIDDLESEX COUNTY:STUART O’NEIL,DANFIELD 111HILL THIRLWALL,DENFIELD 116BOB DALL, ILDERTONMAX DEMARAY,HARRIETTVILLEHURON COUNTY;JOHN MCGAVIN, WALTON 50ROSS JEFFERY, EXETER 123CLASS 25 - TRACTURS (TRANS-ATLANTIC CLASS)-____________________________1 WM.HUFFMAN,WATERFORD 8012 FRANK FORD,HAGERSVILLE 8023 COLIN M.THOMSON, NORTH GOWER 8034 GORDON I.MILLER,JARVIS 8045 W.L.KENNEDY,AG INCOURT 8056 RUSSELL MORRISON, BEAVER TUN 8067 ROBERT ERLE TUCKLY, KOMOKA 8078 LORNE PASSMORE, EXETER 8089 IVAN MCLAUGHLIN, STOUFFVILLL 80910 R.VERNON CARTER, DESBARATS 81011 LYLL MED ILL,MOOREFIELD 81112 NORMAN TYNDALL, RICHMOND HILL 812CLASS 25 (CONTINUED)13 BOB F..HLDFUNG,EXETER 01314 H,J*COUPER THWAITE, UXBRIDGE 81415 JOS.,C. TRAN,CLAREMONT 82516 GRAEME KAY DOUGHERTY, ONONDAGA 82617 Albert Roberts, WOODSTOCK 32718 DUG CAMPBELL,CAI NSV ILLE82819 ROSS NOTTINGHAM, LITTLE BRITAIN 82920 ALLAN MCNA3d,MINES IMG 83021 MURRAY COX MERLIN 83122 JACK CAMPBELL,CHURCH ILL83223 CHAS.L. SPEER, TARA 83324 JERRY FERGUSON, CROTON 33425 GLEN PEART,CALEDONIA 83526 KENNETH BROWN, WESTMONKTON 83627 DOUG REID, BRAMPTON 83728 SPENCER WILSON, NORVAL 838CLASS 26 - TRACTORS F IELD NOa 21 ED MITCHELL, DENFIELD 8782 CHAS.BONNEY,PRINCETON 8793 GEO.SHEARER, BRIGHT 8804 DONALD C. ARMSTRONG, BRAMPTON 8815 GRANT WELLS,STOUFFV5LLE3826 HOWARD GREER, NORTHGOWER 8837 JOHN HARGREAVES, BEACHVILLE 8848 IVAN WATT, PARIS 8859 NORMAN ROBSON, MAPLE 88610 RONALD MARQUIS, SUNDERLAND 88711 T.Bo O’MALLEY,TEESWATER 88812 ROBT.TIMSERS,STOUFFVILLE88913 DUAINE NELSON, CORINTH 89014 BILL HOSTRAWSER,MALTON 89115 ROSS HARGREAVES, BEACHVILLE 89216 WM„WALDBROQOjHAGERSVILLE89317 JACK FIELD, NANTICOKE 89418 RON RAE, ST. PAULS 89519 WAYNE SHACKLETON, ST. PAULS 89620 RUTH KEYES, SEAFORTH 89721 HOWARD DUNK, GUELPH 89822 ALLAN BRENZlL, YORK 89923 ARNUuD HOWDEN, MILTON 90024 EARL GRINGER,BRANTFORD 90125 WAYNE RICHARDSON, WOODSTOCK 90226 DON EASTON,EXETER 90327 ELGIN HENDR ICK,DASHW00D90428 CLAUDE F.P1CKETT, GEORGETOWN 90529 JACK TAYLOR, FREEMAN 906CLASS 27 - TRACTORS - OPEN - 3 FURROW, PLOWS_________FIELD N0„ 2_____________1 WkLEMERY, WATERFORD 849 2 FRED BERTRAND, J00DST0CK85O3 ALLAN MEYER, CLAREMONT 8514 FLOYD FORSYTH, STOUFFviLLE 8525 DUN EDWARDS, WOODSTOCK 8536 ROY D.» WE I DERICK, FISHERVILLE 8547 KENNETH VORATH,MUSSL£Y 8558 HERB GULDEN, BRAMPTON 8569 JASt. ATHLRSTUNt, PARIS 85710 ALAN POWRIE, FERGUS 85811 CECIL SHOEMAKER, ELM I RA 85912 VAUGHAN LOGAN, WOODSTOCK 86013 W.RAE HILHORN, AYR 86114 DAVID L.BA I LEV, EMBRO 86215 ED FLICK, KITCHENER 86316 KEN HOWARD, .VUODoTOCK 86417 LLUYD DARLING,STaMARYS 86518 BILL SNOWDEN,NANT I CUKE 86619 PAUL ARMSTRONG,STOMARYS86720 HOWARD HENRY, CAMPBELLCROFT 86821 G» IAN HENRY, CAMPBLLLCROFT 869 CLASS 28 - TRACTORS ... OPEN - ROW CROP STVL£ - IP CYCLE TYPE ONLY - 3 (OR MURE) FURROWSFIELD NOf 13' LYLE MCM.LLAN,NORWOOD 799 2 RALPH rfCCinChECN,BEACHVILLE 7983 GRAHAM EDWARD, BRANTFORD 7974 L vC. KENNEDY AG .'MCOURT 7965 JOHN ANDERSON JR.,BOLTON 7956 ARTHUR DUNCAN LONG, WARDSVILLE 7947 GEORGE TIMBERS, STOUFFVILLE 7938 CEO.RO 'ERTSOtL CODER i CH 7929 HAROLD ELL 5, ST, THOMAS 78410 MARSHALL DEANS,PAR IS 78311 NORMAN SHELTON,BEACHVILLE 78212 JACK M‘R£HMENT, HURNSY 781 13 LEO DRAKE, MEMPHIS,MISSOURI,U,SoAo 78U14 GURDON BRADFIELD 779 15 CLAYTON OPEftSKO,WATERFORD 77816 MERTON KEYES,SEAFORTH 777DEMONSTRATIONS AND CONTENTS2 P.Mo - INSPECTOR DARBY OF ------------- ONTARIO FROV INC■ALPOLICE - TALK ON ACCIDENT PREVENTION11 AoMa DEMONSTRATION 8- AND DEPARTMENT OF LANDS2 P.M, AND FORESTS - EaSTOF HE-DJUARTERS1 OLD TIME THRESHERON IN OPERATION -EAST OF HEADQUARTERS2 P.MO HIGH CUT PLOWINGON DEMONSTRAT.ON -EAST OF HEADQUARTERS2 P4k SEED CLEANING ON DEMONSTRATION -HARGREAVES FARM BUILDINGS2 P.M. OXEN PLOWING - EASTON OF HEADQUARTERS2 P.M. FORAGE CROP DEMON­ON STRATI ON - WEST OFENTRANCE TO TENTED C’TY2 P.M. FIRE FIGHTING------------- DEMONSTRATION BY FIRE MARSHALL'S DEPT.- HORSE SHOW RING.LAST OF HEADQUARTERS2.15 P.M. FARM SAFETY DEMON- STRATION AND FIRST AID DEMONSTRATION - LAST OF HEADQU .STELS3o30 PaM. HORSE SHOW - " HORSE SHU A RING, EAST OF HEADQUARTERSWELDING COMPETITION (BESIDE FAMILY HERALD AND WEEKLY STAR TENT) INTERNATIONAL PLOWING MATCH FIELD MAPQUINNF. LOWES BEN.HOLLAND | J.PATTERSON ] J. PATTERSON TODD MSMULLIN J R.HARGREAVES]IN&ERSOl|. 4 Mi.F LOWES ROAD BETWEEN J _ 1 -------------CONCESSIONS B.F. 6 I। IIC FRANKLIN I L SWARTZF . LOWES 1 E . LOWES1 ®1 — M. COOK Manager's office ! I PARK! NG HINER} FORAG^ PLOTS t CATERERS CONTOURPLOWING34.FARM PONDC. SWARTZ DEMONSTRATE BUSH PARKING D5T0CH.Ml N . SHELTON INGERSOLL & Ml.BETWEEN CONCESSIONS I & HROAD TRACTOR PARK PARKING PARKING E .PULLIN WOODSTOCK 4*ml K .PULLIN |j.R HARGREAVESS . POSTM.COOKE. THORNTON BUSH G . JAKEMANi CONCESSIONS %& HIBETWEENROAD GEO. ARCHER (J) H. DANI EL PULLIN G - JAKEMAN i COURTESY OF FAMILY HERALD and WEEKLY STAR International Plowing Match Draws 35,000IMAttendance at the International Plowing Match for the second day soared to 35,000 as a bright sunny day drew people from all walks of life to the plowing competitions and farm machinery demonstrations. The above aerial photo shows a small portion of the "tent city" (bottom of photo) while at the upper right contestants are seen plowing. Upper left shows part of one of two large parking lots which can accommodate about 10,000 cars each.Visitors to the International Plowing Match have few wor­ries when it comes to solving their transportation problem once they reach the match site. Although many prefer to walk around the vast tented city, some people find it a hit diffi­cult on the feet. For the tired ones, Junior Farmers of Oxford County have come up with a solution to the problem. This year, Junior Farmers are pro­viding a free transportation service to take visitors all over the "tented city" and to the fields where plowing is being carried on. Flat trailers about 10 feet long and about four feet wide are being towed around the site behind tractors driven by the Junior Farmers as a goodwill gesture. Every day, hundreds of people are taking advantage of the unique mode of travel and the farm­ers are receiving congratula­tions for their effort The trac­tors are operated by young men from three Oxford County Junior Farmers’ groups — Bonds, Blenheim townshipKin tore. —(Staff photo) IH1® to -s MBs . I4£ ‘M*♦ ..toAerial Photos Show Size of Plowing MatchVastness of the International .Plowing Match being held this week on the outskirts of Wood- Stock is shown in the above aerial photos taken yesterday -afternoon. The top photo showsalmost all of the huge “Tented City” as it appeared yesterday afternoon jammed with a crowd estimated at 45,000. At' the bottom le't of the top pic­ture, rows of furrows made bythe bottom photo, the samehorse-drawn plows are visible, i the bottom photo, the Bottom right shows some of 1 parking lot is shown,withthe thousands of cars at one | part of the “Tented City” in of the parking lots and top the background.right, the field where contour 1 plowing is being carried out. In I— (Staff photos)Youthful York County Farmers Win Top Plowing Match PrizesTwo young farmers from York County walked off with top honors in major competition at the final day of the International Plowing Match yesterday, entitling them to free trips to Great Britain.The plowmen, 18-ycar-old Eugene Timbers, of Milliken, and 24-year- old Norman Tyndall, of Richmond Hill, will go to Britain early next year to tour plowing matches there as guests of Imperial Limited.Besides the trip, each won gold medal.Timbers, who won the class aforhorse plowing. Is a son of Ed Tim­bers, He won over 18 other con­testants in the class.Tyndall, a son of Mr. and Mrs. F’, S, Tyndall, won over 27 other contestants In tractor plowing com­petition, Neither winner was a stranger to international competi­tion, both having competed in classes for the past four years.Tyndall had already won two firsts white Timbers had "about, half a dozen”.Both have taken part in York County plowing matches, and Tyn­dall is president of York County Junior Farmers’ Association.Second prize in the Trans-At­lantic horse plowing competition, a silver medal and $150 in cash, went Io Stanley May. of Hornby. Joseph C, Tran, of Claremont, look similar prizes in the tractor com­petition.Close Io 200 entrants competed In yesterday's classes in which the biggest prizes of the match were offered.Besides the two overseas trip winner, two other plowmen won trips Io the 1951 International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago as guests of the British American Oil Company. They were Elmer Erb, of Millbank, and l^awrencc Hare, of Nanticoke.They were selected as the two contestants having highest scores in Inter-county tractor competition. Actually, Hugh Baird, of Black­water, was second-place winner, but had to forfeit the trip to Haro because hey hud already taken it last year.Clear, crikp air and bright sun­light greatdd the crowd of about 25.000 on hpnd yesterday for the final day to watch competitions and to vievf the various exhibits.Officials stated yesterday that estimates placed the total crowd for the match for the four days at over 100,000 not a record, but considered a very good showingFeatures of yesterday's compet­ition wore the two Trans-Atlantic matches and the inters minty com­petition which was won by Haldl- man County — winner also in 1919.Oxford County placed ninth in this class.Oxford had 18 entrants in yes­terday’s competition, only one of whom. Harry Blackman of Inger­soll, came through with a first place win in horse plowing.Crowds were smaller and traffic was lighter yesterday, as interest in the four-day event started to decline. As competition finished late in the afternoon, people began to disperse and the vast site grad­ually became deserted.All that remained at sundown were the workmen starting to strip the “Tented City” of the multi­colored canvas houses that attract­ed so many visitors aU’ week.Officials last evening breathed a sigh of relief that it was all over lor another year, but they also ex-Continued on Paso A Oxford Delegation in 1949Sought and Won Big MatchThe .prize they wont after in February 1949 is here today.Members of the Oxford delegation to the Ontario Plowmen's Associa­tion Convention on Feb. 8, 1949 will look back to day to the morning two years ago When they paraded, 50 strong, to the front of the con­vention floor and made their plea tor the International Plowing Mutch in Oxford in 1951.1951 looked a long way away then. In the corridors of the convention hotel many shook their heads at a delegation seeking a ^rize so far distant. The Oxford delegation, however, knew they had work to do before the event which opens today.To make sure they gave theOxford to have the match the Ox­ford Plowmen's Association enlisted the aid of the county council decid­ed lo attend the affair on masse and with typical county council thoroughness chartered a huge bus, arranged for all county council members to get on board and filled the extra seats with persons they wished to help. Everyone in the delegation either procured or was supplied with a tartan He regard- loss of their racial origin. Pipe Major Alex Collins of Ingersoll with Piper W. L. Pearson of Embro and Drummer Ari: Preswell of Ingersoll were rqueezed aboard to lead the delegation to the convention floor.Len Coles, county clerk, now treasurer of the loctl committee for the match, as master of cere-Ontario Plowmen’s executive aproper impression of the desire for monies for the dcligation introducedOMIa—i• • <. Sv., Z ■"the entire county council" and other members of the group. With the council wore members of the Oxford Plowmen's Association; Wil­fred Grcnzeback, Tavistock n cham pion plowman at the international; John Hargreaves, champion plow­man and now host to the 38th International; George Bell, agricul- tural representative; Emerson Moulton, weed inspector; ft. J, Forbes, president of the Woodstock Agricultural Society; J. N, Meath- rell, county road superintendent; the late Gordon Ross, warden in 1948; A. D. Robinson. Ingersoll, the vice-president of the Oxford Plow­men’s Association, now chairman of the local committee, and Norman Shelton, treasurer of the Oxford Plowmen’s Association.Speaking on behalf of the ddega-lion were: Warden George Fewster. Then Mayor F. W, Milburn of Woodstock; P. M. Dewan, Inger­soll; T. R. Dent, MLA; K. R. Dan­iels, then MP for Oxford; Reeve H. A. Little, Dereham, chairman of the county council’s agriculture committee; Murray McBeth, SaJ-1 ford, president of the Oxford Plow­men's Association.Each speaker was Introduced by ■ a roll on the drum.The presentation ended with a 1 surprise twist as Mr. Coles Intro ; duced Reeve Alster Clark of West • Zoits as the county’s weather pro ' phet. Reeve Clark with a straight 1 face promised ideal weather for the, ! International Plowing Match when held in Oxford in Oct. 1951. Looking back now it is recalled Alster pro mised the "weather would not be wet but it wouldn't be dry in Oxford."1 Several directors of the provin­cial association were heard to com­ment later that in all the years they had been attending the con­vention there had never been such an outstanding presentation in a bid for the match.Later in the afternoon after the executive had met, D. D. Gray of Ottawa, a director, who was presi­dent of the OPA when the match was held in Oxford in 1921 came personally to the Oxford delegation to “bring them the official news of their success and to congratulate them on their presentation.With in a few minutes after Mr. Gray had informed the party of their saccess in obtaining the event, members had begun making plans. Conversation from that point until their return to Woodstock about midnight began with "now, when we hold this match. . .INTERNATIONAL PLOWING MATCH AND FARM MACHINERY DEMONSTRATION John R. Hargreaves & Sons Farms, Woodstock October 9, 10, 11, 12, 1951Cars, Cars and More CarsComplimentary PassThis is only a small section of one of the three huge parking lots at the international plow­ing match. Many people, when they went to these lots to findtheir cars, spent many minutes before they finally located their vehicles. It would be hard to estimate the amount of money that is represented bythis many cars but it will run well into the hundreds of thou­sands of dollars.— (Staff photo)AdmitAccountL. K. COLES, WOODSTOCKTREASURER LOCAL COI^HTTEEW. R. BULLICK.PresidentF. A. LASHLEY.Secretary-Manager* $ W'SO!Ancient Method of Plowing Attracts Much InterestPlowing competitions and ex­hibits had some of the glory taken away from them at the opening day of the plowing match yesterday by a number of demonstrations going on at different parts of the match site. Ono nf the demonstrations which attracted considerable interest, was the one showing how to plow with oxen. Owner of the yoke, Hubert Carruthers, of Eauclalre, always had a crowd around him yesterday and a number of the visitors took a hand at trying out this method of plowing themselves.In the above photo Ted Jenkins, of Dresden, takes the plow while Mr. Carruthers drives the yoke along the furrows.(Staff photo) Five Times Plowing Champ Vast Crowd PredictedHost for Biggest ContestFor four very full days next week John Hargreaves, him­self a five - times champion ai the International, will be host to the headquarters of the 38th In­ternational Plowing Match and Farm Machinery demonstration.The match, biggest event of its kind in the world, will he centred on the Hargreaves’ Alder Grange farm, about five miles southeast of here. That is, the headquarters will be on the Hargreaves farm and other demonstrations and plow­ing compt tition on farms of his neighbors for some two miles . around.Clark Young of Unionville, treasurer of the sponsoring On­tario Plowmen's Association and also a champion plowman, gave some idea of its growth during the past two years.He plowed in the match when it was held north of Woodstock in 1921, At that time there were 30 tractor entries. Now, the major portion of the some 700 entries ex­pected will be in tractor classes. Mr. Young said he could see the day coming when horse plowing might be a demonstration rather than a competition.The farm machinery demonstra­tion. a big drawing card for the event which has had a daily attend- ence of more than 50,000 persons, is larger this year than it has ever been. The “tented city” ex­hibit space has overflowed the 22 acres allotted for it and the extra pace has been packed tight with eoncessons ranging from seven- foot frontage to between 200 and 250 feet.About 250 companies and exhi­bitors are booked for space in tire headquarters area.The 38th International has two ।new competitions to show its spon­sors are keeping abreast with modern farm trends. This year for the first time a contour plowing competition will be held. A farm welding competition has taken the place of the horse shoeing con­test which used to occupy a place on the program.Agriculture Minster Kennedy of Ontario wll officially open the match Wednesday afternoon, the second day. The first day, as in all Internationals, is given over to local counties day when plowmen from Oxford and surrounding coun­ties of Brant, Elgin, Middlesex, Norfolk, Waterloo and Perth will compete.Top prizes of the event will be trips to the British Isles for two- plowmen, one in the horsedrawn classes and the other in the tractor events. These winners will go to Xritan to plow in matches there.To keep the international flavor to the match, the champion plow­man from the United States nation­al plowing match is expected to enter in some of the classes._ Entries this year number about 700. The International now re­quires plowmen to have won first prize in a county mach. This holds down the entry list but raises the quality of the plowing.One of the parking lots at the International Plowing Match held north of Woodstock in 1921 is shown in this fine pic-Tented City Has Complete Civic Services of Its OwnThe "Tented City” at the Inter-1 Thenational Plowing Match has its civic services just like any' other city. It has its own police force, fire department and hospital.The police force is manned by 55 officers of the Ontario Provinci­al police. Some of these officers direct traffic to the match while some are on hand in the “tented city” itself to direct traffic and maintain law and order. The Paris Fire Department has a truck and some men at the match.The Ontario Fire Marshall's Of­fice has eight men at the match, a “pumper”, and emergency equip ment. The “pumper” is almost a complete fire department in itself. The truck carries its own water supply, 450 gallons of it, hoses, ladders- and other accessories,The panel truck is loaded with extra parts which include nozzles, pumps, hose, connections, and ad­apter's, “Siamese” and connections, and such things as shovels, axe, and spades; also in the panel are resuscitation apparatu.The St. John Ambulance Brigade supplies the medical services for the temporary community. The Brigade has its hospital, an am­bulance and a “disaster unit”. A staff of six St. Brigade members runs the emergency equipment.For Plowing ContestsParking Lot 30 Years Agoture belonging to James Bums, Second Ave., Woodstock. The cars in the background, Mr. Burns points out, are on what was his farm. Some of the'disaster unit” is perhaps the most interesting piece of equip­ment the Brigade uses. The unit might be called a hospital on wheels. It is completely independ­ent with a 2OO0-watt generator! supplying its electricity' needs and its own water supply kept in a tank: in the truck. The equipment of theunit includes a hospital inhalator and respirator stretcher.George Nutt, St. Jolinbed, an and aDistrictSuperintendent, is in charge of the Brigade’s activities at the match while Mrs. Blanche Locke, head of the local nursing division, is in charge of the hospital." I'hc trolley I "us on run into u beer truck.”horses and also the oxen were stabled in his barn. The Burns’ farm was later sold to the On­tario Hosiptal.Match Brings 'Army' of O.P.P.Free Press Woodstock Bureau WOODSTOCK, Oct. 8 — The impact of the world's largest plowing competition was even felt in Woodstock today as a small army of provincial con­stables invaded the city. Cruis­er after cruiser poured the city each bearing a tingent of officers from ferent districts who will into con- dif- tak*care of the law enforcement problem at tent city.Unaware of the situation, one citizen, startled at the in­flux of the province's finest, thought that Oxford must have been the scene of one of the worst crimes in history.Churchill Gets ClearMandate from BritishCounty Health Situation Good, Dr. Powers ReportsHunters Object To License Fee Award Prizes at Plowing MatchWinners of free trpis were de­clared as a, result of competi­tion held yesterday at the In­ternational Plowing Match. Names of the winners were an­nounced last night at the clos­ing banquet of the match held in Woodstock Arena. In the photo above at top (left) win­ners . of overseas trips are shown. They are Eugene Tim­bers, of Milliken( (left), and Norman Tyndall, of Richmond Hill. The other photo at top shows the winners of free trips to Chicago. They are Lawrence Hare (left), of Nanticoke, and Elmer Erb of Millbank. In theI bottom photo, Hon. J. G. Gar- the banquet last night. Seated | diner is shown as he addressed ' behind him are Wilson Milburn, chairman of the banquet; Clark Murray. M.P. for Oxford, who instroduced the speaker, and W. R. Bullick, president of the Ontario Plowmen’s Association.County Council Inspects RoadsMembers of Oxford County Council today will continue a tour started yesterday of county roads, noting work that has been done during the year and work that is to be done in the future.Conducted by county road sup­erintendent and county clerk and treasurer L. K. Coles, the coun­cil yesterday toured roads in the northern part of the county by bus.Leaving Woodstock at about 9.00 a. m., the council travelled the roads through Innerkip, Drumbo, Wolverton, Plattsville, Bright and Tavistock. At Tavis­tock, they were luncheon guests of Reeve Robert Rudy.On the afternoon trip, the group went through the townships of East and West Zorra, East Niss- ouri and West Nissouri in Middle­sex County to inspect a paving program there.Special interest was shown in the work that is being done in West Nissouri, Middlesex.Leaving again this morning on the concluding day of the tour, council will travel through town­ships in the southern half of the county inspecting the progress made by the county road commit­tee in that section.Ingersoll Plowman Receives Trophy //.____--THE FREE PRESS. LONDON. ONTARIO. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 12. 1951===================^^Juvenile Day" At Plowing Match Attracts 45,000 PAGE TWENTY-IHM "’■f. An estimated 45,000 converged on Beachville yesterday for the third day of the 38th International Plowing Match. Among the events in which the 200 entries participated was contour plowing, a new feature of the match. Above, George E. Williams, of Guelph, carves the surface of a hillside in the contour plowing class. Yesterday was "Juvenile Day" in the International Plowing Match near Woodstock and entries from all over the province participated in horse and tractor plowing, Hugh 'Baird, of Blackwater, a third-day entry, is seen above as he measures the small strip of sod remaining in the plot he plows. Hugh placed sixth in his class. vINVITED GUESTOCTOBER 14tA ( 1951 >Water Wheel, 1888 Beachville Signpost; Recorded By 'Cheese Poet' Of Ingersollpots and sidings.who wrote verse BO to 75 years ago in this region and was known to many as the “cheese poet” for his many odes on that product of his county, can be credited In these times with pre­serving some record of early Sights In Western. Ontario.The following Jines, written by McIntyre in 18S8, refer to a Beachville signpost of that day."STRANGE WATERWHEELS AT BEACHVILLE: borer, while working there.It In the cause of * good deal of curiosity on the part of trav­elers passing along, and observ­ing wheels revolving in the river, evidently driving some machin­ery which they cannot discover conveniently, as they are driv­ing pumps low down. In the quarry beds, Good building stone as well as atone for the perpetual kilns fthe kilns were always burning) are obtained convent-Here in the river you descryWheels revolve to keep quar­ries dry;Elsewhere such pumps are drove by steam,And here by current of the stream.• • •Easy it the water carries,And leaves dry the beds of quarries;Continuous at perpetual kiln.You withdraw lime and with stone fill.” A picture of gracious poise, Princess Elizabeth is seen with Prince Philip just before mounting the steps to the plat­form during their brief visit to Woodstock last night. Here they are seen with Mayor and Mrs. Fred Childs after having ai couple in woo< chatted briefly as they were officially welcomed to this city by the mayor. The dais, deco­rated in red, white and blue, was the scene of a formal .pre­sentation ceremony performed amidst the cheering tumult of 30,000 voices. In the back­ground is the royal train, from which crimson-coated Mounted OPolice had leaped even before the massive coaches had ground to a halt, to take up protective positions around the Royal couple and small group of officials. —(Staff photo)Llbarlana from various parts of Oxford county were In Wood- stock yesterday for a workshop meeting held at the court house. The meeting was pre- aided over by Mrs. S. L. Krom-County Librarians Hold Workshop Meetingpart,above photocounty librarian, TH? ford; Mrs. S. L. Krompart, 'L^jkhL photo shows those who Woodstock; Mrs. M. Kittmer, burs*attended the meeting. They are, front row, left to right, Mrs. Charles Milton, Princeton; Miss Annabel MacKay, Thames*Lakfeside; Miss Bertha Gilbert,Mount Elgin. Rack row, left to right. Mrs. William Bell, Platts­ville; Mrs. M. Longworth, Nor­Mrs. H. Mason, Tillson- ^Mrs. R. J. Sutherland,Embro; Mrs. E. Chant. Bur- gessvlile; Mrs. K. Clark. Mount Elgin: Miss B. Crawford. In-gersoll.—(Staff photo) ^MEWWR 1951CANADIAN GOOD ROADS ASSOCIATIONL. K. COLhiSThe Board of Govenors of the Willett Hospital, Paris take pleasure in announcing theOfficial Opening of the newly completed wing of the hospital on the afternoon of Wednesday, November, 14, 1951The friends and donors of the hospital, together with all interested citizens of Paris and adjoining townships, will be given an opportunity to inspect the new wingbetween the hours of 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. and in the evening between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.Tea will be served in the downstairs sun-room100th Annual Exhibition.North Norwich Agricultural SocietySEPTEMBER 6th and 7th, 195hCOMPLIMENTARYNot to be taken np at the gate. This ticket 1b not transferable.Cecil Mingle, President D. W. Croft, Sec'y-TraM.tillsonburg and district agricultural societyINGERSOLL, NORTH AND WEST OXFORD AGRICULTURAL SOCIETYFALL EXHIBITIONSeptember 4th and 5th, 1951COMPLIMENTARYNOT GOOD FOR NIGHT PERFORMANCEAdmit..................................... and LadyHARRY ELLERY, President. ALEX AMOS, Secretary.TAVISTOCK FALL FAIRTAVISTOCK. ONTARIOAllday and ^aluiday, Sept- 7 A '9^^avu) ^VuttullNOT TRANSFERABLE ^MEHtMR 1951i CANADIAN GOOD ROADS ASSOCIATIONL. K, COLES►COMPLIMENTARYD. W. Croft, Sec’y-Trea*.and LadyAdmitTea will be served in the downstairs sun-roomadmitZ'AA...The Board of Govenors of the Willett Hospital, Paris take pleasure in announcing theThe friends and donors of the hospital, together with all interested citizens of Paris and adjoining townships, will be given an opportunity to inspect the new wingbetween the hours of 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. and in the evening between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.TAVISTOCK. ONTARIO9,^0, and Saturday, 1 & S. >95>^uUaftNOT TR*N.MR«UtOfficial Openingof the newly completed wing of the hospitalon the afternoon of Wednesday, November, 14, 1951100th Annual Exhibition-North Norwich Agricultural SocietySEPTEMBER 6th and 7th, 1951iNot to be taken up at the rate. Thin ticket la not transferable.Cecil Mingle, PresidentINGERSOLL, NORTH AND WEST OXFORD AGRICULTURAL SOCIETXFALL EXHIBITIONSeptember 4th and 5th, 1951COMPLIMENTARYNOT GOOD FOR NIGHT PERFORMANCEHARRY ELLERY, President.ALEX AMOS, Secretory. VOL. 3TORONTO, OCTOBER 15. 1951NO.,Ontario Welcomes Their ^yal ighnessesLegislature-—Princess Elizabeth and her husband the Duke of Edinburgh who arrived in Ontario October 10th are shown above in the British Embassy in Paris before attending a dinner in their honor at the Elysee Palace. The Princess wears the Grand Cordon of the Legion of Honor and the Duke the Croix de Guerre which they received the same day from the French President.Election—Voting Date Is November 22 Asks Confidence, MandateA GENERAL ELECTION for Thursday, November 22nd. with nomination day Thursday, November 8th, was called by Premier Leslie M. Frost on Thursday, October 4. The announcement was made by Attorney- General Dana Porter at Parliament Buildings on behalf of the Premier who Htmultaneously made the announcement while speaking at Kingston at the opening of a school.In announcing the election, the Premier made the following statement: "For the best part of a year the possibility of a provincial election has been widely discussed in the press and at public meetings, so much so that last April I found it necessary to tell the House and the people that there would be no election In June. In coming to a decision at the present time 1 should like to review the circumstances."At the party Convention 1 was chosen Leader of the Progressive Conservative party on the 27th April, 194 9. On the recommendation of the 'then Prime Minister, the Honourable T. L, Kennedy, His Honour, the Lieutenant-Governor asked me to form an administration, which 1 did, and the same was sworn into office on the 4th May, 1949,"There were however apparent difficulties in the situation, While I possessed the confidence of the majority of the Members of the Legislature, fContinued tn paya i)APPROVES OLD AGE PENSIONS FIRST CHEQUES IN JANUARYTHE ONTARIO LEGISLATURE in special session on Thursd September 27th, approved legislation providing for payment of $40 month pensions for needy persona between ages 65 and 69 wh will be shared jointly by the Ontario and Federal Governments a for those over 70 without means test to be paid by the Federal governme Given Royal assent, the measure provides for first cheques to go out January.The bill also provides for certain adjustments in blind pensions persons between 21 and 65.The special session commenced Monday, September 24th, and was p rogued by Lieutenant-Governor Ray Lawson who said: "These measu become an integral part with the universal old age pension of a gr programme of national security.”Premier Leslie Frost told the Legislature that he is confident the Lawrence seaway will be built soon as a Canadian project, from which Onta will receive over one million new horsepower. Details and the defin announcement are left to the Prime Minister, St. Laurent, follow negotiations with the United States.Cabinet—New Minister OF EducationAlso Minister Public WorksTWO NEW APPOINTMENTS to the Ontario Cabinet were annoum by Premier Leslie Frost on Tuesday, October 2nd, in which William James Dunlop, identified with education for many ye became Minister of Education and Fletcher S. Thomas, member Elgin became Minister of Public Works. Both were sworn in as memb of the Cabinet before Lieutenant-Governor Ray Lawson.Formerly, Attorney-General Dana Porter, K.C., occupied the post Minister of Education for three years, and Hon. George H. Doucett, Minis of Highways had been also Minister of Public Works.The Premier also announced a change in personnel of the Treast Board by which Mr. Doucett becomes chairman, supplanting Mr,. Frost, w continues as Provincial Treasurer. Other members of the treasury bo: will be Mr. Porter and William E. Hamilton, minister without portfolio a former Minister of Reform Institutions, member for Wellington South.Dr. Dunlop has been with the Department of Education since last sprl doing work in connection with adult education. He was born in Gj County, son of Anglican clergyman, Rev. T. C. Dunlop. Educated at Stay: Public School, he attended collegiates at Collingwood and Clinton, t University of Toronto and Queen's University. He began teaching at a ru school in Hullett Township, later was principal of the public and continual school at Tavistock, of King Edward School. Peterborough, and Qi Alexander Model School in the same city. He has also taught at Unire J of Toronto Schools, and had been director of the University of Toi a extension and publicity course. aMr. Thomas has represented Elgin in the Legislature since 1941, Minister of Public Works he will direct the co-ordinating of the provim. conservation projects, having been chairman of the legislature’s commit'; on conservation which body has reported on conservation needs.THE CABINETIThe Ontario Cabinet at recent meetings approved orders-ln-council on recommendation of the Minister indicated affecting the following:Attome,y<*Geiieral—Under the Police Act. Mr. William Osgoode Langdon, K.C., Magistrate of Sault Ste. Marie, designated a member of the Board ot Commission ers of Police for the City of Sault Ste. Marie.Mines— IGold Production '•Down In AugustThe 42 producing gold mines tt reported to the Ontario Departing of Mines during August mill 7 76,346 tons of ore as compa* with 84 4,1 23 lu August of last ye The content of this ore was 179,9 ounces of gold, 26.211 ounces •Hver, with a value ot $6,611,693.For the same month in 1950. t content of the tons milled amount(Canlinwd (Hi pi\yr. H) In one of the closest-fought elec­tion battles staged in this county, Progressive Conserva­tive candidate Tom Dent was re­turned to office last night by aShaking Hands After Hard-Fought Campaign284-vote • margin over Liberal candidate Robert Rudy. In the above photo they are seen shak­ing hands just after the winner arrived at the Conservative com­mittee rooms on Dundas street. | Rudy. "It was certainly a close At the time this photo was taken I battle—a clean fight all the six polls had not been heard : way," replied Dent.—(Staff from, but Rudy had conceded Photo).victory. “Nice going Tom,” said ILandslide PC Victory In Ontario ElectionLiberal Party Weaker CCF Almost Wiped OutHow Oxford’sDeer Hunters Given RefundHunters who have purchased deer licenses to hunt in south­western Ontario will be able to get a refund on the fee paid by apply­ing to their local conservation officer.The open season on deer original­ly proclaimed for Dec. 3, 4 and 5 has been closed following protests received by the Department of Lands and Forests .from twelve counties and several townships in southern Ontario.W. J. K. Harkness Chief of the Fish and Wildlife Division of the Ontario Department of Land and Forests in a letter to Len Coles, county clerk and treasurer, felt the reason for the change in plans should be made known to those complaining of deer damage in the county. The rapidly increasing herds of deer in this section creates a serious threat to crops- wood­lands and the health of domestic animals In the area, it was claimed The department was of the opinion that shooting in an open season would be the most effective method of control.The number of areas asking- withdrawal of the privilege to hunters was sufficiently large to render it Impractical for the de­partment to leave any sections open.PUBLIC NOTICEAt the call of Warden Grant Sutherland a special meeting of the County Coun­cil of the County of Oxford will be held in theCOUNCIL CHAMBER INTHE COURT HOUSE, WOODSTOCK, onTUESDAY. DECEMBER 4th. 1951, at the hour of ten o'­clock a.m., for general bus­iness.All claims and accounts against the county must be filed with the County Clerk before the first day of the session.L. K. COLES, County Clerk. County Clerk's Office, Woodstock.Vote DividedFollowing is a detailed break­down of the unofficial vote by poll­ing areas in yesterday’s provincial election in Oxford:WoodstockDentSt. Andrew’s ... 292St. David's .... 799St. George's .... 1011St. John's ......... 607St. Patrick's .... 638Elsey Rudy 146 181 197 586 129 655 219 446 j 197 391Embro ................ 101Ingersoll ............1236Tillsonburg ........1124Norwich Village 334Tavistock ......... 89Blandford ........... 216East Zorra .... 387West Zorra .... 252East Nissouri .. 376North Oxford .. 238West Oxford ... 415East Oxford .. ?. 267COUNTY MEETINGSOxford County Health Unit will meet on Wednesday evening, Nov. 21 and the November meet-ing of the board of management of the County Home will be held on the same day. The final ses­sion of the county council of Ox­ford will commence on Dec. 4.ASSESSMENTMaxwell R. Sloan, assessment sui>ervisor of tfie province of On­tario will speak on the question of assessment at the annual meet­ing of the Oxford County Trus­tees and Ratepayers’ Association to he held in the courthouse on Friday, Nov. 30,North Norwich .. 361South Norwich .. 387Dereham .......... 746Advance polls ... 28Totals ...........990412 496 22449 16335630625311462 47925532292147100&728319529273774:529548234446]41839341858899618< > •-■X-JVACCINEA total of 592 high school stu­dents in Oxford County have been given influenza vaccine this fall. The report of the Oxford County Health Unit given at the regular meeting last night showed 157 vac­cinated at Ingersoll high school, j 24 at Tavistock, 6 nt Thamesford,' 13 at PlattsviUe, 193 at Tillson-1 burfe, 74 nt Mount Elgin, 12 at' Brownsville, 50 at Norwich. The vaccine has proved successful in combating influenza in recentyear*. Ottawa Wins Grey Cup 21-14 Over WesternersLicense to Bag Hunters Proposed But Not Okayed•'Resolved that council issue licenses at $25 to allow the rate­payers to shoot hunters.”The resolution was duly moved and seconded and handed to the clerk. The reeve put the question as the township hall waited in silence.East Oxford council had heard its clerk report a total of $416 realized from sale of pheasant licenses and that this sum allowed the township a small credit bal­ance for the year’s operation. Af­ter some discussion of the license fee and the reported dissatisfac­tion of some hunters, the resolu­tion was prepared and presented.Reeve Murray Logan presided] over the meeting attended by Councillors L. Gould, Fred L. Schell, Sam Richardson and G. R. Row.The resolution?No, it was not carried.Oxford's County Council Opens Its Final SessionThe fin 1 session of the Oxford county council opened this morn­ing at 10 a.m. in the county building in Woodstock with War­den Grant Sutherland in the chair.An invited delegation from Brant county, Warden Charles Geurney and ex-warden Leslie Osborne spoke to the morning session and thanked the members of the c uncil for the opportun­ity to observe the procedure in the Oxford council chambers.Warden Geurney felt it was an excellent idea to foster a greater exe'- ’ ge of ideas in county gov­ernment and invited the warden of Oxford and members of the council to the session of the Brant county council on Dec. 12.Len Coles, clerk and treasurer of the county, read a long lis* of correspondent » .0 be by the council during *e<ion, including dealt with the present resolutionsfrom other coin) ties, and reso­lutions presented to governmentCOUNTY COUNCILThe Oxford county council will wind up the year’s business at the final session of the council which will begin on Tuesday, Dec 4.CATTLE RUSTLINGyhe county council of the unit­ed, counties of Stormont, DundasGlengarry has sent a peti­tion to the county council of Ox­ford for approval. The petition concerns cattle rustling which has been prominent in recent years in that area. In order to cope with this menace the letter; from the united counties sug­gests that severe punishment be, given to anyone convicted of rustling cattle, and that the On-, tario Prov!~?ial Police be asked to make a diligent investigation into the theft of cattle in all parts of Ontario.officials and other counties by Oxford.Ten counties in Ontario have approved a resolution presented to them by Oxford asking that a recommendation for a yearly T.B. test 'or all cattle be forwarded to the Department of Agriculture. The counties were Lincoln, Water­loo, Brant Norfolk Lanark, Went­worth, Elgin, Haliburton, Perth and Peel.HAIL LOSSESA recommendation that a pro­vincial-municipal hail insurance scheme be endorsed by Oxford; county was approved at county council this morning. The plan will provide for losses to farm crops damaged by hail.RESOLUTIONA copy of a county council resolution asking for traffic to stop when school buses are dis­charging or taking on passengers will be sent to Tom Dent, MLA and to Minister of Highways George Doucett and Minister of Education William Dunlop. This resolution has been sought for some time by the Oxford County Trustees and Ratepayers’ Associ­ation, but to date the govern-: ment has taken no action on the issue.Sees That County Children Get Good Reading InterestOne of the chief concerns of Mrs. Louise Krompart, librarian of the Oxford County Library co-operat­ive, is to see that the children in the county schools gain an early Interest in good reading. Mrs. Krompart gives special attention to the selection of books for dis­tribution to the 115 classroom which her moli-a library serves.Tn order to stimulate the interest of the children in better reading many of the subjects are those to which they are already attracted, such as the Royal Canadian Mount­ed Police, Indians and animals. Instead of the swash-buckling hero depicted in books of this type previously, an mthentic account, illustrated in some cases with actual photog.phs is used and is slanted at a child’s level of under­standing in order to maintain his inteest.One of the best groups of books even for older students St a series ©n children of foreign lands. Re- placing the old nativecostumesPROBLEMSThe portion of East Oxford which is to be annexed to Wood- stock on Jan. 1 is concerned with some problems arising in connec­tion with the aim ation. A let­ter from the legal fir mof Mac­Dougall and Whaley outlined the fears of the area with regards to hospitalization, burial expenses for indigent pedons, unemploy­ment relief, costs of education,; res- ’Sllity for payment of de-' bentures, debt for municipal drains and water mains, and re­sponsibility for boundary roads. The suggestion was put forward ‘ that an agreement should be reached between the city and the township to settle these quesions.**At firwi I I hough! it wan my car motor knocking.and ballyhoo of the standard type of child's travel book is an account of present day conditions in other countries. Pictures deal with the life of the foreign child at school play and in the home and show tie food eaten, the dwelling and the clothing commonly used. This kind of literature has proven to be very popular.The fiction for children is in most cases illustrated by a super­ior type of drawing which is de­signed to give the reader an appreciation of art.Books at the schools arc changed three times a year and at the libraries four times. A book left at a school for a period of three months will often go through as many as forty hands.Over 2000 new bo.’s were added to the shelves this year in both the children's and adults sections i almost 7000 books have been circulated throughout the county.The December exchange is now- underway d Mrs. Krompart with the assistance of her husband S. L. Krompart and Mrs. C. Cocker will see that the supply of books is maintained in IS libraries, two book deposit stations and 91 schools, comprising 115 classrooms throughout Oxford county. As well at actual distribution of books, the co-operative pr. vides a reference service for librarians seeking mat- eial for talks or compiling infor- mation.The library co-operative is spon­sored by the county council and has its head' carters in the base- jt mt of the county building in Woodstock. More Light Shed On New Highway By Reeve Sutor ofBlenheim Township“No election is anticipated in Blenheim this year," were the words of Reeve C. D. Sutor when inter­viewed by The News recently, Mr. Sutor based his prediction on the fact that the council was elected by ballot last year' and. according to municipal tradition, are eligible for the second courtesy term by ac­clamation.REEVE C. D. SUTORschool teachers swarmed in with ap­plications for $600 per year. Today it is difficult enough to obtain one in the $l,800~$2,400 bracket.Many Expenditures Are Uncontrollable“Many of the expenditures are un­controllable,” asserted Mr. Sutor. "In fact, municipal councils now- adays are to a great extent 'collec­tion . agencies'.” He explained the term by citing school board requisi­tions wldch must be paid without question, and in a different sense the Dept, of Highways grant, “This, gi-ant of 50 per cent received on annual road expenditures and 80 per cent on bridge repair or construction is an excellent source of revenue but it means doing the work to govern-: ment specifications, which is often extremely expensive.”Blenheim Has 30 BridgesContinuing on the road theme. Mr. Sutor stated that Blenheim has probably more bridges than any other township in the province—30 in all—plus numerous culverts. Fif­teen of the spans are 125-162 feet in1 length, eight measure from 50 to 125 feet, and seven of lesser lengths.These bridges must be replaced from time to time, with three that are now in poor condition scheduled for replacement in the near future. This year the Gibson bridge, near Richwood, was repaired at a cost of $16,000.Fifteen Years’ Service HereMr. Sutor is serving his first year as reeve, a position which climaxed a long climb through the school board and council chairs. His total years of municipal service in Blen­heim come to fifteen; six years as trustee on S.S. board, seven years as councillor, one year deputy reeve and, finally, a year as reeve.But this speaks only for his mu­nicipal government career during his 28 years as a resident of Blen­heim on his prosperous farm just inside the Blenheim-South Dumfries townline. Actually, his record dates back to 4us birthplace in South Cayuga township, near Dunnville, in Haldimand County.Became Township Clerk at 20 YearsDue to a combination of circum­stances. Mr. Sutor became clerk­treasurer of the township while still a youth of 20 years—not old enough to vote. This latter fact caused alittle consternation because of the legislation requiring the clerk to cast the deciding ballot should a tie occur in a municipal election. How.- ever, he attained his majority be­fore an election was held, and then, of course, it wasn't a tie.There is very little doubt that Mr. Sutor can claim the distinction of having been the youngest clerk­treasurer ever to hold office in the province.“Those were trying days,” mused Mr. Sutor, “but I received consider­able assistance from the reeve. To show my appreciation I married Ills daughter.”East Decade DifficultTurning the conversation toward township business, Mr. Sutor said the past few years had been ex­tremely difficult, marked by changes in several departments. During his tenure on council, he has seen a new clerk, two new road superin­tendents and the changeover to pub­lic school areas and high school districts,“And those are only a few of the problems we have coped with,” said the reeve, “Rising costs, and the at­tempt to retain taxation at reason­able level has presented new diffi­culties." As an example, Mr, Sutor recalled that back in the '30's publicNith Straightened at PlattsvilleAnother important project which is being completed at present is the straightening of the Nith river1 at the bridge on the north side of Plattsville. Over a period of years the river had changed its course to the extent that it was striking the bridge approach rather than passing directly under. As a result, it was necessary to cut a new channel, some 40 rods long, to alter the river to its original course.Even with these imposing annual road expenditures, the township is hit by further road payments, col-; lected by the county through county tax. In this respect, Blenheim is very fortunate, for the reeve is a member of the three-man road com­mittee, which guarantees Blenheim all possible benefits."My appointment to this commit­tee was made this year for a three- year term,” said the reeve, “and I hope to be able to fulfill this ap- pointment through re-election as reeve. This committee made expen­ditures this year of $350,000 on county roads, and I am convinced that it was well spent,” continued Mi-. Sutor.He felt that a fair- proportion of the county road system passed through Blenheim—the 7th conces­sion and the Di-umbo - Washington link. Both these roads are improved and in top condition.Two Trans-Canada Routes ViewedRegarding the proposed trans­Canada highway, which ri planned to pass through the township, Mi-. Sutor informed The News that De­partment of Highways officials had lent assurance It would follow one of two routes: (a) Enter at north­east comer of township and cut diagonally across to southwest cor­ner, emerging Just west of East­wood. Enter on eastern end, be­tween 9th and 10th concessions, pro­gressing diagonally across township to No. 2 Highway,The. building of this turnpike may signal a complete disruption of the township roads, which would nor­mally cross the highway, as it ri planned to have entrances spaced five or six miles apart,Large Relief RollConcluding the interview, Mr.ao w c o a. coGaily Colored Gowns Whirl As Police Hold Annual BallFormal gowns swirled gaily last evening when members of the Oxford County Police Association were hosts at their annual ball. Some 800 dancers attended the event held in the Woodstock Armory.Arrangements for the evening were under the convenership of Constable Pep Martin of Woodstdck OPP. Decorations included the association crest mounted on the bandstand backdrop.Lionel Thornton and his popular Casa Royal Orchestra of London presented a varied program of dance music.Feature event of the tvening was when Ex-Warden Bob Rudy made the draw for the door prize, a mantel radio. Lucky winner was Len Coles of Woodstock.Constable Martin was chairman of the entertainment com­mittee which included: Chief J. L. Corbett of Tillsonburg. presi­dent of the Police Association; Chief Stan Melbourne, of Tavi­stock and vice-president of the association and Provincial Constable Bud Brown of Ingersoll, secretary-treasurer.Sutor touched on the topic of town­ship relief expenditures which, he pointed out, were among the highest of townships in Western Ontario.“One of the reasons It continues on the increase,” said the reeve, “is the influx of families already on re­lief into the township. With tire housing shortage in larger centres it is often toe case that these im- fortunate people find a vacant farm­house in the township and apply for relief as soon'as they are eligible. This practice often appears to be the unloading of these people into tlie township by other communities Wishing to escape the relief respon­sibility," Mr. Sutor suggested, “al­though we expect toe situation to be eased after the first of the year when the new O.A.P. assistance at 65 comes into effect."NOTE: Titis 1s the first of a series of reports from nearby mimicipiili- Ues which will appear in these columns from time to time.EDUCATION COSTSThe Oxford county council will ask the province of Ontario to as­sume all or an Increased share of the costs of education, including building of schools. They will add a provision that the assumption of such financial responsibletj should not move control of edu- caton out of the hands of the local authorities.REFUNDGame Overseer Herb Clark an­nounced today that those who had purchased licences to hunt deer in Oxford county and wish a refund, as the season was can­celled. should make application immediately. The application forms are available al the license issuers and must be completed and sent to Mr. Clark with the licence and metal seal. 1 High Tribute PaidRetiring Oxford WardenConservation in All Phases of Life Urged200 at Kintore Honor Reeve of East NissouriFree Press Woodstock Bureau KINTORE, Dec, 5—High tribute wan paid here tonight te Oxford County Warden Grant Sutherland, reeve of East Nissouri,Almost 200 guests from all over Oxford County sht down to din­ner last night with Warden Grant Sutherland at the Oddfellows Hall in Kintore.Guest speaker at the warden’s annual dinner was Padre William A. Young, BSA., of the Ontario Agricultural College at Guelph. He lectured the audience on the ne­cessity of conservation in all pha­ses of life in order to presene our Canadian heritage.Mr. Young urged that conser­vation be observed not only in res­pect of our national resources but also in connection with personal freedom and religious beliefs.He organized the idea of conser­vation along three lines, compar­ing it to a three-legged milking stool. The first leg, he explained, consisted of preservation and pro­tection against harm and abuse. The second was represented “by the self or the freedom of the in­dividual and the third by the soul or the heritage of religion.‘•Thirty-nine per cent of Cana­dian industries are dependent on the top soil of the Dominion of Canada," he said."We are dependent on the top soil. There is no more land. We have exploited it all. Much of the land which was used to grow crops is now desert.”The speaker informed the audi­ence that one-third of the popula­tion of the world is undernourished and one-fife subsists at starva­tion level.The population of Ontario is in­creasing by 10,000 a month and very little of these new citizens are going on the land. Today less than 15 per cent of the population of Ontario feeds the remainder of the people.Rev. Young was pleased to see that commissions have been or­ganized in Canada to investigate the necessity for conservation with regards to river valley pro­tection, forests and other national resources but he felt that the people themselves must take an active interest before any results showed.Concerning the "self” or the rights of the individual he said one half of the world had lost its freedom. "Freedom is worth con­serving” said the speaker. "Our civilization may crumble due toRESOLUTIONThe resolution of the Oxford County Trustees and Ratepayers' Associf i. concerning the ne­cessity all traffic stopping when school busses are taking on or disembarking children has been presented again to the county council. The association has been soliciting that the provincial gov­ernment amend the Highway Traffic Act to include this safe­ty measure, for a number of years.HEALTH REPORTDr. C. M. Mackay, physician of the county home and jail sur­geon, in his report to the coun­ty council this morning stated that there has been no infectious or contagious diseases in either the- County Home or the jail, Hy- glenic and sanitary conditions r> both institutions were good, he said, our laziness. We refuse to face! our responsibilities and wa would rather let George do it. But we must achieve a lasting security as a result of our own enterprise and industry."Comparing freedom to the oth­er national resources, he suggest­ed that the erosion which de­stroys freedom is not the natural elements but the erosion of indif­ference. The totalitarian powers, carry people away by false se­curity. They stop thinking and1 follow blindly. “There is no last­ing security," he exclaimed, "ex­cept what comes as a result of our own enterprise.The third phase in conservation dealt with religion or the soul. "Christianity,” he said, "has al­ways emphasized the importance of the individual man. All tyrants try to stamp out religion because they realize so long as men be­lieve in God they cannot be en­slaved.”Len Coles, clerk and treasurer of the county of Oxford was the very able chairman of the meet­ing. The program included toasts to the Empire, the House of Com­mons and the Legislative Assem­bly by R. A. MacDougall of Woodstock and a reply by Tom Dent MLA; a toast to the County of Oxford, the county council and the ex-warden by C. D. Sutor, reeve of Blenheim with Hugh Harris of Lakeside replying.The township of East Nissouri was honored by W. J. Weir and A. P. McKessock gave a short history of the county and muni­cipal government in the county.Fred Childs, mayor of Wood- stock, Kenneth H. Anderson, may­or Tillsonburg and Dr. J. G. Mur­ray, mayor of Ingersoll, thanked the warden for the dinner and lauded the social spirit of the Oxford county council.Mrs. Fred Slater got the last, word in for the ladies in reply­ing t^ the toast proposed to the fair sex by Dr. O.C. Powers, medi­cal officer of health for the coun­ty of Oxford.Len Coles in a lighter vein presented Reeve Herb Dunn of North Oxford with a model of a little red school house which he declared had always been the dream of the reeve.Roger L. Hawkins of Tillson­burg came in on the end of more fyn making when Mr. Coles de­livered a miniature covered wag-1 on to him In memory of the three elderly people who visit this county every year in a little wag­on and after much persuasion are usually encouraged to return to their home in the United States.Entertainment was provided by Bruce McMillan of Woodstock who did a series of comical musi­cal monologues and led the audi­ence in a sing-song. The prize winning barber shop quartet, made up of Clarence Stover, Tom Pellow, Ollin Carter and Murray Logan sang a number of old tunes in close harmony accom­panied by Roland Fry at the pi­ano. *The dinner was prepared by the ladies of the Uniondale Insti­tute and the Warden later enter­tained the guests at an open house gathering at his farm.who will step down from his post and out of County Council atyear's end.More than 200 people from all in this East Nissouri hamlet to tend the annual warden's dinner held in the C.O.O.F. Hall. They' were on hand to honor Warden Sutherland aa a leader in munici­pal affairs and as a friend.Many PresentGuests at the affair, one of the largest of its kind ever staged, in­cluded municipal and court offi­cials. prominent citizens from many district points, Five ex-war­dens from East Nissouri were also present.Guest speaker was Padre Wil-; liam Young. of Guelph, who spoke on conservation of Canadian values. He wove into his address the conservation of soil, self and j soul, fundamentals of richer living.Take PartParticipating in the program were: L. K. Coles. Ingersoll, county clerk and treasurer; R. A. Mac-1 Dougall, K.C., Woodstock; T. R. I Dent, Woodstock, M.L.A. for Ox-; ford; Reeve C. D. Sutor. Blenheim;! Ex-Warden Hugh Harris, Lake-! side; Mayor Fred Childs, Wood- stock: Mayor Kenneth H. Ander-; son. Tillsonburg; Mayor J. G. Mur­ray, Ingersoll; Dr. O. C. Powers, Woodstock; Mrs. Fred Slater. Kin-, tore; W. J. Weir and A. P. McKes­sock, of East Nissouri.sections of the county gatheredOxford Learns Duties for WarFree Press Woodstock BureauWOODSTOCK, Dec. 7 - The role of the rural districts of Oxford in case of atomic warfare would be to act as an evacuation centre, Lt.-Col. Norman F. Wilkins, of the Oxford Rifles, told the Oxford County Council yesterday.He informed the council that something should be done without delay to organize civil defence in the area. Woodstock is considered a target area according to Col. Wilkins and it would be necessary for the area surrounding to render assistance to the city.He emphasized the necessity of preparing defence against atomic, biological, chemical, high explosive and incendiary warfare and pointed out the obligation of the officials of municipal governing to see that trained people are available to sup­plement the ordinary community services such as auxiliary fire and police.The County Council will consider the matter during the session. Annual Warden's Dinner Held at KintoreTop photo shows a few of those who attended the warden's din­ner last night at the COOF hall, Kintore. Left to right are: L. K. Coles, chairman and toastmaster; guest speaker Padre William A. Young, BSA of the Ontario Agricultural Col­lege; Warden Grant Sutherland, and Mrs. Sutherland; Tom Dent, MLA, and Mrs. Dent. Some of the entertainment for the evening was supplied by the quartet shown in the bottom photo. Left to right are Roland Fry, Ollin Carter. Murray Logan, Clarence Stover and Tom Fellow. (Staff Photo)COUNTY COUNCIL INFORMED CIVIL DEFENCE IS URGENTLt.-Col. Norman F. Wilkins, C.O. of the Oxford Rifles, told this morning’s session of the county council that the need is urgent for a system of civil de­fence to be set up in Oxford county.In case of atomic attack he explained the role of the county area would be that of a reception centre and its duties to render mutual aid. If Woodstock, which is cited as a target city were en­dangered in war it would be neces-1 snry to use the county as an evacu­ation area.He emphasized the necessity ofRUSTLINGCounty council has endorsed a resolution from the* United coun­ties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, calling for action from the Ontario provincial po­lice to cope with the problem of cattle rustling. preparing defence against atomic, biological, chemical, high explosive, and incendiary warfare, and point­ed out the obligation of the offi­cials of municipal governing bod­ies to see that trained people are available to supplement the ordin­ary community services, such as auxiliary fire and police.The council will take the matter up for consideration during this session. ’Smithy Yields To New Garage - — .———r—INNERKIP, Dec. 4 — The old made way for the new In Jnnerkip bm a building con­structed in 1852 was torn down by Owner O. Hllderley. He in­tends to replace the one-tfrne blacksmith whop with a mod­ern garage.Oxford Trees Cut at Night, People Worry; All In OrderFree Press Woodstock BureauWOODSTOCK, Dec. 7 — Len Coles, county clerk and treasurer of Oxford this morning lauded the interest shown by the people of Blen­heim Township in the preservation of trees in the Hall tract of thecounty forest north of Drumbo.Nocturnal RemovalReports have come in from the area concerning the nocturnal re­moval of loads of evergreen trees from the forest.On chocking with none forester Mr. Coles learned that the cutting was perfectly in order. The forester had marked the trees to be cut — scotch pine, A weed tree and one valuable commercially as Christmas trees. The trees were cut duringREQUESTThe town of Ingersoll has re­quested that th< County of Ox­ford pay the proportion of the costs for the registry office which Is alloted to that town with the understanding that the town will repay the county over a period of throe or four years. darkness because they had to reach an American depot by a certain hour in the morning.S, R. Hamilton, Stratford, atone forester, said this morning a con­tract was let recently to cut Christmas trees in the Hall tract Less than one per cent of the trees in this tract were cut as a normal method of obtaining revenue to help pay costs of planting and managementNO PROMISESMinister of Finance Douglas Abbott has acknowledged a pro­test endorse by Oxford county requesting a removal of the 10% tax presently levied on lire fight­ing equipment, but has not prem­ised that any action will be taken on the matter. Jw lifts?THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1951—SECOND SECTION * *Oxford Warden Is Host at Kintore DinnerYoung, B.S A., Guelph, guest speaker; Warden Grant Sutherland, East Nissouri; Mrs. Sutherland. Standing, are: R. G. Groom, left, Tillsonburg magistrate; and T. R. Dent, M.L.A., Woodstock.At the Oxford County Warden's Dinner held last night at the C.0.0.F. Hall at Kintore, a few members of the head table chat in a jovial mood. Seated from left, are: Mrs. L. K. Coles, Ingersoll; L. K. Coles, county clerk, Ingersoll, and chairman of the dinner; Padre William A.Oxford Council Honors Prize-Winning QuartetOxford County Council, in session at Woodstock yester­day, paid tribute to its barbershop quartet, winner for the second year in a row of the Ontario County Council barbershop quartet championship. Honored with gifts from left to right, above, are: Reeve Ollen 0. Carter. Blandford; Reeve Murray V. Logon, East Oxford; Roland Fry, London, quartet coach; Reeve Clarence Stover, South Norwich; Reeve Thomas Pel low, West Oxford. (Photo by Free Press Woodstock Bureau). Lauds Interest DisplayedIn County Forest TractT.<?n Coles, county clerk and mended the people of Oxford for treasurer nt county council thlsi morning lauded the interest shown by the people of Blenheim in the1 their Interest In and concern about their municipal forests,Council Honors County QuartetOxford County Council at yes­terday's session did honor to their championship quartet, which has retained the barber­shop trophy in Oxford a second time.Len Coles, county clerk and treasurer, gave an engraved sil­ver trav to Reeves Ollin Carter of Blandford, Murray Logan of East Oxford and Thomas Pellow of West Oxford and a silver cream and sugar bowl to Reeve Clarence Stover, South Norwich, and to pianist Roland Fry, who has conducted the group.Mr. Fry and Reeve Stover were with the quartet last year when silver trays were given to the members.Reeve Roger L. Hawkins of Tillsonburg thanked the "boys”, for maintaining the honor of Ox­ford county and Warden Grant Sutherland added his congratu­lations.preservation o( trees in the Haiti Tract of the county forest north of Drumbo.Reports have come in from the area concerning the nocturnal re­moval of loads of evergreen trees from the forest.On checking with the zone For­ester Mr. Odles learned that the cutting was perfectly in order. The forester had marked the trees to be cut, namely Scotch Pine which is a weed tree and one valuable commercially as Christmas trees. The trees were cut during dark­ness because they had to reach an American depot by a certain hour in the morning.S. R. Hamilton, Stratford, zone, forester said this morning a con­tract was let recently to cut,’ Christmas trees in the Hall Tract.; The trees cut, he explained, were’ less than one per cent of the num­ber of trees planted in this tract. The cutting is a normal method of obtaining revenue to help pay costs of planting and management.Approximately §200 was real­ised from this venture, Mr. Hamil­ton, added. This amount, he said, is credited to the county.Mr. Hamilton said his office had had many calls during the past week from people in the area of the Hall Tract all concerned about i the cutting of trees. He com-1// uUtA/ An rry/iroot'rrlnr/ wou/tlutAo/Aw you tor// Ao yuHM/ or wt.'./uVAnr/ant/ ifunr/on.if. / ^/uAoOu/f, fynfCOUNTY OF OXFORDYOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND THE^innEiON WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 5th, 1951at t/i£ <^iaCC, D^into^, OntarioAT SEVEN O'CLOCKGRANT SUTHERLAND,WordenOxford, Brant Councils GiveGood Will Exchange LessonFree Press Woodstock Bureau - WOODSTOCK, Dec. 4—The United Nations would have learned 1a lesson in neighborly good will at the opening of the December ses­sion of the Oxford County Council here today.Mutual feelings of respect and' the need of “getting acquainted” were exchanged between members of Oxford and Brant county coun­cils.Reeves GreetedWarden Charles Gurney, reeve of Brantford Township, and ex­Warden Leslie Osborne, reeve of South Dumfries, were made wel­come to the session by Warden Grant Sutherland, of Oxford.Reeve C. D. Sutor, Blenheim, in­troduced the two Brant County representatives to council. It all started a year ago, Reeve Sutor observed, when an Oxford resolu­tion was passed to set up a com­mittee to investigate the rules, reg­ulations and procedures of other county councils.Warden Sutherland and Reeve Sutor were to visit Brant but other commitments made that impos­sible so the Brant representatives visited Oxford.“It is one of the things we have missed in getting acquainted with, •our neighbors," said Warden Gur- hiey. He felt that councils had lost sight of the preservation of dig­nity through the years. "We need1 more of these get-togethers," he said.He thought that amalgamation and not annexation was the an­swer to annexation problems in | Brant County,Reeve Osborne agreed that an­nexation was a "burning prob|em’’ in Brant County. He felt that a great deal of good can be accom­plished by observing the methods of others. IIN HOSPITALGeorge Bell, agricultural rep­resentative for Oxford county is in Victoria Hospital, London this week. His condition is believed to be satisfactory. Mr. Bell's as­sistant, Ken Best reports that it is “nothing serious’’ and that he should be back In Woodstock soon. &Road Allotment Change AskedFree Press Woodstock BureauWOODSTOCK, Dec. 7 — The in­creased cost of road building and maintenance has caused the roads committee of Oxford County Coun­cil to recommend a petition'to the Department of Highways asking that 515,000 provided for the pur­chase of new machinery be applied to road construction and .$21,000 of the allotment for the construc­tion of culverts and bridges be put over to road maintenance.The county road supervisor’s re­port presented at Oxford County Council in Woodstock this after­noon shows a total expenditure of $24,485.35 including accounts car- ;ried over from 1950.[ The amount represents new con­struction, repairs and maintenance of all roads in the county except­ing suburban roads.Within BudgetNet expenditure for the year will not exceed the approved allotment and all this year’s accounts will be settled this year. It may be neces­sary to make an overdraft due to । the fact that the subsidy allotted for bridge building was spent in or­dinary construction.The outlay on the general ac­count will exceed the estimated expenditure by $700, brought about by a change in the salary sched­ule after the estimates were drafted.The Increased costs In other de­partments will prohibit the pur­chase of a loader this year, and four of the bridges and culverts provided for in the estimates were n« . started for the same reason.Ths construction program was completed with the exception of extensions to two county roads.Coat of Honstruntion was Mated as $91,721.08 and maintenance to existing roads amounted to |1Wj- 764,27.^ke‘"LOarclertA ^^inner^WEDNESDAY EVENINGDECEMBER 5th, 1951 C.O.O.F. HallKINTORE, ONTARIOGRANT SUTHERLAND, Warden Lauds Interest DisplayedIn County Forest TractIz*n Colts, county clerk and mended the people of Oxford fortreasurer at county council this morning lauded the interest, shown hy the people of Blenheim In the preservation of trees In the Hall Tract of the county forest north of Drumbo,Reports have come in from the area concerning the nocturnal re­moval nt loads of evergreen trees from the forest.I their interest in and concern about: I their municipal forests.On cheeking with the zone For­ester Mr. Coles learned that the cutting was perfectly in order. The forester had marked the trees to be cut, namely Scotch Pine which is a weed tree and one valuable; commercially as Christmas trees. The trees were cut during dark-, ness because they had to reach an American depot by a certain hour in the morning.S. R, Hamilton, Stratford, zone forester said this morning a con-; tract was let recently to cut Christmas trees in the Hall Tract. The trees cut, he explained, were' less than one per cent of the num-, ber of trees planted in this tract. The cutting is a normal method of obtaining revenue to help pay costs of planting and management.Approximately $200 was real­ised from this venture, Mr. Hamil­ton, added. This amount, he said, is credited to the county.Mt. Hamilton said his office had had many calls during the past week from people in the area of the Hall Tract all concerned about the cutting of trees. He com-Council Honors County QuartetOxford County Council at yes­terday's session did honor to their championship quartet, which has retained the barber­shop trophy in Oxford a second time. . , ,Len Coles, county clferk and treasurer, gave an engraved sil­ver tray to Reeves Ollln Carter of Blandford, Murray Logan of East Oxford and Thomas Pellow of West Oxford and a silver cream and sugar bowl to Reeve Clarence Stover, South Norwich, and to pianist Roland Fry, who has conducted the group.Mr. Fry and Reeve Stover were with the quartet last year when silver trays were given to the members. , , JReeve Roger L. Hawkins of Tillsonburg thanked the "boys for maintaining the honor of Ox­ford county and Warden Grant Sutherland added his congratu­lations.ft uutulgt Ao you taouftA tuftSy.itaAiny toAaiA** you utift, A /tatianA ot> not.i'Ai fjn/COUNTV OF OXFORDYOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND THEQ/1/azete.n'i. ^inozzON WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 5th, 1951at tfiE, (2.0.0.^. <z)iatt, U^intozE,, OntarioAT SEVEN O'CLOCKGRANT SUTHERLAND,WordenL. K. COLES, Chairman"THE KING"God Save the KingCELERYOLIVESPICKLESTOMATO JUICETHE EMPIRE, THE HOUSE OF COMMONS and THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY"R. A. MacDougallT. R. Dent, M.L.A.ROAST TURKEYDRESSINGTHE COUNTY OF OXFORD, THE COUNTY COUNCIL, and THE EX-WARDENS"C. D. SutorHugh HarrisCRANBERRY SAUCEGREEN PEASADDRESSCREAM WHIPPED POTATOESPADRE WM. A. YOUNG, B.S.A., GuelphPERFECTION SALADTURNIPS"TOWNSHIP OF EAST NISSOURI"W. J. WeirA. P. McKessockAPPLE PIE and UNIONDALE CHEESECOFFEEROLLS"OUR SISTER MUNICIPALITIES"Kenneth H. Anderson, Mayor of TillsonburgFred Childs, Mayor of WoodstockJ. G. Murray, Mayor of IngersollMINTSTHE LADIES"Dr. 0. C. PowersMrs. Fred Slaterexisting rnada amounted to $181,-!764.27.■ Honor-Warden Sutherland- - At Final Council SessionThey sang "For Hr's a Jolly Good Fellow” for Grant Slither- land at county council last night and meant every word of itPrior to the singing each mem­ber of the council rose to praise the work of Mr. Sutherland as warden and to express gratitude for personal efforts on his part to aid them in their own endeavors.Many members expressed the hope of the council that Mr. and Mrs. Sutherland would have many happa years to remember the warden's year as head of the countr council and to enjoy the! silvciftoa service which was pre­sented them.Reeve Robert Rudy of Tavis­tock occupied the chair after coun­cil completed its 1951 sittings in the courthouse council chamber last night.Setting the tone for the presenta­tion Mr. Rudy declared the coun­cil was honoring a man who had served the county well for the past year and for many years before.Reeve Clarence Stover of South Norwich read an address to War­den Sutherland expressing appre­ciation for his leadership and praising him for maintaining the high standard of his predecessors in the office. Reeve H. A. Little of Dereliam presented the beautiful, engraved silver tea sendee.Reerc Stover went on in the ad­dress |o mention some of the high­lights of the year as warden, to which post Mr. Sutherland was elected on the 54th ballot, the start of the new registry office, the royal visit, the InternationalRESIGNSMrs. Shirley Reid court reporter in both the Oxford county court fand the magistrate’s court has resigned her post as secretary’ to the county judge and as court re­porter for the county. She will continue as reporter for magis­trate’s court She explained that the work of the courts had in­creased to such an extent that she didn’t feel able to shoulder both responsibilities.Plowing Match and the champlon- i ship won by the council's quartet wore mentioned as were I ho lad- ids' day and the warden's dinner.The warden in expressing his thanks for the address and the presentation assured the council} any success on his part was due to the members themselves and to the co-oporalion of the county of­ficials. "No one can bo warden without the co-operation of all” he stressed."I’m sure this fine present will bring back many pleasant mem­ories spent, with the coun*y coun­cil.” ho concluded.Rustling Protest Asked Of OxfordFree Press Woodstock BureauWOODSTOCK, Dee. 4 - Cattle rustling in the united Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry is becoming rampart according to a communication read to county council here today by County Clerk and Treasurer L K. Coles, of In­gersoll.The letter requested that Oxford County Council, at its last session! of the year, endorse a petition to the Attorney General’s Depart-} ment asking for "severe punish­ment.”Urge Police ActionThe communication, one of many referred to the proper committee for consideration, also asked that the provincial police be put on the alert for cattle rustling in many counties and that provincials take "immediate and diligent” In­vestigations of reported cattle rustling.An Oxford County resolution, passed at the last session, seeking annual T.B. testing for all cattle, received wide endorsation from many counties.Endorsing the resolution were the Counties of Lincoln, Brant, Norfolk. Lanark, Wentworth, Elgin, Haliburton, Perth and Peel. No action was taken on the resolution by Ontario, the United Counties, Bruce, Carleton and Huron.County Hears Final ReportsOxford's county council com­pleted Its business for 1931 al the final session held last night, in the cOUrthousc counci' chambers.Reports were accepted from the property and finance committees, county representatives named to various high school boards and a routine bylaw for passing of or­ders and accounts given the three’ required readings.Correspondence read by county clerk L. K. Coles at the session when it. convened sho .’y after 7 p. m. reported no action taken on the Oxford council's resolution seeking a yearly routine T. B. test for cattle. The two letters read Were from Victoria and Simcoe c junty councils.In the report of the property committee presented by Reeve W. J. I cDonald of East Zorra the cost of living bonus for jail em­ployees was increased to $35 a month as of Dec. 1. lie commit­tee also proposed the jail yard be wired as recommended by the de­partment.To aid visitors in f nding their way about Oxford’s courthouse, a bulletin board and d'/ectory will be placed at the entrances to the building.Reeve Tom Pellow, West Ox­ford, chairman, present the re­port of the finance committee, which was accepted. The report recommended paj... t of hospital grants as follows: Tillsonburg $15,000; Ingersoll, $10,000; St. Marys, $2000 and Paris $500. These grants are yearly payments as part of an original grant to each passed by council and pay­able in annual portions.Reimbursement of interest for prepayment on county rates will be paid by the county as follows:MEETINGSThe final meeting of the Ox­ford County Health Unit will take place at 4.30 p.m. Wednes­day, Pec. 12 at the county build­ing. The Oxford County home board will hold its regular meet­ing on Thursday, Dec. 12 at the county building.Dereham, $522.52; North Oxford. $264.62; West Oxford. $220.27; Tillsfnburg, $539.87; Tavistock, $11640.The warden and clerk were at Jiorizcd to enter into an ag-| [reement. with1 Ingersoll with a view to having the county finance Ingersoll's share of construction! |of the new registry office with [the county to be completely re­imbursed by Ingersoll.The sum of $186.85 will be paid! to Woodstock toward expenses in­curred in the royal vi“lt.The resignation* of Mrs. Sylvia Reid as secretary to the county judge was accepted with regret, and the county clerk authorized to engage a replacement.The committee recommended the request of the St. John Am­bulance for financial assistance be filed.Reeve J. D. Hossack of Embro took the chair while council sat in committee of the whole on the final bylaw of the year, a bylaw to pass orders and accounts. The: measure was piloted through three readings by Reeve Clarence Stover of South Norwich and Reeve J. B. Hanmer of Norwich.Five county council representa-i tives named to high school boards were: W. H. Williamson of Prince­ton to the Paris District High School Board; Edward Kennedy of Oxford Centre to the Wood- stock Suburban Area High School District; Warren Rock of Till- sonburg to the Tillsonburg Dis­trict High School Board; N. M. Marshall of Norwich to the Nor­wich District High School Board, William Weir of Thai, esford to the Collegiate Board of the In- Eersoll DistrictLAST MEETINGOxford County Health Unit met at ;the county building for the last time this year and passed the an­nual accounts. The next meeting will not be held until late in Jan­uary when a new board will be formed.f (IIWarden Honored at Closing Council SessionWarden Grant Sutherland of 'East Nissouri was honored by founjy. council last night at the .clew' of the 1951 sessions. All •mynber;. of council, J. N. Mejheralli county road super-intendent, and L. K. Coles, I county clerk, praised the work | of the retjring warden an*epek«. In glowing^emu of the co-oper­ation he had glCcn. Reeve Clar­ence Stover, South Norwich,left In the above picture, read an address to the warden, as Reeve Harry Lillie, centre, made the presentation of a beautifully eng fa ve® silver tea service. Warden Sutherland ex­pressed his appreciation for the work of the council and for the present which he said would bring back to Mra. .Sutherland and himself many pleasuiM me- morles of county council. NEGATIVE REPLY .A request from the county m Oxford asking that all displaced; Persons be required to remain will their farm employers for nt Was’ x year has met with a negative reply from Walter Harris minis*Would Use Machinery Funds For Road Workter of citizenship and Immigration. Mr. Harris explained that while the displaced persons arc under a moral obligation to remain al iheir original employment for a period of one year it is impos­sible to force them to do so. In his opinion he said the practice of making an unwilling person stick to his job would cause hard­ship not only for that person but also for his employer.IN GOOD REPAIRThe annual report of the grand] jury presented at the county council this morning shows the county building to be in excellent repair and the interior to be clean and well kept.Rising costs for road construe-;is made up by accounts left over tion and maintenance l.ss forced]from 1950.the Oxford county council to pell- This year the not expenditure tion to forego the purchase of new;will not exceed the approved x- n.achlnery in favor of spending the pendlturr. All accounts incurredallotment on the upkeep of thecounty roads.The rond committee which met yesterday afternoon added a re­commendation to the report of the supervisor of roads suggesting that the $15(000 alloted for the purchase of machinery be applied on road construction and that $21,000 pro­vided for construction of bridges and culverts be transferred to road maintenance.The report showed an expendi­ture of $244,485.35 for the year. Of this amount $152,764.27 was spent on maintenance and $91,721.08 was put out for construc­tion. A part of the latter figureduring the year will be paid. Averts necessary tar the new g and other replacements.The constn. ciion programados'ouilined In the estimates was com­pleted except for the surfacing of the extensions of roads 14 and 21,small overdraft: may be necessary Having made heavy fills on theselo make up for the bridge con- sections It was considered advis- struction subsidy which had to be I able to lay over the paving for spent on ordinary construction, another year. The project undrr- The department of highways pays 'taken and their cost to slate in- 80 per cent subsidy on bridges but eluding accounts carried over from only 50 per cent on ordinary con- last year are as follows.-.slruction.The expenditure in the general account will exceed the estimated xpenditure by approximately $700. This extra amount was due to a change in the salary schedule after the estimates wen? drafted.Owing to the increased cost of road construction and maintenance it was decided not to purchase the loader provided for in the estim­ates in order not to exceed the appropriation. The operation of the Woodstock and Embro shop together with the general machin­ery repair cost approximately। $1000 more than estimated.| Four of the bridges ano culvertspropided for in the estimates were not started in drder to keep withinthe estimates. A structure on Road 16 Concession 9 of East Nissouri was only partly completed but at present the traffic has the use of a 30 foot grade. Final settlements were made o. the five structures built in 1950. Bridge work this year included the construction of two steel arches on Road 28 and the completion of one steel arch on Road 16 and partly completing another together with the supply­ing and installing of metal cul-Road 4 Paving 2.4 miks, $17,- 570.28; Road 13 completing giad- ing and surfacing, $8958.95; Road 17 Paving 3.4 miles, $25275.19; Road 20 Grading and surfacing 2.6 miles, $13831.19; Road 25 Grading and surfacing 2.6 mile?, $9405.43; Read 28 Completing grading and surfacing, $14632.94; Road 29 Pave­ment % nay a b Ie by Brant, $2048.00; Total, 91,721.08.The maintenance program was carried out as provided for in the estimates. Chemical weed killer was applied on all the roads ex-? cept Road 33 and a section of Road 29.The following schedule Ogives the main maintenance operations and the cost of sauce. Thesp < figures do not include the work on Sub-urban roads.tDustlaying 113.5 miles, $23946.66; Dragging 133.45 miles, $18313.78; Brush and Weed control $9808.35; Snow roads, $10804.97; Patching gravel road 133.45 miles, $16278.11; Patching hard top surface 78.95 miles. $22797.86; Gravel resurfac­ing 50.5 miles, $24977.06; Surface maintenance hard top surface 24.7 miles, $25837.48; Total, $152764.27.Happy After Election VictoryMr. and Mrs. Midi a ' Smith are shown here shortly after an admiring supporter had pre­sented Mrs. Smith with a bou­quet of flowers at her home to mark her traditicn-smashing victory in Woodstock's mayor­alty electic Mrs. Smi*h will beWoodstock’s 1952 mayor on the strength of her win over pres­ent Mayor Fred Childs by more than 500 votes. (Staff photo.)SETTLEMENTHighways Minister GeorgeDoucett h. approved an agree- _•ment between the county of Ox-Tillsonburg. A similar agreement ford and the town of Tillson- has been drawn up for Tavistdck burg with regards to apportion-with repairs to Hope street be- ment of the costs of work on ing shared in the ratio of IS per county roads. The costs of the cent by the county and 15 per extension on Tillson avenue and-,cent, by the municipality of on Baldwin and Borden streets Tavistock, will be borne entirely by the county. The repairs to Market, Raynes and Venison streets will receive 10 per cent, support fromIAttend Meeting Of Health UnitsRepresentatives of the Oxford County Health unit will attend the semi-annual regional conference of health units in London to-morrowThe purpose of the event is to give the various health units a chance to discuss problems pecul­iar to their districts and is a ground for the exchange of ideasThe London Public Health unit will play host during the confer­ence but the Oxford unit will be /responsible for the ‘entertainment. I Those attending from Oxford will be Dr. O. C. Powers, medicai officer of health; Dr. L. E. L. Tay­lor, veterinarian; J. L, Griffith and G. E. Crandall, sanitary Inspect­ors; M1m Margaret Grieve, super­visor of the nursing division; Miss Ruth Grieve and Miss Nora Hicks, public health nurses; and Mrs. Jeanette Box and Miss Betty; Smith, administrative staff.Retiring Oxford Warden HonoredRetiring Warden Grant । SHfl^rland, of East Nissouri, was presented with a silver tea service set at the fiool f&sston of County Council at Woodstock lost night. Reeve Stover, South Norwich, leR,»read the presentation address onc^ Reeve Horry Little, Dereham, centre, made the presentation to Worden Sutherland right. Ruling on Parked Vehicles Applies to County RoadsA warning similar to one issued, city police was given by Coun­ty Rond Superintendent J. N, Mathen? 11 today.' Outlined hi subsection 9 of (he Highway Traffic Act is a law ap­plicable to rural routes which, states that motorists must not park cars so as to interfere with snow removal.Subsection 10 ot the same Act gives police the authority to tow the parked vehicle from the road at the owner's expense. IAlthough not much parked - car difficulty has been encountered by county snow-removal crews. Mr, Meathrell said that there will lie trouble if no let-up in winter weather is forthcoming.Snow clearing work was contin­uing today with all county roads I reported as passable.REDECORATIONFurniture and fixtures have been cleared out of the county council chambers while extensive redecoration is taking place. When countv council meets to elect the warden for 1951 on January 15, it will find the new light blue walk and white ceiling a big improve­ment on the old buff color scheme.WOULD BE BADJ. N. Meathrell, county roads supervisor, shudders at the thought that sleet may follow to­day's snow. He said it would be just like trying to plow sand if, *teet fell on top of drifted Show. Rt tills point all the county roads ere clear and open to traffic in fell sections.PASS ACCOUNTSThe Oxford County Home Board ;sassed the accounts at the final meeting of the year held yesterday at the county building.Dr. J. H. Fraln, now in his 93rd year, has been treasurer of Norwich village for the past 31 years. On Monday he re­HELPEDOver fifty families were as­sisted in some way by th? Oxford County Children’s Aid Society during the Christmas season. This was made possible by dona­tions of money, clothing and food from people all over the county.WOULD BOOST BOUNTYA motion made by Arnold Gee, and seconded by Douglas Hart at an executive meeting of the Ox­ford Federation of Agriculture, made preparation for a delegation i to wait on the county council when it meets this month. The delegation will ask for an increase in the fox bounty paid in t^is county.Tavistock Balance Outstanding Taxes $2000Village Treasurer for 31 Yearsceived a Christmas gift in the form of a cheque for $25 from the village. A. L. Bushell, vill­age clerk, an official of themunicipality for the past 24years is shown making the pres­entation to Dr. Frain. (Photo by Lowe.)FINAL MEETINGThe board of management of the Oxford County I" ? held its final meeting of 1951 this after­noon in the county building.INSULATIONInsulation of the County Home was completed yesterday and the, Oxford County Home board in­spected the work.ROAD CONDITIONSMain highways were reported w be in fairly good condition this morning. County roads were good to fair, with some drifting and -icy patches. Concession roads were verv hazardous where pass­able, because of • icy surfaces. Many of these roads were blocked by heavy drifts. This is to Certify thatCOUNTY OF OXFORDONTARIOIS A SUBSCRIBER MEMBER OF THECanadian Good Roads AssociationORGANIZATION dedicated to the develop- ment and improvement of the nation’s road systems through public education and research, in order to make highway travel and transportation more efficient, safer, more economical."X^itness our hands and seal at Ottawa, Ont.this 10th day of October 19 51 Health Unit Nurses Serve Oxford Countyr - c.-S■ " ■ ■ : ■ ;SSwR-Io W-These charming nurses of the Oxford County Health Unit under Dr. 0. C. Powers, M.O.H., and Nursing Supervisor Miss Margaret Grieve are largely responsible for the good health of the county. Left to right, back row: DorothyJohnston, Betty Smith, Sally Wilkins, Edith McCartney uyiu WateJAhouse- Front: Janette Box, Nora Hicks, Elsie Holden Margaret Grieve, nursing supervisor; Ruth Grieve, Hazel Ryder.OXFORD QUARTET TR/INS FOR FAIR—Training hard to retain the "Rose Bowl” Trophy won by Oxford’s barber shop quar­tet at last year’s Galt Fair, this year’s quartet has been practising diligently. They are, left to right: Reeve Allen Carter, Blandford; Reeve ^urray Logan, East Oxford; Reeve Clarence Stover, South Norwich; Reeve Thomas Rellova, West Oxford. HANDBOOK1951GRANT SUTHERLAND, Esq.WardenGeorge Jones K c i 5 O<no£pJ>>>cH□ « E 4) £ a ’3 U ” & r? ’I£ -3 - — x ’O w c ° “ 9 «-f ° £•3 trf-iw « tr *x‘ l. co a x: » >- o5 38in aSC > S~ :S g o* C ui 1«2 > TJ o > -3 3.113^3VISITS WOODSTOCK—Ontario Department of Highways Minister George H. Doucett paid an annual visit to Oxford County and conferred with road officials at the court house in Woodstock In the above picture he is shown chatting with the officals. Left to right are, Hon. Mr. Doucett, J.M. Maclnnes, chibf mu­nicipal engineer for Ontario; L. K. Coles, county clerkl and treasurer; T.L. Dent, M.L.A. for Oxford; Grand Sutherland, warden of Oxford, and J.N. Meathrell, county road superin- t end ent• /1*$ s >»£ *H t-I -nO 2 <u£> 205> □ a2w a> ~ C oj <u «m -g q- w>i si cti C 2 if Ms“ 3 § .. O i-5 w = £3 W 3 3 US Q h = w 'OS S w 2 O OJ c •Ccx□ ° o 2 -4 - a H’s «o*o U ? 5 & £ S .6Well Known City Figure George Jones Passes OnOne of the best known figures on! His age wac an uncertain quant- Woot.stock streets for a quarter of ity and was variously placed ata century and popularily known as the “city crier”, George “Wash­ington” Jones, veteran Negro re­sident, died at the county home Saturday.City Remembers His Happy Smilefrom 75 upwards. Records at the county home show thal he came to Woodstock from Chatham in 1925.Togged out in a silk top hat and swallow tail coat, bedecked with many medals and badges of vari­ous kinds, George would parade down Dundas street. At other times with his booming voice and megaphone, would advertise some event or sale. Often he would have a sandwich board slung over his back, advertising the event.George eked out a living through the years by doing almost anything In the way of odd jobs, slice shin­ing, window cleaning and such like. In later years, his eyesight began to fail him and about a year ago he went to the county horn.Merchants and citizens befriend­ed George as did also the Wood- stock Branch of the Canadian Nat­ional Institute for the Blind and ne didn’t want for clothes or other necessities. It was not an uncom­mon sight to see some prominent citizen helping him across the street or guiding him, as h« tapped his way along with his white cane.The name “Washington” got in­cluded in his name after coming to Woodstock and he was never very enthusiastic about it. How­ever, there was nothing he could do about it as the public seemed to like it and it stuck.The body is resting at the Mill­ward Funeral Home, 21 Wellington street, north, where the funeral service will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. Interment will be made in the Baptist ccmeterv.On Saturday, death claimed one of Woodstock's beat known fig­ures in the person of George “Washington” Jones. George, his top hat, medals, sandwich board and happy smile had been a part of Woodstock's mainstreet for many years. In later years his eyesight failed him and a tapping white cane rc- placed the sandwich hoard bul always the merry laugh and soft, spoken “thank yuh, sah" stayed with him. From Dundas street in a good wind. George’svoice often carried to the city limits. A resident once told George he heard him in East- wood and the “city crier" show cd no sign of surprise or even doubt that such might be thecase. (Sj«2}!Ea5iCOUNTY OFOXFORDthe Oxford modal/ 9 5/^fsf/vtf/d fot.K COL^SACTS or T^ /to ST CS/VSP/CCfOL/S COUf^AG£ //f TM E TJ/SC/-//^ £Of F//S &C/T/£SV/ 0 0/35 ro ch O/yrAA/ o Of C ££//3 £r/T t/O /OS'/ HANDBOOK ★ GRANT SUTHERLAND, Esq. Warden TOWNSHIP OFFICIALSBLANDFORD1 Icrk ......................................... George Oliver, Brightrrea*urcr ....................... Mrs. B. M. Wilson, BrightRoad Supt.................... Ben Biddis, R.R. 2, InnerkipA3sessor ................................. E. A. Carter, InnerkipTax Collector ................ Mrs. B. M. Wilson, BrightRelief Officer ............................................. The ReeveDate of Meeting—First MondayBLENHEIMClerk and Treasurer ....... Irvin J. Haines, Drumbo Road SuP‘................................. Joel Dawson. Drumho Assessor ............ John L. Davidson, Bright, R.R. 3 Tax Collector ...... George Balkwill, Drumbo, R.R. 1 Relief Officer ............................................. The Reevc Date of Meeting—Second Monday DEREHAM Clerk and Treasurer .. Jas. D. Flanders, Mt. Elgin Road Supt........................... Harold Tindal, Mt. Elgin Assessor ............. Ira M. Harris, Mt. Elgin, R.R. 2 Tax Collector ............... Jas. D. Flanders, Mt. Elgin Relief Officer ............................................... The Qerk Date of Meeting—Second Monday EAST NISSOURI ^Ierk ......................................... A- J- Baker, Lakeside Treasurer ....................... Wm. J. Weir, Thamesford Road Supt. .... Geo. B. Anderson, Lakeside, R.R. 1 Assessor and Tax Collector A. P. McKessock, Thamesford, R.R. I Relief Officer .................. Wm. J. Weir, Thamesford Date of Meeting—First Monday NORTH NORWICHClerk and Treas. ..J. F. Pritchard, Norwich. R.R. 2 Road Supt. ... Chas. deMontmorency, Burgessville Assessor ................................ D. B. Ferris. NorwichTax Collector .... J. F. Pritchard. Norwich, R.R. 2 Relief Officer .... J. F. Pritchard, Norwich, R.R. 2Date of Meeting—Second MondaySOUTH NORWICHClerk and Treasurer ... Herbert Parson, OttervilleRoad Supt........................... Elmer Almost, OttervilleAssessor .......................... Ben Strudwick, OttervilleTax Collector ............... Herbert Parson, OttervilleRelief Officer ................ Herbert Parson. OttervilleDate of Meeting—First MondayEAST OXFORDClerk and Treasurer .................. N. M. HoldsworthR.R. 8. WoodstockRoad Supt........... Clarence Hart, Woodstock, R.R. 8Assessor ........ John A. Wallace, Woodstock. R.R. 8Tax Collector ............ A. Riach, Woodstock, R.R. 8 Relief Officer ............................................... The Reeve Date of Meeting—First Monday EAST ZORRAClerk .................................. Edwin Parker, HicksonTreasurer ............................... 8. T. Loveys, HicksonRoad Supt. .............. Ed. Hansuld. Tavistock, R.R. 2Assessor .................. A. W. Malcolm, Bright, R.R. 1Tax Collector .... John C. King. Woodstock, R.R. 6 Relief Officers ..................................... Entire CouncilDate of Meeting—First MondayWEST ZORRAClerk ............................................. J. D. Wood. EmbroTreasurer ..................... L. J. Pelton, Embro. R.R. 1Road Supt................ Jas. A. Murray, Embro, R.R. 5Assessor ..........James A. McDonald, Embro, R.R. 4 Tax Collector .......................... Alex. Forbes, EmbroRelief Officer ............... L. J. Pelton, Embro, R.R. 1Date of Meeting—First MondayOFFICIALS OF TOWN AND VILLAGES NORTH OXFORD Clerk and Treas........... Miss E. A. Seldon, Ingersoll Road Supt........... Leonard Minier, Ingersoll, R.R. 2 Assessor .................. S. J. Dundas, Ingersoll, R.R. 3 Tax Collector ........... Miss E. A. Seldon, Ingersoll Relief Officer ............................................. The Reeve Date of Meeting—First Monday WEST OXFORD Clerk and Treas. .. L. B. Curry, Woodstock, R.R. 1 Road Supt............ C. A. Williams, Ingersoll, R.R. 5 Assessor and Tax Collector ....... B. B. Richardson Woodstock, R.R. 1 Relief Officer ............................................. The Reeve Date of Meeting—First Monday TILLSONBURG Clerk and Treas............... L. V. Waller, Tillsonburg Road Supt........................ Fred Cousins, Tillsonburg Assessor ............................... Wm. Agur, Tillsonburg Tax Collector ..................... Burt Neale, Tillsonburg Relief Officer ..................... Burt Neale, Tillsonburg Date of Meeting—First Tuesday EMBRO Clerk and Treasurer ........ William French, Embro Assessor ............................ Bates E. Manzer, Embro Tax Collector ..................... William French, Embro Relief Officer ............................................... The Reeve Date of Meeting—First Monday NORWICHk ...................................... A. L. Bushell, Norwich*rea;Tr .......................... Dr' J- H. Frain. Norwich*°ad Supt.......................................... J- Lees, NorwichAssessor .................................. Chas. Bates, NorwichTax Collector ......................... Chas. Bates, NorwichRehel Officer ..................... A. L. Bushell, NorwichDate of Meeting—First MondayTAVISTOCKClerk and Treasurer ............ C. J. Klein, TavistockRoad SuP*..................................... R- Rudy, TavistockAssessor .......................... C. J. Kaufman, TavistockTax Collector ............... E. A. Kalbfleish, TavistockRelief Officers ....................................... Entire CouncilDate of Meeting—Third MondayOXFORD HEALTH UNIT M- H............................................ Dr. O. C. Powers Supervisor of Nurses ..................... Miss M. Grieve Sanitary Inspectors .. J. L. Griffith, Glen Crandall Veterinarian ............................... Dr. L. E. L. Taylor Staff Nurses—Miss R. Grieve, Miss Nora P. Hicks, Miss Mae Haviland, Miss J. M. McNaughton, Miss D. Adams, Miss M. MacMillan, Mrs. D. Johnston, Mrs. H. Ryder, Mrs. J. Waterhouse, Mrs. E. McCartney. Clerical Staff ..................... Misses J. Bell, E. Smith Woodstock Office .................. Phone Woodstock 690 Ingersoll Office .................... Phone Ingersoll 762-W Norwich Office ............................... Phone Norwich 1 Tillsonburg Office ............... Phone Tillsonburg 265 Embro Office ............................... Phone Embro 99-J COMMITTEES OF 1951First Named, Chairman Last Named, SecretaryRoad Committee—Dunn. Sutor, Sutherland.Finance Committee -Pellow, Smith, Logan, Hos- sack. Bishop.Property Committee—McDonald, Hanmer, McBeth. Stover, Rudy.Equalization—Stover, Carter, Dunn, Little, Cole­man.Agriculture—McBeth, Wcttlaufer, McDonald, Mar­shall, Logan.Education—Bishop, Hanmer, Smith, McLeod, Stover.Home—Sutherland, Little. Hawkins, Childs (Wood- stock, Murray (Ingersoll), Coles.Health—Rudy, Sutherland, Hawkins, Juli (Prov. Rep.), Milburn (Woodstock), Murray (Ingersoll), Coles.Printing and Resolutions—McLeod. Wettlaufer, Marshall, Hossack, Carter.Reforestation—Hossack, McBeth, McLeod. Carter. Meathrell, Coles, Coleman.Library Co-operative— H. L. Kipp. Geo. Lees, Sutor, Pellow, McDonald, Sutherland, R. G. Groom, Mrs. S. L. Krompart.Juvenile Court—Sutherland, Little, Coles. Board of Audit—Pellow, Coles. Hospitals—Woodstock—Sutherland. Ingersoll—Dunn. Tillsonburg—Hawkins. St. Marys—McLeod. TREE CONSERVATION COMMISSION Roy Hughes .................................. R.R. 1, Ostrander Phone Tillsonburg 748-J-3 Ross Calder ................................. R.R. 2. Thamesford Phone Kintore 29 r 17 Lawrence Mitchell ............................ R.R. 2, Innerkip Phone Innerkip 42 r 3 1 IOfficials — 1951Grant Sutherland WardenEric W. Cross ......................................... County JudgeR. G. Groom ................................... Police MagistrateL. M. Ball ................................. Juvenile Court JudgeA. A. Bishop ........ County Court Clerk and SheriffJohn B. Martin .................................. Deputy SheriffCraig McKay, K.C............... Clerk of the Peace and County Crown AttorneyMrs. Sylvia M. Reid .......... County Court ReporterMiss Margaret E. Ross .. Magistrate’s Court Clerk Ross V. Tuck ............................................... Registrarohn C. Blair ................................. Deputy RegistrarTacDougall & Whaley ............... County SolicitorsMonteith & Monteith .................................. AuditorsJ. L. Skinner ...................................................... GaolerM. Hamilton .................................................. TurnkeyA. Emmrich .................................................. TurnkeyA. E. Walton ................................................ TurnkeyJ. P. West ....................................................... TurnkeyMrs. Rose Hamilton ....................................... MatronDr. C. M. MacKay ...................................... PhysicianGaol and County HomeR. J. Forbes ......................... Manager, County Home Mrs. A. Forbes ..................... Matron, County Home Mrs. S. L. Krompart .................... County Librarian Geo. M. Mather .................. Public School Inspector T. J. Thompson ................ Public School Inspector B. C. Moore ................................... Provincial Police R. G. Clowes .... Probation Officer, Juvenile Court E. Moulton. .......... Corn Borer and Weed Inspector Thomas Pye .......................... Court House Engineer J. N. Mcathrell ........ County Road Superintendent L. K. Coles ............................... Clerk and Treasurer (From ^enHnnkRovlew File*)25 YEARS AGOE. J. ( >l<-s Co, stove was ob­serving lt$ 33rd anniversary in business In Woodstock.County council left Its session at the courthouse long enough to in­spect the new heating system in­stalled in the county tail. IWarden W. J. Weir was host at: the time honored warden's ban­quet, held at the Royal Hotel, Woodstock.Do You Remember— —.10 FEARS AGOR. F. Miners, reeve of Tllknn- burg, was elected warden of Ox­ford County on the fourth ballot.Adam E Roth, Oxford Coun<? clerk sines 1923, passed iwa.v at Woodstock Hospital in his 58th year.Oxford county council, in Jan­uary session, adjourned for a week owing to the death of the coUniv clerk, Adam Roth.Kenneth A. Roth, acting coun­ty clerk of Oxford, was appointed lo the position, succeeding his, late father, Adam E. Roth.Robert G. Groom, Tillsonburg lawyer, was appointed police magistrate for Oxford County,: succeeding the late magistrate, D. McCrimmon, St. Thomas.Craig McKay, K.C., crown at­torney of Oxford County, was el­ected president of the Crown At­torneys' Association of Ontario.County council decided to over­haul the court house heating sys­tem and install a new stoker.Owing to rising costs, Oxford county council notified Wood- stock Hospital not to admit indi­gent patients without written au­thority.Oxford county council proposed to donate the two Crimean War cannon, from in front of the court house, to the war scrap metal sup­ply.Two prisoners escaped from Ox­ford jail, after beating up the turn­key Ben Jones. They were later captured near Mount Elgin.Oxford County plowmen were, preparing to participate in the' anual International Plowing Match at Niagara Falls.Dr. O. C. Powers, physician and M. O. H. at Burford, Ont., with Mrs. Powers, was honored on leav­ing to reside in Toronto.Oxford County had two represen­tatives at the International Plow­ing Match at Peterborough, John Hargreaves, Beachville and Harry- Blackman, Salford.Warden R. F. Miners of Tillson­burg, announced that the annual warden's banquet would not be held and the amount usually spent on it would be donated to war pur-i poses.Warden R. F. Miners was hon­ored at the closing session of Ox­ford County council and present­ed with a clock and silver candle holders.Judge J. G. Wallace, judge of Oxford County courts for 18 years and former prominent Woodstock lawyer, died at his home, 11.3 Van- sittart avenue in his 85th vear54 Ballots Required As E. Nissouri Reeve Named to Oxford PostSpirited contests featured election of wardens in Western Ontario counties yesterday.Among the most spirited was the battle in Oxford County, where 5T ballots were required to elect Reeve Grant Sutherland, of East Nissouri.Reeve Charles Jackson, of Bay-*—---------------------—-----------_-----ham, in Elgin, W. O. Gaffney, of Logan, in. Perth, and Gordon Par­do, of Raleigh, in Kent, were among others chosen yesterday.ALMOST RECORDWOODSTOCK, Jan. 16 - Dra­matic is the word that describes th*- tenae battle waged in the County Court House here today all afternoon before Reeve Grant Sutherland, of Enat Nlsaourl, was elected jfifii warden on the IMth ballot.Only twice before In Oxford's long history had the warden's election exceeded that number of ballots. In 1913 when Charles Den­ton, of Tillsonburg, wfta elected it took 63 ballots. In 1926 when War­den James Innes, R.R, 1, Wood- stock, was elected It went to 56 ballots,In winning the county’* top honor. Warden Sutherland de­feated four candidates. The elec­tion developed into a three-way battle after Reeve Harry Little, Dereham, withdrew at the end ol the 28th ballot. From there on it was touch-and-go until Reeve Thomas Pellow, West Oxford, with­drew at the end of the 53rd ballot.In the final ballot, the 64th, Warden Sutherand outlaMed Reeve Roger Hawkins, of Tillsonburg, and won 12 to nine.Warden Sutherland received strong support throughout the elec­tion but the issue wan always in doubt until the final ballot wu cast Tillsonburg'* representatives have three vote# because of popu- I latlon.Do You Remember'IS YEARS AGOAn Impressive civic memorial service whs hold in Knox Presby­terian Church, Woodstock, In memory of the Into K'ng George V Civic bodies, the Oxford Rifles. Canadian Ix*glon and other groups attended as well ns hundreds of citizens.William F. Lampman, reeve of East Oxford, was elected warden) of Oxford County by unanimou»| Vote, being the only one nomin- at cd.For the first time In many years, Oxford county cotncil found two night sessions necessary to complete its business.Reeve James'” Compeau of Till- sonburg, resigned his position after one month in office.The March session of the coun­ty council opened at the court house with the warden, William Lampman, presiding.Len Coles and Jack Sibbald, Woodstock badminton stars, were i in Winnipeg, competing in the (Dominion championship tourney.jN. E. Birtch, clerk of Oxford County from 1907 to 1923, died at his home, 129 Riddell Street, Woodstock.Tire historic old home of Admir­al Vansittart, 2nd concession of Blandford, north of Eastwood, was being torn down by its latest own­er, W. B. Laister of Tillsonburg1.C. W. Carroll, exwarden of Ox­ford, was elected president of the Oxford Ex-Wardens’ Association, succeeding John Youngs, Brooks- dale.R. J. Forbes, manager of the Ox­ford County Home, was elected president of the Association of County Home Managers at the an­nual meeting in London.Rev. C. F. Beagley of Embro, who was going on the pilgrimage to Vimy Ridge, was authorized by county council to place a wreath on the big memorial.Ross V. Tuck, Embro school principal, was appointed deputy registrar of deeds for Oxford county, succeeding the late Frank Stalker.Oxford coun . _.olstein herd was adjudged winner over seven other herds tn the county herd competition at the CNE, Toronto.Reeve Charles F. Beagley of Embro returned from the pilgrim­age to Vimy Ridge, where he plac­ed a wreath on the Canadian mem­orial on behalf of Oxford citizens. ।Ross V .Tuck, former Embro school principal and newly appoint­ed deputy registrar for Oxford, commenced his duties at the re­gistry office.While on his trip to the Vimy Pilgrimage in the summer, Reeve Charles Beagley, Embro, threw a bottle into the ocean with his name and address. He later received word that it was picked up on the coast of Ireland.John Skinner, turnkey at Ox­ford jail for 14 years, was ap­pointed jail governor, succeed­ing Lleut.-Col. George Forbes, re­signed. Mel Hamilton of Tillson­burg was appointed turnkey.Warden W. F. Lampman of Ox­ford County announced that the annual warden's dinner would be held in Knox Church school room, December 4.Warden W. F. Lampman pre­sided at the annual warden's banquet held In Knox Church hall, Woodstock.Oxford County Council opened its concluding session of the year at Woodstock court house with War­den W. F. Lampman presiding.H. A. Little, deputy reeve of Dereham, wax elected reeve over the present reeve, Walter Wilson.Do You Remember(From Sentlnol-Revlcw File*)2S yf:ars AGOFred S. Hill, high county con­stable of Oxford for eight years, resigned his poaitfon, also that of O.T.A. enforcement officer for the county,William J. Weir, reeve of East Nissouri, was elected warden of Oxford County on the 11th ballot at the opening session of the council.W. J, Weir, newly elected war- den Of Oxford County and reeve of East Nissouri township, was the first warden elected from that, townshfp in 32 years.The hew Soldiers’ Memorial Hos­pital at Tillsonburg was formally opened by Hon. John S. Martin, Ontario Minister of Agriculture.Oxford County joined Perth and Huron counties in employing a dis­trict engineer to be in charge of roads, County Clerk Roth an­nounced.C. H. Lampman, Woodstock, was awarded tie contract bjd county council fcr erection of a’ dhecl to ho a* the farm machin­ery at the county tome.Sheriff William McGhee told Oxford county council there was a great, waste in the system of heat­ing the jail from the court house and advocated a separate heating system.Sheriff William McGhee was ap­pointed by county council to carry on the duties of High County Con­stable, following the resignation of Fred S. Hill.L. C. Ecker, superintendent of the Oxford Children’s Aid Socie­ty urged that a juvenile court for Oxford and Woodstock be estab­lished.Five county constables were ap­pointed to police Oxford County: W. A. Markle, Drumbo; Alex Lindsay, Norwich; John Boyce, Verschoyle; Angus Kenneburg, Kintore and M. J. Breckenridge, Woodstock.County Road Superintendent William Forbes was investigating several cases of damage to county roads by trucks with the view to pi'osecutions.Deputy Reeve George Sibbick of Blenheim was elected by acclama­tion at a meeting in Drumbo to take the place of the late Reeve Fred Vickert.County council decided on a new heating system for Oxford jail, the cost to be shared by the city of Woodstock.Oxford county council was in-j structed by provincial authorities to appoint one or more corn borer inspectors for the county.Reeve Emerson Moulton of Dereham township, was appoint­ed by county council as corn bor­er inspector for Oxford.Oxford county council was con­sidering erecting a new county jail at an approximate cost of $65,000, following an architect's report con­demning the old building.Announcement was made that historic Woodstock College, found­ed in 1857, one of the best known educational institutions in Ontario, was to be- closed and would not reopen in the fall.Hugh Allan, Drumbo, township, clerk of Blenheim, was the unani- 1 mous choice of ttie combined Lib­eral and Progressive parties of North Oxford, as candidate in the coming Dominion election.Jame1? W. Innes, warden of Ox­ford county in 1925, was named' reeve of West Oxford for remain­ing portion of 1926.W. O. Grenxebach. one of Ox­ford's champion plowmen, was at­tending the international match ar Niacara Falls.Average cost al feeding pris­oners in Oxford county jail dur­ing the yea:, vas given as 16.49 cents per day, in the annual re­port of Sherlfl William McGhee. A... ?i».vA;/,