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Year 1953PellowChosenWardenCounty councils through­out Western Ontario launched 'another- year yesterday by electing new wardens. Of the 14 counties in the district, 12 picked wardens yesterday.Bruce County Council named its warden Monday, while Norfolk got the jump on the rest by picking its leader last week.As the county councils get under way, committees will he named and business sessions will start.W. OXFORD MANWOODSTOCK, Jan. 20 — West Oxford choice in an excitement■ packed contest, Reeve Thomas Pellow, prominent West Oxford farmer, was elected warden for Oxford County on the 13th open ballot at the county- court house here today, witnessed by an over­flow audience.In the tingling finals he defeated Reeve C. D. Sutor, popular Blen­heim Township farmer, by 11 votes to 10 with Deputy Reeve Louis L. Wettlaufer, East Zorra casting the deciding vote.Under Oxford's unique election system, the councilors vote openly for the candidate of their choice in alphabetical order with the! reeve of Tillsonburg, L. W. Smith, having two votes,5 NominatedAltogether, five candidates were nominated for the county's top municipal office. They were: Reeve James D. Hossack, Em bro; Reeve Murray Logan, East Oxford; Reeve William McDonald, East Zorra; Reeve Sutor and Reeve Pel- low.A new twist occurred at today’s election with Reeve Hossack, low man at the end of the 10th ballot dropping out of the race. At the end of the 11th ballot, Reeve Logan withdrew his name as low man and at the end of the 12th Reeve McDonald withdrew as low man.The election, conducted by Coun­ty Clerk and Treasurer L. K. Coles, saw Reeve Pellow nominated by Reeve W. J. Stoakley, Dereham.Reeve Sutor was nominated by Deputy Reeve O. T. Colman, Blen­heim; Reeve Logan by Reeve Wil­liam Chesney, Blandford; Reeve Hossack by Reeve L. C. Innes, West Zorra; Reeve McDonald by Deputy Reeve L. L. Wettlaufer, East Zorra.Given GavelAnother new event occurred at this year’s election when the new warden was presented with a gavel for the first time in history by immediate Ex-Warden Harley R. McBeth, of Dereham. Gavels were also presented to . Ex-Wardens George Fewster, North Norwich, 1949; Robert Rudy, Tavistock 1950; Grant Sutherland, East Nissouri 1951; Mr. McBeth, 1952.Warden Pellow, serving his fifth year as Reeve of West Oxford, be­hoves In the old adage of try, try again and also that 13 is his lucky number. Warden pellow was unsuccessful In his first try for the wardenship in 1951. He came close last year losing by only one vote to Mr. McBeth.He has reason for believing 13 lucky. He won on the 13th ballott today and has had two sons born on Friday the 13. Bom and raised in Oxford, he married the former Vera Tabor and ha» three sons and three daughters. He joined munic­ipal politics in 194G and came to county council in 1949.Taking over the chair today he observed that it was always his ambition to "serve his native and beloved county as warden." He pointed to Oxford's fine financial condition and buildings.•‘With the help of this year's council, I feel wc will he able to writ* another chapter in our hint-ory that will he a credit to thn county,'* ho said. He urged further Rood relations between Um county and sinter munlcipAtltlea noting that they had many problems to solve,| Congratulation* to the new war- den were telephoned by Clark Murray. MP Oxford, making the first telephone call over the new Thameaford telephone exchange.COUNTY COUNCILOxford County Council will he meeting tomorrow at the county I buildings to elect a now warden and to appoint committees. As on former occasions the warden will be elected by open ballot. The first nominee to receive 11 votes or over will be declared elected. There are 20 members on the council, but as the representative for Tillsonburg has two votes the- tolal vote is 21. Last year ballots) for the election numbered 42. in the last ton years they have varied irotn nine to 52.53 Warden Picked TodayFree Press Woodstock BureauWOODSTOCK, Jan. 19 — The Inaugural session of the 1953 county council tomorrow will see a new warden elected to head Ox­ford's ship of state.The session starts at 2 p.m. in the county court house, and rumor has it that at least five candidates will seek the honor.Oxford wardens are elected by open ballot with each councilor In alphabetical order casting his vote for the candidate of his choice until one candidate receives a clear ma­jority of 11 votes.The annual election of the warden has been known to take as many' as 50 ballots before a selection is made. There are only 20 councilors, but the reeve of Tillsonburg, because of the popula­tion, votes twice.Six new faces will sit in the council chambers this year, County Clerk L. K. Coles said today. The election of a warden is the main item of business tomorrow, but other important matters will oc­cupy councils attention the rest of the week.SIX NEW COUNCILLORSThese six now councillors join­ed the Oxford County Council for the first lime al. the inaugural Hession of the council this week. Left to right they are; WilliamWarden CongratulatedReeve C. D. Sutor, Blenheim, defeated by one vote in the election for Oxford County's warden is shown left with ex-Warden H, R. McBeth, centre, congratulating new Warden Thomas Pellow, West Oxford.Oxford's 1953 warden, Reeve Thomas Pellow, prominent West Oxford farmer, signs the declaration of office, above right; County Clerk L. K. Coles is on the left, (Photos by Free Press Woodstock Bureau).Chesney, reeve of Blandford; L. C, Innes, reeve of West Zorra;J. R. McLaughlin, deputy reeve of Dereham; 11. R. Blckell, reeve of North Norwich; II. C. Cayley, reeve of Nor.wich Village: and Clare Esseltine, deputy reeve o( Tillsonburg. (Staff Pholoi Pellow ElectedOxford Warden* ( cm 11 lined From IUONCittATU NATIONSi beloved" counly «« Ifs wur deq. IThey in Oxford had a g/cat county,The aiihbunoertiehf of Mr. Pel-1 he drHnred. The council had mack low's victory was received wIUj! hospital grants to the tune of $190. rounds ot applnujic from the xpijc-iOOO and it had no debenture debts, tntors. including ex^ardens, ex- He fell suFr that In 1953 the roun- reevea, township officials" and o eH would he able tn write another ihers who filled the back of the chapter, which would bo a credit council chamber. Mr. Sutor wto tlv county,By a one-vote majority, which ho received in the 13th ballot, Thomas Pellow, reeve of West Oxford, was elected warden of the Oxford County Council at the In­augural meeting of that body at the county buildings, Woodstock, Monday afternoon. His sole opponent in that ballot was C. D. Sutor. reeve of Blenheim. To secure his election, Mr. Pellow obtained 11 individual votes while Mr. Sutor received the support of nine members of the council, including Lawrence W. Smith, reeve of Tillson- burg, who has two votes on the council.one of the first to offer bin con- LOKKB LAST YEAR gratulntJons to the new warden andto assure him of his supp his year of office. A brief adjourn­ment followed Io enable Mr. Pel-Voting in the final ballot was For Mr. Pellow - W. Chesney, reeve of Blandford: R. Day, dep­uty reeve. East Missouri,* H. P. Dunn, reeve, North Oxford;. J. D. Hossack. reeve, Embro; L. C. Inn­es, reeve, West Zorra; J. R. Mc- taughlin, deputy reeve. Dereham; J. K. McLeod, reeve. East Miss­ouri: Pellow. R. Rudy, reeve. Tavistock; F. Walther, reeve, South Norwich; L. L. Wettlaufer. deputy reeve. East Zorra. For Mr. Sutor — H. R. Bickeli, reeve, North Norwich; H. C, Caley. reeve. Nor­wich; O. T. Coleman, deputy reeve, Blenheim; C. H. Esseltine,’ deputy reeve. Tillsonburg; M. Logan, re­eve. East Oxford; W. McDonald, reeve, .East Zorra; L. W. Smith, reeve, Tillsonburg: W. J. Stoakley, reeve. Dereham, Sutor.Thore were originally five nomin­ees for Ilie coveted honor, but in accordance with "the gentlemen’s agreement'’ arrived at by the old council, the candidate with the low­est number of votes after the nin­th ballot withdrew his nomination with the consent of his proposer in each of the three succeeding bal­lots. The five members nominated were Mr. Pellow, Mr. Sutor. Mur­ray Logan. East Oxford; J. D. Hos­sack, Embro, and William McDon­ald. East Zorra. First to withdraw after the 10th ballot was Mr. Hos­sack with two votes, next Mr. Lo­gan with four votes, and then Mr. McDonald with six, leaving Mr. Pellow and Mr. Sutor, who had obtained seven and eight votes re-1 spectively in 1he 12th. ballot, to battle to a final decision in the 13th.low to make the declaration of of­fice. L K. Coles, clerk and trea­surer of the council, who had pre­sided nt the proceedings, took thr opportunity to announce that from the newly Installed telephone ex­change at Thamesford Clark Mur­ray, M. Pi, had sent the first mes­sage congratulating the new war­den on his cleet ion.Returning later to take the chair, Mr. Fellow was presented with a gavel by Harley McBeth, warden for 1952- Mr. Follow in turn later presented gavels to Mr. McBeth. Grant Sutherland, warden for 1951; R. Rudy, warden for 1950. and George Fcwsl.er, warden for 1949., The gavels, it was mentioned, were made of walnut and cherrywood from the farm of Mr. McBeih.The newly elected warden, re­turning thanks for the honor bes­towed upon him, said no man Would even be able to convince Him that 13 was an unlucky num­ber. He had two sons both born on Friday. the 131 h., and now he had been elected warden on the 13th. ballot. Ever since he had tak­en an interest in municipal affairs, he said, he had had one ambition. Which was that some day he would Un serve his “native and_________ Mr. Pellow has experienced both port during I defeat and victory in his quest for " " wardenship. Last year he lost the position by Ihe odd vote to Mr, McBeth.MNUMBER 13 PROVES LUCKYBorn in Blenheim township 1907, the new warden has spent the who­le of his life farming in Oxford county, ft Is his fifth year on the Oxford County council. He has ser-> ved on the finance committee three years and has been its chairman iwo years. He is an elder of the Sweaburg United church and also holds office in the King Soloman Masonic Lodge ar Woodstock.Figures of the early ballots gave little indication of the final result. In the first ballot Mr. Sutor andj Mr, Logan were top with six votes apiece. Mr. McDonald headed the, list in the second ballot with seven ' votes. After that the voting was fairly even until the seventh bal­lot, in which Mr. Sutor secured a lotal of seven. In the eighth bal­lot Mr. Fellow received four votes; and in the ninth only three. He never pbtained fewer than six votes in the remaining ballots although up to the final ballot with one ex­ception Mr. Suter was always one vole ahead of him. Voting for the election lasted little more, than hour.Before the council adjourned, the clerk read the correspondence, which was referred to committee.ROAD SPENDINGIS APPROVEDOxford county council at Its Friday afternoon session, ap­proved the road estimates for the year for a total of $404, 500. The amount of $185,000 of this is to be levied on the tax­payers.The estimated amount to be spent on county roads increas­ed $35,300 over the $369,200 es­timated for 1952. Last year $172,200 wras raised by taxa­tion. meaning an increase this year of $12,800, for a total of $185,000.An estimated $149,094 will be spent on construction of county- roads, bridges and culverts and $220,406 on maintenance. New machinery was estimated at $32,000 with $3,000 for miscel­laneous.Exclusive of bridges and cul­verts, an estimated $123,3-11 will be spent on road construction.Reeve Thomas Pellow of West Oxford was elected Warden of Oxford County on the 13th ballot in Count1/ Council yesterday. Warden Pel'ow said "13 must be a lucky number for me, two ofmy sons were born on Friday the 13th.” With Mr. Pellow in this photograph are the four other candidates who were run­ning for wardenship. Left to right; M. Logan, reeve of EastI Oxford; James Hossack, reeve Embro: Thomas Pellow, 1953 Warden for the County of Oxford; C. D. Sutor, reeve of Blenheimand W. McDonald, reeve of East. Zorra. (Staff Photo)West Oxford's Reeve Thomas PellowBecomes Warden Of Oxford CountyOn Tuesday afternoon before a good crowd of visitors county council selected the i£eve of West Oxford as its leader for 1953 and elected him as Warden Thomas Pellow.Thus Tom Pellow will serve his fifth year on Oxford county council with a good many years of municipal service behind him to guide him in his leadership. In addition to his five years’ service as reeve of his township, he has had several years as a member of a municipal council, the training ground of county council members. In county council three of his five years have been served on the important finance committee, two of tjhese years as chairman.Born in Blenheim township in 1907, Warden Pellow has been a resident of this county all his life and a farmer for the larg­er portion of it. He is an elder of Sweaburg United Church and a member of King Solo- ipon Lodge.It is not difficult to say the council has chosen wisely, for such is the calibre of most members of municipal councils who reach a seat on county council that any of them would make excellent wardens. This has beenproven over many years and is supported by the praise given the warden on his retire­ment, both at the final session of council over which he presides and at the Warden's Dinner. The county council has again chosen wisely in the selection of Tom Pellow, who will put the same effort and more into the job of warden as he has done so successfully as reeve of West Oxford.It is unfortunate that all candidates nom­inated could not attain the office. Some may try again next year for the position. It is fortunate, however, that having been defeat­ed for the wardenship, their services are not lost to county council for they retain their membership and usually find key positions on committees with Important work to do. tionfor A final word should beA final word should be added of apprecia­tion for Len Coles, county clerk and treas­urer, who conducts the election of the warden in a speedy, interesting and capable manner. Mr, Coles, as past wardens will vouch, is a tower of strength to the incoming warden and a constant guide and assistant throughout the year. Appointments Made By County Council1953 Committees Selected By Oxford County CouncilVarious appointments were made by the Oxford County council at its closing session Monday night. Bylaws were passed appointing Reeve James Hossack, Entbro, chairman of the finance committer and L K. Coles, clerk and treasur­er of the county council, auditors of the criminal justice accounts; MacDougall and Whaley 10 be the county solicitors; Mr. Coles to be secretary to the board of manage­ment of the county home; and Thomas Pye, messenger of the county council.Warden Thomas Pcllow and Mr. Hossack were nominated to attend meetings of the Oxford Children's Aid society. They were also ap­pointed with Robert Rudy, reeve of Tavistock and chairman of the property committee, and Mr. Coles to meet with representatives of the Ingersoll town council and the Woodstock city council concerning the proposed new administration building of the CAS. The same] were also named to represent the county concerning the proposedFIRST PURCHASEFirst to purchase an auctioneer’s licence in the county of Gford to­day was R. A. McDonald, of Wood- stock. It is the 40th consecutive year that he has bought one.extension of the Woodstock Gen­eral Hospital,Charles Lees, Norwich, R. C- Brogden. Ingersoll, H. L. Kipp, Princeton, and R. G. Groom, Tini- sonburg, were appointed members of the Oxford County Library Co­operative.Murray Logan, reeve, East Ox­ford, and William Chesney, reeve, Blandford, were appointed county representatives on the Woodstock Fair Board.The council agreed to join the county council section of the On­tario educational association, the Ontario Good Roads association^ the Association of Rural Munici­palities, the Ontario Conservation association and the Ontario Agric- cultural society.RESUMES DUTIESOxford County Deputy Sheriff; John B. Martin, who survived a car accident Dec. 4, 1952. follow­ing which he spent a week in the Woodstock General hospital and has since been confined to his home, on Wellington street north resumes his official dutiesv this afternoon, part lime, in his office at the county buildings. Deputy! Sheriff Martin, although back at work, will wear a walking cast for some time yet as a result of the ac­cident.Oxford County Council member* spent Wednesday afternoon ■elect­ing commilters fo carry on the council’! business in the ensuing years. ‘'Die committees appointed were: Roads — H- P- Dunn (chairman), Warden T. Fellow, C. D. Suter. J. N. Meathrell, county roads super­intendent (secretary). Finance —J. D. Hossack (chairman), L. C. In­nes. C. H. Esseltine. H. C. Cayley.General Purposes Account SurplusOn the general purposes account of the Oxford County Council there was surplus last year of $18,041.17 on actual revenue and expenditure over the estimated figures, it was slated at a meeting of the council Monday. Accounts on which defi-i cits were shown were agriculture and fox bounty, $215.41; registry of­fice, $1462.85: education payable by the county, $100.06; miscellaneous, $96.36; county rates, $2135.36. Sur-t Eluses were reported on adminis- ■ation and county buildings.$5762.59; general administration, $2941.32: miscellaneous rate. $8301.- 83; charity and welfare, $5045.47 Estimated and actual reven.ue and expenditure of the library co-oper­ative, health unit, conservation i and academic secondary educationO. T. Coleman (aenretary), Proper-, ty — ft Rudy (chairman*. W. J. Steak ley. R R. Day, H. R. BIckelL W. McDonald (secretary). Equaliz­ation — L. W. Smith (chairman), F. Walther. Coleman, L L. Wett- Inufer, Dunn (secretary). Agricul­ture — J, K. McLeod (chairman). M, Itogan, Walther. Wettlaufer. W. Chesney (secretary). Education Stoakley <c h a I r m a n). Smith. Irones, Bickel 1, Cayley fsec- re tarv). Home — The Warden. Lo^an "McLeod. Health — The warden. McDonald, Rudy. Printing and resolution* Day (chainpan), McLaughlin, Wctt- laufer, Chesney, Easeltine (se ■ ?.- ary). Reforestation — McLaug I :i (chairman), Walther, Hossack. Chesney, Day (secretary), Meath- rell, L. K. Coles, clerk and treas­urer. Library — Stoakley, Sutor, McLeod, the warden. Juvenile court — The warden, McDonald, Coles. Hospitals — Woodstock, the warden; Ingersoll. Dunn; Tillson- burg, Smith; St. Marys. McLeod.COUNCIL SESSIONInaugural meeting of the Oxford County Council will open at the county building Tuesday next. The session is expected to be a long on£. probably lasting a week. First business will be the election of war­den for the ensuing year. Standing committees will be appointed and reports received from various bodies and officials.County Council Planning No Action on CentennialOxford County Council at its meeting Monday decided to take no action concerning the proposed centennial celebrations to be held at Woodstock this summer. A re­commendation to this effect was made by the finance committee and was unanimously endorsed by the council.The council decided that the fox bounty should remain at $3 per pelt as heretofore.The roads committee was auth­orized to purchase one power grad­er with snow plough attachments and two tractors with mowers and loaders.Bylaw's were passed authorizing the clerk to borrow up to $157,500 and $404,50(1. The council also passed a bylaw lowering the equal­ized assessment of the townshipBlandford by $51,000 following the annexation of part of the township by the city of Woodstock. This leaves the‘total equalized assess­ment of the county for the year at. $31,139,789.COUNCIL RESUMESOxford County Council resumed its sitting this morning under the chairmanship of the new warden, Thomas Pellow. Prayers were said by the Rev. J. E. Watson, Beach- ville, after which a special com­mittee was appointed to name the 'standing committees for the year. It is expected these will be an­nounced sometime this afternoon.:ROAD COSTSTotal estimated expenditure on roads in Oxford county this year is approximately $400,000, it was stated at a meeting of the County Council today. The council adopted a recommendation of the finance committee to allow the county roads committee a sum of . $185,000 from the county tax rate for ex­penditure on bridges and roads for the year. Reeve J. D. Hossack, Embro, chairman of the finance committee, gave figures for the three previous years as follows: 1950 $135,000, 1951 $166,000, 1952 $172,000.fore the members of the Oxford County Council this morning and gave a short address on the work of his organization. He mentioned that the “army” assisted 10 girls from the county last year, exclud­ing the city of Woodstock, and that the cost of medical attention and services was $1,132. Last year the council made a grant of $600 to the Salvation Army, and Major Dumerton expressed the hope that it might be able to increase this amount.wJunior just said his first word dear • • • Where’s the soap?”33-10S. A. REPORTMajor Burton Dumerton, finan­cial and public relations officer of the Salvation Army, appeared be-COUNCIL ADJOURNSOxford county council has ad­journed its meeting until 10 o’­clock Monday morning. Various reports will then be submitted, including that of Dr. O. C. Pow­ers. medical officer of the Ox- ford Health Unit.Oxford Youth WinnerOf Speaking ContestMac Logan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Murray Logan, R.R. 4, Woodstock, was named last night as winner of the provincial public speaking contest held by the Ontario Junior Farmers at their conference hi Toronto. Speaking on "The St, Larwcnce Deep Waterway” and on the impromptu topic of "The Rural School", Mac was selected from 25 contestants. Early in De­cember, he won the Sentlnel.Review trophy for public speaking at. the Oxford Junior Farmers’ competition. He is a member of the Bond's Farm Youth Club.Drive 3,705 MilesIncrease Oxford Library Co-Operative ServiceFree Press Woodstock BureauWOODSTOCK, Jan. 28 Juve­nile books still have to work over­time but the book stock in the Oxford County library co-opera­tive has Increased to 8,893 to pro­vide better service for adults, Mrs. Louise Krompart, county librarian reported to county council today.There are now 144 bonk units in the county, an increase of six over last year with outlet# at 18 libraries, two deposit stations, and 124 classrooms.Service to Ihe libraries in­cludes an exchange of 100 or more books every three months, she reported, as well as special requests and 4he annual work­shop for librarians in October."I have tried to promote fur­ther interest in the library by visiting various group# through­out the county with book display# and talks and I am hoping to increase this type of work when we have a bookmobile. We have driven 3,700 miles in complet­ing our exchange and other library work,” Mrs. Krompart reported.School unite have been in­creased to 27 units and we are adding to our collection as rapid­ly a# possible, she said noting that it seems a meagre supply in the larger clase# for three months.The number of individual users of library units was 17,525 and of school units, 85.670. making a total of 83,095, an increase o( over 1951. “I think the borrowing of 83.095 book# by in­dividual# proves our library i# being used throughout the coun­ty, she reported. Blandford Equalized Assessment Cut By $51,00Counteract Woodstock AnnexationFree Press Woodstock BureauWOODSTOCK, Jan. 26— Because of annexation, the equalized assessment of Blandford Township was re­duced by $51,000 by County Council here today.Lost By TownshipThe equalized assessment report presented by Reeve L. W. Smith, Tillsonburg, pointed out that Blandford lost $51,950 assessment when areas adjacent to Woodstock were annexed.George Lees. Norwich; R. C. Brogden, Ingersoll, and H. L. Kipp, Princeton, were appointed to the Library Co-Operative Board and Magistrate R. G. Groom, Tillson­burg, was appointed as an hon­orary member. The library co-op­erative was granted $4,000 for 1953.Warden Thomas Pellow, West Oxford; County Clerk L. K. .Coles, Ingersoll; Reeve H. C. Cayley, Nor­wich; Reeve L. W. Smith. Tillson­burg; Reeve W. J. Stoakley, Dere­ham; Reeve L. C. Innes, West Zorra; Reeve H. R. Bickell, North Norwich, were appointed delegates to the county council section of the Ontario Education Association con­vention.COUNTY LIBRARYOxford County Librarian Mrs. S. L. Krompart announced this morn­ing that the date set originally for the annual meeting of the Oxford County Library, Feb. 11, has been changed to Feb. 18. Workmen are busy at the new library rooms in the county buildings into which the institution will move in the near future. 'man of the boat'd and represent­ative for the City of Woodstock; Reeve Robert Rudy, county re­presentative; Reeve William Mc­Donald, county representative;Coles, secretary-treasurer: Dr. O. C. Powers, medical health officer; Warden Thomas F. Pal- low, county representative; Ai­derman George La Flair, chain*The 1953 Board of the Oxford Health Unit met for the first Si this year, in the Judges mbera In the county building, tr» right they are: L. K.HEALTH UNIT BOARDMayor Thomas Morrison, Inger­soll representative. The unit ap. proved a budget of $1.15 per capita, which is the same as last year. (Staff Photo)$410,000 Seen Need For Oxford TaxpayersFree Press Woodetook BureauWOODSTOCK, Jan. 26—A rough estimate, for borrowing pur­poses only, Indicated today Oxford County will need $410,000 from the ratepayers in 1953.Not to be confused with the estimates to he brought down later, it was felt the county will need $185,000 for roads .and $225,000 for other purposes. This in­cludes $110,000 for general pur­poses, $110,000 for charity and wel­fare and $5,000 for secondary and1 vocational education.Road FiguresCounty roads were estimated at $404,500, less receivables of $219,000, leaving $185,000 for the taxpayers.The amount authorized to bet borrowed for general purposes is 70 per Cent of $225,000, or $157,000.;Council moved that no action be taken regarding the proposed Woodstock centennial plan.Grants ApprovedThe following grants were ap­proved: Oxford Red Cross Society, $2,500; Embro and West Zorra Red Cross. $250.Oxford County Health Unit rate; was set at up to $1.15 per capita.Warden Thomas Pellow, West Oxford; Reeve James D. Hossack, Embro, were appointed ex-officio members of the Oxford Children’s Aid Society. Warden Pellow, Reeve Robert Rudy, of Tavistock; Reeve Hossack and County Clerk L. K. Coles were named to meet Wood- stock and Ingersoll representatives regarding the proposed Children’s Aid Society building. The same four were appointed to meet with Woodstock Hospital Trust and the city regarding the hospital’s pro­posed expansion plan.Oxford County Home ReportCost of the Oxford County home last year was $36,918.39. Receipts amounted to $30,224.52, leaving a balance of $6693. These figures were reported to the Oxford Coun­ty Council by the board of man­agement of the home in its annual report submitted today.Principal items of expenditure last year were food and provisions $5888, refunds to old age pension­ers $1369, repair and maintenance of buildings $2172, fuel $2425, elec­tricity $1015, combined salaries $8492, insurance $1426, purchase of food for cattle $2331, for poultry $1483, other feed $1594.Of the receipts $14,985 was in res­pect of old age and blind pensions, $2432 from paying residents, $2249 from cattle, $1520 from swine, and $6554 from milk and milk products.The gross expenditure per week per resident was $12.75 and the net cost per week per resident $2.31. The amount paid by the city of Woodstock towards the cost of the home was $1947 and by Ingersoll $264. Number of residents in the home was 54 (19 females and 35 males), the same as last year.Total farm expenses were $9754 and receipts $11,994. Farm pro­duce consumed amounted to $2300. $18,000 Year-End SurplusRecorded ForOxford$404,500 | ApprovedBy OxfordFree Press Woodstock BureauWOODSTOCK, Jan. 23 — County council today ap­proved of a total estimated expenditure of <$404,500 on the county road system for 1953 With $185,000 of that to be levied on the ratepayer.$35,300 IncreaseThe estimated amount to be| spent on county roads increased1 $35,300 from the $369,200 estimated for 1952. Last year $172,200 was raised by taxation, meaning an in­crease this year of $12,800.An estimated $1-19.094 will be I spent on the construction of roads, bridges and culverts and an esti-! mated $220,406 on maintenance. New machinery was estimated ati $32,000 with $3,000 for miscel­laneous.Exclusive of bridges and culverts an estimated $123,344 will be spent on road construction.County Library Output HigherThere was an increase last year of over 12,000 users of books in the Oxford county library co-operative, the librarian, Mrs. Louise Krom­part, reported to the county council Monday. Number of individual us­ers of library units, she stated, was 17,525 and of school units 65,570, making a total of 83.095.There are now 144 units of books throughout the county, an increase of six on the previous year. These comprised outlets at 18 libraries, two deposit stations and 124 class rooms. The book stosk, the libra­rian stated, had increased to 8693, and while the juvenile books sfill had to work overtime the library co-operative was now able to give better service to adults. Service to the libraries had included an ex-' change of 100 or more books every three months as well as special requests of various kinds and the holding of the annual workshop for librarians in October.COUNTY EXCHANGESMrs. Krompart said she had tried to promote further interest in the library by visiting various groups throughout the county with book displays and talks and she was hop­ing to increase this type of work when they had a book mobile. They had driven 3705 miles in completing their exchanges and other library work. Special re­quests for reference material had been met by sending books out by mail, ;Work with the schools, the lib­rarian stated, had been very en-i couraging. They had increased their school units to 27 books. That might seem a meagre supply for three months in some larger class­es, but they were adding to their collection as rapidly as possible.;Mrs. Krompart expressed thanks for the new library room and acknowledged the friendly co-oper­ation she had received during the year.Nursing Division Report From Oxford Health Unitwh°°^ vac-lowing statistical report for 1952^0 dosls Nib 7^ Nr ; Reinforced Thc??n r?£°Un^COUnci,MOndayJtoe VaCC- forThe population served by the unit ’ is 56,960. The unit consists of the medical officer of health, Dr. O C. Powers, supervisor of purses.Margaret Grieve, one clinichl nurse eight public health nurses, two san­itary inspectors and one veterin­arian.Number of home visits made J182; number of office visits made. 1l3;,JBnber of new families visit- ed, 1.677; number of new cases ad­mitted. 3596-•S-*rvi,c£-S: Prenatal, number of visits, 105; infant welfare, number °J 2s?!3’ ^6: Preschool, number of visits. 962; adult service, num­ber of visits, 146; demonstration bedside care, 22; visits made, fam­ily not home, 480; number of cases not taken under care, 121;School service, number of public schools: 116, enrolment, 8763; en­rolment in four high schools, five continuation, 2050; number of school inspections by nurse, 8105- number of vision tests, 2747- num­ber of hearing tests, 57; number of first aid dressings, 454; number or conferences with inspectors, 7- number of conferences with prin­cipals, 477; number of conferences with teachers, 1417; number of complete physicals done by doc- tors !607; special physicals done by doctors, 826; number of chil­dren under observation, 427; total t °f defects f°und other than ' DJJ5.Classification of Defects: Defec­tive vision, 137; defective hearing, 5; eye defect, 7; ear defet, 17- defective nasal breathing 9; abnor­mal tonsils, 198; enlarged glands, 9; anaemic appearance, 12; speech defect, 2; skin disease, 9; orthopae­dic defect. 38; malnutrition, 5;Child health conferences held at 15 centres: Number held monthly, 27; attendance during the year, 4488; meetings addressed by nurs- es> 10; meetings attended by nurs- pulmantory disease, 8; cardiac dis- es’ 22‘ease, 6; nervous disorders, 2; ?±r^ed?hyroid’ 2: Postural del feet, 5; hernia, 8; mentality, nil; miscellaneous, 24; number of home visits for communicable disease. of cases of commun­icable disease reported 345.of communicable diseases: Measles, 64; mumps, 128; poliomyeits, 3; scarlet fever, 83- chicken pox, 55; German measles <ough’ 28: meningitis. Nil, diphtheria, non-resident, Nil; undulant fever, Nil.^^toiization: Diphtheria Toxoid was given to school 7; reinforcedCoronation CelebrationSet InsteadFree Press Woodstock BureauWOODSTOCK, Jan. 28 — Proposed $20,000 centennial celebration plans were shelved once again at a. joint meeting of a Board of Trade -and city council committee! here tonight.Laek SupportTn view of the shortage of time! and Inching support from Oxford County Connell, It was moved that instead they should concentrate on « coronation day celebration and co-operate with the fH|r board for « proponed centennial fair in August.. combination vacc. for «,h^event‘0nL of dtohtheria and1 whooping cough was given to, 12- preschool 5, School 7, reinforced doses, 23; triple antigen for the1 dWherfa. whooping i ™nus was ^ven to1139, infants 632, preschool 457, school 50; reinforced doses 248- scarlet fever toxin was'given to 21 infants 1, preschool 16, school 4 reinforced doses, 3; dick tests 1; vaccination against smallpox was iRV/n £ 153’ P^schSl168, school 467 adult 2, tetanus to-reihforced doses, 1365, diphtheria and tetanus toxoid h to 999; infants 86, pre­school 29, school 884, reinforced vaccine was given to 1399; school 1399, reinforc­ed doses, 584.Tuberculosis service; number of chS 43’* 1?tal a,ten<fance at 5oSi??: number of home visits Xd number of patches ap­plied 6835; number of LC. Tests iU ?umbar of X-rays on positive patch contacts and positive I. C. at ' Ja?ber of X'rays faken ai c1 o, 590.6rvllupaedic service: Number of nUmber °f h0meVenereal disease service: num­ber of new cases, 7; number of contacts,12; number of home and office visits, 16.Mental health service: Number of clinics held, 11; number attend-i ing clinics from county, 41.Sanitary Division Report PresentedA summary of the work of the I its 21- in ni9^y b V1o°»n in P*ford county 8; " ' an 19j2 is contained in a report presented by J. L. Griffith, senior sanitary inspector, to the Oxford Cr^ Council. It is as follows;Communicable diseases; Number of cases reported 292; number of cases quarantined 107; number of821 number 9*Food control: Total visits 962;£Tcers 34: restaurants and hotels 894; restaurants closed voluntary 4; fruit markets 2; lock­ers, cold storage, ice plants, etc. ,4; dairies, cheese factories, cream- tries 20; food poisoning 4; swabs of restaurant dishes and utensils Jo.in.Industries: Total visits 60; aren- kl fairs factor­ies 2, paittaoine aviaries 1; slaugh­ter houses, butcher shops 10; poo] .rooms, bowling alleys, etc. 2; fun­eral homes 24; theatres 8; barbers beauty parlors 1. ™^rs.Tourist home service: Total vis-Formula lor failure: Try to please everybody.A svstem been install • d nt Mount Elgin, which had complied fully with the regulationFinal Total Surpasses Other YearsFree Pre« Woodstock Bureau WOODSTOCK, Jan. 27 — Oxford County Council wound up the year on the black side of the ledger with an ,$18,041.17 surplus — “far more than expected.”“We didn’t expect to be in the red,” commented County Clerk-Treasurer L. K. Coles, “but the surplus still is a few thousand over that of the past few years. We usually finish with about $5,000 be­low estimates.”S37L182 SpentWith an estimated expenditure of $389,223.66 last year, county council actually spent $371,182.49.Following is a break-down of the financial standing at the end of 1952, with the first figure the esti­mated. the second, the actual and the last the deficit or surplus:Administration of justice and county buildings, $36,500, $30,737.41, surplus, $5,762.59; agriculture and fox bounty $5,040. $5,255.41, deficit, $215.41; registry office, $4,500, $5,962.85, deficit, $462.85; education (payable by the county), $1,450. $1,550.06, deficit, $100.06; library co-operative, $4,000, $4,000; general administration, $35,350, $32,408.68, surplus, $2,941.32; miscellaneous, $1,800, $1,896.36, deficit, $96.36:health unit, $19,623-60, $19,623.60; conservation, $2,000. $2,000; totals, $110,263.60, $103,434.37, surplus.$6,829.23; less miscellaneous re­ceipts of $3,263.60 with actual at $11,565.43 and the surplus $8,301.83, making totals of $107,000 estimated, $91,868.94 actual and surplus of $15,131.06.trourist homes, motels, etc, summer camps, resorts in- nursing homes 3. 'Ta,al samples aktn 56u,‘ school 203: private 188- municipal 158; swimming pools y* well inspections 5.c<Wlaints.bin; 8S d‘sP°»al and bad plum­bing 3J9 bad housing 55; unsani- cootopons 58; health hazards i . raw milk investigations 2; health nuisances, smoke, etc. 2; carbace disposal U3; animal nuisances 25Total visits 326; installations 105; revisits 28; plum­bers given information 193.Miscellaneous; Total visits 191 cemeteries 1; student tours 3- 163: mentions -• conferences attended I. regional meetings 2: school board meetings attended and trus­tees interviewed 16., J! « toe sanitary inspector t*^3*078 v,s,ts '^re mad?"e, e on ^mmunicawe disease, inspections of food estab­lishments 962; industries 60; tour ist homes 21; complaints 66] • sei> !j£ tn?f Installations 105; school }6J; others 20. Water samples SOf this number t0 showed pollution. Oxford County Library Moving To New and Larger QuartersBy JEAN BAKERlive Oxford County Library, one of only’ 13 such enterprises in the province, which are. for the most part, all in western Ontario, is one of those organizations which serves hundreds of people in even the re­motest parts of the county and, strangely, one of those organiza­tions about which wo hear the least. Many citizens right here in Woodstock have never even heard of its existence and yet it is and has been an up-and-coming institu­tion since its inception in 1949.Mrs. S. L. Krompart is the Ox­ford County Librarian, its first, and with the help of the assistant, part-time librarians. Mrs. W. G. Cocker and Mr. Krompart, carriesan. onerous and ever-expanding program, geared to assist more . and more in the distribution of edu­cational and entertaining reading to all parts of the county. Before her marriage, she was employed for some time as a librarian at the Woodstock Public Library.Prior to 1949, the library, for several years, was run as the cir­culating Oxford County’ Library Association, supervised jointly by City Librarian G. Blythe Terry- berry and Miss Betty Crawford, Librarian for Ingersoll. Var-schools arc served nnd books are exchanged every three months.There is a great response from the school children, Mrs. Krompart says and the circulation in the schools has been fine. Children as­sist the teachers in many instances School library books, the librarian staled proudly, "arc the best and most colorful of I he modern pic­ture story books and those of in­terest to the younger set generally. We like the school work very much and. I feel, we add quite a bit to their own libraries, to the ex­tent of 400 exchangeable books a year.”Book exchanges in the schools, vary in one three-months period from 100 to 600 and one school last year exchanged its 27 books in one quarter 625 times. In June the books at schools are collected and returned to headquarters, "It'sious libraries throughout Oxford pooled their money to buy books for it and, in 1949, the county council took it over and installed it in quarters at the county build­ings. It is run now, as the other 12 in Ontario, under the supervision of the Ontario Department of Edu­cation, with grants from the pro­vincial government and the county- council augmented by the nominal fees charged to the schools, small- er-centre libraries and deposit sta­tions which it serves.8,000 VOLUMESThe collection of books now num­bers around 8,000 volumes, includ­ing every type of the best fiction and non - fiction published. From this store, 18 libraries, two deposit stations and 124 classrooms in 90quite a job. Last year we had to borrow two long fables from the Red Cross rooms across the hall” Mrs. Krompart said.Library and deposit station quo­tas of 100 books a month com­prise 50 fiction. 20 non-fiction and 30 juvenile; and Mrs. Krompart says "They really do get more be­cause we add a few new ones each time. It really is worthwhile though as the books are used extensively.” Great effort is put forth to cover reading needs and wants thorough­ly and books on travel, biography and the useful arts and hobbies seem most popular. At four units in Beachville, where 400 books were placed on the September ex­change, books were exchanged to the extent of 2,365 times in the three-month period following.DIFFICULTIESThe book exchange program sounds simple in theory' but one has but to glance once at the map of Oxford County which Mrs. Krom­part has pin-pointed with dozens ofpointed there In red. the libraries in green and deposit stations in yellow.The quarterly book changing three weeks to con^elin that coverage of the county, 896 miles are covered. Mr. and Mrs. Krompart take the books in their car, a none loo easy job. Mrs. Krompart hopes that at some time in the next year a new bookmobile may make an appearance at the county library’s front door.The front door ‘is due for a change loo. At present the entire IllM-ary is housed in one basement room al the county buildings, about 14 to 24 feet in diameter. It is quite a cheerful room, with its main door and two windows open­ing on the inner hallway. The whole work of the library, ex­change, reference, bookkeeping and! repairs, takes place there. But. by early next month the enterprise] will have a new home, a room twice as large as the present! quarters with a little room where, Mrs. Krompart said, "we might! make a cup of tea sometimes.” ItThompson of Ingersoll, who she says "have been very good to back up the library.”Members of the Oxford County Library's Board of Directors, ap­pointed by the county council, and who meet four times a year are: chairman, H. L. Kipp of Prince­ton; vice-chairman, G D, Suttor;. Blenheim Township; treasurer, L, K. Coles; Mrs, Krompart who acts as secretary for the board and the executive members, George Leos. Norwich; Warden Harley McBeth and W. J. Stokley. Dereham; J. K. McLeod. East Missouri; R.- C. Brogden, Ingersoll; and Magistrate R. G. Groom of Tillsonburg.is on the north-east corner of the building, with its window and door opening directly to the outside. Carpenters and plumbers are busi­ly engaged at present in preparing the room and the librarians look forward eagerly to the day when they have the much-needed extra, space.EXTRA DUTIESMrs. Krompart also does, she! admitted modestly, ”a little refer­ence work. People throughout the county write in for information and I try to find it for them.” Sometimes she goes out to Wo­men s Institutes or other organiza­tions to give papers on the project.! As she talked, she paid high tri­bute to the county council for theirassistance; and to the county pub­lic school inspectors, George T. jbright-headed map pins designat- rr f5n001, “Spectors, George T. j ing the many spots visited four'Mafher of Woodstock and T. J.times a year, to see its difficult: side. Over 90 schools alone are pin­75 in Dirty 'Lodgings'WelfareChief DescribesUnsanitary Aged HomesAt least 75 Londoners, many of them old age pensioners, live in dirty, ill-lighted, unsanitary “lodging houses" which the Board of Health could close at any time but for the lack of other ac­commodation, Welfare Administrator E. V. Berry, said yesterday, jThe Home for the Aged under construction on Wellingtonroad south should ease the situa-tion greatly, since the elderly persons involved will likely beable to get said.quartera there,heMr Berry cupants ofsaid the 75 are three places,oc- theworst of which is one building which officials consider a po­tential firetrap.A welfare department investi­gator, after making an inspec­tion of this building with two fire department officers last fall, reported:"In my opinion if a fire were to break out in this building, it would go very fast, due to thePROUD IN OXFORDWOODSTOCK, Jan. 23 — The "terrible" conditions reported for the aged in private Middlesex nursing and boarding homes do not exist in Oxford and, in fact county council is extremely proud of the manner in which the old folks are taken care of, both at the county home and in private nursing homes.Speaking on the annual reportpresented to county council today by county home manager, R. J. Forbes, Reeve C. D. Sutor, Blen­heim, said he was very impressed with conditions at the county home.Complimenting Mr. Forbes and his wife, he said that everything was in very good order, neat and; clean, at the home and that they were operating a "good system,”"Other counties that have visited here think our county home and farm are tops,” he said.Few InvolvedCounty Clerk L. K. Coles said there were a few old people in private nursing homes in the county but that there were never any report that they were not well cared for. “These private nursing homes are inspected regularly by Dr. O. C, Power, MOH for the county health unit, and hia staff, he said.The county home and farm operated at a cost of only $6,693.86, according to the annual report. Expenditures totaled $36,918,89 while receipts totaled $30,224.53.The farm operated at a profit of $4,540.25. Farm expenses totaled $9,754.71 while receipts totaled $11,-1 994.96. Farm produce consumed at I the home totaled $2,300.J. Clarke Dies In 85 th Year>Blandford and resident of Woodstock for many years. Jam­es Clarke, former well known en­gineer at the court house, passed a- way on Sunday, January 18, at! pthe home of his sister, Mrs. Jessie ' Patman, 211 Wellington street, north. He was in his 85th year and had, been in failing health for some time.Born in Blandford township, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Clarke, his father having been treasurer of Blandford for many years. Mr. Clarke lived in Annie Elizabeth Jackson in 1908, when they went to Norwich, re­siding there four years. Mr. and Mrs. Clarke returned to Woodstock residing here until 1939 at which time they moved to Selkirk, Mani­toba, to reside with t R ihsr.noe.ev toba, to reside with their son, Rev. James S. Clarke.In the fall of 1943 they moved to Prince Albert, Sask, where Mrs. Clarke passed away in 1946. Mr. Clarke and his son returned to Ontario in 1948 and he made his home with his sister, Mrs. Pateman of this city.Mr. Clarke was a stationery eng­ineer by occupation and was well known in that capacity at the court house, Woodstocw, for 23 years. He also acted as jail ^ver- nor at Oxford jail for athreevears period,at one time.He was a member of Knox Pres­byterian Church and was elected an elder in 1925, serving on the session until he left Woodstock in 1939. He was a member of the board of managers of the church for many years. While in Manitoba and Saskatchewan he took an ac­tive part in the work of the con­gregations where his son was the minister. He was a member of the Independent Order of Foresters.Surviving are two sons, William J. Clarke, Coral Gables. Florida and Rev. James S. Clarke. Toron­to; three sisters, Mrs. H. T. Carn- niff, Toronto; Mrs. Jessie Pateman. Woodstock and Mrs. Clair Peers, East Oxford. Two sisters and one brother predeceased him.The late Mr. Clarke is resting at the Millward Funeral Home, 21 Wellington street, north, where the funeral service will be held Wednesday, January 21 at 3.30 p.m Temporary entombment will be made in Woodstock mausoleum.wholly wooden construction of the Interior. And I believe that elderly people on the upper floors would have difficulty getting out."(In Woodstock, Oxford County Council, operators of the County Home and private homes in Ox­ford wore praised by Reeve C. D. Sutor, of Blenheim.)Taking Advantage Of Choice Decline Jury Duty In OxfordFree Press Woodstock BureauWOODSTOCK, Jan. 27 — Women may not be the weaker sex but they decline to serve on a Supreme Court jury in Oxford County,Three women jurors were summoned. one for the grand jury and two for the petit jury, but they refused to sit for the spring ! assizes set for February fl, preaided over by Mr . Justice JudsonSheriff A. A. Bishop said It was the first time women had ! been summoned for jury duty in Oxford, nnd, under the Juror.' Act, they have the right, to decline for several reasons.A motor manslaughter charge is among the cases listed for the assizes,APPRECIATIONResidents of the Oxford county home, who recently received from the service clubs of the county and others interested in the city, a tele­vision set at the home, have written expressing appreciation of the gift In making the gift, they state, those concerned "have gen­erously exemplified their sincere friendship” for the residents at the home. iPREPARING FOR LIBRARY MOVEEarly in February the Oxford County Library will move into new quarters in the basement at the county buildings, on the north-east corner, and work­men in the top picture above are seen hard at work preparing walls for decorating, and instal­ling a heating system. At the left Jack DeGraaf and Archie Lampman are putting up strap' ping in preparation for the lathe and further along Carl Elf er t and Thomas Pye, the court house engineer, (on lad­der) are installing a heating pipe. Oxford County Librarian, Mrs. S. L. Krompart, right, looks on, hopeful that the job will La finished and the room ready before the Oxford Coun­ty Library Board’s annua] meet­ing on Feb. 11. At the lower1 left, Mrs. Krompart is pictured at her desk in the present lib­rary where two windows and the main door open into an in­ner hallway: and her assistant, part-time librarian, Mrs. W. G. Cocker, is seen at her desk, in the photo at right. The new room, much larger and with a smaller room opening from it, will have a door and window opening directly to the outside and will provide much-needed space for the library, a quickly- expanding enterprise.(Rtnff nhnfoetCounty to Appropriate $7,561 for Suburban RoadsFree Press Woodstock Bureau )WOODSTOCK, Jan. 22 — County council will appropriate $7,561 out of Ita funds for Woodstock suburban roads In 19153.The city's share of that amount la 25 per cent or $1,890.28 plus , a deficit of $809.72, a total of $2,700 according to the Woodstock Suburban Road Commission’s report submitted by Stanley Cracknell, chairman. ♦—-----------------------------------------The report noted that suburban roads were thoroughly maintained including surface treatment of the Sweaburg road from Woodstock to Sweaburg.An estimated $8,476.46 will he spent on the Sweaburg road in 1953, and about $590 on the 11th Une.$1.15 Rale Set By Health UnitFree PrcHM Woodstock BureauWOODSTOCK, Jan. 28 — Oxford County Health Unit set a per capita rate of $1.15, th« same as last year, at Its inaugural meeting at the county court house.Aid. G. T. Laflair. of Woodstock. WM appointed chairman of the board, County Clerk L. K. Coles |mM today.Blind PensionBoost SoughtFree Press Woodstock BureauWOODSTOCK. Jan. 2« — En­dorsing a resolution from Grey County, county council here today recommended that the blind pen­sion be increased from StO to 55Q. and that the means test be eliminated.The report, presented by Deputy Reeve Reginald Day, of East Nh- souri. was approved.The conservation report, pres­ented by Deputy Reeve J R. Mc- Langhlin, Dereham. recommended a grant of $25 to the Ontario Con­servation Association. Open Exchange At ThamesfordThamesford — A new telephone exchange serving 250 sbuscribers went into service in this area yes­terday after months of preparation. The majority of subscribers were formerly served on rural Unes from the Ingersoll nnd Kinlore exchang-Clark Murray, MP for Oxford, placed the first long distance call to L. K, Coles, county clerk of Oxford county, at the court house in Woodstock. In the call Mr. Mur­ray commended the citizens of Thamesford and the Bell Telephone Company for "their enterprise in initiating this new sendee, and for the construction of the new ex­change building."and Gordon M. Calder, manager of the Bell Telephone Company at Woodstock.Bell Telephone officials preseent| were; J, M, Bosworth, district; plan, superintendant, London; F. W. McBeth, district manager, Lon­don: F. T. G. Barr, district traf­fic manager. London; George Met­calf, plant line cheief, Woodstock, Mrs. M. E. Beard, new chief op­erator, Thamesford; H. I. Stewart; local representative, Ingersoll; M. F. Brittain, traffic superintendent, London.Also present were the village trustee board. Fred Dennison, Mrs.Kay Oliver, Nelson Oliver; former East Nissouri Telephone Co. direc-Speakers at a banquet held in___.............. ________- w.Westminster United church includ- tors, Lindsey Calder. T. J. McFar- ea R. L. Stratton, former district lan, J. Anderson, D Henderson, J. manager for the Bell Company, W, Oliver.Clark Murray, MP for Oxford, officially opened a new up-tc-dare telephone exchange at Thamesford yesterday by placing a long-distance call to the Oxford County building at Woodstock. The new exchange will serve about 250 subscribers.Polio Reported Light in 1952Incidence of polio in the province of Ontario was generally low in 1952 and there were only three cases in Oxford county. The fact is notified by Dr. O. C. Powers, medical officer of the Oxford Health Unit in his annual report, which was presented to the County Council today.The county was free of any epid­emic of communicable disease last year, the doctor states.Although the incidence of meas­les, mumps, etc., had Increased over 1951, which had a very low Incidence, that might, indicate either better reporting by parents and physicians or an actual in­crease of the disease.Stressing that the chief respon­sibilities of a public health depart­ment is the prevention of disease, Dr. Powers states that immuniza­tion against perventable diseases had been increased and every ef­fort was being put forth to protect the children against smallpox, diph­theria, tetanus, whooping cough. The Tuberculosis control program under the direction of the Oxford County Tuberculosis association and can-led out in part by his I staff was showing excellent results. The mass survey conducted in 1952 discovered several unsuspected cas­es of tuberculosis. These were all eith treatment in sana­torium or under close supervision. Food handlers were X-rayed. Pre­employment X-rays had beenadopted by many Industries. Re­habilitation of the ex-san patient was a live issue ‘at presentThe Oxford County Red Cross, report states, continued to finance dental work and tonsillectomies In children of financially embarahsed parents. The National Society of Hard of Hearing was co-operating very nicely in the examination of children with detective hearing.Many problems remain to be sol­ved, the medical officer said. How to educate the public in relation to health was a problem. The dent­al health program was showing encouraging progress but must be implemented. Housing was a prob-, lem. Many persons in the county! were still living under deplorable conditions. Adequate care and ac-l commodation for the aging popu­lation must be planned for. Fluor­idation of water supplies for the prevention of tooth decay must be considered. Cancer, arthritis, dia­betes, heart disease, poliomyelitis were still unconquered."Although the problems of the future may be frightening, the Health Department with the co­operation of the good citizens of the County fave them with every confidence," the report stated.Dr. Taylor, veterinarian had charge of milk and meat supplies and was doing an excellent job. The Sanitary Inspectors, Messrs. J. L. Griffith and'M. B. McCall, have done a good job and thanks were extended to them and to the Nursing Supervisor and staff nurs­es who had been "most faithful" to their duties throughout the year.3 Oxford Women Refuse To Sit for Jury DutyCountl }VOmen us3ng their t0 decline have refused to sit for jury duty in the spring assizes of the Supreme 'n ? °rd ?Unl^ Sheriff A' Bish°P said the Snntv suumra<>ned for jury duty in OxfordCounty and two had been chosen for’ the petit jury' and the other for the grand jury. Under the Juror’s Act women have ‘ f?r several different reasons. One of thes i listed for the spring assizes is a motor manslaughter case-Surcharge Is Set By IngersollCOUNTY COUNCIL BUSINESSCosts of Roads and Grant for Blindfire Discussed at Morning Sessions--^4^/4 ..... u4- f ... / « -Estimated cost of work to be f o r a - W8011 suburban roads amount,in 1953 is S6.650.74, of which $4,370 is to be spent on road No. 9 and $1,841,84 on road No. 10. The bal-fora statutory grant on tillsGRANT FOR BLIND—______ Oxford County Council this mor-ance is made up of overhead ex- nlnK received a deputation from 1 ho Penses. (Canadian Institute for the BlindI Canadian Institute for the Blind asking it to increase its grant from $300 to $500. Ian Grills, field sec­retary for the Institute from Brant­ford, pointed out that outside the city of Woodstock there were 44 blind residents in Oxford, county. These people, he said, were receiv­ing services that wexie unobtainable from other sources. The Canadian National Institute for the Blind had now been in existence 35 years and over that period it. had developed a program of services which had been found most helpful for blindThese figures were contained in' a report submitted to the Oxford County Council at its meeting to- ;day by the Ingersoll Suburban Roads Commission, Ingersoll’s share of the estimated expenditure is $1,662.68. added to which is a debit of $887.32 from 1952, bringing the total up to $2,550.Detailed amounts of the estimate were 8s follows; Road No. 9 — brush and weed control $100, snow clearing $200, patching $500, sur- treating $3,570, a total of -.......- . ________$4,370, Road No. 10 — dust laying Pp,,s°«s-SaW, dragging $210, brush and weed’| » +hn . ... . ...control $50, snow removal $90 re- ■ । t w insirtute did not exist, he surfacing $991.84, a total' oU?. . many,Problems affecting the $1,841.84. The report stated it was ? - would be dumped into the decided to dp considerable resur-l ^municipal councils an< facing for protective purposes. I u_a'4’horifies, which they mightThe report was adopted nnd the I W be PrePar<;d 1o meet.Q TlTSuJFX^ f! < Explain!** N’* application for theh id hern iopn. ™ Ph -83 reached the point where receiptsHospital Levy Outside OxfordFree Press Woodstock BureauWOODSTOCK, Jan. 22 — The Alexandra Hospital at Ingersoll will levy a surcharge on all pa­tients outside of Oxford County except North Dorchester Town­ship, according to a letter read to county council here today by County Clerk L. K. Coles.North Dorchester residents were' exempted because they are just two miles out of the town limits and within the area to be served by the hospital as laid down by the Provincial Department of Health.Township AssistsThe letter observed that many patients come from North Dor­chester, and that the township made a grant towards the con­struction of the hospital.It was felt that by levying a sur­charge against township residents, it would seriously curtail the hos­pital’s earnings.The decision was agreed on at a recent meeting of the trust.DR. E. A. CLARK, superin­tendent of the Ontario Hos-; pital at Woodstock, who! will quit his post on an ex­tended leave of absence. County Councii“Planning No fiction on CentennialA5' n< ’fslBlandford by $51,000 following theon •nm av (decided 10 take'annexation of part of the township no RLtion concerning the proposed ’ 1centennial celebration? to be held at Woodstock this summer. A re­commendation to this effect was made by the finance committee and was unanimously endorsed bv the council.Report Given to Council By Division Supervisorby the city ofWoodstock.Thisleaves the total equalized assess­ment of the county for the year at $31,139,789.The council decided that th? fox bounty should remain at $3 per pelt as heretofore.The roads committee was auth­orized to purchase one power grad­er with snow plough attachments and two tractors with mowers find.j ,, .1 top wi^ 12 pelts. West Zorra next, the derk S W1^ 10 ■ East Z6rra got nine, De re-'and UiU to ham eight, East Nissouri seven,e’S Th -cou2^,, West Oxford six. Blenheim four,ec,Tl1' and Blandford and North Norwich' tzed assessment of the township: one each, ,58 FOXFS BAGGEDOxford townships’ bag of foxes last month was 58 compared with 34 in January last year. East Oxford was^.Nurslng supervisor Margaret Grieve has submitted the following report to the Oxford County Council tin the work of the nursing staff in the county during the past year:"The year 1952 has been a very busy year for us. If we have not accomplished all we had hoped to, it was from shortage of staff and lack of time, rather than from lack of endeavor to do so. I would like to take this opportunity to thank our nurses for their co-operation, enthusiasm and untiring efforts in their work. We welcomed Miss Mae Haviland back to our staff as Sen­i$3r Nurse. Miss Muriel Morgan is sevenj a new member as of August 1. She to us highly recommended by the Victorian Order, which organ-Ration she served lor several years Miss Morgan is a graduate of Ham­ilton General Hospital and of Un-and lo assit him in obtaining the ion, Toronto Unlversit- right road to health.month with our Unit.County Council Decides To Increase Two GrantsOxford County council Monday decided to increase their grant to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind to $350- and that to the Salvation Army to $650. Grants to the Oxford Red Cross Society and to the Embro and West Zorra Red Cross Society were fixed at $2,500 and $250 respectively. It was agreed to contribute S400 to the agricultural short courses and $100 to the Oxford Crop Improvement Association for its seed fair. A grant of $4,000 was made to the Oxford County Library co­operative.Ingersoll Rate 50.3 For 1953iversity of Western Ontario in Pub- fto Health Nursing. We were very sorry indeed to lose Mrs. E. Mc­Cartney. former Clinical nurse from our staff, and were fortunate in obtaining Mrs. Joan Wren, grad­uate of Woodstock General Hospi­tal to take her place. We welcome Mrs. Wren to our staff,"The Nursing Service covers health supervision to expectant mothers, infant, pre-school and school children and adults of all ages, demonstration bedside care, staffing of 48 chest clinics a year and twenty-three Child Health Con­ferences monthly."Our school program is heavy, as we serve a population of 8,763 public school students in 116 schools This requires many hours of the nurses’ time and each morning is taken up inside some school, in­specting students for health rea­sons. checking their eye sight, con- , ducting individual health discus- . sions, attending to emergencies, arranging for examinations and discussing health problems with the i principals and teachers. The ob- ( ject of this program is to develop < a consciousness and an apprecia- < tion within each student for health 1Oxford CountyLibrary GrowingThe Oxford County Library, one of only 13 such enterprises in On­tario, is rapidly carrying on its ever-expanding program, geared to assist more and more in the distri­bution of educational and entertain­ing reading to all part of the county.■Although it is one of those or­ganizations about which we hear the least, there are over 83,000 us­ers of such units throughout the county.The library, since its inception in 1949, has 144 units of books throughout the county, an increase of six on the previous year.' It is run under the supervision of the Ontario Department of Educa­tion, with grants from the provin­cial government and the county council augmented by the nominal fees charged to the schools, small- er-centre libraries and deposit sta­tions which It serves.Pr ior to 1949, the library was run as the circulating Oxford County Library Association, supervised jointly by City Librarian G. Blythe Terryberry and Miss Betty Craw­ford, Librarian for Ingersoll.However, various libraries throughout Oxford pooled their money tn buy books for it and the county council took it over, install-ber almost 9,000 volumes, including every type of the best fiction and non-fiction published.From this store, 18 libraries, two deposit stations and 124 classrooms in 90 schools are served — and books are exchanged every three months.Mrs. Krompart has tried to pro­mote further interest in the lib­rary by visiting various groups throughout the county with book' displays and talks. She hopes to increase this type of work when they had a book mobile.Members of the Oxford County Library's Board of Directors are appointed by the county council and meet four times a year. They are: chairman, H. L. Kipp of Princeton; vice-chairman, C. D. Suttor, Blen­heim Township; treasurer, L. K. Coles; Mrs. Krompart, who acts as secretary, for the board and the executive members; George Lees, Norwich; Warden Harley McBeth and W. J. Stokley, Dereham; J. K. McLeod, East Nissouri; R. C. Brog­den, Ingersoll; and Magistrate R. G. Groom of Tillsonburg.ing quarters fogs.Mrs. S. L. ford Countyat the county build-Krompart is the Ox- Librarian, and is as-stated by her husband and part- time librarian Mrs. W. G. Cocker. The collection of books now num-GETS APPOINTMENTNotification has been received of the appointment of James Hart­nett, Dereham township, as pro­vincial representative on the Ox­ford Health Unit Hoard in place of E. Juli, North Norwich township, resigned.77.1 Mill Rate Passed By Woodstock Council-y Bpent a The studentThe nursesr afternoon Is devoted program requires considerable to home visiting, as good hea^h planning, but it ta a project which nr«nft^c pays dividend as we hai? to havePublic Health Nurses to carry on our service.practices must start in the home,and we have to have the co-opera­tion and support of the parents in order' to give the child the full lienefit of our health teachings. As well, home visits must be made in connection with our prenatal, in­fant and preschool program. It is during the afternoon that the Chest Clinics and Child Health Con­ferences are held at centres throughout the County."If efficient work is to be done, records have to be kept, and it will be noted that a total of 3430 hours are spent in office time, at whichtime recording is done, work is planned, telephone calls and ap­pointments are made for the Chest Clinic, Orthopaedic Clinic, MentalHealth Clinic case canied,requires"Two of our nurses attended th<- OEA In Toronto for two days, and four nurses attended the annual meeting of the Registered Nurs-s Association, Mtas R. Grieve was given leave of absence for six weeks — when she visited Europe.■'The report closed with an ex­pression of thanks to various organ­izations and officials who have as­sisted.Mumps, Measlesrepresents consider- Prevalent Hereable nurse’s time, thought and planning; transportation of cases needing to attend clinic or treat-!«lieuu va—v vi Rasies are preval-ment centre cannot always be ar- Pya^icauy all over the county, - - - Dr. O. C. Powers, medical officerfor the Oxford Health unit, re­ported today. The victims are largely adolescents.ranged from the home, in which case it falls to the nurse to pro­vide this."We are sorry that owing to our shortage of staff, it has been im­possible to establish and carry on efficiently our High School pro-Mumps, Dr. Powers stated, is a dangerous disease for children of lb and 12 years and measles aregram in Woodstock Collegiate, dangerous because of pos- Norwich and Ingersoll High Schools; sibility of pneumonia as one of the We recognize that this service Is complications. The only thing for parents to do was to put the chil­dren to bed and keep them there, the medical officer stated. Thegreatly needed and hope some day we may have staff enough to carry on an adequate service."Our student program has beep continued as of other years; The students from Woodstock General Hospital each spend two days with our nurses, observing the work in the Public Health Field.Five students from Western Um iversity Public Health Certificate Course were given experience of one month each, with members of our nursing staff. One student from the Advanced Course in Supervis-complaints were usual at. this time of the year,A child affected with mumps, the I doctor said, should be kept from! school for 16 days until symptoms I of the disease have disappeared? In the case of measles the period should he seven days from the time of the appearance of the rash provided the children have proper­ly recovered. In all cases parents should call in a doctor, the medi­cal officer added.AnnucdONTARIO GOOD ROADS ASSOCIATIONROYAL YORK HOTELWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11. 1953SPEAKER THE HONOURABLE GEORGE H. DOUCETT MINISTER OF HIGHWAYS. ONTARIO6.45 P.M.N?S3 50Oxford Library Board Hears Pleva AddressFree Press Woodstock BureauWOODSTOCK, Feb. 18 — Addressing the annual meeting of Ox­ford County Library Board in the county building here tonight. Dr. E. G. Plva, professor of geography of University of Western Ontario, spoke on conservation as applied specifically to Oxford County, tie!ng In his remarks with the broader concept of national resources. Touching ontn‘Ilion a year population, Dr. necessity for a ship.the figure of 20 increase in world Pleva stressed the sense of steward-Frontier Reached"Today we have reached a kind of frontier," he stated, "we must learn to use better the resources we have. We have a right to use but no right to destroy."H. L. Kipp, who has been re­turned chairman of the library board for his second term, presided at the meeting. Words of welcome were given by Warden Thomas Pellow,in assessing the value of the year's work throughout the county. The circulation of books in schools alone was 85.B70. Total circulation for 1952 was 83.095, showing an in­crease of 12,173 over 1961.Finances GivenThe annual financial statement as given by Treasurer L K Coles, showed the total revenue for 1962 as $10,780.26. The bank balance as of December 31, 1952. was $3.72920.Visiting librarians who brought greetings from four other countiesMra. Louise Krompart, librarian, gave a complotincluded Mrj Huron: Mm ,oountyMissreport Mias Etale Dunn, Simcoe.R G< Eckmicr., drey Grey. Middle-' •n Wallace, Elgin: Note With Regret Decision Of Women Not To Sit As Jurors In Oxford CourtThree Oxford county women, a news item reports, has, and within their rights declined to sit for jury duty at the spring assizes of the Supreme Court in Oxford county.This was the first time women have been summoned for jury duty in Oxford. Under me Juror's Act women have the right to decline for several different reasons.Across the province in recent weeks there have been reports of women serving on juries for the first time. Noting this, the Windsor Star takes an interesting view of what might be a result of this innovation in the jury method of trial.Comments the Star:"Some regard with misgivings the ap­pointment of women jurors. We don’t share that anxiety. If a woman is less influenced by the legal logic expounded, she will be moreinfluenced by her natural intuition. She will have a fairly good idea, by the end of a case, who is right and who Is wrong; who is guiltv and who is not.“Apart from the formal method of ad­dress to the jury, lawyers will have to take a’ different approach when appealing to a mix­ed jury. An argument which would appeal to an all-male jury might leave the women members quite unimpressed.”The three ladies who decline to sit in OxJ ford were within their rights and probably had the best of reasons, but we can’t help feeling a tinge of regret that they made such a decision. Something we would like to see would be a lawyer attempting to appeal to a mixed jury with a mixture of logic and a male’s knowledge “ 'men’s intuition.of the workings of wo­Warden and Councillors Will Attend ConventionWarden T. Pellow and the major­ity of the members of the Oxford county council, together with the Clerk and treasurer, L. K. Coles, are expected to attend the conven­tion of the Ontario association of Rural Municipalities at Toronto Tuesday. It is the 21st annual convention of the association and is being held at the King Edward hotel today and tomorrow.One of the matters likely to beThen, if still no agreement were reached, the Ontario Municipal board would follow present proce­dure.SATURDAY MEETINGRepresentatives of a dozen sub­urban councils met in Niagara Falls Saturday to draw up a for-’ mula blocking annexation or amal­gamation.The unanimously approved re­commending legislation. The for-Message From Oxford Wardendiscussed is the proposal by the amalgamation committee of pro­vincial townships to transform pre­sent Ontario amalgamation andicipalities here Monday or Tuesday anco^ °f! ^he meeS wJs tended byabout 35 representatives from Brant county and the townships of Brantford, Elizabethtown, Gran­tham, London, Markham, Nelson, Saltfleet, Scarborough, Stamford Trafalgar and Yarmouth.The said amalgamations or an­nexations are only justified when there is consent of both parties in­volved, or if an area cannot prop­erly be served by the township and the annexing city can and will pro­vide the needed services.mula will be presented with a brief to the annual meeting of the Ontario Association of Rural Muni-sociation backing, an attempt will be made to obtain a series of ma­jor amendments to the Ontario Municipal Act.With present annexation proced- dure transformed into that of a court of law, any initiating muni­cipality will be required to file a statement of claim. The other municipality involved will ‘ three months to consider it.Failing agreement, a conciliator would be appointed by the govern­ment. If that did not succeed at . - -the end of a month, a vote would j brief says, where necessity is nc" be ordered in both municipalities. shwn.haveAnnexations are not justified, theBy wS^nSofFo3oliLOW ’xh-S Stands just north of the old warden oi Oxford buildingDuring 1952 a symbol of Oxford! Coupled with this concrete evid­county s progress was officially ence of progress, Oxford is croud tbe shape of a new build-,of the advance made this year by reglst? of$ce and a11 of its residents in agriculture % h documents connected business and industrywitn that office. ।The old registry office building ■ ■ . which stands at the -----------------------Hunter and Graham streets beside f alone-side diversified and the courthouse was inadequate for FJ'°?ving industry. We are aware the keeping of the many legal pap- “T as both Progress, businessmen ers so much growth and process resid,ents feel the benefithas this county seen. These papers of grOWJh-bear witness to the development of Oxford’s county council I am ht?Pehtlf?S aDfa th-e cbwes which sure, feels that this year of 1953 nt ! bT ,Tade in them- To keeP wil] a]so one of progress andOf and ^th the rest 1 as warde" and thePmembers ofof the county it was found advis- council will do our utmost to make able to erect the new building it so. ke;<_■ uuuomg J*™*? of this county incorner of “e best in agriculture showsDelegates Will Attend Good Roads ConventionJu C0165, cierk of the Oxford county council, and J. 4 MeathrelL county road superintendent, are with Reeve H. F Dunn, chairman of the county roads committee, and other nierr ^ers of the county council attending the annual convention o Jie Onl a no Good Roads association being held at the Royal fork hotel, Toronto, this week. Representatives of the Wood- ’t°ek city council who will be at the convention are Mayor Bernadette Smith, Aiderman R. M. Barney, chairman of the board of works, Don Venton, city engineer, and Simon Hitch­cock, roads superintendent.Complaint Made About Woodstock's Market Serves Two Useful PurposesLast week a reader after receiving some obviously bad produce on the Woodstock market on the Saturday previous wrote a letter of complaint to the editor of this news­paper.On Saturday a Sentinel-Review reporter visited the market to see what system of in­specting and grading was used on merchan­dise offered. This visit was an additional one to the regular call made by the Sentinel- Review women's editor each Saturday in the process of compiling the weekly City Market report.An interview with Dr, L. E. L. Taylor, of the Oxford Health Unit, who spends every Saturday morning checking scales and pro­duce offered for sale and another with Mike Smith, market clerk, revealed as complete ajob of inspection as could be made was car­ried on at the market.It is possible, and we do not intend to cast doubt upon the statement of the letter writer, what some vendor or vendors may successfully circumnavigate the inspections made. Unfortunately inspection can not be extended to the inner souls of shysters, who would set out deliberately to rook the public.!The letter, however, served another pur­pose it has put the market inspector and the market, clerk on their mettle and their sharp inspection will be sharper than ever as a result. It has also drawn attention to the service provided for market shopperi about which quite likely very few of them were aware.L. Coles is Guest Speaker At Assembly in Collegiatemornings assemgly held in the Woodstock Collegiate Auditorium. Mr. Coles addressed the student body on Municipal Administra­tion. He also introduced some amusing anecdotes of formerschool days, which roused appre­ciative laughter from his listeners.Mr. Coles was introduced by S. R. Blair, member of the Collegiate teaching staff.This morning’s gathering was particularly a student participation assembly. Sandra Helmer, Grade 11, announced the hymn for the morning which opened the assemb­ly- RusseM, grade 12, read Uie Scripture and Mr. Blair led the students in prayer.ORACLE PRIZESA pep talk was given by Ruth Armour, grade 10, concerning the satos drive now being put on for the Oracle, annual school publi­cation. At the assembly, seven prizes were awarded to students who had won Oracle competitions for poems essays and stories. Jean Riach, grade 13, presented the prizes.Tom Oleksiuk spoke on behalf . . s?ho?1 Oretta, lolanthe, wnich Is to be presented soon. He gave a brief description of the! operetta and introduced some so-1 lo numbers and choral work, giving the students a preview peek at the production.«nllMbeth i and W Roi W S aol° numbers- White took the solo parts in the choral numbers. Dxford WardenSends GreetingsOxford's Agricultural Representative DiesRyTHOMAS PRLWWWarden Of Oxford CountyIt gives me great pleasure to send greetings to the Oxford Fed­eration of Agriculture. Through this federation the work of all far­mers is co-ordinated not only of the county group’ But also through the Ontario Federation of Agricul­ture; the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, and the International Federation oftj Agricultural Produc­er's.Through the Oxford federation the farmer gains a better know­ledge of his neighbor's problems, and oftentimes of his successful methods of overcoming these prob­lems. This leads in turn to the betterment of the farmer’s lot, and also to the betterment of the econo­mic life of the entire county.I feel such an organization asthe Oxford federation is able to present the facts about agriculture to the population of the county, both rural and urban, in a manner to the best advantage of all con­cerned, and I also feel that such information should be circulated so that the urban resident may know something of the difficulties which a farmer faces in getting his pro­duct ready for market.I should like to congratulate the’ executive of the Oxford Federation of Agriculture on the job they have been doing, and I should also like to congratulate the membership as a whole on the efforts which have been made to improve agricultural conditions in this county. Agricul­ture is an important Item in the life not only of the county, hut of the nation as a whole, and I wish those who are endeavoring to de- ’ velop this country's agricultural re­sources to the highest possible le-( vel every success.Extension Urged) For Aged HomeWOODSTOCK, Feb. 8 — City Council went on record as being in favor of building an addition to the chronically ill patients.Council was not in favor of add­ing a wing to Woodstock Generali Hospital for such patients.Provision of accommodation at hospital for aged and chronically ill persons has been discussed at length by council. Need for ac- ; commodation is felt to be urgent | in Woodstock area.The meeting was chaired by Aid.| G. T. Lafflair.George Everett Boll. Oxford's ag-l ricultural representative, died nti his home, 766 Wilton Crescent, on! Thursday evening, after a lengthy! Illness. He was In his 39th year.,A 'son of T. E. Bell and the late Mrs. Bell of Baldcraon, George Bell' was bom in Lanark county. He at­tended Perth collegiate and later Kemptville Agricultural College and the Ontario Agricultural Col- ■ lege from which he graduated In IIn April 1945, Mr. Bell moved to[ Woodstock as assistant to the late) G. R. Green, the agricultural rep­resentative for Oxford. Following! the death of Mr. Green in Novem­ber, 1947, Mr. Bell became agricul­tural representative. During hig term of office he played an active part in promoting agricultural events. He was particularly inter­ested in the Junior Farmer acti­vities and took a keen interest also in county affairs. He had a large share of the effort put into bring­ing the International Plowing Match to Oxford in 1951 and in the staging of that event. Other pro-, jects in which he had a leading, part were the Grassland Day and! similar events.GEORGE E. BELL, I stock mausoleum with interment%rUnt 2^2; 39>. AF in the Anglican cemetery, Wood- AM at Brooklln, On., in which 8tOck> in the 3pr{ Iman ho fnnlr anTtvd Mol — r °lodge he took an active part. He was affiliated with the Oxford Mas-onic Lodge in Woodstock. A mem­ber of New St. Paul’s Anglican church, he served on several of the church boards. He was keenly interested in the work of the rural- urban committee of the Woodstock Rotary club of which he was also a member.Surviving besides his' wife, the former Jean Patterson: are aRussell Brady, secretary man­ager of the Woodstock board of trade, said Mr. BeH’g death was a definite loss to the community.! His contribution to agriculture in the county was outstanding. His of­fice co-operated and assisted tre-mendously in any effort that the. board of trade made in the agricul­tural field. Mr. Brady said he was closely associated with Mr. Bell at the time of the international plow-1 ing match and he knew that he: was working night and day on thatdaughter, Audrey Jean, at home; ap rth'. 1 a-i? Christopher, occasion. George Bell was an unas-Perth; Archibald, Stittsville; Miner - -■Municipalities to Get More Assistance in '53and Stewart, Balderson; and his father.The late Mr. Bell is resting at the Millward funeral home in Woodstock until 11 a.m. Monday, then at New St. Paul’s church where service will be held at 2 p.m. The Rev. Canon J. H. Geoghegan will conduct the service. Tempor­ary entombment will be in Wood-suming fellow, who knew his job thoroughly, and had the happy fac­ulty of being able to get along with people, Mr. Brady added.Expressing regret at the passing of George Bell, Mayor Bernadette Smith this morning referred to his work for the agricultural industry and said his death was a terrible loss to the department and to every one.Notice To TruckersThe statutes with respect to the load limits commercial motor vehicles, trailers and other vehicles may carry dur­ing the months of March and April (subsections 4 and 5, section 36, Highway Traffic Act) will be strictly enforced on all County Roads.All gravel sections of County Roads are "Class B High­ways" and the gross weight of a vehicle moving over or upon them shall not exceed the weight specified in sub­sections 3 and 4 sections 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 greatly curtails the funds available for construction work during the year. Half load limits on County and Township roads during March and April are statutory and signs or notices are not required to enforce the section of the Highway Traffic Act designating load limits.OUCH ... THAT HURT!J. N. MEATHRELL,County Road Superintendent.Court House,Woodstock, Ontario.In connection with National Oxford Health Unit nurses, as Health Week, the Oxford County Dr. P. B. Lindsay of the unit lloalt^ Unit is holding immuniza- looks on. Left to right in the pic- tion clinics at the schools tore are Mrs. S. Wilkins. Dr. throughout the county. In the Mndsay. Miss M. Haviland and. tabove photo, little Miss Mary in the Foreground, Mary. Marj Martin, a kindergartener at Vic- was as brave as the rest of her toria school, from the class of , classmates, who waited patienth Miss Dauroen Cornish, receives ■ and boro up like stoics under the an anti-tetanus injection from two 1 needling. (Staff Photo»- — Opening of County Registry OfficeHighlight of County Council YearOutstanding event so far ns Ox- voting, Pr'-sM representatives on ford county council was co:' n- ho council n Blandford. Reeve ed last year was th? opening by W. Chesney; Blenheim, Reeve C.“ ’ > Sutor, Deputy Reeve O. T.Coleman; Dereham, Reeve W. J. Stoakley. Deputy Reeve J. R. Mc­Laughlin; East Nuwouri, Reeve J.the Hon. Dana Porter, attorney general for the province, of the new Oxford registry office at Woodstock on Sept. 30. Total cost of the building was $169,000, of which $114,784 was borne by the Day; North Norwich. Reeve h. il county council, $37,788 by the Wood- Bickell; South Norwich, Reeve F. stock city council, and $16,426 by Walther; East Oxford, Reeve M. the Ingersoll council. Other events Logan; North Oxford. Reeve H. P. last year, in which the county coun- Dunn; East Zorra, Reeve W. Mc- 'bil was interested, were the open- Donald, Deputy Reeve L. L. Wett­ing of the new Tillsonburg hospital,! laufer; West Zorra, Reeve L. C. the laying of an oil pipe-line across Innes; Tillsonburg, Reeve L. W. the county by the Imperial Oil Smith, Deputy Reeve C. IL Essel- company. and the opening of the new high school for the Norwich district in September last.The tax rate for the county inK. McLeod, Deputy Reeve R. R.Day; North Norwich, Reeve H. R.Wnlther; East Oxfn d. Reeve M.Logan; North Oxford. Resve H. P.line; Embro, Reeve J. D. Hossack;1953 was 12^ mills. It is expected this will be slightly increased when the council sets the new rate at its next meeting in the latter part of March.Projects likely to engage the council’s attention in the present year are the erection of a ne,w administration building for the Children’s Aid society and the pip­ing of a water supply to the county home. The latter is needed for fire protection, and engineers are al­ready working on the project.At the inaugural meeting of the council in January Reeve Thomas Pellow of West Oxford was elected by a majority of one on the 13th ballot to succeed Harley McBeth as warden of the council. Reevefor, Chesney, Esseltine (secretary > Reforestation — McLaughlin (chair man), Walther, Hossack, Chesney. Day (secretary), Meathrell, L. K. Golos, clerk and treasurer. Lib­rary — Stoakley, Sutor, McLeod, the warden. Juvenile court — The warden, McDonald, Coles. Hospit­als — Woodstock, the warden;: Ingersoll, Dunn; Tillsonburg, Smith St. Marys, McLeod,Norwich, Reeve H. C. Caley; Tav­istock, Reeve R. Rudy.Standing committees of the coun­cil are: Roads — H. P- Dunn (chairman, Warden T. Pellow, C. D. Sutor, J. N. Mcathrell, county roads superintendent (secretary). Finance — J. D. Hossack (chair­man), L. C. Innes, C. H. Esseltine, H. C. Cayley, 0. T. Coleman (sec­retary). Property — R. Rudy (chairman), W. J. Stoakley, R. R. Day, H. R, Bickell, W. McDonald (secretary). Equalization — L. W. Smith (chairman), F. Walther, Coleman. L. L. Wettlaufer, Dunn (secretary). Agriculture — J. K. McLeod (chairman), M. Logan,, Walther, Wettlaufer, W. Chesney (secretary). Education — Stoakley (chairman), Smith, Innes, Bickell, Cayley (secretary). Home — The Warden, Logan McLeod. Health —Food Control In DistrictC. D. Sutor of Blenheim was his The warden, McDonald, Rudy, opponent, three other nominees. Printing and resolutions — Day having withdrawn earlier in the1 (chairman), McLaughlin. Wettlau-Children's Aid SocietyDirectors Hold MeetingMrs. James Baxter, president of the Oxford County Children's Aid Society board of directors presid­ed -over the February board meet­ing held last night in Superintend­ent R. G. Clowes’ office. Meeting with the board was a committee appointed from the joint Oxford County-Woodstock-Ingersoll plann­ing committee for the new CAS administration building. It com­prised L. K. Coles, Oxford clerk­treasurer; Ingersoll Councillor Fred Worker and Woodstock Ald- erman George T. LaFlair, repre­senting Her Worship Mayor Berna­dette Smith.Hie committee of three ap­proached the board regarding fin­ancial problems which will need to be met in regard to the building of the new administration offices. Arrangements were made for a deputation to approach the provin­cial authorities on assistance for the building. It was suggested that there may be a little delay and Superintendent Clowes drew at­tention to the fact that more space was urgently needed immediately. County authorities will investigate the possibility of two more rooms bfeing supplied for the CAS till the bufidlngs completed.Superintendent Clowes reported on activities of the CAS for the past month, drawing attention to some correspondence from a firm of solicitors who wish to express appreciation to the CAS staff for the excellent manner in which they have conducted required investiga­tions this past month, on the part of the official guardian, dealing with divorces v That work, they said, had made it possible for them to proceed with divorce cases which will come up in supreme court at the spring assizes. Mr. Clowes gave a review of the num­ber of hours spent, on one divorce alone, with a breakdown of hours.The superintendent drew atten­tion to the number of adoptions being taken care of in the immed­iate future. In his address, he also offered material indicating further need for more privacy insofar as office interviews go, as many of the problems discussed at these in­terviews directly concern teenage I moral misconduct throughout the county.Other board members present were Howard Passmore, vice-pre­sident, Miss Mary Pyper, Dr. J. G. Murray of Ingersoll, J. D. Campn bell, James Hossack and former county warden, Harley MacBeth.iDetails of work done by the Div­ision of Food Control of the Oxford Health Unit in 1952 are contained in a report, which was submitted by L. E. L. Taylor, the unit veter­inarian, to the Oxford County coun­cil Monday. They are as follows:No. of producers (fluid milk sup­ply), 102; discontinued during the year, unsatisfactory (2) other rea­sons (10), .12; inspections of farm premises, 435; raw milk samples collected and delivered to Labor­atory, for Resazurin grading, etc., 1134; additional (check) following adverse reports, 80.Herd ABR tests made, 541; in­dividual tests made (with controls) 9; herds found negative, 74 per cent.; herds found positive 26 per bent.; animals removed from herds following positive ring test and sub­sequent positive blood test, 6.Percentage of herds in which calf - hood vaccination has been adopted, 95 per cent.; mastitis field tests (herds) 24; mastitis field tests (animals) 3s01; quarter samp­les of milk submitted to laboratory for verification, classification, etc. 314; infected animals removed from herds, 8; farms where mech­anical milk coolers have been in­stalled in 1952, 13; farms where new milk houses were erected in 1952, 3.Average Resazurin grades of raw milk for 12 month period as deter­mined by Laboratory tests, Grade 1, 79.9 per cent.; Grade 2, 10.3 per cent.; Grade 3, 8.15 per cent.; Grade 4, 1.65 per cent.; pasteuriza­tion plants (Dairies) in county, 12; pasteurization plants (dairies) out­side county, 1; inspections, 219; special inspections (processing and line checks), 12; pasteurized milk samples collected and submitted to Laboratory, 630; utensil and bottle rinses submitted to Laboratory 136.Major alterations, and improve­ments were being made in two dairies. Minor improvements have been made in others. New mod­em processing equipment had also been installed in several instances. SLAUGHTERINGWhere all year round slaughter­ing and processing (including cus­tom work) is done in county, 12;i Where all year round slaughteringand processing (Including custom work) is done outside county, 5; smaller premises in county where activities are seasonal or other­wise limited, 19; inspections (Pre­mises and contents), 79; inspect­ions (during slaughtering), 16. HORSE METOperations commenced and pro­duct offered for sale in November (licensed by town of Tillsonburg) following Unit approval — inspec­tions, 3.POULTRY KILLING PLANTSLocated in county, 5; located out­side county, 1; inspections, 20, POULTRY CANNINGPLANTSLocated in county, 1; inspections, 4.Numerous post-morten examin­ations had been conducted on ani­mals and poultry.LOCKER PLANTSLocated in county, 30; inspec­tions, 104.Additional inspection service in­cluded all known butcher shops and fish stores within the county, to­gether with milk products plants' and other food outlets. Woodstock market was inspected regularly each week. Assistance was render­ed the Health of Animals Branch, Dominion Department of Agricul­ture during the months of March and April, when some 5500 animals were examined. Various investiga­tional work has been performed following direction by the Medical Director. Producers have been specially interviewed and advised regarding their problems and dem­onstrations given to promote sani­tary and correct milking proceed- ure. Talks and discussions have been held with Producer organiza­tions, and Educational literature distributed. Staff and temporarily attached nurses have been conduct­ed on tours enabling them to wit­ness the handling and processing of various food products. Staff Con­ferences have been attended and participated in.Convention, conferences and oth­er meetings attended during the i year were 7.Heroic Fight Put Up By George Bell Seen As Fine Example Of Personal CourageHis many friends and associates in Ox Jord and in the agricultural field received the announcement of the death of George £ell with deep regret and a keen sense o .personal Joss.< Since taking over his post in Oxford, firs ’as assistant to the late G. R. Green and the. jn 1947 when he followed Mr. Green into th' •post of agricultural representative, Georg Bell put his whole effort into carrying on th' work. This was no easy task, for his prede­cessor, who had been agricultural representa­tive in this county for some 35 years had se •a high mark for achievement.. A large share of the credit for bringing the International Plowing Match to Oxford in 1951 is due to his effort and much of the Responsibility for the organization of the event as far as the local arrangements wore concerned fell to him. The success of the (event testified to the support he received'rom his home county.The first Grassland Day event to be held n Canada and the similar events which fob lowed all came to their final successes through his office. The department of agri- ’ulture office In Oxford during his time as In Mr. Green’s time was the hub of the activities if all farm organizations. Very little went on ’.mong farm groups but the agricultural ■epresentative found himself taking part and >ften giving leadership.All this activity plus his keen interest in he Rotary Club and its rural-urban commit­tee, his church, his lodge and his hobby of gladioli culture gave George Boll a full and busy life. When stricken with illness he re­fused to give in and attempted to maintain his usual pace. Ills heroic fight against the advance of his illness and his courageous determination that he should carry out his job and obligations despite tremendous handi­cap was the wonder of all who knew him. WOODSTOCK-INGERSOLL. ONTARIO, MONDAT, FEBRUARY 2. 1953Flood Death TotalMay Exceed 1,500West Oxford Reeve Speaks At Meeting of InstituteKilled 39 Foxes in DriveAgainst Pests in FebruaryThirty nine foxes were killed in the county of Oxford last month, making a total of 97 so far this year. Last year at this time 110 foxes had been accounted for. Of last month’s total one was killed in Blandford, seven in Blenheim, 11 in East Nis- souri. two each in East Oxford, North Oxford and West Oxford and seven each in East Zorra and West Zorra.Millions Homeless in Ravaged Areas Of Britain, Netherlands, And BelgiumLondon (CP)—The count of dead in flood-ravaged Britain, The Netherlands and lelgtum passed the total of 850 today with more than 1,000,000 homeless in the wake >f terrifying hurricanes.The Netherlands was the worst hit with the death toll there boosted to 464 by un- jnfirmed reports of 70 persons dead at Stellendam, south Holland. It was the worst lood in The Netherlands since the 15th century.In Britain, 395 were counted dead. Rescue workers feared the toll may mount to 1,000.Troops and volunteers battled new tides to save hundreds still marooned.Ten persons died by flood in Belgium and 10 others died at sea when a Belgian trawler went down.Damage m the three countries to farms, homes, dikes, communication and ship­ping was believed to run into the millions of dollars.The disaster toll so far:The Netherlands—464 drowned in the floods.Britain—395 dead—248 in floods, 132 in the sinking of the ferry Princess Vk toria and 15 in a British trawler’s disappearance.You are cordially invited to attend the158th Convocation-75th AnniversaryUniversity of Western OntarioThames HallSaturday, March the Seventh Nineteen hundred and fifty-three at two-thirty o’clockfor the conferring of honorary degrees on His Excellency the Governor General of Canada The Rt. Hon. Vincent MasseyWalter Foster Barfoot Douglas William Logan Sidney Earle SmithAdmit Twoeatnl^//ni/tn>fM^ o^‘ ‘//f’iin m Ontarioin cotnftaw^tfa (^tn>w^unt Amoral f^'^awn/a ant/ i/te veotfuiwiii of/uiiuweuny t/ty-ntimrtc/rt’n anut /mt Uc/miAtBelgium—10 drowned and 10 others at sea in the sinking of a trawler.Scores of bodies, still un­counted, floated among vast seas of debris along Britain’s battered east coast.Rescue officials feared the death toll in Britain and TheNetherlands 1,000.On one alone, tinymight approachEnglish islandCanvey in theThames estuary rescue offic­ials said 500 persons still were pnlocated and bodies floated on the floodwaters.Holland — liardcst hit ot all — mustered all ot its resources to rescue hundreds still stranded and to hold back the giant waves which swept inland as tar as 4® miles. Dozens of Dutch commun­ities were cut off or flooded out as the ancient dikes crumbled be­fore the fury of the seas.Notice to TruckersThe statutes with respect to the load limits commercial motor vehicles, trailers and other vehicles may carry during the months of March and April (subsections 4 and 5, section 36, Highway Traf­fic Act) will be strictly en­forced on all County Roads,All gravel sections of County Roads are "Class B Highways'' and the gross weight of a vehicle moving over or upon them shall not exceed the weight specified In sub-sections 3 and 4 sec­tions 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 Met of re­paring the County Roads af­ter the Spring break-ups greatly curtails the funds available for construction work during the year. Half load limits on County and Township roads during March and April are statu­tory and signs or notices are not required to enforce the section of the Highway Traffic Act designating load limits.J. N. MEATHRILL.County Rood Superintendent.». 'irt House, VLmdstock. Ontario. OXFORD COUNTYSEED FAIRANDPROVINCIAL HAY SHOW Wednesday and Thursday, March 11 and 12 Recreation Hall. Fairgrounds, Woodstock.Wednesday, March 11th:Chairman—Vice President, S. Kitehen.1.30 p.m.—Chairman’s Address2.00 p.m.—Panel—"New ideas for making the farm pay.”John A. Stewart, M.C., Ailsa CraigCecil Riddle, BeachvilleFred Cohoe, BurgessvilleProfessor N. R. Richards, Head Dent, of Soils, O.A.C, GuelphAlbert Bowman, FullartonS. L. Tallman, Massey-Harris Co., Toronto 3.00 p.m.—Judge's commentsThursday, March 12th:Chairman—President, Chas. Munro1.30 p.m.—Chairman’s AddressComments: J. K. McLeod, Agriculture Com­mittee, Oxford County Council.2.00 p.m.—Mr. Lawrence Kerr—Topic to be announced2.45 p.m.—Judge’s Comments on the Hay Show3.15 p.m.—Presentation of Awards — Fifty Bushel Wheat Club: Pasture Competition3.30 p.m.—Presentation of Trophies4.00 p.m.—Auction sale of ten bushel lots of grain.OXFORD COUNTY BRANCH of the ONTARIO CROP IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION.Lot of "Flu" Reported By Oxford Health UnitDr. O. C. Powers, medical officer of the Oxford Health Unit, today reported that there is quite a lot of ’flu in the city, chiefly among adults. The complaint generally is of a mild "type, he states, lasting only two or three days. Remain in bed while the attack lasts is his advice to sufferers. “It looks as though we are getting what London has been having recently,’’ he added.REPEATS DOMINION JUNIOR VICTORY Jim Carnwath poses with beautiful Goodrich Trophy.Tillsonburg Prepared For Visit From Massey1 and prepared today for the visit of to whoftXArX*?’ "TTHospital Officials Highly Pleased With Announcement of 1953 GrantsWill Set County Tax Rate At Council Meet March 24M ^Unty council 18 to resume its sittings Tuesday,main lten7 of business wiU be to set the tax rate for 1953. Last year this was 12^ mills. This week there f of -the county home Wednesday afternoonand of the health unit Wednesday evening.CAS to DiscussBuilding PlansTentative plans for the Child­ren's Aid Society campaign for funds for their new building are under way. The campaign is ex­pected to take place June 1-13.R- G. Clowes, CAS superinten­dent, said today it is expected there will be a meeting of the central committee this Friday to discuss further planning in connec­tion with the campaign for rais­ing funds for the new building _ the tentative site being next to the county jail. Further arrangements are to be made at the county coun­cil meeting on March 24.GOAL SETThe campaign goal will be ap­proximately $60,000. about $1 per person in Oxford County.Situated in the County Court House at the present time, the CAS accomodations are crowded.This tends to give the social workers Jess privacy than is need­ed in their work, which not only ’’ p A up children, as many peop!e believe, but also to plan their future,” Mr. Clowes stated.STATELY TREES GIVE WAY TO HIGHWAYThese trees on the Stanton Brother* farm on No. 59 High­way just south « .....................lor the new super express high-haw been felled to make wayNo. 59 High- way which will connect Windsor o( Woodstock with Montreal. Some of thesetrees have withstood progress formany years as the Narwiqh Road was widened at different times but now they have lost out to the new road- (Staff Photo) TROPHY WINNERS AT SEED FAIR AND HAY SHOWShown displaying the awards gresented to them at the Oxford ounty Seed Fair and Provincial Hay Show which ended yesterday at 'the fairgrounds are, left to right: L. Karn, Woodstock, whohad best 10-bushcl lot of grain, Donald Karn, R.R. 1, Woodstock the best bushel of grain; Doug Daniel, R.R. 1, Beachville, win­ner of the junior judging com­petitions; Laverne Carroll, Wil­ton Grove, Middlesex County, On- tarko Hay King; Doug Hart, R.R. 6, Woodstock, best exhibit of re­gistered fall wheat; and Eldon Herner, Curries, best vegetable exhibit. Not present to receivehis award was Maurice Smith, R.R. 6, Woodstock, who had the best bushel of small seed. Ac­cording to officials this year's showing was better in quality than ever before. (Staff Photo)Awarding of Prizes ConcludesOxford Seed Fair And Hay ShowU. S. Agricultural Picture Topic Winners of Competitions GivenOf Address Delivered by L. Kerr Trophies and Cheques YesterdayOxford Cron Improvement Association Promotes New Ideas In FarmingThe Oxford County Crop Improvement ■Association can always be counted on for something new in id^s to benefit farming. The association and its executive members are forever on the lookout for ideas. When they get one they consider to be a good one, farming in Oxford benefits.In such a way did the crop improvement association develop ideas which brought forth Canada’s first Grassland Day, and the subsequent forage crop days which followed. As new ideas and methods were developed in forage crops so did the association keep pace by organizing a demonstration day for the farmers in Oxford.It is not surprising, therefore, that In holding their annual seed fair, the associa- tion should put on its program a panel dis­cussion on “New ideas for making the farm pay.” The list of members of the panel is sufficient to show that the topic under dis­cussion could be packed with ideas. Aside from the outside'“experts” the two Oxford men who took part, Cecil Riddle and Fred Cohoe have both shown an ability to apply ideas to their own farming operations and make them w’ork for them.While passing on good ideas to those who attend, the seed fair also points up the value of good seed and the common sense econom­ics in making use of it. This is done at a time when the farmer is waiting for the change in the weather to get his seeding done. The information is put to him at a psychological moment when he is most re­ceptive.Tillsonburg Welcomes Governor-General On Behalf Of The Rest Of Oxford County* Oxford is pleased today to welcome Can- Olympics at Helsinki. Through support of the adas representative of Her Majesty the ’~..................Queen through the medium of the visit paid td Tillsonburg by the governor-general, Rt.' Hbn, Vincent Massey, ( The entire county is envious of the honor given Tillsonburg, but at the same time we feel certain His Excellency will be given a warm welcome by that warm-hearted town. Tillsonburg will show the governor-general an example of how a progressive town in Western Ontario should look.Livvies, Tillsonburg brought honor not only to herself but to Oxford, Ontario and to Canada. The focal point in the visit, inci­dentally, will be the Tillson burg Memorial Arena, where the Livvies won their cham-Oxford GroupsTo Assist CASTILLSONBURG, March 18—The Tillsonburg Lions Club entertained members of the Rotary Club at an interclub dinner tonight, when a; St. Patrick’s Day program' was featured.Lion President George S. Foster, welcomed Rotary President ,W. E. Aidworth and his members. Wal­lace Nesbitt Woodstock, guest speaker, outlined the life and works of Karl Marx.President Foster announced the Lions zone rally at Straffordville April 17, and Past District Gover­nor W. W. Shaver spoke on behalf of the annual Canadian Red Cross fund and the 16th annual Lions Carnival.Treasurer H. I. G. Fraser an­nounced that the European Flood Relief Fund total was now Jl,- 946.42.A committee composed of town men and Lions Club will meet with members from the Rotary, Kins­men, and Lions Club will meet with R. Clowes, superintendent of the Children's Aid Soceity of Oxford County, regarding • canvass for funds for erection of an adminis­tration building.• It is fitting, too, that this visit should be mjade for Tillsonburg gained the headlines across Canada last year when her basketball itym, the Livingstons fought their way to ajdominion championship and then won the right to provide the greater percentage of payers on the Canadian team going to thepionship,Tillsonburg has much to show His Excel­lency in the way of fine homes, a wide main street, which will be decorated for the event, new schools and thriving industries. The town also has a history which will be of particular interest to the governor-general.We hope the visit will be a memorable one and one which will lead to the early re­turn of His Excellency to see other parts of the county of which Tillsonburg is a fine sample.COUNTY FINANCESFinance committee of the Oxford County Council is to meet tomor­row to work out preliminary de­tails of the budget to be submitted to the council at its meeting Tues­day. March 24. Reeve J. D. Hos­sack. Em bro, is chairman ol the committee. 53 Budget Study StartsHospitals Will SeekGrant Aid)Free Press Wonristock Bureau WOODSTOCK. March 24— j Welcoming his County Coun­cil to the March budget ses­sion today. Warden Thomas Pellow, West Oxford, warned that there was plenty of work ahead.Heavy Session ,Besides setting the estimates, county council has a large number of delegations scheduled to appear including delegations from the Till­sonburg and Ingersoll hospitals.Council will likely sit every day throughout the week winding up with a night session next Friday.Read ResolutionsA large number of communica­tions and resolutions from other counties were read to council by County Clerk L. K. Coles and re­ferred to the printing and resolu­tions committee for discussion.Request for the usual grants were received from the Tillsonburg Fair Board, the Oxford County Trustees and Ratepayers' Association, and the Oxford County museum with the latter requesting a grant of $1,400.Thanks for grants were received from Embro and West Zorra Red Cross Society, the Canadian Na­tional Institute for the Blind and the Salvation Army.Members of the Oxford County council this morning heard offic­ials from the departments of lands and forests and of fish and wild­life suggest measures for combat­ting grass and woodland fires in the county and for dealing with Jhe deer problem.I. C. Marritt, district forester, pointed to the probability of bush fend grass fires in the area within the next few weeks, and said his department would like to help in aqy way it could. It was his per­sonal opinion there should bo a separate organization for fighting thdse fires, he stated. Cost of ne­cessary equipment, he explained, wpuld be about $150, and it would, he: claimed, be a good insurance. His department was of the opinion that someone slftuld take the lead in training people to fight the fires, he stated. IAn open season for deer across southern Ontario as a means of preventing a congestion of hunters in any one area was suggested by E. R- Meadows, district inspector of the department of Fish and Wild Life. This, he thought,- should be in \ conjunction with the Perry Sound season as held south of the Erench and Mattawa rivers., Mr. Meadows pointed to the num- ber of deer that was killed on high­ways and cited two fatal accidents to motorists as the results of hit-In OxfordDeer, Fire Problem Aired at Councilling deer. It was unfortunate, he said, that a deer would remain in! a ditch until a car was right on it and jump out at the last minute. The driver of a car consequently had little chance of avoiding an accident. In the daytime there was little danger of hitting a deer, he said, but at night drivers had to be very careful,In the Oxford district, the inspec­tor said, the deer population was fairly evenly distributed. Deer had been known to increase as much as 30 to 40 per cent in a season, when conditons were favorable; That was principally where the deer had the choice of farmers] crops to feed on, he stated. He knew of one case where deer had eaten two acres of wheat right; down.With reference to jack rabbits, Mr. Meadows said he was opposed to drives for disposing of them, because of the damage done to farmers’ property. "I don’t think farmers are too much against a little hunt, but they are definitely against the drives of the kind that are being held today,” he stated.The officials were thanked for their attendance and told their suggestions would receive careful consideration.Bell Is BackedFor Ag Rep'Free Press Woodstock BureauWOODSTOCK, March fl - County Council today adopted an agricultural report presented by Reeve J. K. McLeod, East Missouri, recommending that Robert Bell, as­sistant agricultural representative, be retained as agricultural repre­sentative for the county.The report pointed out that he bad been acting as the assistant agricultural representative in the county for the past six months and had given “excellent service."A copy of the motion Is to be for­warded to the Hon. F. S. 'Diomas, minister of agriculture, and to T. R. Dent, MLA for Oxford.The report granted $300 to the Oxford Crop Improvement Associa­tion for chemical weed demonstra­tion day; $200 to the Oxford Junior Farmers for prize money: $200 to the agriculture societies of the county.A grant of $250 was made to the! Oxford County Trustees and Rate­payers' Association in the educa­tion committee’s report presented by Reeve W. J. Stoakley, Dereham.Oxford County Open Deer Season UrgedPlan Requires Area BackingFree Press Woodstock BureauWOODSTOCK. March 26 — A suggestion that Oxford County and surrounding counties hold an open deer season this year was ad­vanced by Edward Meadows, Galt, district inspector.Mr. Meadows, in addressing Ox­ford County Council today, pointed to the rising number of accidents caused by the increasing deer pop­ulation and to the crop damage.He felt that the department would not hold an open season un-j less there was a large enough block to make it feasible."If we don't get enough coun­ties to hold an open season,, wc won’t have one," he stated, adding what we want is several counties from the district with an open season.”He observed that unless there; arc enough hunters in the field during the deer season that the deer hunt would be unsucceasful.With Mr. Meadows was I. C. Marrit, Hespeler, zone forester, who outlined a program of organ­ized fire fighting to combat graas and bdsh fires.NAME TRUSTEEElton Wilker has been appointed trustee on the Tavistock Continua­tion school board. Gordon Marshall is to be the county's representative on the suburban road commission for the city of Woodstock. Bylaws confirming the appointments were passed at a meeting of the Ox­ford County council Friday.First Session Held At County CouncilOxford County Council, opening its March meeting at the county buildings this morning under the chairmanship of Warden T. Pellow, and before it a number of reso­lutions on various subjects from neighboring authorities and organ­izations, which were referred to the appropriate committees Among the resolutions were two from the Oxford Federation of Ag­riculture, urging an over-all sys­tem of adequate fire protection for the county and calling upon local , conservation authorities to broad- ton their programs to include soil improvement and preservation.ASSISTANCE ASKED। Applications for assistance were received from the Tillsonburg and district fair, the Ontario School Trustees and Ratepayers’- Asso­PUBLIC NOTICEAt the call of WARDEN THOMAS F. PELLOW, a SPECIAL MEET­ING of the County Council of the County of Oxford will be held InCOUNCIL CHAMBER IN THE COURT HOUSE WOODSTOCK—ON—TUESDAY, MARCH 24th1953, at the hour of ten o'clock n.m., tor general busineis.Al) claim* and account* agidnat the county mint be filed with the County Clerk before the first day of the session.L. K COLES, COUNTY CLERKCounty Clerk’s Office.Woodstock.ciation and Oxford Museum. The trustees and ratepayers’ associa­tion asked for a grant of $250 as in former years and Oxford Mus­eum requested the county to again contribute $800.Notification of endorsation of the resolution passed by the Oxford County council at its December session asking for legislation to prohibit the importation and sale of cheap vegetable oils as a sub­stitute for dairy products was re­ceived from the following counties: York, Northumberland and Dur-1 ham, Halton, Hastings, Simcoe, Perth, Stormont, Dundas and Glen­garry, Victoria, Bruce, Norfolk, El­gin, Ontario, Huron and Waterloo. Lincoln county wrote that it had ordered the resolution to be filed,Deer Season Opinions AskedFree Press Woodstock BureauWOODSTOCK, March 27 - County council instructed County! Clerk L. K. Coles to write Oxford Township Council to give out how they feel about a proposed open deer Beason,Yesterday council heard but took no action on a request that the county hold an open deer seanon this year. Edward Meadows, Galt, district inspector, pointed to the rising number of accidents caused by the increasing deer pop­ulation and to crop damage,Oxford Delays | Road AdditionsFree Press Woodstock BureauWOODSTOCK, March 27 — Any additions to the county road sys­tem will have to wait until the June session to allow the road committee, headed by Reeve H. P. Dunn, North Oxford, to thoroughly’ inspect the requested additions, county council agreed today.A joint county roads and finance' committee report accepted the tender of the Frank Cowan Agency for insurance for roads, equipment' contingent liability’ and employer's liability. The printing contract was awarded The Norwich Gazette by the printing and resolutions com­mittee. chaired by Reginald R. Day, deputy reeve of East Missouri.!The reforestation and conserva­tion committee was granted $2,000; for thia year's program.BEQUEST GRANTToo many- indigent patients in proportion to paying patients was one of the reasons given by J. C. Eichenberg, president of the Till­sonburg Memorial Hospital Trust, for an operating deficit of $18,000 with which the institution finished last year. Mr. Eichenberg, with Mayor Roger Hawkins, of Tillson­burg, apeared before the Oxford county council yesterday with a request for a grant of $7500 to help meet the position. Mr. Eich- enbprg told the council that the Trust was working on culling costs as much as It could. The grant for which it was asking was the same ax last year, he atnted. Grant to CAS is GivenA Provisional ApprovalFuture of CAS Plan Rests With CityThe finance committee of the Woodstock city council last night gave provisional approval to a grant of $9,500 spread over three years towards the cost of a new administration building for the Chil­dren s Aid Society of Oxford coun­ty, This is on condition that grants will also be secured from Oxford county and from Ingersoll.The finance committee had pre­viously heaixj a delegation from the CAS on the subject. This was head­ed by Dick Clowes, superintendent of the society, others members present being H. Harris, Doug Campbell and Howard Passmore.Mr. Clowes said the total cost of the building would be $55,000-Of that they were hoping to get $21,000 from the Oxford county council, $9,500 from tin* city of Woodstock, and $4,100 from Inger­soll. The balance of $20,000 would hr provided by the society. Ox­ford county council, Mr. Clowes said, was very anxious that the society should do something in the matter. A site for the new build­ing had been made available on the north west corner of the county jail block at Light and Buller streets. The county was prepared to demolish the jail wall and re­build it further east. The wall it­self was in need of extensive re­pair and had got to come down sooner or later.REPLY TO MAYORIn reply to Mayor Bernadette Smith, Mr. Clowes said he did not know if the county council had de­cided to finance the project be­cause it had not met yet. The coun­cil would be having its inaugural meeting a week Tuesday.Asked about the furnishing. Mr,I Clowes said they would be mak­ing a public appeal for this. The] cost of the building would be spread over three years. Tenders for the work would be called for after the general committee hadj been revived, he stated.Mr. Clowes gave the percentages of expenditure for the public bod-les as follows: Oxford Woodstock 27, Ingersollcounty 61.12. !Children’s AidSociety HistoryThe citizens of Woodstock and ceasingly to raise funds and only Oxford county take righteous pride in 1937 did they resign, feeling in their Children’s Aid Society, its that their work was no longer nec- fine histroy and development in essary. Women's Institutes, UFWOover half a century.January, 1895, saw the beginning of -the Children's Aid Society in Ox­ford county, and services were limited to custodial care of three children. From community requests for extra service has stemmed the expansion and continual increase of the work to the present when Uie many phases covered include child care, protection (prevention), unmarried parents, juvenile court, home finding, family allowances and divorce.The late G. R Pattulo was the first president and at that time the town clergy and editors of local newspapers were ex-officio mem­bers. Early directorial boards were comprised of retired farmers and townspeople of good character.Branch societies were formed in Tillsonburg and Norwich and in 1901 three committees, temporary home, foster home and finance and audit, were elected.The first membership campaign was launched in 1909 by the town church ladies: and in June, 1911, the Nellis home on Mill street was purchased and a children’s shelter established. 1913 saw the discharge of the original mortgage through a substantial gift of $2,550 from Miss H. E. Cross of Norwich.The Ladies’ Auxiliary worked un-Clubs. IODE chapters and other organizations were among the faithfull and generous contributors to the project.A boys’ ward was opened in 1914: and in 1918 two members of the county council were appointed to the executive. In March 1, 1935, Eric Smit, Woodstock’s first train­ed social worker was appointed to the position of superintendent, fol­lowing L. C. Ecker, who had been in charge-since 1924. Richard G. Clowes began his duties as super­intendent in October, 1938.In 1940 there was the task of re­ceiving and placing the British War Guests sent to Canada from Britain. In that year also the Children’s Aid Society shelter was closed and the wards placed in private homes. When the Depart-' ment of National Defence took over the building for a military hospital, the society’s offices were moved to the county courthouse.In January of this year, the fin­ance committee of the Woodstockfoodstock City Council'!i finance committee meeting tonight will cast the deciding vole In the ques­tion nt whether the Children’s Aid Society of Oxford County get 1he proposed new administration build­ing — a project under discussion fof some time now, to provide sorely-needed space for the CAS, art, present housed in cramped and inadequate rooms on the top floor of-the Oxford County buildings,Oxford County Council's unanim­ous approval of plans for the pro­posed new building were revealed at the society's January meeting held last night in CAS Superintend­ent R. G. Clowe's office at the county building. A letter from coun­ty council disclosed that council members are prepared to make available to the CAS a site on the north-west comer of the county jail block, Light and Buller streets: and will demolish the present jail wall there in preparation for the building if the CAS will proceed immediately with their plans.: Dr. J. G. Murray of Ingersoll, a member of the Ingersoll town coun­cil, reported that Ingersoll council are; completely in favor of the pro­position also.A deputation committee from the Children's Aid Society comprising President Mrs. James Baxter, Hugh Harris, building committee chair­man;. Doug Campbell, co-chairman; and Superintendent Clowes, will meet tonight in city council cham­bers with the finance committee to hear their decision. If the Wood- stack council favors the idea, thepresent cIty-county-town Joint com­mittee set-up would be revised and the work on the new administration building would get underway as soon as possible.Figures submitted this morning for the financing of the project, (the building's cost has been es­timated at about $55,000,) are Child­ren's Aid Society, $20,000; Wood- stock city, a little less than $10,000; Ingersoll, $4,100; and Oxford coun­ty, $21,000. The financing would be spread over a two or three year period.Superintendent Clowes reported cases In care the past month; and also Christmas activities at the CAS offices, stating that the ex­ecutive had been well pleased with the co-operation received from many organizations and individu­als. Miss Mary Pyper reported on purchases of Christmas presents I for the society's many little wards. On a motion by Ken Marshall and Hugh Harris, accounts presented by Mr. Harris were passed.Present with the chairman. Dr. Murray, who presided in the ab­sence of Mrs. Baxter who was out-of-town on business, were Miss Mary Pyper, Howard Passmore, I vice-president; Hugh Harris.: McKendrick Marshall, Norwich James Hosack, Embro; Doug Campbell, Gordon Webb and Sup­erintendent R. G. Clowes.McCARTNEY—Mr. and Mrs. Bruce McCartney (nee Edith Best, Reg.N.) are happy to announce the birth of a son, John Steven, at the Wood- stock General Hospital, March 11.TENDERS WANTED1953.14-2Quotations will the undersigned noon.be received by until 12 o'clocktotal cost of the building would be $55,000. Of that they were hoping to get $21,000 from the Oxford county council, $9,500 from the city of Woodstock, and $4,100 from In-city council gave provisional ap­proval to a grant of $9,500 spread ersoll. The balance of over three years towards the cost520,000would be provided by the society.£<? S * sl‘e for the new building hadThis was on the condition thatThursday, March 191953on premiums for insurance on roads. County equipment and Em­ployers' Liability.Information may be obtained at the office of the undersigned.J. N. MEATHERELL.County Road SuperintendentCourt House, ♦Woodstock, March 7. 1953.grants would also be secured from been made available on the north;Oxford county and from Ingersoll. Superintendent Clowes said theDirectors of CAS Meeting TomorrowA meeting of the joint planning committee for the proposed new administration building for the Ox­ford County Children's Aid Society took place last night at county buildings. Her Worship Mayor Ber­nadette Smith was present with representatives from the Wood- stock, Ingersoll and Oxford County councils.Much discussion centred around the plans to raise funds for theNURSES TO TAKE COURSEOxford health unit, meeting yesterday under the chairmanship of Aiderman George LaFlair, de­cided that three nurses from the unit sUtf should attend a refresh­er course at the school of nursing to be hold at the University of To­ronto next month, 'rhe speeia course relates to the heal th need of students of junior and senio high school age. Dr. O. C. Powers medical officer of the unit, wa present al the meeting.westblocknew building; but nothing definite was arranged at last night's meet­ing. Those present felt that die three councils and also the CAS board of directors should be ap- pioached again on the subject. A delegation comprising Mayor Smith for the city of Woodstock, Ingersoll City Councillor Fred Wurker; .James Hossack, chairman of coun­ty council's finance committee; and L. K. Coles, Oxford county clerk­treasurer, was appointed to meetI with the CAS directors at their Feb­ruary meeting tomorrow night.Present at the meeting with May­or Smith were Aidermen G. T. La- Flair and H. J. Collins, represent­ing the city of Woodstock; His Wor­ship Mayor Thomas Morrison of Ingersoll, Councillor F. Wurker and N. Pembleton, for Ingersoll; and County Warden Thomas Pellow. James Hossack, R. Rudy and clerk-; treasurer L. K. Coles representing Oxford county council.corner of the county jailatLight and Buller streets.CAS Planning Drive For Building Fundtion of the new building. The min­ister, Mr. Coles added, expressed himself as being very pleased with the work done by the Children's Aid Society in Oxford county.PLAN CAMPAIGNThe meeting unanimously adop- ed a recommendation of the muni­cipal committee to inaugurate a building campaign in the county preferably in June with $1 per capita as the objective. A com­mittee. headed by Hugh Harris and Doug Campbell, also to include Harvey Longworth, was appointed to organize the fund. The commit­tee is expected to meet almost im­mediately and prepare plans submission to the county council at its meeting later in the month.It was the view of the meeting, that the county would respond gen­erously to the appeal for funds, having regard to the beneficial work done by the society in the county for many years. It will be the first time the society has ap­pealed to the public for assistance of this kind For the purposes of the appeal the county is to be or­ganized on the basis of town­ships. •Howard Passmore, vice-president of the society, is to name a com­mittee in charge of personnel.The superintendent reported that the office car was in poor shapeThe Children’s Aid Society at Woodstock is soon-'rto start a coun­try wide drive for funds for its new administration building. It is suggested that $1 per capita should be the objective and it is hoped in this way to raise between $60,000 and $80,000.Decision to start the fund was made at a meeting of the CAS at Woodstock Thursday. Those pres­ent were Mrs. J. Baxter, president, Miss Mary Pyper. Doug Campbell, Hugh Harris, Ken Marshall. Gor­don Webb, Jim Hossack, Harry Longworth, Warden Tom Pellow. Dr. G. Murray, Len Coles, clerk and treasurer, county council, and R. G. Clowes, CAS superintendent Mrs. W. McMurray and Les Mc- Kerral were elected to the board of directors.REPORTS GIVEN *Reports wore submitted by Mr. Harris, chairman of the building committee, and Mr. Coles, who re­ferred to the visit of the municipal committee to the minister of pub­lic welfare at Queen's Park. The minister, Mr. Coles said, was ask­ed regarding assistance for the erection of the new administration building. He explained that it was not the policy of the department to make grants towards projects of that kind, but be intimated that the^. department would definitely _ add 25 per cent to any fund that and it was decided to invite tenders might he subscribed for the ereo (or its replacement. iTMtWhNtt.RtVIBW, SATURDAY, MARCH 7, IWJONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICEStalin to Lie in StateIn Moscow Union HouseMoscow (AP)—The body of Prime Minister Joseph Stalin, dead at 73, today awaited a state funeral befitting world communism’s second great leader and one of the most powerful men in history.The Soviet man of steel, whose power and influence reached a third of the world’s people, died in the Kremlin at 9.50 p.m. (1.50 p.m. EST) Thursday night—four days after a brain haemorrhage left him unconscious and para­lyzed.For 29 years he had led the 200,000,000 of the Soviet Union and called the turn for communists the world over.PRIME MINISTER STALINCity to I $38,860With a population of 15,544 on the 1951 census, the city of Woodstock will receive an estimated $38,860 under the per capita basis plan proposed by the provincial govern­ment. The amount is based on a per capita rating for the city of $2.50. Payment of the new grants to the various municipalities in the county .will begin in 1954.At present total grants paid to municipalities in Oxford county is $51,735. Under the new system it is estimated that the grant will amount to $101,784. This will mean an allround increase of just over $50,000, of which Woodstock with its greater population will receive the lion’s share.Next biggest increase will go to Ingersoll with a population of 6,524 and a per capita rating of $1.75. Tillsonburg, with a population of 5,330 and the same rating will re­ceive $9,328. Embro, Norwich and Tavistock, each with $1.50 per capita, are to get $708, $1,159 and $1,641 respectively. Amounts to be paid to other townships in the county are: Blandford $1,890, Dere- ham $5,806, East Nissouri $3,843, East Oxford $3,731, East Zorra $5,458, North Norwich $3,355, North Oxford $1,923, South Norwich $4,376, West Oxford $4,315 and West Zorra $2,974.Ingersol’s Mayor Thomas Morri­son said this morning Ingersoll would receive $11,254.25 under the new grant rate, whereas under the old rate the town received approx­imately $6,500.Mayor Morrison said he jvas pleased with the increase, but had had hopes It would be higher.Clerk Elmer Win law said theGrant |Ingersoll figure was based on the 1951 census and no adjustment would be made in this figure unless there was a seven per cent change in population.J. D. Hill, deputy city clerk and treasurer, today said there seemed to be some doubt as to the scope of the new per capita grant. If, he said, it applied only to the police and fire departments Woodstock would receive an estimated addi­tional $13,000 in 1954, when the new grants became payable. This would mean the saving of a little more plan a mill on the tax rate. But if ‘the grants now being received by the city in respect of the county- home and the Childrens’ Aid soc­iety were withheld the amount would not be so much, he stated. Until the position had been clarifi­ed he was unable to give the exact figure which the city would re­ceive.L. K. Coles, county clerk and treasurer, said while the nesw grants would assist the city and the towns they would not affect the county tax rate at all. The county’ ar such would be receiving no benefit. True, Mr. Coles said, the province contributed to the cost ot the county home and the Chil­drens’ Aid society, but these grants were paid to the city and the town­ships. The county paid the money on behalf of the townships for these two objects, but it got none of it: back. “I feel these grants for the county home and on behalf of the Childrens’ Aid society should come to the county to relieve our tax­payers,” Mr. Coles stated. He add­ed that the county rate last year was milks. There was n possi­bility of a slight increase this year. Hog Cholera Cases Reported In OxfordOxford Deer Season Dates Nov. 4 to 7TORONTO (CP)—rphe Ontario de­partment of lands and forests said Tuesday that the hunting season for deer in many Ontario counties this year will run from Nov. 4-7.The areas affected by those dates are: The counties of Bruce, Grey, Huron, Oxford, Perth, Wat­erloo, Carlton, Dundas. Glengarry, Grenville, Leeds, Prescott, ’ Rus­sell and Stormont; those parts of the counties of Peterborough, Hast­ings, Lennox and Addington and Frontenac lying south of Highway No. 7; that part of Lanark county lying south and east of Highways No. 7 and No. 15; the townships of Brighton. Murray and Seymour in Northumberland county.It was previously reported er­roneously that the hunting season in those district would be from Nov. 4 to Nov. 17.COUNTY LIBRARYFor the first quarter of 1953 Ox­ford county library co - operative had in circulation 4,814 books for the library and 28,494 for t he schools. The latter was an average of 185 books per classroom. Mrs. S. L. Krompart, county librarian, re­ported on the figures to the library board at a meeting Wednesday. Books are now being provided for class rooms at continuation schools| at Brownsville and Mount Elgin, and it is expected to extend the service to Norwich High School in September, she stated. Mrs. Krom­part was appointed to attend a meeting of the Ontario Library as­sociation at Hamilton May 24 - 26. The board discussed the purchase of a bookmobile for the county and the chairman of the board, H. and treasurer, and Mrs. Krompart L. Kipp, L. K. Coles, county clerk were appointed a committee with power to act.Officials Kill 220 Hogs In Bright Hickson AreaNEW ASSISTANT APPOINTEDRecently appointed as assistant agricultural representative for Oxford County, C. B. Schneller, BAS, of Baden, Ontario, is a . graduate of the Ontario Agricul­tural College in Guelph where he majored in field husbandy. The new assistant was born and rais­ed on a dairy farm and has ex­perience with pure bred cattie and the growing of registered grain. After graduating from Kit­chener - Waterloo Collegiate, he entered OAC in 1949. While there he held many offices and engag­ed in several student activities including the Literary Society, three college publications, editor of the school year book, the "Lib- ranni,” and he was a winner in the agronomy division of the col­lege Royal Fair for 3 years’. Mr. Schneller is keenly interested in 4-H and Junior Farmers' work. (Staff Photo)ENTERTAINEDThe monthly entertainment at: the County Home was sponsored by the Kinsmen Club under the chairmanship .of Lloyd Hewitt. Er­nie Hewitt's orchestra with Mose Isaac, old time violin; Merv. Mc­Millan, harmonica: Roger Reeves, guitar; Herb Tripp, violin; Ernie Hewitt, base violin. Many requst selections were played for the old folks. Al the close of the program the treats, furnished by the Kins-' men, were distributed by L. J. I McKerraJ. R. J. Forbes manager' of the home, thanked the enter­tainer for a fine program.NO COURTThe lack of a stenographer is disrupting juvenile court. For se­veral weeks, the Children’s Aid Society has been looking for a stenographer to replace one who has le*t Woodstock. They’ve had no success. For the second Wed­nesday, juvenile court has been postponed because no court steno­grapher Is available.COUNTY’ MEETINGToday a meeting is being held of the Association of County Clerks and Treasurers at the county budd­ing at Woodstock. W. Millward. Lincoln county council is president of the association and the group comprises in addition the counties of Grey, Wellington. Waterloo. Brant, Wentworth. Welland. Hal­ton. Haldimand. Norfolk and Ox­ford. L. K. Coles, county’ clerk and treasurer of Oxford, is a past pre­sident of the association. The dele­gates were welcomed by Tom Pel- low. warden of Oxford county.Campaign for Children's Aid BuildingThe Oxford Children’s Aid Society Monday officially opened their campaign for a new building. The society is endeav­oring to raise $60,000 to construct adequate quarters to house the work and operation of the society.This worthy campaign will continue through this week and next, two weeks fill­ed with many other activities and interests, and it Is hoped the appeal will not be over­looked.For a number of years, the society’s offices have been located in the courthouse. During those years the work and scope of the Children’s Aid Society has increased to a point where the organization now occu­pies rooms on three floors o* building. The arrangemen* $ for the work to be done, it is not suitable for the holding of interviews with various per­sons who find it necessary to discuss confi­dential family matters with the officers of the organization. Families in difficulties of-' ten must wait in the corridors of the- court­house either to see CAS workers or to attend sessions of juvenile court. The sessions of the court are held in a small room originally intended for a judge’s chambers and not adequate or convenient for the children's aid needs.An efficient Children's Aid Society! needs a building designed to carry out its op­erations. A Children's Aid Society is an in­surance for a better community. The project of the Oxford Children’s Aid Society is oneL worthy of every support. | Oxford Officials Fete OPP ConstableProvincial Constable Neil Chamberlain, who is being transferred from the Woodstock detachment, after six years, to Grand Bend, received a warm send-off and handsome gift from court and county officials in Woodstock yesterday. Left to right- Sylvia Reid, court reporter; Crown Attorney A. C. Whaley, Miss Peggy Ross, magistrate's clerk; Magistrate R. G. Groom and County Clerk and Treasurer L. K. Coles. (Photo by Free Press Woodstock Bureau.)Provincial Constable Nell Chamberlain, who has served in this district for the past six and a half years, has been transfer­red to Grand Bend with the rank of corporal. Constable Chamber- lain, in the force since 1946, ser­ved in London and Ingersoll prior to ,his arrival in Wood- stock in 1950. He is married and has two children. He will com­mence his duties as corporaral in Grand Bend this Friday. Hen­ry Cartier, stationed at Grand Bend for the past two years, will serve with the local detachment Another addition to the Wood- stock OPP is J. G. McGregor, formerly stationed at London, who will take over the motor­cycle patrol.' (Staff Photo).MAGNOLIAS IN WOODSTOCKv«' *. - > ""■' w !W& 1If you want to see Magnolia blossoms you do not have to go to the southern United States. You can find them right in Wood­stock and the above photo taken outside the walls of the Oxford County Jail proves this state­ment. Now in full bloom this Magnolia makes a pretty spring­time picture. Now if someone would supply a lawn chair and a mint julep everything would be. dandy. (Staff Photo by Evold | Woitk) Ingersoll Hospital Asks County Grant Aid Today-—„Seek BoostFive Times1952 BudgetFree Press Woodstock Bureau WOODSTOCK, March 25— An official of Alexandra Hos­pital in Ingersoll was sche­duled to go before Oxford County Council today and seek a grant more than five ] times greater than the $800 county grant received by the hospital last year.R. W. Green, secretary- treasui-er of Alexandra Hos­pital, said he would petition for a grant of between $4,200 and $4,300.Reason For Hoist‘'High costs and an uneven oc­cupancy prompted the hospital to ask for a much larger grant this year” he said.Mr. Green explained that occu­pancy during the past few months at Alexandra Hospital has been "up and down” and that the hos­pital still retained and paid a large staff in view of the maxi­mum accommodation available in Ingersoll."We expected more patients to1 fill the hospital but this didn't ma­terialize," he said. “At the same time we still had to pay the staff and prevent any shortage in main- ■tenance and other help.”Meantime. Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital is expected to seek a 1953 grant from county council tomorrow. Other delega­tions are scheduled to appear be­fore the governing group.Earlier, Warden Thomas Fellow, West Oxford, warned ..that there, was plenty of work ahead during the current county sittings.Council will likely sit every day throughout the week winding up with a night session next Friday.A large number of communica-, tions and resolutions from other counties were read to council by County Clerk L. K. Coles and re­ferred to the printing and resolu­tions committee for discussion.Request for the usual grants were received from the Tillsonburg Fair Board, the Oxford County Trustees and Ratepayers' Association, and the Oxford County museum with the latter requesting a grant of $1,400,Thanks for grants were received from Embro and West Zorra Red Cross Society, the Canadian Na­tional Institute for the Blind and the Salvation Army.ACCEPT TENDEROxford County Council Friday ac­cepted the tender of the Frank Cowan Agency of Woodstock for road equipment and liability insure, ance with the* addition of a miSr cellaneous coverage. The insurance is for one year from April 1. Any addition to the county road system it was decided is to be postponed until I he June session of the coun­cil to enable the road committer* to thoroughly inspect the proposed new roads.DOWAGER QUEEN MARY - - - passes peacefully in sleepFire ProtectionLeft to Twps.A meeting of the Oxford county council Friday adopted a recom­mendation of the agricultural com­mittee that fire protection for the county should be left to the local township councils. It was decided to write to the Minister of Agri­culture, Hon. F, S. Thomas, and to T. R. Dent, ML A for the coun­ty, asking that the services of Robert Bell, assistant agricultural representative of the Department of Agriculture at Woodstock, be retained.On the recommendation of the education committee, ii. was agre­ed to endorse a resolution from Elgin county asking for a more equitable distribution of costs of education between farm lands and urban property. Similar action was taken on a resolution from Lin­coln county, requesting the federal government to make a special grant In aid of both primary and secondary education purposes.A sum of $2,000 was set aside for the reforestation committee.Council Refuses A Further GrantOxford County Council yesterday, on the recommendation of the fin­ance committee, refused a further grant to the Oxford County Red Cross Society and suggested no grant be made by the council to the society in 1954. It was pointed out that at the January session of the council a grant of $2,500 was made to the Red Cross. At the present session the society asked for a further $1,500.With the knowledge that no as­sistance would be forthcoming from the council in 1954. the finance committee stated that the society would have ample time to organize a financial campaign throughout the county as in previous years.Reeve I. K. McLeod. East Nis- sourl. said there was no doubt the Red Cross Society was doing a great work, but he felt the only way to collect money for It wa tn taxes.Reeve J. D. Hossack. ehnlrman of the finance committee, said there was a time when the coun- , ty’» grant to the Red Cross [amounted 1o only $1,500 a year.L. K. Coles, clerk and treasurer, said for a couple of years the council's contribution was $1,000. For the last three years the soc­iety had been receiving $4,000. GRANTS MADEA number of grants to various organizations was made by Oxford County Council at its meeting Fri­day. A sum of $300 was voted to the Crop Improvement association for chemical weed demonstration day and $200 to the Oxford County Junior Farmers for prize money and judging competitions on the recommendation of the agricultur­al committee. A grant of $200 is also to be made to agricultural! societies in the county.On the recommendation of the education committee a grant of $250 was made to the Oxford Trus­tees and Ratepayers Association.The finance committee renewed its grant, of $800 to the Oxford Museum. Ingersoll hospital was voted a sum pt $3,250 and Tillxon- burg hospital $6,700, A further grant of SJ.OOO was made to the Oxford County Library Cooper a- tivo, $404,500 Roads BudgetApproved By Oxfordis . ■ .....................—■—-—-.........- inSaMust Levy $3,289 Council InformedCounty Council Passes Estimates of CommitteeFrew Prew* Woodstock BureauFinance committee of the Oxford County Council has been advised that it must levy $3,289.03 for academic secondary education. The standing committee on education, which made the recommendation, submitted a report this morning on the 1952 tuition accounts payble this year on behalf of county pu­pils from Dereham township only. Greater part of Dereham township, it was explained, is a continua­tion school area and students class­ed as county pupils reside in these areas that are part of a school union section and cannot be placed in the continuation school area.COSTS UPThe average per diem cost of tuition of county pupils, the report stated, had increased slightly from was stated.73.3 cents in 1951 to 77.5 cents in 1952. Accounts were received from Norwich, $364.61, and Tillsonburg. $1,767.68. For Mount Elgin in res­pect of continuation schools with-, in the county there was an ae-i count for $1,156.74, making a total of $3,289.03.In 1952, the report stated, there was a total of 4,240 days’ attend­ance of county pupils, made up of Mount Elgin, 1,265 days; Norwich 823 days, and Tillsonburg, 2,352 days. The cost per county pupil day was Mount Elgin 91-4 cents,, Norwich 58.5 cents and Tillsonburg 75.1 cents, giving an average of 77.5 cents. There were no accounts for vocational education in 1952, itWOODSTOCK, March 25...An estimated $404,500 will be spent on the county road system this year, County Council decided today In approving a road report presented by Chairman H. P. Dunn,of North Oxford.Of that amount, $185,000 will be and suburban roads will cost an: estimated 100,250 of which Wood- stock and Ingersoll share is $5,250.The total to be spent on bridges will be $28,300 and on boundary roads, $11,700. An estimated $28,- 000 will be spent on new ma­chinery, and $118,380 on construe-; tion work, with $168,373 labeled । for maintenance.Before the report was adopted,' Chairman Dunn and his commit- tee received the compliments of I Reeve Robert Rudy, Tavistock, and Reeve C, D. Sutor for the fine report. ,raised by general levy. CountyOxford MillRate 13.5Oxford County council at its final session last night struck a rate of 13.5 mills to cover an estimated total expenditure of $423,676.18 for the year 1953. This is an increase of one mill on last year's rate.The total estimated expenditureOxford RateUp One MillFree Press Woodstock BureauWOODSTOCK, March 27—Ox­ford County ratepayers will have to dig deep for an estimated $423,- 676 to pay expenses this year. County Council decided today which means a mill rate of 13.5, an increase of one mill over last year. IIn adopting the finance commit­tee report presented by Reeve James D. Hossack, Embro, finance chairman, council set aside $115,400 for general purposes; $106,170 for charity and welfare; $185,000 for county roads; $3,289 for academic ( and secondary education. Reserved for a building fund was $13,817.Hospital GrantsThe committee's report also rec­ommended grants of $6,700 to­wards the Tillsonburg Hospital deficit and $3,250 for the Ingersoll Hospital.The Oxford County Library Co- Operative was granted an addi­tional $1,000 and the Oxford Coun­ty Museum $800. The report also recommended that any operating surplus in 1952 or 1953 be added- to the reserve building fund. ]District Sergeant J. Clark Is Promoted to Inspectordetachment there. He was later promoted to sergeant and served at Brantford and Dundas before going to Barrie.Inspector Clark is married and he and his wife were active and popular residents of Woodstock when residing here. They have one son Jack Clark, who served with distinction with the RCAF during ,the Second World War.is made up as follows; General purpose $115,400, charity and wel­fare $106,170, county roads $185,- 000, academic secondary education $3,289.03, building fund reserve $13,- 817.15.Adoption of the finance commit­tee’s report containing the estimat­es was moved by Reeve J. D. Hos­sack, Embro, chairman of the fi­nance committee.Reeve C. D. Sutor, Blenheim, I congratualted the committee on having kept the tax rate down to a one mill increase. There had. he said, been a lot of work in pre­paring the budget.Warden Tom Pellow, West Ox­ford, at the conclusion of the meet­ing, thanked the members for their co-ooeration.Ingersoll Hospital Asks Grant from County CouncilLicenses GrantedBy County CouncilAt the opening session of Oxford County council this morn ing it was reported that licences had been glinted as follows:Auctioneer* R. A. McDonad Woodstock; ’^ank Fulkerson fill, wnburg; A. B- Brubacher, Kitch- Ser Sanford! Shantz, St. George: Clarence Wolfe, Vienna; Donald Ros? Ingersoll; Milton E. Brock, Thorndale; C H. PulUn. Woodstockj N W. Dance, Paris; James Joh­annes, Blair; MUtoh Roth, Tavis-, Poultry: Sam Golden H. Miller and Son, and J. C. Miner, al of Toronto; Richard Morrow, Drum- bo; Delmer Clinton, Norwich.Salvage: William Kay Wood- stock: B. J. Gibbons, Springfield, Gordon Hughson, Drumbo; Gerard Bechard. Mount Elgin; Elmer San­derson. Norwich; Lindsay Sands, Tillsonburg; Geiger and Barnum, ' Burgessville,Announcement has been made of the promotion of District Ser­geant John Clark of "the Provin­cial Police at Barrie, to be inspec­tor for the Barrie District com­mencing April 1. inspector Clark is well known in Woodstock where he served as a provincial con­stable for several years.Native of Scotland, he came to tanada in 1919. He joined the Kitchener police force in 1924 and after three years, resigned to be­come a member of the Provincial force. For six years he was sta­tioned in Sarnia, after which he came to Woodstock and was sta­tioned here for 14 years. In 1947, with the rank of Corporal; he vasi transferred to Simcoe to head the IHe added that the hospital was now- exploring ways and means to meet the present situation.The delegation was informed that its request would be consider­ed by the council.Oxford County council Wednes­day morning was asked by a dele­gation from the Ingersoll hospital to make a grant of $4,289 towards the expenses of the institution. The delegation consisted of Robert Fos- ’ ter, president and treasure of the hospital, Roy Green, secretary, and Alf Horton, past, president.Mr. Green explained that there was a cash debt oh the hospital of $11,169. Indigent and ward pat­ients from the county at the hos­pital last year were at the rate ofout a total of «• ^res for basis, he said, that the hospital ei ht Dereham eight, East Nis- was asking the council to contn- - - — -bute towards the year's deficit.OXFORD IS TOPBlenheim township was top in the number of foxes bagged in Oxford county last month. Its score was 20souri six. West Zorra four, East„ _ . j , Zorra one. West Oxford two. TotalFoster y®hr was of foxes killed in the county so fara difficult one for the hospital from this vear jS 145 the operational standpoint. The sal- ' 'ary bill had gone up from $83,000 to $102,000. The numberof patients was also slightly up on the year.50 p.c. County Rebate 'Pleases' Paris MayorPARIS, .March 25 Mayor Stanley McPherson tonight said he wnw pleased With the 50 per cent rebate of county road costs granted yesterday hy Brant County Council. ' iI SPRAYING STARTED| A campaign to rid West Zorra of 1 the warble fly got underway yester­day. making the township the first in the county to take the step. The fly causes considerable damage in the summer by causing the cattle to stamptxle with a resulting loss in beef and milk. Also, about 15 per cent damage to the hides is said to be caused by the pest which stings the cattle. The spraying and brushing will continue in the town­ship until April 20 - the next treat­ment scheduled to being May 1. John Smith. Embro, was appointed' inspector of the control at council meeting early in March.Tri-Bells Capture Cage Laurels Elmer Lach Pots Overtime Marker To Give Montreal Stanley TrophyTownships fire Preparing For CA Society CampaignOpen Deer Season Is Still UndecidedPreliminary meetings in connec­tion with tlie cmapaign for raising funds for the proposed new Child­ren's Aid Society s administration building at Woodstck are being ar­ranged in various townships in the county. First meeting of the kind was held in the community hall. Dereham, Wednesday night. About 30 people attended from various organizations under the chairman­ship of Reeve, William J. Stoak­ley, with whom were members of the township council and J. D. Flanders, clerk and treasurer .Al­so present were L. K. Coles, county clerk and treasurer, R. G. Clowes, superintendent of the CAS, and K. G. Wares, social worker.GRANTS STRESSEDVarious phases of the campaign were discussed and questions ask­ed. It was stressed that the society would receive a grant from the provincial government equal to 25 per cent of the amount raised by the campaign.Aim of the society is to obtain$60,000 In a county-wide appeal. The new building it is emphasized, is most essential if the society is to continue to function efficiently as the present accommodation in the county building has become limited for the growing activities of the organization.The annual meeting of the so­ciety has been set for Thursday, May 28, at the Anglican church,| Ingersoll. Mrs. James Baxter, In­gersoll, is president of the board. Guest speaker will be the Hon. W. Goodfellow, minister of public wel-l fare for the province.NEW QUARTERSThe staff of the Oxford Library Co-operative moved into its new quarters at the County building Tuesday. Also located in the base­ment, the room ii more than double the size of the old one. Renovation of the room was carried out by the county council while the committee provided the book shelves. Mrs. S. L. Krompart, the county librarian, said the room formerly occupied by the staff would now be used as a store. The staff was very pleas­ed with its new home, she added. When the library .committee meets next Wednesday the question of the purchase of a bookmobile will like­ly be discussed. Arrangements, it is stated, are being made to have a vehicle on hand for inspection.^Whether Oxford county will have an open deer season thia year is still undecided. Of the 1,1 town­ships in the county, nine have so far replied to the question submit­ted to them by L. K, Coles, county clerk and treasurer. Answers, he sjid today, are still awaited from the Blandford and West Zorra townships. There will have to be a., majority in favor of the deer season before the county authori­ties are able to petition the pro­vincial government for one, Mr. (£>los said. At present there is not a' majority.^A few years ago Oxford countyNo Sales Tax Exemption Granted Municipalities5So'S4F;s,s?a'tax.““"“»—». tos b%nl %ble t0 give actual figure. J- D. Hill, deputy city clerk and treas- ins to°they4tavd had exemption been panted it would have meant a considerable sav- LU Lilt-The council paid tax on various things that it bought, but much more was purchased by the board of education. That body had to pay tax on all the office equipment and furniture that was required for the schools, Mr. HiU said. The tax- having been in operation a number of years, he said, it would be difficult to find out how much it had cost the council over that pe­riod.L. K. Coles, clerk and treasurer of the Oxford county council, said the road office paid a large sum in sales tax on its equipment and machinery. In the case of the county home the council was able to claim exemption by making ap­plication for a return of the ; afterwards.OTTAWA (CP)—Finance Minister Abbott gave his reply in the Com­mons Tuesday as spokesmen for all parties, including one Liberal member, argued for exemption not only of municipalities but also of certain social welfare organiza­tions.The minister said he had de­cided against any change because it would take something like $590,- 000,000 a year from the federal treasury and because he believed it would not be appropriate for the federal government to assume any direct responsibility for the finan­cial problems of the municipalities which were creatures of the prov­inces.To exempt the municipalities, he said, the government would have to increase either personal income' or corporation taxes by 50 per cent had a Ihree-day open deer season, but this was abolished when other Western Ontario counties failed to. negotiate a favorable stand with their townships and the provincial government.Mr. Coles said it was unlikely the province would approve a deer season for Oxford county if only one or two other counties were in favor of similar moves. It would result in too many hunters being concentrated in one area, he said.Recommendations for an open deer season in Oxford county were made at the recent meeting of the county council.to make up the loss.Besides, said the finance minis­ter, keeping track of such exempt "tions would be cumbersome and involved because the tax is im­posed at the manufacturer’s level. । There were some 4,000 municipal-' ities and they bought an extremely wide range of goods.Except for these difficulties, he said, he would be glad to lift the sales tax from municipal pur­chases.Mr. Abbott outlined his position as he argued that a motion moved by Goerge Drew, Progressive Con­servative leader, was out of order.Oxford Nurses Taking Course Here“Parent lulucation and Preparation for Childbirth" is the name of from the Oxford Health Unit, the Victorian Order of Nurse.......1 •'a course currently being studied hv a hardworking uroun of nm-,, . u™, tne yicvonim oraer OI Nurses and the University of Western Ontario Mis ■ ■ • •ami number of the Oxford Health Unit for Tillsonburg, attended the ’.................. Pictured at the health meeting are, fro I Miss Margaret Grieve, s ‘ REEVE DENIESHANDLING BETSDeclares Charges False After Accused Ex-Agent Tells of "Contact Man"Reeve Lawrence Smith, of Tillsonburg, a member of that town’s police committee, to­day denied that he acted as a contact man in horse race betting for Alexander Walk­er, former CPR agent in Till­sonburg, who confessed in police court yesterday to 16 charges of forgery and theft involving some $36,000.“His charge is an absolute lie,” said the reeve in a tele­phone interview from his room at the King Edward Hotel in Toronto.Statement In CoartIn a statement read into court records, Walker said he had given Smith sums of .$200, $400 and $600 “supposedly, for the purpose of turning over to Mr. John Seto" on bets.Seto, former owner of the As­toria Cafe at Tillsonburg, was one of five men named in a statement.Left EnvelopesReeve Smith, however, admitted that about seven years ago Walker had left “half a dozen envelopes" with him and that he had turned these over to Seto.“I didn't know what was in the envelopes and I couldn’t care less at that time," said Smith. “I thought I was just doing him (Walker) a favor."“To my knowledge Walker never made a bet in the last three or four years," he continued. "I knew he used to bet on the horses but if he has done any betting recent­ly, then I don’t know anything about it."Advised Against BookiesSmith said he often talked with Walker about horse racing and betting and said he advised the former CPR agent to bet at the track “and not with a bookmaker."“I told Walker he couldn’t make any money with a bookmaker. A little while ago he came to me and said he wished he had listened to my words,"The reeve said he might contact] Crown Attorney A. C. Whaley, of Woodstock, over the allegations made in court by Walker.REEVE SMITH - - - calls charge 'lie*ALEXANDER WALKER - - - tells court of betsFull investigation of allega­tions made in a statement to police by Alexander Walker, and read into evidence afte* he pleaded guilty in Tillson­burg court yesterday to 16 charges of forgery and theft involving $36,000 is being considered, Crown Attorney A. C. Whaley, Woodstock, said today.Walker alleged that the money stolen was lost on horse races and he named five men whom he alleged were bookmakers or contact men.Reeve Named Contact.Named as contact man was Reeve Lawrence Smith, of Tillson­burg, a member of the Tillsonburg Police Committee,Others named in the statement were John Seto, former owner of the Astoria Cafe; John Przybyla, Tillsonburg; Don Kuntz, whose business address is Carling Smoke Shop, 130 Carling street, London, and Ruse Siaroff, 116 Mountain Park avenue, Hamilton.Walker pleaded guilty to 18 charges of forgery and theft while he was ticket agent here for CPR, CP Steamships, CP Express, TCA, BO AC and other transportation and steamship companies. A seventeenth charge was with­drawn.Sentence April 17Walker was remanded in cus­tody by Magistrate H. P. Innes. QC, until April 17 for sentence. Maximum sentence would be seven years imprisonmentThe original 17 charges were for forgery and theft of nearly $15,- 000 — at as much as $1,422 a whack.Total for the six years was $36,- 000 in more than 70 cases. Crown Attorney Whalay said. Most of the money had been meant to bring immigrants to Canada.In a statement which had been given to police March 3 and which was read into court records. Walker said he had given Raev* Smith sums of $200, $400 and $600 ‘■supposedly for the purpose of turning over to Mr. John Seto" on bets. Pseve Contact ManCity’s Dean of Sports,Frank Hyde, Passes onMembers of Board View BookmobileFollowing the Oxford county lib­rary board's decision to obtain a book-mobile fox' the county, repre­sentatives of the board yester­day went and inspected the book­mobiles in use in Huron and Mid­dlesex counties. The party .was made up of Warden Tom Fellow, Howard Kipp, Princeton, chairman of the board, L. K. Coles, county clerk and treasurer, Mrs. S. L. Krompart, county librarian, and Mr. Krompart, assistant. The del­egation, which, it was stated, was favorably impressed by the book­mobiles, will submit a report to the board at its next meeting inMay.At present,distribution of booksin the county is made by car. One hundred books are taken every three months to each of the 19 libraries and 27 books to each ofthe 125 classrooms included in the, service. There are also two de-1 posit stations. Last year the total number of books circulated in the, county was 83,095.NEW VENTUREAs a new venture books are now- being taken to some of the high ) schools. These include Mount El­gin and Brownsville and it is ex­pected Norwich high school will be added to the list in September.Commenting on the proposed new book-mobile, Mrs. Krompart today' said it would greatly facilitate the work of the library and would give readers a greater choice of books.Now occupying a single room in the basement of the county build­ing, the library co-operative staff is expecting to mov.> to larger accommodations at the county of­fices in a week or so.Open Deer Season For Oxford Co.?There is a strong possibility that'would grant the request would de­Oxford county will have an open pend largely on how many other deer season in the fall this year, counties in the area were agree- L. K. Coles, county clerk and' able to an open season, treasurer, stated this morning. Re-1 Townships in the Oxford countyplies on the subject have now been which are In favor of the proposed received by him from al] of the i shoot are Blenheim, East Nissouri, 11 townships in the county. These '”1'.indicate that five townships are in favor of an open deer season, four, are opposed and two are in favor subject to limitations.Mr. Coles said the majority in favor was a slender one, but it would enable him to put through an application to the department ol lands and forests for a shoot in the fall. Whether the departmentSouth Norwich. East Oxford, WestOxford. Those opposed are Bland­ford. Dereham, North Norwich and West Oxford. East Zorra has noti-. fled that it approves a Ifmited deer shoot foi not exceeding 150 licenses, o[ which 90 shall be resident and 60 non-resident. West Zorra is also in favor of an open season provid­ing several of the surrounding mun­icipalities also support one,EX-WAKBEN diesJohn Fleming, warden of Oxford in 1908, died on Thursday after- noon in the Brantford General Hos­pital. Mr. Fleming, who had in re­cent years been living at Mt. Pleas- apt was reeve of North Norwich in 1907-08. He v5as the oldest living ex-fwarden in yfcars of service.Alex Walker Declares Smith Accepted BetsReeve Lawrence Smith, chairman of the Tillsonburg police commission, has been named as a contact man with whom Alexander Walker placed racing bets during a six- year period. Walker made the claim in a signed state­ment presented at his trial in Tillsonburg on 16 charges of forgery and theft involving nearly $15,000. Crown attorney A. C. Whaley said in the six years there were 70 cases where Walker had lost all the money he had stolen, and the total would be about $36,000.In his statement Walker also named John Seto, for­mer owner of the Astoria cafe in Tillsonburg, John Przybla, Tillsonburg, Ruse Siaroff, 116 Mountain road, Hamilton, and Don Kuntz, who runs the Carling smoke shop, 130 Carling street, London.Crown Attorney Whaley said he did not know as yet if charges would be laid.Walker pleaded guilty to the 16 charges heard yesterday. Evi­dence showed he had taken as much as $1,422 at one time while he was ticket agent for the Cana­dian Pacific Railway. CP express, CP steamships, British Overseas Airways, and Trans-Canada Air Lines. A 17th charge was with­drawn.The majority of the money stol­en was given to the transportation agencies to bring immigrants to Canada.A statement made by Walker to the police on March 3 was read in court. In the statement Walker said at different times he had giv­en sums varying from $200 to $400of Tillsonburg to collect the Siar­off money. He said he had won a further $710 from Hamilton but had nevef Received it.Przybyl^F Walker said in his | statement. Hold him he could gethim a go? Walker cla:et in London, had lost heavilyREEVE SMITHto Reeve Smith which were to be turned over to John Seto for rac-in;ig bets.Six years ago Walker said he seen race information whichhad had that him alsobeen wired to John Seto. At time Walker said Seto invited to place bets with him. He said Reeve Smith received athrough this outlet He said Przy­byla had telegraphed to a man named Don Kuntz whose business address is Carling Smoke Shop at 130 Carling street in London. Przybyla said this man was a bookmaker.Walker and his wife and son went on an all-expense-paid trip to England last December. He was the youngest employee of the Cana­dian Pacific Railways who had 25 years service and the company footed the bills for the trip.On his return to Canada Walker went to Grant C. Brown. Tillson­burg lawyer, and told him he had realized before taking the trip that his stealing could not go on without being found out and he was unable to repay his losses, through his race winnings.WENT TO LAWYERGrant Brown advised Walker to make a clean breast of the situa­tion to CPR autorities which he did. He gave them lists of names and the amounts stolen. Walker helped the company auditors go over the books and showed them how he had padded the accounts.The company auditors worked from January 24 to February 21 with Walker to find all the stolen amounts.The CPR seized Walker's com­missions, pension credits, his per­sonal bank account and some of­fice furniture amounting to $1,881.- 24 when they discovered he had been stealing from the company. This amount will go to help repay । the company.racing form every day.Walker said when he had placed three bets with John Seto arrange­ments were made for him to place his bets with the reeve.The statement also named Ruse Siaroff of Hamilton, as a bookie. Walker said Siaroff owed him $540 on bets and Seto when he moved to Brantford still owed him $1,130.Walker said he was told to get in contact with a John PrzybylaWalker nothing m< for bettin; sorry.”Id the court, “I have i. I used all the money on the horses, I amEighteen character witnesses were called by the defence includ­ing Walker's minister, the manag­ers of the three local banks and other businessmen.Walker's minister had said on a previous occasion that members of his congregation had got together and were willing to repay the com­pany on Walker’s behalf until they had found out what the total money stolen had amounted to.DeathsFLEMING — At Brantford General Hospital. on Thursday, • April 30, 1HJ3, John Archibald Fleming, be­loved husband of Annu Fleming, Mount Pleasant.Heating at Thorpe Brothers Fun-eral turd.Home, Ott Waist ittrual, Brunt-Service Saturday, Muy 2, 1M3in i! p.m, Interment in the fuinil.v plot, Burgesavlllc ccmalery, 1-2BAG OF FOXESOxford county's bag of foxes last month for bounty purposes was 36. These came from Blandford 4. Blenheim 13, East Zorra 6. and West Zorra 13. Total number of foxes caught so far this year is 182 against 224 last year. MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATE nvileoesormem /S9* CROWN LUMBER BUILDING LEVELLEDw INew Limestone Area Found in Oxford Co.Development is Started In West Zorra RegionA new area for limestone is being developed in Oxford County. For years, the only limestone development has been in the Beachville district. However, several options of farm land were bought up last year by an American mining developer, E. F. Fitzhugh of Cleveland, Ohio, in the West Zorra district, for possible use by the Republic Steel Corporation of America.NOTICE!CLEAN UPAll putrid and decayed animal or vegetable matter in Oxford County shall be removed from all cellars, buildings, outbuildings and yards, on or before the 1st day of May in each year. R.S.O. 1937, C 299 Sched B. Par. 19. ' 'Garbage and rubbish must be token to a proper dumping ground. It is illegal to throw such rubbish into streams or on the side of roads. R.S.O. 1937 C 299, Schedule B., Par. 4.DR. 0. C. POWERS,M.O.H., Oxford CountyDutchies Capture Allan Cup As V’s Whipped, 5-0Consider Investigation Of Tillsonburg ChargesCourse of action be followed in connection with allegations that Reeve Lawrence Smith of Tillson­burg and four other menvvero in­volved in a bookmaking organ^a- tion was still obscure today, al­though Crown Attorney A. C. Whaley said an investigation is being considered. The allegations were made Tuesday in a state­ment introduced at the trial of Alexander Walker after he had pleaded guilty to charges of theft and forgery involving $36,000.Walker, in his statement, said Reeve Smith, chairman of the Till-sonburg police commission, was a after he had pleaded guilty co 16 contact through whom he placed charges. In a signed statement pre­bets. It was reported today that seated to the court by the Crown Reeve , Smith, upon hearing o f Walker said he had stolen money Walker's claims, had denied them, from his employers, the Canadiana signed statement pre­branding the charge an “absolute lie."Also named by Walker In con­nection with his betting activities were John Seto, former owner of the Astoria cafe, John Przybyla, Tillsonburg, Don Kuntz. Carling smoke shop. London, and Ruse Siaroff, 116 Mountain Park avenue Hamilton.Walker's claims came to lightPacific Railway, CP steamships, CP express, TCA, and Baa*’, over a period of years, and lost it all betting on the races. The state­ment named the five men as those through whom, and with whom, he had placed the bets.Chief Constable A. E. Knight of London said that when sufficient evidence to prosecute is maae available to the authorities theoffenders will je broughtinco court.Ingersoll Kiwanis Agricultural NightSt. James’ Parish Hall ThlirS., May 14th6 p.m. E.S.T.7 p.m. D.S.T.1953COMPLIMENTARYDonald MackenziePraaident Oxford's New Agricultural Representativethe office in Woodstock on June 1 to takeThe appointment of Robert Bell as agri­cultural representative for Oxford county will be a popular one with farmers through­out the county.Although he has been in the county a comparatively short time, Bob Bell has shown himself capable of shouldering the heavy burden placed upon the agricultural representative. Coming from Peterborough county first as an assistant to the late George Bell. Bob found himself taking on more and more of the duties of the office as George’s illness progressed. Since the passing of his senior in the office, Bob has carried the load as acting representative. An assistant representative is to be available at some of the load of work.In passing, a word should be said about the work of the ag.-rep. For some years we have been In close touch with the office of the department of agriculture In Woodstock and have been amazed and sometimes per­turbed about the amount of calls on the time of the representative. Their time, all of them have given it freely and without complaint, has seemed ever at the disposal of those individuals and organizations want­ing help. It is an easy matter to decide to let the ag.-rep. take on a job as he has the office and facilities to do so, but we might well give some further thought to the man himself and not overwork him.ROBERT BELL, who was appointed agricultural rep­resentative for Oxford County after serving in an acting capacity there since last year.Rotary Club in Tavistock Donates $100 to CAS FundWoodstock Mourns Passing of Fire Chief, James Ekins Served His City FaithfullyCHIEF JAMES EKINSCanvass in West ZorraFor New CAS BuildingEMBRO. May 12—Plans for a house-to-house canvass in West Zorra to raise funds for construction of a new building for the Children's Aid Society of Oxford County at Woodstock were made at a special meeting in the council chambers.Members of the councils of West Zorra and Embro and of theWomen’s Institutes and Women's < Associations of Embro and Brook­dale attended.Ken Wares, member of the staff of the CAS at Woodstock, ex­plained the work done throughout the county by the organization. Leonard Coles, of Woodstock, cit­ing the expansion of the CAS in the past few years, stressed the need for a new administration building now being planned.Reeve J. D. Hossack presided.Tavistock Aids CAS CampaignTAVISTOCK, May 24—The Oxford County Chil­dren’s Aid Society financial campaign to raise $60,000 for a new administration building got away to a good start in Tavistock when the local Men’s Club voted $100 to Tavistock’s $1,200 share of the campaign.FOX BOUNTIESFox bounties paid during the month of May. 1953, were lower than those paid during the same month of 1952, Len Coles, county clerk treasurer, said today. Boun­ties were paid on a total of 159 fox for the past month of May, while for May 1952, bounties were paid on 223 fox. Bounties were paid ».s follows: Blandford, 170 Blenheim, 18; Dereham, 16; East Nissouri, 27,, North Norwich, 10, East Ox­ford, 14; North Oxford, 8; West Oxford, 6; East Zorra, 17, and West Zorra, 26. With the 159 boun­ties paid during May, it brings the total for the year 1953 to 341- This’ is over 100 less than the number of- bounties paid for the corres­ponding period of 1952, which num­bered 447.Treasurer of CASIngersoll SpeakerINGERSOLL, May 13 — Len Coles, Ingersoll, treasurer of thei Oxford County Children’s Aid So­ciety, will be guest speaker tomor­row night at the regular meeting of the "Sisters of the Skillet” at the YMCA.WOMEN AT WORK“Home Management Full Time Job for County Home MatronManaging a home is a full-time job, a fact which has been avidly talked, written and agrued about ever since Mother Eve set up housekeeping outside the gates of Eden. Of course the modern day guaranteed to - give • you - more- leisure-time-appliances have made dishpan hands a painful memory of the past to many, but still. . . there’s more than meets the eye when it comes to keeping the little vine-covered cottage in ship­shape.One housewife and mother who could give a few hints on the art of “home management’' is Mrs. R. Forbes, who has had ample time to coUect a few facts during her 25-year stint as matron of the Ox­ford County Home.Located just outside the city on 300 acres of rolling farm land, the large mansion-like home, with its umpteen rooms, large kitchen, laundry complete with a modern washer and dryer, basement and other lesser rooms, is no small job to manage. While Mrs. Forbe's superintendent husband and an orderly have charge of the men’s department, Mrs. Forbes, with the assistance of two maids and a cook runs the home.To keep her even busier during these first years ns matron, was a growing family of four sons and daughters, who are; Alex, of Woodstock, CoUn, of St. Mary's; Annu (Mrs. W. J. Snowden) andNova (Mrs. W. C. Evans) of Nanti­coke, now married and settled in their own homes. Apart from that she served a two-year-term as pre­sident of the Ontario Association of Manager and Matrons of the Homes for the Aged, a position which her husband also held in 1937 and 1938.Formerly Miss Annft Mieterer, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alex Mieterer, of Ingersoll. Mrs. Forbes began her career as a school marm, teaching for a number of years in the Ingersoll district. Following her marriage to Mr. Forbes, the couple farmed for 11) years, prior to their appointment as ’ superintendent and matron of the home.Built in 1892-93, the home has accommodation for 56 residents, although Mrs. Forbes can recall the time when once the home hous­ed 94, and when age levels ranged from under two years and over 16. Now, however, no one under 60 is taken unless approval is given by the Minister of Welfare.Entertainment has been provid­ed for many years by local groups and organization who first journted by horse and sleigh and finally by motor to entertain the old folk with musical programs and treats. Recently a new form of entertain­ment. . .a TV set which was donat­ed by these generous people, has become the nightly favorite with the home’s residents. . .and its busy, untiring matron. Oxford CountyPROSPEROUS PROGRESSIVE1953 COUNTY COUNCILTo the Citizens of OxfordNameDerehamEast MissouriFIRSTS IN OXFORD COUNTYCanadaAssociationOXFORD,THE BANNER COUHTYEmbro . Norwich TavistockNorth Norwich South Norwich East Oxford . North Oxford West Oxford East Zorra ..West Zorra TillsonburgFirst President of the Cheese Producersies and GentlemenFirst Dairy Organization First Milk Powder Plant iFirst Cheese Board ever set up in CanadaYours sincerely, THOMAS F. PELLOW.Warden, County of Oxford,First Mammoth Cheese in CanadaWilliam A. Chesney .... C. D. Sutor .................... Orval T. Coleman ID.R.) . Wm. J. Stoakley............ J. R. McLaughlin (D.R.) . J. K. McLeod ................. Reginald R. Day (D.R.) . Harold R. Bickell ....... Fred Walther.................. Murray Logan.................. Herbert P. Dunn ............Thomas Pellow ................ William McDonald.......... Louis L. Wettlaufer (D.R.) L. C. Innes.....................Lawrence W. Smith........ Clare H. Esseltine (D.R.) James D. Hossack.......... Harry C. Cayley............ Robert Rudy....................MunicipalityBlandford..............Blenheim ...............Last year, the new Registry Office located on Graham Street in Woodstock, was officially opened and it is the most up-to-date and serviceable one of its kind in Ontario.We are striving to progress, along with the rest of Ontario and Canada, and now plan to erect a new Administration building for the Children's Aid Society. The Society's work has increased by leaps and bounds during the last few years and additional space is now abso­lutely necessary.Your financial help is needed to make this possible. A campaign for $60,000 will be launched during the first two weeks of June and I sincerely ask for your support.The Province of Ontario will make a grant totalling 25% of all monies received from donations. In addition, your contributions may be used as charitable deductions from Income Tax. Let's be a booster for this worthy organization, whose main objective is to help unfortu­nate children.Also in the County, we are progressing with plans for piping City of Woodstock water to the County Home for fire protection. It is hoped that this project will soon be completed.The County Library Co-operative Board are planning a purchase of a Bookmobile, so that more books will be brought to your locality. Not only more books, but you can make your own selection. The County have set aside $5,000 in their budget for this purpose.All the other Departments are running smoothly, and so, on be­half of the members of Oxford County Council, I wish everyone a very successful 1953. Tornado RipsFRIDAY, MAY 22, 1953Through OxfordHundreds of Thousands Dollars Damage Reported From DistrictA snarling, twisting tornado slashed a path of destruction across Oxford County last night, leaving in its wake shattered buildings, dead livestock, and levelled orchards and hay crops. Two district persons were injured and taken to hospitals.Seemingly of little import when first reports of the storm began to trickle in, the proportions of the havoc began to grow as later stories of the twister were related. Variou s county regions, Embro, Bright, Kintore, Plattsville and others began to tell of heavy damage, and it became obvious the county would suffer heavy loss. Just how much the damage will be in dollars and cents will not be known for some time, but it will run well into the hundreds of thousands of dollars from all indications at the present tim e.i, s' <i11b ilill« iWJU;. «• 1TEMPORARY SHELTER BUILT AFTER TORNADOGeorg* McBurney, hi# wife and three chldren. La Verne, Allen and Low ere shown in the above photo, standing in front of the temporary cattle shelter that Mr. McBurney with the aid of his neighbors, was able to erect im­mediately after the recent torn­ado swept away the largo barn on the property. Five of the Mc­Burney cattle were killed when the barn foundations were crush­ed in on them by the terrific <0™ of the storm. (Staff photo) Goal Set at $25,000TORNADO LEAVES 1000 HOMELESS- - - eastward 70 m.p.h.Campaign Plans LaidThe Oxford County Tor­nado Relief Committee set its objective at $25,000 and outlined the fund raising campaign, setting the date of the campaign for the week June 15 to 20. Chair­man Gordon W. Pittock presided at the meeting which was held at William Stone Sons office, Inger­soll, yesterday afternoon.The committee, consist­ing of representatives from the various municipalities throughout the county, de­cided upon an industrial and retail merchants can­vass rather than a door to door canvass as their method of contacting the general public, to raise the desired $25,000.Honorary members added to the committee at yesterday’s meet­ing were. Clark Murray. MP: T. R. Dent, MLA; Mayor Bernadette Smith, Woodstock; Mayor Thom­as J. Morrison, Ingersoll; Mayor Roger Hawkins, Tillsonburg; War­den T. Pellojw, Oxford county. It was decided to have Mayor Alan Rush, London address the next committee meeting and outline the work of the London Committee. committeesThe following committees were set up to arrange the details of the campaign. Publicity. Arthur Mushhan, Beachvifle. chairman; Tom Naylor, Woodstock; B. W. Carr', Ingersoll.Industrial canvass: W. A. MagilL Woodstock; Harley Cousins, Beach-R- A- Stone. Ingersoll. Re­tail Merchants: Doug Hawkins, Ingersoll; R. F. Crosby, Wood- stock.The committee appointed a trea­surer for each area who will be responsible for the funds in his area and will turn the completed returns over the treasurer of the relief fund committee L. K. Coles, Woodstock. Treasures for diff- ferent areas were appointed as follows: J. D. Hill, Woodstock, R. S. Foster. Ingersoll; Harley Cous­ins, Beachville.Names added to the top com­mittee were: Wilford Bishop, pre­sident of the Norwich Chamber of Commerce, Ken Anderson, presi­dent of the Tillsonburg Chamber of Commerce, and James Hossack, for the West Zorra and Embro area. The committee decided to send a duplicate of the minutes of the last two meetings to each representative on the committee, and set the date and time of the next meeting at 2 p.m., Friday. June 12, at William Stone Sons of­fice.MEMBERSThe top committee of the Oxford County Tornado Relief Committee is listed below: G. W. Pittock, In- gersoll, chairman; L. A. Westcott, Ingersoll, secretary; S. O. Alex­ander. Woodstock, board of trade; A. M. Mushlian, Beachville, board of trade; L. A. Westcott. Inger- soli District, Chamber of Com— imedce; W. C. Lock, East Missouri Committee: J. Hossack. West Zor­ra and Embro Committee; Coun­ty clerk, L. J. Coles, treasurer. THE WORK AND HOPES OF A LIFETIMEDESTROYED IN A FEW SECONDSThousands of Dollars Damage Occurred in Less Time Than It Will Take You to Read This AppealOXFORD COUNTY TORNADO RELIEFPERSONAL APPEALIn the early evening of Thursday, May 21st, a particularly devastating tornado ripped through the farm­ing community townships a few miles north of Ingersoll. This tornado travelled north from Port Huron, through Sarnia, across southwestern Ontario, touching the outskirts of Galt and eventually blew itself out over Lake Ontario.Property damage defies description and has to be seen to be appreciated and many particularly fine dairy farms, representing a lifetime work, lying in the path of the tornado have been completely wiped out. These farms in the Oxford area were personally contacted to secure first-hand information and again later as a Member of an official delegation, representing the Oxford Tornado Relief Fund Committee, made up primarily of the Woodstock and Beachville Boards of Trade and the Ingersoll Chamber of Commerce.Both Provincial and Federal governments are committed to financial assistance for those sustaining damage, but irrespective of whatever assistance is forthcoming, it is going to be insufficient. Our particu­lar objective is $25,000.00 in this area and in addition to which is to insure proportionate distribution of funds, commensurate with the loss sustained in relationship to partial wind damage insurance, if any carried by the individual.You are being asked to contribute to this fund to the limit of your ability, between June 15th and June 20th, at which time a drive is being launched throughout Business, Industry, Service Clubs, Church Organizations and Schools. All banks in Oxford County will be in a position to receive subscriptions and fi­nally an official receipt will be issued by Mr. L. K. Coles, Treasurer of Oxford County for income tax ex­emption purposes.Please support this worthy effort to the greatest extent possible.OXFORD COUNTY TORNADO RELIEF FUNDPUBLICITY COMMITTEE.Arthur M. Mushlian, Chairman.Representatives from the var­ious municipalities in the county were present nt the meeting of the tornado relief committee in Ingersoll Friday afternoon. Shown In the above photo left to right, back row: L, K, Coles,county clerk and treasurer, J. K. McLeod, reeve, East Missouri; A. Mushlian, publicity chairman; G W. Pittock, chairman; T. Mor­rison, mayor of Ingersoll; .T, D. Hossaek, reeve, Embro; W. C. Lock, chairman, Thamesfordarea; front row: T. Pellow. war­den Oxford county; L. A. West­cott. chairman, Ingersoll area: S. O. A 1 e x a n d e r, chairman Woodstock area; L. C. Innes, reeve, West Zorra; Gordon Smith chairman junior farmers; C.Grieve, Ingersoll retail mer­chants; R. Day. deputy reeve. East Missouri; W. A. Magill, Woodstock, industrial commit­tee. —(Staff Photo)(See story on Page 4) , ----- ------- . ' __ -North Oxford Cleans Up in Wake of Vicious TwisterAlex Whittaker, RR 3, Embro, standing in the remains of the second storey of his house, looks down the stair well where his trapped wife and three children narrowly escaped deqj.h in the vicious twister.Neighbors wield axes to free a bull trapped in a barn. The storm sliced a narrow path across West and East Zorra townships, Oxford County, demolishing farm after farm. Empty fields to the north and south of each place were undisturbed and neighbors had no damage. A colossal clean-up began in the district.G. W. PittockHeading GroupGordon W. Pittock was ap­pointed chairman of the central committee of the Oxford tornado relief fund by county council at the last meeting to administer funds raised throughout the coun­ty for the assistance of the 20 far­mers in Oxford whose property was damaged by the tornado.The organizational meeting of the central committee was held at William Stone Sons office last night.After considerable discussion on the various phases of the adminis­tration of the funds it was decided three committees should be appoin­ted, a committee to deal with the survey of damages and the dis- persement of funds headed by War­den T. Pellow with R. J. Hossack, reeve of Embro; J. K. McLeod, reeve, East Nissouri; Reg Day, deputy reeve, C. K. Innes, reeve of West Zorra. was selected and a second committee to deal with the organization of volunteer help in rebuilding the farms was also formed. This committee will be headed by F. E. Ellis, president of the federation of agriculture as­sisted by Gordon Smith, president of the junior farmers.The various agricultural groups including the women's institutes will be contacted to assist in this part of the project.For the third committee gov­ernment approach, the central’ committee appointed G. W.*Pittock as a delegate to contact govern­ment, both federal and provincial.The committee of five decided to have an immediate meeting to or­ganize the survey of damages.Reconstruction of Barns Is Discussed at KintoreConcert Raises $200 More For Oxford Tornado Fund; NORWICH — Upwards of $2001 jiwas realized for the tornado re­Tief fund as a result of a concert! .-staged in the Norwich district high School auditorium. The sponsors .were members of the Norwich -Chamber of Commerce and pro- ;gram was largely provided by -members of the Woodstock Chap- «ter for the Preservation of Barber jiShop Quartet Singing in America, directed by Russell Mountford.Concert is Held At County HomeThe regular monthly entertain­ment at the County Home was held Wednesday evening, and was arranged by Les McKerral of the Rotary Club.The Oxford Rifles Band provid­ed the fine band concert for the Old Folks on the lawn. Many were seen to be keeping time to the peppy marches, waltzes and old songs played by the band.After the concert, ice cream was distributed. Thanks are expressed to the members of the band and to S. Marks, manager of Silver- wood Dairy, for the enjoyable evening.Ask Woodstock CitizensTo Help Clear DebrisReeve J. D. Hossack of Embro announced today an appeal for Woodstock citizens to aid in the clearing away of refuse from last Thursday’s tornado. AU men willing to help in the work are asked to meet in front of the Oxford Farmer's office at 1 p.m. on Saturday. There will be trucks there to take the men to the stricken farms.City Donates $1000 To FundFollowing in the footsteps of the Oxford County Council. Woodstock City Council last night passed a motion donating $1,000 to the Ox­ford County Tornado Relief Fund.After some discussion on the amount to be donated to the fund, council were informed that the city of London had donated $10,000. If working on the same percentage a Woodstock donation would be. they were told, $1,000.The motion, donating the $1,000 was made by Aiderman W. H. Pal­mer. and seconded by Financechairman, Alderman George La- Flair.The council members expressed their sympathy towards the torna­do disaster victims, and voted un­animously for the donation.Finance chairman LaFlair said the $1,000 was not in the estimates, but added, this was a special pur­pose.Alderman Palmer told council It wets impossible to estimate for emergency such as the tornado re­habilitation. o '. ’ --- " —r— -w<wnrp >ind ptuoptsasHMd aoj aa«iSj| mnq | 4” «R«»>sr» oj 8( qiqqM) dnaig (KXo.t aqj jo mwd aq m-w a uejpuqo jaq pu« sseqona aqxP; 'bbmp unoaa HhJ ui 'a‘uh ®RPW '4anoa|ownv seq u.ipuvxajv ssojupd 'pnaioo .ssoqona oqi puojoo aaq sapjw Supju.w-ubA’pui a put? .rejuaq-upM] joq .<q |K»|4j«a aq jpM )auo.tou stq Xjjbo oj ppqasnoq stq jo aoq -uivHU n pUi? 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PELLOW, Warden.William A. Chesney.......... .Blandford Herbert P. Dunn............................North OxfordC. D. Sutor .................. .Blenheim Thomas Pellow......................... .West OxfordOrval T. Coleman ID.R.) William McDonald .....................East ZorraWm. J. Stoakley .......................... Dereham Louis L. Wettlaufer ID.R.)J. R. McLaughlin ID.R.) L. C. Innes .'................ West ZorraJ. K. McLeod...................................East Nissouri Lawrence W. Smith .............TillsonburgReginald R. Day (D.R.) Claro H. Esseltine (D.R.)Harold R. Bickell.......................North Norwich James D. Hossack.................................embroFred Walther . .a................... .South Norwich Harry C. Cayley ..............................NorwichMurray Logan .................East Oxford Robert Rudy ...............................TavistockLONG LIVETHE QUEEN. mallWOODSTOCK—INGERSOLL, ONTARIO. TUESDAY. JUNE 1 1953QUEEN ELIZABETHCROWNEDThundering Guns, Pealing Bells Proclaim Coronation CompletedLONDON (CP)—Elizabeth II was crowned Queen amid ageless splendor in Westminster Abbey today, then rode triumphantly through London streets to the tumultuous cheers of millions.Before the wondering eyes of her son, Prince Charles, 7,500 persons in the abbey and a television audience of millions, Elizabeth formally acceded to the throne, the first woman to rule the Commonwealth since Victoria. • .The thunder of guns and the pealing of bells proclaimed to millions massed in London s streets the crowning- ceremonial climax to perhaps the biggest Coronation build-up in history. BRITAIN CROWNS A QUEENCOR the 2,000,000 people who crowded * London's streets, and the uncounted millions more who watched on television, the coronation ceremony of Elizabeth II unfolded in a glittering display of tradi­tion, religious rite and storybook pageant­ry. Above: the ornate, 192-year-old state coach, bearing the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, leaves Buckingham Palace at three-mile-an-hour pace on the way to W estminster Abbey. Below: royal foot guards in bearskins, streaming down the Mall under decorative arches, swing past the crowded stands at Victoria Memorial. THE CORONATION: ROYAL POMP AND RITUALST. EDWARD'S CROWNCornell Co do—LifeWHEN Queen Elizabeth is crowned next week in Westminster Abbey, the pageant will follow a ritual reaching far back into the history of the British crown. The union of the English lion and Scottish unicorn on the royal arms (above) dates from James I. St. Edward’s Crown, placed on the Queen’s head at the cli­max of the ceremony, is a copy of one worn by Edward the Confessor in 1042 and was made for Charles II after Cromwell destroyed the original. The Imperial State Crown, which Elizabeth will wear as she returns to the palace, was made for Queen Victoria in 1838. It con­tains 3,095 gems, including the priceless Black Prince's Ruby worn by Henry V at Agincourt. Ask Tornado Help Of County CouncilGordon Pittock, chairman of the Oxford County Tornado Relief Fund this morning requested the Oxford County Council to «et up a finance committee, to work with the Re­bel Fund, In the disbursement of funds, arrangements for final sur­vey of stricken areas, and co-or­dination of volunteer help.Late yesterday the council dorsed the work of the Fund,asked, In a resolution, that Fund continue its work.Mr. Pittock told the councilen- and thethatthe creation of the Fund had nut been meant to interfere with Coun­ty or rural municipalities work, be­ing carried out in the tornado-torn areas.He also asked the council to con­sider a contribution to the fund. ASSISTANCE NEEDEDThe formation of the central or­ganization became necessary, he said, after a meeting at Kintore when it was obvious that outside aid was needed in East Nissouri and West Zorra.The campaign for the fund was started this week, and it is hoped, Mr. Pittock stated, that it will be completed this month. The total estimated damage for the twoareas was between 5100,000 and 5325.000. 'Ihe central organization Is trying to spread the campaign for funds over as much of the county as possible, the chairman of the central committee said.FUND-RAISINGA concert will be held In Nor- Sch High School on June 23 by e Woodstock Barber Shop Quar­tet to an effort to raise funds, Mr. Piltock reported that a finance committee, If set up by the County Council, would aid in disbursement of funds, on a pro-ratia basis. All monies collected locally by the East Nissouri and West Zorra-Em­bro funds would be used locally. Other monies, that is, he •aid,! monies collected over the remain­der of the county would be dis­bursed proportionately.Warden Thomas Pellow, West Oxford, thanked Mr. Pittock for coming to the council and stated, the council will give the commit-! tee's requests every consideration.!This afternoon the County Coun­cil, meeting to the second day of their June session, were scheduled to hold committee meetings. To- morrow afternoon they will visit the County Home.I shall dedicate myself anew to your service. I shall do so in the presence of a great congregation drawn from every part of the Commonwealth and Empire, while millions outside Westminster Abbey will hear the prom­ises and the prayers being offered up within its walls, and see much of the ancient ceremony in which kings and queens before me have taken part through century upon century.You will be keeping it as a holiday: but I want to ask you all, whatever your religion may be, to pray for me on that day — to pray that God may give me wisdom and strength to carry out the solemn promises I shall be making, and that I may faithfully serve Him and you, all the days of my life. May God bless and guide you all.PUBLIC NOTICEAt the call of Warden Thomas F. Pellow, a spcclul meeting of the County Council of the County of Oxford will be held In theCOUNCIL CHAMBER in the COURT HOUSE WOODSTOCK onTUESDAY. JUNE 16 1953, at the hour of ten o’clock a.m., for general bUHineHS,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.W. Ontario Alarmed by Cattle Rustling County Council Asked for AssistanceCattle rustling has alarmed wes­tern Ontario breeders, and the dir­ectors of the Ontario Beef Produc­ers' Association, concerned about the incidents of cattle rustling, fearing that the situation may be­come worse in 1953, have formed the Live Stock Protective Associa­tion.In correspondence read at the opening of the Oxford County Coun­cil June session, the council was asked to contribute $50 to be de­posited in n fund and used for the payment of rewards for informa­tion leading to the conviction of persons charged with the theft of live stock. ,The association reported that In some ins lances rustlers, finding It ’’too hot" for them to counties where rewards were offered for their apprehension, were going In­to counties where there was no reward for their convictions.During a meeting of the Live Stock Association, the Ontario Ag­ricultural Council, the Ontario Pro­vincial Police, and the Live Stock Branch of the Department of Ag­ricultural it was decided that each county council be asked to contri­bute $50, the amount to be deposit­ed for payments of rewards.And. further, that an association to be known as the Live Stock Pro­tective Association be organized and Incorporated under the pro­visions of the Agricultural Associ­ation Act, and that the directors of such Association have complete custody of all funds contributed forthe payments of rewards, and for making decisions for amounts pay-i able for each claim.The associations and depart­ments represented on the Direct­orate of the Live Stock Protective Association are the Ontario Agric­ultural Council, the Ontario Cattle Breeders Association, the Ontario Beef Producers Association, and the Ontario Live Stock Branch, rhe secretary to be a member of the Ontario Live Stock Branch.The letter was signed by W. P. Watson, Live Stock commissioner COUNTY COUNCIL VISITS COUNTY HOMEHaving spent most of this week’s June session of Oxford County Council in committee meetings, the members yester-। day took time out from their de­liberations to make the annual inspection of the County Home.Elderly people, most of theiover 60. make their permanent residence at the home, under the kindly supervision of Mr. andMrs. R. J. Forbes. Mr. and Mrs. *ni>nf Forbes are seen above as theygreet Len Coles, on the left. County Clerk, and Warden Thomas Fellows, West Oxford, shaking hands with Mr, Forbes. (Staff Photo)Oxford Councilors Sport Bow TiesReeve's FadWins PraiseFree Press Woodstock BureauWOODSTOCK, June 18—Noted for their sartorial perfection, Oxford County Council has started a new fad that may be­come a hall mark for county councils here.Sometime ago the "Southern Colonel” of the banana belt and reeve of Tillsonburg Reeve Lawrence W. Smith appeared in council wearing a Kentucky bowtie.Not to be outdone Reeve Clarence D. Suter, of Blenheim, in North Oxford, appeared be­fore this session of county coun­cil wearing a similar tie with perhaps, a little more distinc­tion.• • •It is the hope of both coun­cilors that the rest of council will follow suit and wear the bow ties during sessions as a mark of council distinction. After all, Reeve Smith pointed out, Abra- .ham Lincoln, the great emanci­pator, wore such a tie.• • *In any case other members of council, especially Deputy Reeve Clarence Esseltine, Tillsonburg, and Deputy Reeve J- R. Mc­Laughlin, Dereham, have been scurrying about trying to secure such ties but they seem to be as scarce as hen’s teeth.» • •.It is understood that Reeve Smith has placed a large order for them at a Tillsonburg haber­dashers.Taking time out from a busy session of committee meetings today county council in body inspected the Oxford County Home and farm this afternoon.MEET WEDNESDAYEqualization committee of the Oxford county council is to meet Wednesday to consider raising the equalized assessment of the county by $650,000 to $31,790,000. The in­crease, L. K. Coles, county clerk and treasurer, slates, represents the actual increase In local prop­erty assessment in the county this iyear. Last year the total assess­ment was $31,140,000. The increase is 6o be .shared by the various mun­icipalities. Reeve L. W. Smith, Till­sonburg, is chairman of the equal­ization committee, which will sub­mit its report tn the council at the June eesswn.' Si;Road Expenditure Receive Cut-DowThe Oxford County Council, who opened their June session in the courthouse this morning, were to- "day informed that the county had received a cut-down in road ex­penditure from the provincial gov- j ernment.Council had requested a total of $404,500 for total expenditures dur- ing 1953 but, the Hon. George H. Doucett, Minister of Highways, ap­proved $333,000 only for the year.Previously council had earmark­ed the $364,500 for the construction, maintenance, new machinery and miscellaneous for roads, and ex­penditures of $40,000 for bridges and culverts.The county was asked to endeav­or to keep their expenditures within the approved $333,000 figure.Reeve Clarence D. Suter, left, of . Blenheim Township, and Reeve Lawrence W. Smith, of Tillsonburg, sporting Kentucky bow ties, indicate that North and South Oxford can at least agree on a new fashion at county council. (Photo by Free Press Woodstock Bureau).Zone Forester Gives Annual Report On Oxford Forests to County CouncilThe annual report on the Oxford County forests was submitted to the Oxford County Council yester­day afternoon, the first day of the June sessions. The report was sub­mitted by S. R. Hamilton, zone forester, of Stratford Headquarters.In his report he informed the council members that at present there are 848 acres of County For­est in Oxford County. This land is owned by the County and is under agreement with the Department of Lands and Forests, he said. The properties are approximately 100 acres in size and are situated in the following townships: Blast Nis- souri. West Zorra, Blandford, Blen­heim. North Oxford, Dereham, North Norwich and East Oxford.Under the agreement the Depart­ment plants trees, looks after fenc­ing and carries out any improve­ment of the lands. The County purchases the lands. After 40 years the County has three options. It may take over the work from the Department and operate the forest by itself, after balancing any rev­enue or debts against it, or con­tinue with the Department looking after the property and sharing any costs and revenue with the Department, or turn the property over to the Department entirely, and receive from the government the original cost of the land.Although no new land has been purchased in the past two years, it might be well, Mr. Hamilton stat­ed. to keep an eye out for any rea­sonably priced piece of wasteland which might become, in time, a productive County Forest.PURCHASING OFFThe land purchasing, he report­ed, has slacked off due to the local Thames River Valley Authorities which are, in effect, doing the same job by purchasing lands for re­forestation purposes.Fire guards were cultivated on all forest tracts last year, the Zone forester said, and reported that 100 Christmas trees were sold in Dec­ember from the Embro Tract and West Zorra Township.At the Hall Tract, Blenheim Township, 872 Red Pine trees were sold as Christmas trees for a rev­enue of $220-25. The Hall Tract was also leased for trapping for $10. The Zenda Tract, North Nor­wich Township, and the Banner Tract, North Oxford Township, were leased for trapping rights for $10 each.Concluding his report Mr. Ham­ilton revealed many of the County Forest Tracts are in need of re­filling and a start will be made on that in the spring of 1954.In answer to a query Mr. Ham­ilton reported that no harm had been done to the Hall Tract by the removal of the trees. "It will need thinning out later,” he said.A visit may he made, he said, of local townships, to check fire protection equipment and man power. Important Session, Warden Tells County CouncillorsWarden Thomas F. Pellow this morning welcomed his council to the June sessions oi the Oxford County Council, stress­ing the importance of the work facing them.'•It is good to welcome you all hack. It promises to be busy ses­sion for a June session. There are important things to discuss during the session." the Warden said.He then went on to mention that a number of important things had happened since the council last met. Following the welcome ad­dress by Warden Pellow, County Clerk, L. K. Coles, read the cor­respondence. Prior to the welcome address the minutes of the pre­vious meeting were read and adop­ted.After the reading of the com­munications, the council referred them to the proper committee for their consideration. They then ad­journed for committee meetings.In the correspondence received .was a resolution from the Perth Board of Education, sent to all county councils in Ontario, asking for endorsement of the following resolution: Be it resolved that the Ontario Government be requested to increase the motor vehicle tax to an extent to cover the cost to the municipalities and that the municipalities be reimbursed.In their letter, the Perth Boardof Education stated that cars and motor vehicles are total users of roads-and streets and that property taxpayers are paying a high per­centage of cost of bulding and maintaining which is. in effect, subsidizing the automobile nt the] expense of the home.In a letter from South Norwich council it was requested that the Oxford County Council endorse a| bylaw whereby rabbit drives with­in the county would be prohibited.Also read this morning was a request from the Dairymen’s As- ciation of Western Ontario for the usual grant of $25 for the 87th annual convention and Dairy Ex- hibitidn of tile association.The council received notification that the daily rates for patients at Parkwood Hospital, London, who are charges of the County of Ox­ford, were to be increased from $2.25 to $2.50, effective May 1, 1953.During 1952, the letter revealed, the hospital operated at a defi­cit of over $10,000 and so are tak­ing advantage of the increase al­lowed by the Public Hospitals Act, in 1950.The council received thanks from E. C. Nesbitt, curator of the Ox­ford Museum for the grant of $800 for operation of the museum. The curator expressed a belief that the Museum would prove a popular attraction this year.Ask Tornado Help Of County CouncilGordon Pittock. chairman of the Oxford County Tornado Relief Fund this morning requested the Oxford County Council to set up a finance committee, to work with the Re­lief Fund, in the disbursement of funds, arrangements for final sur­vey of stricken areas, and co-or- dinatwn of volunteer help.Late yesterday the council en­dorsed the work of the Fund, and asked. In a resolution, that the Fund continue its work.Mr. Pittock told the council that the creation of the Fund had not been meant to interfere with Coun­ty or rural municipalities work, be­ing carried out in the tornado-torn areas.He also asked the council to con­sider a contribution to the fund. ASSISTANCE NEEDEDThe formation of the central or­ganization became necessary, he sard, alter a meeting at JOntore when it was obvious that outside aid was needed in East Nissouri and West Zorra.The campaign for the fund was started this week, and it is hoped, Mr. Pittock stated, that it will be completed this month. The total estimated damage for the two areas was between $300JXX) and $325,000. The central organization is trying to spread the campaign for funds over as much of the county as possible, the chairman of the central committee said.FUND-RAISINGA concert will be held in Nor­wich High School on June 23 by the Woodstock Barber Shop Qu ar­te tin an, effort to raise funds. Mr, Pittock reported that a finance committee, if set up by the County Council, would aid in disbursement of funds, on a pro-ratia basis. All monies collected locally by the East Nissouri and West Zorra-Em- bro funds would be used locally. Other monies, that is, he said, monies collected over the remain­der of the county would be dis­bursed proportionately.Warden Thomas Pellow. West Oxford, thanked Mr. Pittock for coming to the council and stated the council will give the commit­tee's requests every consideration.This afternoon the County Coun­cil, meeting in the second day of their June session, were scheduled to hold committee meetings. To­morrow afternoon they will visit the County Home.County Grants $10,000 To Tornado Relief FundAfter a lengthy debate, Oxford County Council yesterday author­ized a grant of $10,000 to the Ox- % ford Tornado Relief Fund. Mem­ber’s of council were split over the amount that was to be donated, with a few of them requesting as much as $30,000 and others rang­ing in sums between $30,000 and $10,000.James D. Hossack, reeve of Em­bro and chairman of the county finance committee, stated that "some amount had to be named" and most of the committee were in favor of $10,000.Both J. K. McLeod and Reginald Day. reeve and deputy reeve of East Nissouri, one of the two badly damaged areas, said they were amazed that the council had of­fered such a small amount.They claimed that provincial and federal aid, forthcoming they hop­ed, would be guided by what the county did. If the county, they said, did not offer much help, the pro­vincial and federal governments wouldn’t either.Mr. Day told the council he had expected the council would offer something like $50,000 and could not believe they were only going to grant $10,000.The finance committee, in their report, recommended that $10,000 be given. Almost immediately an amendment was given to an adop­tion resolution, that the amount be changed from $10,000 to $30,000.Reeve C. D. Sutor, Blenheim, then suggested an amendment to the amendment. The amendment granted $10,000 but authorized the finance committee to reveiw the situation when they meet in Sept­ember.“It is a tough spot to( be in," Reeve Sutor said. “We are natur­ally sympathetic and want to help, but $30,000 is a lot of money, and we nave already budgeted for the year."He then moved the amendment to the amendment. A recorded vote taken on the amendment to the amendment showed 13 in favor and five against.With the passing .of the amend­ment it was not necessary to vote on the amendment or the original! motion, Clerk L. K. Coles, infortn- ed the council members.The County Council also appoint­ed a central co-ordinating commit­tee for the Oxford Tornado Relief Fund. On the committee are War­den Thomas Pellow, West Oxford. Reeve McLeod and Deputy Reeve R. Day, East Nissouri, Reeve J. D. Hossack, Embro, Reeve L. C. Innes. West Zorra, Clerk L. K. Coles. F. Ellis, G. Smith, G. Pit­tock and L. A. Westcott.County Council Session EndsOxford County Council continued its June session meeting yesterday afternoon with the annual inspec­tion of the County Home. The en­tire council spent most of the af­ternoon visiting the home, grounds and barn at the county institution.At present, they learned, there are 56 elderly people resident at the home. The majority of the 56 are male. Male and female resi­dents are segregated, meeting only in the evenings when viewing tele­vision, or for other mixed enter­tainment.This morning council resumed committee meetings, which held their attention until the 12-noon ad­journment. This afternoon, at 2 p.m. they re-assembled, at which time reports from various commit­tees were scheduled to be heard. Warden Thomas Pellow, West Oxford, reixirted that the session would, in ail probability, conclude late this afternoon, with no eve­ning session being necessary.COUNTY COUNCIL INSPECTS COUNTY HOMEMembers of the Oxford County C e u n -■ 11 yesterday afternoon journeyed tn the County Home for their annual Inspection. The council meeting in their Juno ses- sions, which are expected to con­clude late this afternoon, took their first break yesterday from committee meetings, and took advantage of hot summer weath­er to view the surroundings of the Home and talk with the In­ma ton. There arc, at present, 56 elderly persons, majority of them males, nt the Home. The men mid women are separated but come together during eve­nings when they view television. or enjoy some “mixed" enter­tainment. Manager and Mrs. R. J. Forbes are in charge of the Home. The members are seen above as they approach the kteps! to the Home, (Staff Photo) County Assessment Figure EqualizedExpenditures Cut $71,500Oxford County CutsWork Slated on RoadsThe Oxford County Council yest- rrday gave third reading to an equalized assessment bylaw that \<ill increase the assessment of most municipalities. A second clause, proposed by the equaliza­tion committee, that a county as­sessor system be established was deferred until the September ses­sions.Under the new assessment, which will be ctfective in 1954, most mun­icipalities will bea^esed any­where from 817,000 to $200,000 higher than they were in 1952.The council gave the bylaw its third reading, after very little dis­cussion. They decided, however, that more time should be given for thought, before they authorized the establishment of an assessor system in the county.The new assessment will mean an assessment increase of $1,546,- 017. for the county. The reason for the increased assessments were due to increased local assessment.The way the new assessment will affect the municipalities is as fol­lows (the figure in brackets shows the assessment figure for 1954,whlle the other depicts the 1952 as-1 sessment figures):Blandford, $1,181,900 ($1,247,983' an increase of $66,083;Blenheim, $3,581,300 ($3,730,199) increase of! $148,899; Dereham, $3,977,900 ($4,-| Nissouri. $2,716,200 ($2,787,667) in- crease of $71,477; North Norwich, $2,011,800 ($2,058,869) increase of $47,069; South Norwich, $1,691,600 ($1,737,859) increase of $46,259;) East Oxford, $1,950,000 ($1.971.6751 increase of $21,675; North Oxford, $1,292,700 ($1,493,579) increase of $20,879.West Oxford. $1,724,900 ($1,786,- 884) increase of $61,984: East Zor­ra. $3,593,900 ($3,686,027) increase of $94,127; West Zorra, $2,940,700 ($3,002,250) increase of $61,950; Tillsonburg, $2,171,100 ($2,702,982) $631,682; Embro. $251,500 ($266,900) increase of $15,400; Norwich. $671,- 500 ($771,300) incrdea.se of $9,800; Tavistock. $564,900 ($607,151) $42,- 251.Total assessment for 1952 was $30,321,900, for 1954 the total Ass­essment will be $31,867,917.Free Pre** Woodstock BureauWOODSTOCK, June 19 — To keep within the Expenditure* ap­proved by tho Department of Highway*, which was $71,1*00 les* than the road expenditure* by-law, Oxford County Council today approvedthe deleting, and cutting down, of county roads this year.Cutting their proposed expendi­ture* by the amount requested hy the Department of Highways, $71,- 500, will mean less work on resur­facing of existing county roads, grading and surfacing of other roads, less Improvement on bridges and culverts, that had been pro­posed for this year, and les* con­struction of new road*.Bringing their June session to a close, council also today:Adopted the report of the Agri- [ I culture Committee which granted' $50 to the North Blenheim Fair, $25 to the Dairymen’s Association of West Ontario, $100 to the Oxford 4H Club. The committee recom­mended no action be taken on jack rabbit drives, and that correspon­dence from the Live Stock Protect­ive Association be deferred to the September sessions.Council also approved joining, the Canadian Good Roads Association, jwork that had been slated forNew SlateZone Forester Gives Annual Report On Oxford Forests to County CouncilThe annual report on the Oxford County forests was submitted to the Oxford County Council yester­day afternoon, the first day of the June sessions. The report was sub­mitted by S. R. Hamilton, zone forester, of Stratford Headquarters.In his report he informed the council members that at present there are 848 acres of County For­est in Oxford County. This land is owned by the County and is under agreement with the Department of Lands and Forests, he said. The properties are approximately 100 acres in size and are situated in the following townships: East Nis­souri, West Zorra, Blandford, Blen­heim. North Oxford. Dereham. North Norwich and East Oxford.Under the agreement the Depart-ment plants trees, looks after fenc­ing and carries out any improve­ment of the lands. The County purchases the lands. After 40 years the County has three options. It may take over the work from the Department and operate the forest by itself, after balancing any rev­enue or debts against it, or con­tinue with the Department looking after the property and sharing any costs and revenue with the Department, or turn the property over to the Department entirely, and receive from the government the original cost of the land.Although no new land has been purchased in the past two years, it might be well, Mr. Hamilton stat­ed, to keep an eye out for any rea­sonably priced piece of wasteland which might become, in time, a productive County Forest. PURCHASING OFFThe land purchasing, he report­ed, has slacked off due to the local Thames River Valley Authorities which are, in effect, doing the same job by purchasing lands for re­forestation purposes.Fire guards were cultivated on all forest tracts last year, the Zone forester said, and reported that 100 Christmas trees were sold in Dec- ember from the Embro Tract and West Zorra Township.At the Hall Tract, Blenheim Township, 872 Red Pine trees were sold as Christmas trees for a rev­enue of $220.25. The Hall Tract was also leased tor trapping for $10. The Zenda Tract, North Nor-i wich Township, and the Banner Tract, North Oxford Township, were leased for trapping rights for $10 each.Concluding his report Mr. Ham­ilton revealed many of the County Forest Tracts are in need of re­filling and a start will be made on that in the spring of 1954.In answer to a query Mr. Ham­ilton reported that no harm had been done to the Hall Tract by the removal of the trees. “It will need thinning out later,” he said.A visit may be made, he said, of local townships, to check fire protection equipment and man power.Appointed By "Senate7Free Press Woodstock BureauWOODSTOCK, June 24 —1 The “Senate” of Oxford Coun­ty, the exclusive Ex-Wardens’ | Association held i^s annual jmeeting at the court house here today and elected George ;Balkwill, of Drumbo, former reeve of Blenheim in 1935, ;president succeeding A. D. ;Robinson, RR 4, Ingersoll.Study Tornado ReliefEnough members of the associa­tion turned out to form a complete council of twenty and heard Gor­don Pittock, vice-chairman of the Upper Thames Valley and chair-' man of the Oxford Tornado ReliefFund committee, talk the necessity of the campaign.The speaker said hebriefly on relief fundappreciatedExecutive Named By Ex-Wardenstalking to a group which comprises "leaders in their own communities.” : He felt a co-ordinated effort with: other counties will carry more weight. He said the drive had had a fair amount of success rais­ing $17,000 as of yesterday and that they expected to reach their objective of $25,000 without too much trouble.The speaker was introduced by Ex-Warden Robert Rudy. Tavi­stock, and thanked by Ex-Warden George H. Hollier, Tillsonburg. This year's warden, Thomas Pel- low, West Oxford, spoke briefly noting that council was having a busy year, a little on the "difficult side.” with taxation reaching a limit.Other CharlesOther Officers officers elected were:Baigley. Embro. first vice-president; Charles Milton, Prince­ton, second vice-president: L K. Coles, Ingersoll, secretary-treas­urer; executive committee, Robert Rudy, Tavistock; Thomas PellowJ West Oxford1^ Grant Sutherland, East Nissouri: J. N. Meatherell. Ingersoll, social chairman.Ex-wardens present with their year in brackets and the township they did represent are as follows; H. B. Atkinson (1920', Embro; George H. Hollier (1923'. Tillson­burg; L E. Peterson (1924), Blen­heim; W. J. Weir (1926), East Nissouri; William McIntosh (1927',West. Zorra; J.F. McDonald(1923), East Zorra: A. D. Robin-, son <1934', West Oxford; George' Balkweill (1935', Blenheim; C. F.| Beagley (1937), Embro; Charles T/ Milton (1938), Blenheim; H. G.Harris (1940), East Nissouri; J. C. Eiehenberg (1944), Tillsonburg; Alex McCorquodalo (1945). East Nissouri: J. Winston Nichols (1946), North Oxford; Milton Bet- teridge (1947), East Nissouri;George Fewster (1949), North Nor­wich; Robert Rudy (1950). Tavi-stack; Grant SutherlandEastNissouri; H. R(19511,' McBeth• 1952', Dercham; Thomas Fellow • 1953', West Oxford.The new officers qf the Oxford County Ex-Wardens' Associolion ore, left to right. Grant Sutherland, East Nissouri, executive; Robert Rudy, Tavistock, executive; I- K. Coles, Ingersoll, secretary-treasurer; Warden Thomas Pellow, West Oxford; Charles Milton, Princeton, second vice-president; Charles Baigley, Embro, first vice-president; George Balkwill, Dr umbo, president. Oxford Ex-Wardens Cather For Annual MeetingEX-WARDENS MEETareshown the Ex-Wardens, In back row, from left to right, J. N. Meatherell, county roadthe TOP PICTURElures, areTWENTY EX-WARDENS of Oxford County yesterday attend­ed the 21st annual meeting of the Oxford County Ex-Wardens As­sociation at the County Court House. Following the business meeting, and address by guest speaker Gordon Pittock, Inger­soll, who spoke on the Oxford County Tornado Relief Fund, the members adjourned to the lawn outside the Court House for pic-superintendent and social chair­man, H. B. Atkinson, Embro, George Hollier, Tillsonburg, L. E. Peterson, Blenheim, W. J. Weir, East Missouri, William McIntosh, West Zorra, J. F. Mc­Donald, East Zorra, A. D. Rob­inson, West Oxford, George Balk­will, Blenheim, C. F. Beagley, Embro, Charles T. Milton, Blen­heim, and L. K. Coles, secretary- treasurer. In the front row, left to right, are, H. G. Harris, East Nissouri, J. C. Eichenberg, Till­sonburg, Alex McCorquodale, East Nissouri. J. Winston Nich­ols, North Oxford, Milton Better-idge, East Nissouri, Georg t Fewster, North Norwich, Robert Rudy, Tavistock, Grant Suther­land, East Nissouri, H. R. Mc­Beth, Dereham, and Thomas Pel- low, West Oxford. In the BOT­TOM PICTURE are the officers elected at the meting yesterday From left to right, they are, George Balkwill, president, Char­les Beagley, first vice-president, Charles Milton, second vice-pres­ident, executive committee, Grant Sutherland, Thomas Pel- low, and Robert Rudy, and secre­tary-treasurer, L. K. Coles.—(Staff Photos).Plan Open Season For Oxford Deer'The Ontario Department of Lands and Forests have announced an open season for deer from Nov. 4 to Nov. 7 inclusive in the follow­ing counties: Waterloo, Oxford, Perth, Huron, Bruce and Grey.This hunt will not eliminate the deer but will thin them down and the result will be fewer car ac­cidents, less damage to agricultur­al! crops and forest repreduction. It will also reduce the number of deer which are shot illegally. 'Shotguns only are to be used m each of these counties, except Grey and Bruce where rifles are permit­ted. Bows and arrows may be used to hunt deer in all six counties. SOME CRITICISMThere has been some criticism concerning setting the open season early in November rather than later in the month as some live­stock will still be out. The reason the Department set the early date was that it coincides with the open­ing date in Northern Ontario. This means that hunters who go North will be unable to participate in the deer hunt in Southern Ontario. If a later date were set, all hunters who had been unsuccessful in Northern Ontario could hunt in Southern Ontario since the license is valid al! over the Province.There has been no livestock shot in other open seasons in Southern Ontario, but there are numerous instances where stock has been accidentally shot by hunters taking deer illegally by jack-lighting.It follows that there will be less jack-lighting and illegal hunting if the herd of deer is reduced by a legal open season.Expropriate On Highway Route Most Exclusive" Club in OxfordOxford County's ex-wardens gathered yesterday for the annual meeting of the county's most exclusive club. The group, 20-strong, was cited by Gordon Pittock, vice-irman of the Upper Thames Valley Authority and chairman of the Oxford County Tornado Relief Fund, as I composed of "leaders in their own communities." /.Twenty members of a total mem­bership of 24. attended the annual meeting of the Oxford County Ex-Warden's Association, held in the County Court House yesterday afternoon. They elected George Balkwill of Drumbo. former reeve of Blenheim in 1935, pres- dent. He succeeds A. D. Robinson, R. R. 4. Ingersoll.Guest speaker of the meeting was Gordon Pittock, vice-chairman of the Upper Thames Valley and Upper Thames Valley and chairman of the Oxford Tornado Relief Fund committee, who spoke briefly on the relief fund, telling of its formation and of the need of the fund.To date, the speaker, said, the I fund campaign has raised 317,000, and the committee expected to reach their objective without too much trouble. He told the ex-ward­ens that he appreciated being able to talk to a group of leaders in their own communities, and said he felt a co-ordinated effort with other counties will carry more weight when it comes to an appeal to either the provincial or federal government.Mr. Pittock was introduced by Ex-Warden Robert Rudy, Tavi­stock, and thanked by Ex-Warden George Hollier, Tillsonburg. Thom­as Pellow, West Oxford, this year’s warden, spoke briefly saying this year was a busy one for council with taxation reaching a limit. He' (expressed the hope that the ex­wardens’ association would see fit to accept him as a member of their (select group, when his term as (warden is completed.. Other officers elected yesterday j were, Charles Baigley Embro, first [ (vice - president; Charles Milton, .Princeton, second vice-president; L. K. Coles, secretary-treasurer; executive committee, Robert Rudy, Tavistock, Thomas Pellow, West Oxford, Grant Sutherland, East Nissouri, and J. N. Meatherell, Ingersoll, social chairman.Present yesterday were, with Jhe year they were warden shown in brackets, and the townhip they re­presented: H. B. Atkinson, (1920) Embro; George H. Hollier (1923) Tillsonburg; L. E. Peterson (1924) Blenheim; W. J. Weir (1926) East (Nissouri; William McIntosh (1927) West Zorra; J. F. McDonald (1933) East Zorra; A- D. Robinson (1934) 'West Oxford; George Balkwill (19- 35) Blenheim; C. F. Beagley (1937) Embro: Charles T. Milton (1938) Reinheim; H. G. Harris (1940) East Nissouri; J. C. Eichenberg I 1(1944) Tillsonburg; Alex McCorquo-dale (1945) East Nissouri; J. Win- I ston Nichols (1946) North Oxford;Milton Betteridgc (1947) East Nis­souri; George Fewster (1949) North Norwich; Robert Rudy (1950) Tav­istock; Grant Sutherland (1951) East Nissouri; H. R. McBeth (1952) (Dereham; Thomas Pellow (1953) I West Oxford.The oldest members of the ex-wardens' group, in point of service, above, instruct the baby warden, this year's Thomas Pellow, on how to act in the exclusive club. Left to right: William McIntosh, Embro; William J. Weir, East Missouri- L E Peterson Blenheim; Warden Pellow, George H. Collier, Tillsonburg; H. B. Atkinson Thamesford'The new officers of the Oxford County Ex-Wardens' Association are, left to right: ’1 Grant Sutherland, East Missouri, executive; Robert Rudy, Tavistock, executive- L K Coes, Ingersoll, secretary-treasurer; Warden Thomas Pellow, West Oxford- Charles Milton, Princeton second vice-president; Charles Baigley, Embro, first vice-president'George Balkwill, Drumbo, president, (Photos by Free Press Woodstock Bureau)George Balkwill, Drumbo To Head Ex-Wardens TRAVELLING CLINIC NOW USED IN OXFORD COUNTYA TRAVELLING cabin clinic is now used by the Oxford health unit in order to facilitate the work of examining children in rural schools in the county. It is the first trailer school clinic to be operated in the province. Yesterday, the trailer was at Bea ch villa, and the above photo ON THE LEFT shows Dr. O. C. Powers, medical officer, examin-ing Gurbe Folkema. Watching the examination are Gurbe's mo­ther and Mrs. J. Wren, assistant to Dr. Powers. The photo ON THE RIGHT shows other child­ren anxiously awaiting their turn to be examined in the trailer, which is equipped with modern medical facilities. Provided by agrant form the national health division at Ottawa through the provincial health authortiy the trailer has all the require­ments of lighting, heating, etc., that are not to be found in many of the rural school.s (StaffPhotos)Health Unit Using Travelling ClinicOxford’s New Mobile Health Clinic Reflects Respect for IndividualThe acquisition of a travelling clinic by the Oxford Health Unit is a welcome addition to the public health facilities now being pro­vided in this county.• The trailer, the first to be operated as a,school clinic in the province, wgs provided by a grant from the department of national health and welfare in Ottawa. All the re­quirements in the way of lighting, heat and water are provided in the trailer, which is presently being used for physical examina- tfpns of public school children.The mobile clinic will provide for country schools a privacy in the visit of the public health officials which was heretofore im­possible in most rural schools. In urban schools examinations, immunization and other visits could be made private by theschool building no such accommodation is available.The move reflects a desire by the health unit to respect the feelings of school chil­dren. Previously such privacy as could be afforded behind a piano or a screen were all that kept the child from the curious gaze and later taunts or questions of class­mates. Such an inadequate arrangement was a hardship on the more sensitive pupils and certainly did not aid the cause of public health when bantered about the play­ground.We realize the problem of taking better health to all people and particularly to school children requires some regimentation in order to accomplish the objective for the good of all concerned, but it is reassuring to see such respect being shown for the indi-Plumbers from throughout Ox- Code. Among the speakers nt the ford County met al the AI La dore dinner meeting were, left tolast night to hear an explanation *1® , R’ Griffith, chief sani­tary Inspector of Oxford County; Dr. A. E. Berry, chief engineerIn order to facilitate the work of examining children tn rural schools in the county, a travelling cabin clinic is now’ being used bv the Oxford health unit. It is the' first trailer school clinic to be operated in the province and since starting a fortnight ago has provided fori the examination of 346 children in the Dereham township and part of I West Oxford. The clinic was the subject of a report by Dr. O. C. Powers, medical officer, at a re­cent meeting of the health unit. I Provided by grant from the na­tional health and welfare division at Ottawa through the provincial health authority, the trailer has all the requirements of lighting, heat­ing, etc., that are not to be found in many of the rural schools. In most of these, Dr. Powers states, no provision exists for the nurse or doctor to examine a child or to give a •'shot” of immunization. Hitherto, to dp this they had to get behind a piano or some other object in the school which would hide them from the rest of the: class. This not only interfered with the work of the examining officer.! but disturbed both children and the' teacher.fully EQUIPPEDThe new clinic, Dr. Powers points out, is fully equipped with sink, water and other requisites. All that । has to be done Is to go to the school door and ask the teacher to send out a certain youngster. After he has been examined an­other is sent out. There Has no obstruction and no confusion and the medical staff was able to do tar more work than it would other­wise.The clinic Is an ideal set-up for country schools. Dr. Powers claims It is different in the city schools । where they can examine the chil­dren in the teachers’ rooms. In ac­cordance with their regular prac­tice, Dr. Powers explains, parents are notified when their children are to be examined and the mother is usually present when the exam­ination takes place. To cover the whole county by means of the trail- I er. Dr. Powers estimates, it will । take about four months.ford County met at the Al (adoreof the new Provincial Plumbingof sanitary division, Toronto; V. S. Baker inspector of plumbing, Department of Health, London.(Staff Photo) Plumbers Meet to Hear Discussion On Enforcement of Plumbing Codeplumbing inspector the London De­partment of Health. Mr. Baker spoke on the physical aspects of the code and outlined by diagram and gave interprets Hons of new problems that could crop up now that the code is being enforced. In attendance also was Dr. 0. C. Powers, Medical Oftlccr of HealthA meeting of Oxford County Plumbers was held last night at Alladore to discuss the explanation of the plumbing code passed under the Public House act respecting plumbing and sewers.Dr. A. E. Berry, director of the sanitary engineering division, Qn- tario Department of Health, out­lined Vic administrative details which would be entailed in the en­forcement of the code which came into effect May 6. He said that it is the duty of every plumber to1 carry out his responsibilities as laid down in the code.The next speaker was S. Baker. forOxford County, under whosodirection the code will ba adminis­tered.A question and answer period followed the talks and the 90 plumbers present showed interest and enthusiasm in what is con­sidered a groat step forward in the plumbing industry. J. L. Griffith presided as chairman of the meet­ing.BOUNTIES DOWNFox bounties paid for the month of Juno totalled 25 as compared with 28 for the same month last year. The Juno figure brings the year total 366. At this time last year bounty had been paid for 475. During June fox bounty wax paid for as follows; Blenheim 2, Dere- ham 7; West Zorra, 3; Ea^t Nis- fiOUrl 4; East Oxford. 1; West Oxford, 2; and Blandford, 1.Distinguished guests were pre­sent from all Oxford County at the CAS Annual dinner meeting at St. James Parish Hall last night Shown in the above photo are some of the head table guests, left to right, front row:.ATTEND CHILDREN'S AID MEETINGClark Murray MP, Woodstock, Mrs. James Baxter, Ingersoll, past president; H. Passmore, Woodstock, president; Mayor Bernadette Smith, Woodstock; Mayor Roger Hawkins. Till­sonburg. Back row; Magistrate R. G. Groom, guest speaker, Tillsonburg; T. R. Dent, MLA, Woodstock; R. G. Clowes, super­intendent, CAS, Woodstock; T. Pellow, Oxford County warden. (Staff Photo, additional photos and story on Page 4).Greener Pastures?7*?• ,iPREPARING FOR CAMPAIGNA minor wild game mystery stumped Oxford yesterday! with the finding of a northern porcupine on the farm of A R. Robinson (left), of RR 4, Ingersoll. As far as can be ascertained from Oxford Game Overseer Herb Clark (right), and old timers a porcupine has never been found in this county for many many years. One theory ad­vanced was that it must have hitch-hiked o ride in a boxcar from the far north l| was taken to Preston ! district headquarters, for shipment to the Toronto Zoo'Seen above, against a back- Eround of Children's Aid Society olden rod-colored envelopes, i s Madelaine Currie of R.R, 2, In­gersoll. Madelaine, like everyone else at the CAS offices is busy preparing for the CAS' drive for building funds which commcnc-es June 1. The envelopes con­taining information about the work that the Society does in Ox­ford will be sent to every house­hold In the county. This informa­tion has already been sent to sev­eral institutions and societies throughout the district. Oxford Highway Land Settlements Awaited•' ~ ' — —- .......Half a million dollars worth of road building machinery has been sitting idle on the farm of Lawrence Kitchen, 2nd concession. West Oxford, since Monday, whenfarmers ordered workers off land which had been expropriated. The workers see early settlement promised, however, indicating a re-start for the machinery.Contractors on the super-highway have been steadily hampered by incomplete land deals and sometimes work is restricted on short isolated sections. Here a group of machines southeast of Woodstock chews at the side ef the far hili carrying it into the boggy land in the fore­ground.milHalf a million dollars worth of machinery lies idle near Woodstock as Department of Highways agents seek to make agreements to let work on the super-highway go ahead. One farmer sold a third of his farm for nearly $200 an acre. (Staff Photos by Neil Currie). Ontario Government Will Add To Private Contributions Also Io* oO V-<u Zo•oo £ oo o cvo c□ O<uo 4- <ZI<D Q<DO u CDCD □ O□o ?<D .5<D£ oO' O o ■-tn□ □ C ' O O go <u x JouOX ^"Ol JsS 1 52 £5 82O v2o m >4-2 ° h* ° 8• Private contributions macle to the Oxford County Tornado Relief Fund will be increased 50 per cent by the Ontario provincial govern­ment It was made public yester­day that private contributions for 1 the relief of those who lost property L in the tornado and heavy winds will qualify for the 50 per* cent matching aid by the province.To date private contributions to the fund are in the neighborhood^ of $8,000, which will be Increased by $4,000. The townships of East Nissouri and West Zorra - Embro will receive an estimated $8,000 fro mthe provincial government as en estimated $16,000 has been raised by private contributions in those townships.Clarification of the government’s intent was made yesterday after fear was expressed that the grants would be meagre because most 1 relief contribution had come from private sources.STILL SHORT“It's a step in the right direc- i tion.” declared Gordon Pittock, chairman of the Oxford County Tornado Relief Fund. “It's going to help, but, it will still leave us short of what we had expected from the provincial government"The Central Committee in charge of the fund had counted upon 45 per cent of its $125,000 objective "be­ing received from the province and councils. To date councils and municipalities have contributed $11,000 towards the fund, which will make the province’s contri­bution $5,500, a total of $16,500, far short of the expected 45 per cent figure,The estimated net loss in Ox­ford County is $240,000-C o u n c i Is who have not. made grants, but have spearheaded campaigns for raising funds were shocked following the first state­ment of the provincial government, which, on the face of it, would not increase public subscription.NO DEADLINENo deadline has been set, as is the case of grants from councils; which could mean contributions made as late as September would qualify for the 50 per cent match­ing donation of the provincial government.Under the government’s match­ing policy for municipalities, all grants, to, be matched, must be ade by August 1.No steps have been taken by municipalities as yet to double their grants to the fund, whiqh they are able to do without donat-1' ing more than they originally ear­marked for the fund. (Under the government set up they will re­imburse municipalities 50 per cent, which means that a municipality donating $5,000 could double its donation to $10,000 and receive $5,000 back from the provincial government, thus giving their orig­inal $5,000 donation.)Most officials are still hopeful that the provincial government will make a direct donation to the fund, jOxford to Study Pipeline By-LawFree Press Woodstock BureauWOODSTOCK, July 21 — A special meeting of county council has been called for July 28 to consider passing a by-law allow­ing the Sun Oil Co. pipeline to cross six county roads. County Clerk L. K. Coles announced to­day.The meeting was called for 10 a.m. by Warden Thomas R. Pel- low, West Oxford,While that is the main Item of business on the agenda county council will also review the coun- tiil'a grant for $10,000 towards the Oxford County Tornado Relief Fund In view of the Provincial Government's recent tornado relief proposals. lian, GW. C- Lock. E. Bishop and R. Day. (Staff Photo)Innes, J. K.at the .faint meeting of the cam- paign and central committees ofTHE SENTINEL-REVIEW, TUESDAY, JULY 21. I«3meeting was held. In the photo, left to right, are Arthur Mush-paign are shown in tne wi Stone Sons office whereSome of the members present the Oxford Tornado Fund Cam-AT OXFORD TORNADO FUND CAMPAIGN MEETINGLeod. E. Magill, G. W. Pittock,Fund For Tornado Relief Has Reached $37,718.55The central committee has al-Provincial AidOnly 2 Per CentThe provincial government will, $1,000 they voted towards the fund) .. • further aid could be given, ifAt a joint meeting of the cam­paign and central committee of the Tornado Relief Fund Commit­tee at William Stone’s Son office in Ingersoll last night. The total of the fund at up to date was re­vealed as $37,718.56. Gordon Pit- tock, chairman of both commit­tees, presided at the meeting, the first half of which dealt with the reports of the chairmen of the different areas, and the second half dealing with the dispersment of funds.ready carried of $19,195.55 toout a dispecsm ent the farmers in theas the situation presently stands, contribute only two per cent of thew____________________ the municipalities desired, whenestimated tornado damage in Ox- the government reimburses the ' municipalities by merely turningford County, it was learned yester- municipalities by merely turning day, following the statement of over to the fund the amount of the Premier Leslie Frost that- th^ mimhurcpmfnf government would “Contribute 50 per cent of any money donated byreimbursement.DISAPOINTINGmunicipal councils.■Warden Thomas Pellow yester-jlUhicipal councils. day said he hadn’t had a chanceEstimated damage in Oxford study the report but reflected nuntv is annmyimatelv S24O.()O(J. ”County is approximately $240,000. To date donations from councilstotal $11,000 - S10.000 from Oxford County Council, and $1,000 fromWoodstock City Councilwhichit ’'sounded rather disappointing.” "Oxford county raised about $35,000 through public subscription which, on the face of it, would notwould make the government don­ation $5,500 as it's 50 per cent con­tribution towards rehabilitation.EXPECTED MOREThe Oxford tornado Relief Com­mittee. under the chairmanship of Gordon Pittock, Ingersoll, had counted on the provincial govern­ment for donations of approximate­ly $60,000.The announcement by the pro­vincial government is rather vague. Speculation as to whether the government will reimburse the municipalities to an extent of 50 per cent, of their donations, or whether the government's 50 per cent, will be a direct donation to the relief fund, could not be accurately ascertained from thebe increased through provincial help."In East Nissouri and West Zor­ra, which suffered the tornado damage, they have raised about $16,000. $8,000 in each muncipality by voluntary subscription. The rate­payers, it is reported, were prom-statements Issued.Should the statement bythegovernment mean they would re­imburse the municipalities to theised that no grants would be made and put on the tax bill but a drive for funds would be held instead.It is very possible that had the townships known about the pro­vincial attitude the townships would not have held a campaign but made grants and collected a 50 per cent subsidy.Under the voluntary donation campaign the townships did very well, collecting approximately $4 per person. They will receive no provincial assistance the way things now stand.Premier Frost made the nn-nonncement after a cabinet meet- ■ irirv tracf OFrlrj t» nndextent of 50 per cent, all munlci- '"8 yesterday and said the coun- najities making donations could cUs .“av® unt^ August 1 to vote safely double their donations, with-on donations to those who have out spending any more money, than suffered in the twister.the amount they first voted as the; DISASTER AREAgovernment would reimburse them. The provincial government will (For example Woodstock has dona* also notify Iho federal government ted $1,000 towards the land. They, that the province considers torna- could now. under the governments <*does constitute an extraordinary(tatemeau. donate a further $1,000 disaster and thereby make* them which tney would get back from the eliblble for federal grants to dis-, government, thus, they would only actually contribute the original(Continued on Page 2)For the which was mittee thecampaign committee the fund-raising com- following area reportswere given: Beachville, Arthur Mushlian, Beachville, $1,932.27; Norwich, $224.73, Tillsonburg, $50; W. C. Lock, Thamesford and East Nissouri, $9,220.55; G. D. Innes, Embro and West Zorra, $7508; E.Magill, Woodstock, $2848.25.Along with the $10,000 grant from county council and a special $1,- 000 grant from the township of East Zorra, these reports bring I the total of the tornado f*md up to date at $37,718.66.GROBS LOSSESThe central committee reported the survey of damages and the dispersement of funds up to date as: East Nissouri gross loss, $135,- 523; West Zorra, gross loss, $179.- 859; total gross loss sustained by the 20 families in the tornado area. $315,382.affected area. This is the first dis­tribution of funds to be made from the campaign fund.The committee decided to aban­don its efforts to raise further funds from the Tillsonburg. Arthur Mushlian, publicity chairman, was appointed to contact the banks in Oxford and advise them that re­port of funds to date was needed before August first, although the funds would still be accepted from the general public after that date.Arthur Mushlian, publicity chair­man, made a vote of thanks to the press for the excellent support the campaign had received from the press.NAMED DELEGATEThe central committee appoint­ed L. A. Westcott, secretary, as an alternate to G. W. Pittock as the Oxford County delegate for government approach.Secretary L- K. Coles reported that the Red Cross of Oxford County had set aside $1,000 to be used to purchase clothing o r household articles and other sim­ilar items for the people in the tornado area. This is not a cash donation bdt is to b« used directly for the purchase of the necessary articles. . .The date of the next meeting was not announced but it was felt that at least two more meetings would be necessary before the? campaign was closed.PROVINCIAL AID(Continued from Page One) aster areas, Mr. Frost said. He said he will request they declare the area from Sarnia through Lon­don to Woodstock a disaster urea.He stated the assistance given by the highways department and other government ageheies will not be computed in the 50 per cent that the government will con­tribute. He estimated the assist­ance at about $50,000 to date.The premier also said the gov­ernment has agreed to donate 50 per cent of the out-of-pocket ex­penses met by municipal councils. (He described these expenses as those caused by tonado damage to municipal .works and property. In Oxford County the out-of-pocket expenesea contribution, if any. would be very slight.Altogether officials viewed the re lief as meagre. The announcement rcce ved mixed reception from munlcipnl officials. Mayor Wiliam C. Nelson of Sarnia commented:“Wondorful news and we are very grateful."He said he had discussed stormdamage with the acting premierGeorge Doucett in company with officials of Western Ontario muni*cipalities and the premier's uv nounoement "indicates the pro* vince has given us sympathetic consideration.”Most officials however, were not enthusiastic about the govern­ment's method of assistance, and many felt that government aid would fall far short of the actual net loss.Gordon Pittock stated "I believe Its a good aet-up. providing it does not in anyway affect their contri­bution to the fund to be distributed to those owners tn the damage area.” ' > . : .Township ot ,„ ;O,QHM1L^TAKE NOTICE THAT the Department ha® registered U theMglatry Office for the Registry Division&/>OW/0. Number of the County o?’Oxford . ,under date of Say 12$ 1953 in cordons with therequirements of the Highway Improvement Act, R« 8. O<, 1950, Chapter 166, Section 72, which gltee u« the ownership of the lend required for the of our highway as described in the enclosed description.Every person having any claim to compensation must file same in the office of the Minister within six months after the injuriously affected/withinregistration of the plan, or in the case of land six months after the injury complained of, or in. injury, within one year from the time the injury See Chapinr.^t <| , Vth* case of a continued became Mown■ y-' ■ : ■ 7 <>■ ■ j . ■: %; . ■ %< ' V : $ '.Si«iTours truly,'WKKW - CHIEF PRO^Y VAWMOR (N.541UCHARE60K)LETTER FROM DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS' On Tuesday a number of far­mers south of Woodstock whose properties lie on the right-of-way for the new Windsor - Toronto dual-lane highway received let­ters similar to the one reproduc­ed above. The letter was on Department of Highways’ sta­tionery and dated June 22, 1953. The address on the letter anddescription of the property have been deleted prior to reproduc­tion of this sample letter. Some property owners receiving the letter claimed they had never hadan offer for their land. This morning the department of high­ways maintained these claims were false.OXFORD COUNTY HAS MOBILE LIBRARY NOWThe Oxford County Library Co­operative yesterday received its new mobile library which will serve Oxford County’s rural ar-I eas. Shown beside the new truck, the first of its kind in this coun­ty, are, left to right: Len Coles, County Clerk M. McConnellof City Motors, who is shown presenting the keys of the truck to S. L. Krompart, who will drive the vehicle; Mrs. Cocker, assis­tant librarian; Mrs S. L. Krom­part, librarian; T. McConnell, City Motors. (Staff Photo) Not Easily Altered14Built like a fort, the old registry office near Woodstock's courthouse is undergoing extensive alterations at present. The building, built about 1875, has two-foot-thick walls reinforced with horizontal steel bars. Above, a work­man, I. Young, Ingersoll, measures the thickness. When finished the building will house the Oxford Health Unit and clinic. (Photo by Free Press Woodstock Bureau)DELIVERIES FACILITATEDCounty Library to GetMobile Unit On FridayTo facilitate delivery of Oxford County library books to outlying districts the library has purchased a mobile library unit which will be delivered to the County Court House Friday morning.The library van has space for, approximately 1,000 books, which will greatly aid the library in dis­tributing books throughout the County.Under the present system, it has been difficult for the library to deliver, at the same time, all the books needed at the various coun- ^■tu^rar^es and deposit stands, with the new van library officials predict their work of distributing the books will be much easier.SCHOOL EXCHANGESNormally libraries are establish­ed at county schools, and 100 books are left at a library for a three-' ®onth Period- Exchanges, .with no additions to the book list, are made I every three months so that every i library gives the opportunity of [perusing each book.The office of the library in the County Court House has been changed so that loading of the van will be made easier. Previously the library had no door which would allow workers to load the books. But, with the change of the office it is now possible for books to beFOX BOUNTYOxford County will only bounties for seven foxes for pay tne Lenmonth of July, County Clerk __ Coles reported today. A strange thing, Mr. Coles said, was that . jve of the foxes killed were run over by cars or trucks and only two were shot. The bounty will be dis­tributed as follows: Dereham, one; South Norwich, one; West Oxford, one; East Zorra, two, and West Zorra. two. Last year in the month of July bounty was paid on 14 fox. Total bounty distributed this year is for 373, while nt the same timeloaded with a minimum amount of labor.The library officials will take de­livery of the new van early Fri­day morning.SPECIAL MEETINGWarden Thomas Pellow has called a special meeting of Ox­ford county council for next Tuesday morning, July 28. at 10 a.m- The council will meet to con­sider passing of a bylaw allowing the Sun Pipeline Company to cross six county roads. While in session the council will review the grant made to the OxfordTornado Relief Fund.E. Nissouri, W. ZorraTo Share Tornado Fund■ A meeting of the Oxford tornado relief fund was held near n,ghI- APP^mately 20 farmers in East Nissouri and West Zorra townships will share the $30,000 which remains u Coynt7 Tornado Relief Fund. The survey anddistribution committee of the fund held its final meeting Inst d£clded that West, Zorra would get. approximately fl6,000 and East Nissouri the other $14,000. County Clerk Lem Coles, who Is treasurer of the fund, was given full power to go ahead and put the cheques in the mail. He expects the job will be completed by Monday.Earlier, on July 17, a distribution of $19,195 was made. In ad­dition the two stricken counties raised money-with campaigns of their own, West Zorra raised $0,000 and Ea-d Nissouri $11,000 In door-to-door canvasses.West Zorra has already made Its distribution, mid East Nis- aouri is in the process of making Its distribution.Dr. C. M. Mackay Retiring After 50 Years of ServiceAfter half a century as a medical practitioner, mostly in Woodstock. Dr. C. Mackenzie Mackay, well known Woodstock physician, has decided to retire and ceased active practice July 1.He is going to take it easy from now on, he says and enjoy some leisure after his lengthy career in the medical profession.Dr. Mackay is a native of Bruce county, son of the late Dr. Andrew Mackay and Mrs. Mackay. H i s father was a well known medical practitioner of Woodstock before him, and was also a member of the Ontario Legislature for North Oxford.After attending Woodstock public Schools and collegiate institute, Dr. Mackay went to the University of Toronto in 1899 and graduated in 1903 from the medical school of the university. After interning at Home­wood Sanitarium, Guelph, for two years, he went to the west in 1905 and became medical officer with Canadian Pacific Steamship Com­pany, operating between Vancouver and Hong Kong. After two years in this work he came back east again, this time going to New York. After a year in New York he re­turned to Woodstock.served in warDr. Mackay served in the First World War as medical officer of the 71st Battalion, recruited i n Woodstock, of which Col. D. M. Sutherland now of Embro was com­manding officer. After serving over­seas for five years, Dr. Mackay returned home and entered into partnership with his father. Dr. Andrew Mackay. After some years in this arrangement, he formed a partnership with Dr. J. B. Jupp of Woodstock and they had their of­fices over 470 Dundas street, next the Imperial Bank. After some years this, partnership was discon­tinued and Dr- Mackay continued ten alone at the same location, where he has had his office now for the past 33 years.LED FIRST CORPSDr. Mackay has always been in­terested in military matters and' as a student at Woodstock Collegi-, ate had the honor of being com-; manding officer of the first cadet corps formed at the school, with 40 members.He joined the Oxford Rifles in 1898 and was connected with it un-i til going overseas with the 71st Bat­talion in the First Great War as medical officer. Upon his return from the war he resumed his dut­ies as an officer of the Oxford Rif­les and in May 1923, when second in command with the rank of major he was notified of his appointment to be in command of the regiment Colonel succeeding Lt.-Col. F. O. with promotion to the rank of Lieut- of the Rifles, he continued as Hon­orary Colonel for several years. He Burgess. Following his term as CO still maintains his connection with the regiment as an honorary mem­ber of the Officers' Mess.former mobIn addition to his extensive pri­vate medical practice. Dr- Mackay has been physician to the Oxford county home and the county jail for many years, succeeding his father in the latter capacity. He was also MOH of Woodstock for several years prior to the city- board of health being discontinued in favor of the Oxford Health Unit.Dr. Mackay has always been in­terested in the Woodstock branch of the St. John Ambulance Corps and was one of the originators and instructors of the local branch.Fishing is Dr. Mackay’s hobby and he is an active member of the Rice Bay Club at Long Point, where he has managed to get in some pleasant outings, away from his medical practice. Now he hopes to enjoy much more time at Dis , favorite pastime. |He is a member of Knox Presby-1 terian Church, also Oxford Masonic I Lodge and the Oxford Golf and ' Country Club. He will continue to j reside in Woodstock with his sister, ] Miss Lily Mackay, at their home, I 43 Vansittart avenue. 1$1,000 FOR FUNDTillsonburg Municipal Council to-| day approved a $1,000 donation to the Oxford County Toronado Relief Fund, On motion by Councilor! George E. Ronson and Deputy] Reeve C. H. Esse! tine. Follow-ng I donations by various Oxford Coun-J ty municipalities, the council feltl the need for financial assistance] was great for those who suffered] in the tornado a couple of months] ago. . IERECT NEW BARNSWark on the foundations of new barns far Smith MvCorquodalc md W. J. McCorauodale, West Zorra. is now completed. These new barns will replace the ones destroyed in the recent tornado. COUNTY COUNCILA special meeting of the Oxford County Council is being held In he county council chambers today. Warden Thomas Pellow has called the meeting to consider passing of a bylaw allowing the Sun Pipeline Company to cross six county roads.: While in session the council will review the grant made to the Ox- tord Tornado Relief Fund.Oxford, Woodstock Hike Tornado Fund Donations“ ......- -First Oxford County j Polio Death in Yearsannouncement of the provincial with|government that 50 per cent re­imbursement of grants made would be made* on grants made on or before Aug, 1, the council its grant yesterday, rather than wait until the September session. I and lose the 50 per cent reimburse I merit from the provincial govern-' ment. ,TENDERS WANTEDSEALED TENDERS plainly mark­ed as to contents and addressedto the undersigned will be cd until noon EDSTMONDAY. AUGUST 10,receiv-195S of thefor the demolition of part „ .... goal wall and the construction of aFormer County Warden Dies At Home in North Oxford; The death occurred this morning 1930, and warden of Oxnew wall with the salvaged brick.Plans, specifications, information to bidders and tender forms may be obtained at my office, Court House, Woodstock.A deposit of 10% Of the tender in the form of a -made payable Treasurer must tender.The lowest orcertified cheque to the County accompany theany tender not necessarily accepted.L. K. COLES.County Clerk and Treasurer.Court House. Woodstock. Ont. , July 23. 1953 'of Henry Hanlon at his late resi­dence. Lot 9. Concession ], of North Oxford. The late Mr. Hanlon was in his 831x1 year. He was born at Thaniesford and had lived at his present residence for the past 60 years retiring from active farming seven years ago. Mr. Hanlon had been in failing health for the past two years and had been seriously ill for two months. He was a mem­ber of Sacred Heart Church and the oldest member of the Knights of Columbus. He was also a mem­ber of the Holy Name Society and the League of the Sacred Heart.He was widely known throughout the community and was a civic- minded man being a member of ( the County Council from 1922 to <1930, and warden of Oxford County in 1930.Mr. Hanlon was chairman of the Liberal Association for North Ox­ford for over 25 years.His wife predeceased him 13 years ago. He is survived by two sons, James at home and Patrick. North Oxford; one daughter. Mrs. Michael Murray (Mary), Ingersoll; one sister, Mi’s. Robert McDonald, Ingersoll, and seven grandchildren.The funeral will be held from his I late residence Lot 9, Concession 1, North Oxford, on Thursday morn­ing at 9.45 o’clock, to the Church of the Sacred Heart where Requiem Mass will be held at 10 o’clock. In­terment will b e in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Rev. Father A. Fuertyi officiating.$70,000 TO FUNDThe council further authorized al total of 570,000 be transferred to the fund, representing the total county grant of $30,000 with the balance of $40,000 being the esti­mated amount of public subscrip­tions. County Treasurer Len Coles was given authority to submit the figures to the Province of Ontario for the purpose of obtaining a 50 per cent grant on the amount.Actually council increased its grant by $5,000, as the provincial return of 50 per cent will mean a $15,000 return to the council, which will be placed in the general fund of the county.J. K. MacLeod, reeve of East1 Nissouri one of the’ two most af­fected areas in Oxford County, thanked the council for increasing: the grant, assuring them the people would appreciate the assistance.CITY INCREASES GRANTDuring its meeting last night, Woodstock City Council decided to double a previous grant of $1,000. Under the 50 per cent reimburse­ment setup of the provincial gov­ernment, the city, will in effect, still be donating the sum of $1,000. as they will receive $1,000 back from the provincial government.Tornado Fund DonationsL. K. Coles, treasurer of the Oxford Tornado Relief Fund, announced at noon today he had received a cheque for $4,570 the London Tornado Relief Fund and also a cheque for $7$>.98 from the Lions Clubs of Region 2, District A.l.But Whafs a Disaster?Province Seen Bound +o Give AidTrying to ascertain the best means of aiding the fund, council discussed what method to take in deciding how much to grant to the fund. It was suggested that council turn over to the fund the $500 re­imbursement they would receive back on the $1,000 grant.Aiderman G. T. LaFlair how­ever, said, the fund would be ahead $500 if council doubles the $1,000 grant, without actually donating any more than they had originally decided upon.By A. O. C. COLEThe provincial government is in the business of giving aid to dis­aster-stricken areas, but as yet is without either a definition of a dis- aster or a firm policy on how the aid will be distributed.Ontario gave $195,000 to Mani­toba flood relief in 1950; $100,000 to British and European flood re­lief earlier this year, and recently announced that $300,000 had been set aside for aid to people in the areas of Southwestern Ontario hit by the tornadoes of last May 21 and 24. Its next problem is whether to contribute to the Greek earthquake disaster fund.Through these precedents, ob­servers at Queen's Park consider the provincial government has bound Itself to consider giving fl- ■ nancial assistance whenever a dis­aster of natural cause strikes any appreciable number of taxpayers.The Southwestern Ontario tor­nadoes struck a very small percent­age of the population, yet the prov­ince has committed Itself to paying 50 per cent of what is granted by the local municipality, and 50 per cent of what is raised by local sub­scription. They estimate this as $300,000, but it may be more or Jess.The fact that the local munici­palities have no statutory right to make any grant for assistance In cases of natural disasters has been ignored. A retroactive amend­ment to the Municipal Act willI likely be made at t he next session of the legislature to put every­thing on a legal basis.The system to be followed in paying out the money to South­western Ontario recipients is aiotable for its lack of overall policy. It is bound to work in­equities on some taxpayers. From all that can be gathered at Queen’s Park, the “system" Is this:The local relief committees, of which there are at least seven in the counties and townships, re­ceive claims from the affected persons. These are checked and forwarded to Municipal Affairs Minister Dunbar. When they arc all in, auditors will go over the claims and assess them.Each committee will decide how much each claimant will receive. This will depend on how much is in the local kitty.In other words, the Lambton County man who suffered damage will receive his share of the gen­erosity of the taxpayers of his council and the donors to the local public fund. The Huron County man, even if he suffered identicalcovered by insurance; the second had no insurance; the third was partially covered.Should the three receive the same amount? Should recoverable insurance be deducted before cal­culating the aid to be given? The loss may have been a crippling blow to a poor farmer, yet only an inconvenience to a wealthy farm­er. Should this be taken into con­sideration?The answers to these questions are not available at Queen’s Park, yet the taxpayers’ money is to be distributed.It has still not been announced whether the Canadian Disaster Fund is going to enter the pic­ture. This fund Is reported to-have more than $1,000,000 left over from the Winnipeg disaster.The order-in-council approving the $300,000 to be set aside for aid to Southwestern Ontario specified the tornadoes of May 21 and 24.Construction Lamps Must Be Left AloneBecause of the dangers involved to drivers, provincial police today stated that anyone interfering with the. red lanterns put up for the prevention of injury to the public on highway construction jobs will be severely punished.Provincial Corporal Burt Moore, in charge of the Woodstock detach­ment of the OPP. stated this morn­ing that several thefts of lanterns have been recently reported.‘^A heavy penalty is provided for anyone interfering with any signs or lights provided for the protec­tion of the public," Corporal Moore said. "Someone may lose his life if a hole in the ground or broken payement is unmarked because of the theft of the light markers," he explained. _______Yet claims have been submitted for damages suffered in wind­storms in July and August.Evidently some areas believe the government has established a' damage, will receive a different policy for dealing with all naturalamount, depending on whether the disasters. It is a fine point whether local council and subscribers were the farmer who is hit by a freak more or less generous. 'storm that demolishes his farm andThe need for careful checking leaves those of his neighbors un- of figures is illustrated by the touched should receive aid. To estimate s of damage is Sarnia, him, the disaster is just as bad as Originally, they were placed at one that hit half a dozen or half about $15,000,000. This was later a hundred farms.halved, and is now only a fraction To date, it appears the best plan, of that figure. Is to be one of many to sufferAdded to the confusion is the the violence of nature. Alone, you insurance problem, Suppose three represent only a one-day story In farmers suffered damages of equal the papers, and only a couple ol cost. The flrat wan completely votes at the polls.LETTER TO EDITORREMAINSDear Sir,In the edition of the Sentinel- Review of July 29 re not moving old grave, I noticed the sentence, "Len Coles, county clerk said to­day that the construction will not affect the famous murderers re­mains." I have no doubt that Len was misquoted and it should have read "infamous murderers re­mains."If the construction of the pro­posed building should obliterate I he grave so much the bettor (or the children of today arc worth more than sentiment.'ALFRED H. HOUSE xford Co. ElectionDecision UncertainNesbitt Majority Climbs to 48 Votes But Service Ballots Still to ComeOfficial Count Upholds |Nesbitt's 39-Vote EdgeHard Work, Personal Contacts Pay Off For Wally Nesbitt, 0 Jord's New MPIngersoll's Donations To Tornado Fund $5,504.76B. W. Carr, president of the have made the campaign such an1 Ingersoll District Chamber o f outstanding success. "This is an- Commerce reported Thursday that [other example of the fine spirit of the citizens and business places of jour citizens who invariably re­Ingersoll and the immediate sur-'spond in fine fashion to worthy rounding district have contributed appeals. Although it is difficult to $5,504.76 to the Oxford County i compensate Oxford's tornado vic- i Tornado Relief Fund. The Inger-ltims in direct relation to the los> !soll Chamber of Commerce con-jes suffered, it is still hoped that ducted this campaign locally and the county fund will receive ad- was also instrumental in forming'di tional government assistance,” the county organization. Mr. Carr stated._ , • c M u G W. Pittock, of the IngersollSpeaking for the Chamber of chamber of Commerce is presi- Commerce, Mr. Carr thanked aU dent of the Osford County Torna. those whose generous donations [do Relief Fund. The Ingersoll committee was spear-headed by L. A. Westcott. Clarence Grieve, R. S. Foster and R. A. Stone.elfPROGRAMMETHIRTY-FOURTHAnnual CcMehticHOntario Association of Managers and Matrons of theSinking First Test Well For Oil Near TavistockThe first test well for oil in the intents do not give the same read­district near Tavistock is being ings north of the Thames River, sunk on the farm of Sid Goring, | The field is about eight miles square—64 square miles of land.two miles south of Tavistock on No. 19 Highway. Shown in the afoove photo, the well is down about 500 feet to date and the drill­ing rig is working around the clock.Murray D. Rowe, Toronto, field supervisor for the company, is a son of the late E. P. Rowe, one of Ontario's top geologists, who was responsible for drilling many oil and gas wells in Ontario.Modem detection instruments Have indicated that an oil fieldOptions have been taken on ap­proximately 11,000 acres, it has been learned.The late E. P. Rowe for many years believed that an oil field existed in this section of Ontario, and his son upholds his father’s contention that oil is there for the finding, and points to another areaapparently exists in the East Zorrasouth west of Tavistock in the Aylmer area district where people have become oil-conscious, with one farm paying several hundred44a surrounding No. 19 Highway. doUars a month in oil royalties.It has heeh said that the instru-(Staff Photo).HOMES FOR THE AGEDSEPTEMBER 2nd, 3rd, 4thNineteen Hundred and Fifty-ThreeCITY HALL AUDITORIUMFort William Ontario PROGRAMME THIRTY-FOURTH Annual Contention Ontario Association of Managers and Matrons of the HOMES FOR THE AGED SEPTEMBER 2nd, 3rd, 4th Nineteen Hundred and Fifty-Three CITY HALL AUDITORIUM ■■■■■MB■ Programme ★ WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2nd Registration of Delegates—9.30 a.m. to 10.30 o.m. City Hall Auditorium (Registration to be in charge of Fort William Ladies Auxiliary) 10.30 a.m. Convention to be called to order by the President of the Association F. H. SIRMAN THE QUEEN 10.45 a.m. Address of Welcome by HIS WORSHIP MAYOR E. G. CARSON 10.55 a.m. Address of Welcome by HIS WORSHIP MAYOR F. O. ROBINSON OF PORT ARTHUR 11.00 a.m. REV. D. MclVOR, M.P. FOR FORT WILLIAM 11.15 a.m. MR. C. E. MAPLEDORAM, M.L.A. FOR FORT WILLIAM 11.30 a.m. Introduction of New Members by MR, L. E. LUDLOW, Supervisor NOON LUNCH SPONSORED BY PORT ARTHUR 2.00 p.m. Reading of minutes and various reports, correspondence and appointment of committee on nominations and resolutions. 3.00 p.m. Address by FIRE CHIEF HAROLD LOCKWOOD (Fire prevention in Homes for the Aged) 4.00 p.m. Business session—Discussions W. G. MANNING AND PANEL (Rates in Homes) MRS. KEN YORKE AND PANEL (Staffing) RODGER COMFORT (Pocket money for Indigents) MR. KEMP (Activities for residents) EVENING ENTERTAINMENT★ THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3rd 9.30 a.m. Opening remarks by ALDERMAN J. J. SPOONER 9.45 a.m. Address on Cancer Research 10.00 a.m. Continued discussion ADJOURNMENT FOR NOON LUNCH 1.00 p.m. Address by MR. JOSEPH W. WILLARD Director—Research Division, Dept, of National Health and Welfare OPEN DISCUSSION 3.00 p.m. ‘ Tour of Fort William Manor 6.30 p.m. Banquet sponsored by Fort William Address of Welcome by HIS WORSHIP MAYOR E. G. CARSON Speaker THE HONOURABLE WILLIAM GOODFELLOW Minister of Public Welfare Province of Ontario ★ FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4th 10.00 a.m. Discussion and Reports of Nominating Committee Presentation of Gavel to the New President Presentation of Pin to outgoing President 11.00 a.m. Adjournment for lunch at Chippewa Park 2.00 p.m. Conducted tours of Twin Cities of Fort William and Port Arthur OFFICERS 1953★ Past President R. E. COMFORT Manager Lincoln County Home President F. H. SIRMAN Manager Macassa Lodge Hamilton 1st Vice-President MRS. K. M. READ Superintendent Ontario County Home 2nd Vice-President DR. S. R. McKELVEY Manager Simcoe County Home Executive W. W. SPARY Manager Fort William Manor KEN YORKE Manager Hastings County Home B. M. GOTTLIEB Manager Toronto Jewish Home d. g. McConnell Manager Leeds and Grenville Counties Home Secretary R. J. FORBES Superintendent Oxford County Home Treasurer M. C. ROUNG Superintendent Wentworth County Home Auditors MRS. E. JACOB Matron Huron County Home E. A. AMOS Superintendent Waterloo County Home PAST PRESIDENTS ★ •—Deceased 1920-'21-'22 Welland County G. B. McClellan* 1923-‘24 Lincoln County F. Sifton* 1925-'26 Waterloo County H. W. Martin 1927-'28 Grey County - Alex Smith* 1929-’3O Wentworth County J. H. Bates’ 1931-'32 Lanark County R. J. Duffy 1933-'34 Bruce County R. 1. Wiles 1935-'36 Hastings County - E. Sandercock 1937-'38 Oxford County R. J. Forbes 1939-'4O Norfolk County W. Smith 1941 City Hamilton Miss M. Harris* 1942 Waterloo County E. A. Amos 1943 Wellington County J. F. Beattie 1944 Simcoe County J. Jardine 1945 Ontario County . J. Read 1946 Brant County J. L. Maycock 1947 • Dundas and Glengarry Counties Home - R. L. Silsmer 1948 - Salvation Army Home, Toronto - Major B. Bourne 1949-'5O Oxford County Mrs. R. J. Forbes 1951 Huron County - Erwin Jacob 1952 Lincoln County R. E. Comfort J. E. PEART*-Sec. 1920-1947 CONSTITUTION★ 1. NAME This association shall be known as the Ontario Association of Managers of the Homes for Aged. 2. OBJECTS The objects of the Association shall be: (a) A closer official and personal relationship among the Superintendents and Matrons, and others interested in the man­ agement of Homes for the Aged, and concerted action in the welfare of the aged of the various institutions throughout the Province. (b) The promotion of such suggestions or regulations as will best tend to a more uniform system of management and accounting. 3. MEMBERSHIP The members of the Association shall be: (a) The Superintendents and Matrons of Homes for Aged. (b) Any person or member of Committee under whose jurisdiction the management of such institutions may come. 4. OFFICERS The officers of the Association shall be Past President, President, 1st and 2nd Vice-Presidents, Secretary and Treasurer, who shall be elected annually, 5. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE The Executive Committee shall consist of the officers of the Association and four members selected from the member­ ship at large at the Annual meeting. Six members shall form a quorum. 6. AUDITORS Two Auditors shall be elected at the Annual Meeting whose duty it shall be to examine the books and vouchers of the Treasurer and present a certified report at the Annual Meeting. 7. ANNUAL MEETING The Annual Meeting of the Association shall be held in such month and at such place as may be determined at the previous Annual Meeting and on such dates as may be fixed by the Executive Committee, of which at least two months’ notice shall be given to the members. 8. FEES (a) The annual Municipal Membership fee shall be $10.00, which entitles the municipality to 4 delegates, including the Superintendent and Matron. (b) The Individual Membership shall be $2.00. (c) The Charitable Institution Act shall be $5.00. 9. MEMBERSHIP Any official included in any one of the subsections of Section 3, of the Constitution desiring membership may make application to the Secretary, enclosing the Membership Fee, on receipt of which the Secretary shall, if satisfied as to the eligibil­ ity of the applicant forward to him a certificate of membership and place his name on the membership roll. The Fee so paid shall cover membership to the date of the opening of the next Annual Meeting only, when the Fee for the year commencing on that date shall become due and payable. 10. ELECTIONS A Nominating Committee selected by the Executive and presented by the President at the Annual Meeting, shall present a slate of Officers which must be duly proposed and accepted. 11. DUTY OF OFFICERS (a) PRESIDENT: The President shall preside at all meet­ ings of the Association and generally exercise such oversight over the affairs of the Association as may best promote its prosperity and protect its interests. He shall be the Chairman of the Executive Committee and call meetings of the Committee when in his judgment the same may be necessary, or when re­ quested to do so by a majority of the members thereof. He shall prepare the Annual Report, which shall contain a complete and comprehensive account of the year's work, together with such suggestions and recommendations as may in his judgment be in the best interests of the Association. This Report ho shall sub- mit to the Executive Committee, previous to the opening of the Annual Meeting, and if approved by the Committee it shall be presented to the Association during the first session of ihe opening day. (b) VICE-PRESIDENT: The First Vice-President shall, in the absence of the President assume his position and discharge his duties, and in doing so shall be possessed of all powers enjoyed by that officer. In the absence of the First Vice-President the Second Vice-President shall preside, assuming the duties of the President. (c) SECRETARY: The Secretary shall have charge of the books, papers, and other property of the Association: record the minutes of all meetings of the Association and Executive Com­ mittee: conduct the correspondence, of which copies shall be kept: keep a correct roll of the officers and members of the Association issue certificates of membership to those entitled to receive them. (d) TREASURER: The Treasurer shall receive all monies due the Association by members, or from other sources, giving receipts therefor, and depositing all monies received in Bank. He shall submit his books and accounts to the auditor and shall present to the Executive Committee before the opening of the Annual Meeting a full and complete statement duly audited, of the finances of the Association, showing all receipts and dis­ bursements for the year, together with a complete statement duly audited, of the finances of the Association, showing all re­ ceipts and disbursements for the year, together with a complete statement of assets and liabilities, including a statement of un­ collected fees, if any. (e) THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE shall be responsible for the prompt and efficient conduct of all business allotted to it by By-law or assigned to it from time to time by the Association. 12. AMENDMENTS Additions, alterations or amendments to the Constitution or By-laws must be made at the Annual Meeting. Any member desiring a change may submit amendments or motions in writing at the Annual Meeting, upon which a vote may be taken, and it shall require a two-thirds vote of all the members present, and voting to carry any addition, alterations, or amendments. W o o d s t o c k T r a n s p o r t s T a r g e t F o r T i r e S l a s h e r s Mobile Library ! Pays First CallThe Oxford County Mobile Li­brary paid Its first call on the Ingersoll Public Library yester­day afternoon. Miss Betty Craw­ford. librarian, reports that the Ingersoll library borrowed 300 books from the mobile library which calls on all libraries in the county, four times n year, to dls-| tribute books. Mrs. S. L. Krom-] part, county librarian, is in charge of the mobile library which carries about 1100 hun­dred books.The Ingersoll library borrowed 100 hooks ranging from the lai est fiction to technical books and children’s selections. Some of the copies borrowed by the Ingersoll library are: fiction, The Supernatural Reader, L. and G. Conklin: Red Rowans in Glen1 Orrin. I. Cameron: The Second: Happiest. Day, J. F, Marquardt The Brand New Parson, S. Jen­kins: non-fiction. Angel Un-j aware. E. E. Rogers; We Fell in Love with Quebec, S. Dean; I Ride to Win, G. E. Arcaro; Prince of Players. Ea Ruggles; To Heaven on Horseback, P. Cranston; children's books, fic­tion, The Dancing Heart, L. G.i Rosenheim; The Mystery of the; Eighth Horse, M. Poston; Joan; Takes a Bow, S. Mendelsohn; Quest of the Sage’s Stone, N. Reinherz; selections for the very; youag child are: The Enchanted Playhouse, M. Hill; Billy Goes to School, A. McIntyre; If I Rani the Zoo, Dr. Seuss.The library will have a com­plete display of the hooks from the mobile library for the con­venience of the public.DOOR IN WALLA door has recently been cut in the north-west section of the coun­ty jail wal onl Buller street and a heavy steel door set in. This is for use of the workmen who will soon be engaged erecting the new wall on the west side of the jail oh Light street, which will be placed nearer to the jail building.When the new wall is completed: inside, the present wall will be torn down to make way for the new Children's Aid Society head­quarters building, to be erected on the corner of Buller and Light: streets.CIVIC DINNERONTARIO ASSOCIATION OF MANAGERS AND MATRONS OF THE HOMES FOR THE AGEDWEDNESDAY, SEPT. 2ND34TH ANNUAL CONVENTIONSEPTEMBER 2-3-4, 1953 FORT WILLIAM, ONT.FRIDAY, SEPT. 4THLUNCHEON12 o’clockFORT WILLIAM COUNTRY CLUB $1.50THURSDAY, SEPT. 3RD6'30 p.m.Norman Room, Royal Edward Hotel Sponsored by the City of Fort WilliamWEDNESDAY, SEPT. 2NDScenic Boat Trip of Thunder Bay7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.S.S. COASTAL QUEENCIVIC LUNCHEON12:15 p.m.PRINCE ARTHUR HOTEL Sponsored by the City of Port Arthur»T BUILDING'JflBproximately 5500 damages was caused to the Terminal Tire Build­ing, Dundas street, yesterday when a truck, owned by the County of Oxford, rolled backwards and struck the east -side of the struc­ture. Driver of the vehicle, Nor­man Bender, 48, of R.R. 4, Em­bro, was backing his truck out of an alleyway adjoining the building when his brakes failed, police re­ported. The truck then struck the building causing the damage.The current heat wave extend­ed into it* 10th day today. Wed­nesday, in scores i>f cities in the hot belt beat records for the date any for September toppled. Reading^ above 100 were not un­common and generally they were above 95 over the entire eastern half of the country.Strange Animal Roams Area North of BannerA mysterious animal said to be roaming in a section west and north of Banner has aroused a lot of interest in view of the factsome farmers have reported the other domestic fowl.The strange animal, which is or a wolf has been seen, it was from the distance could not bedisappearance of geese andbelieved to be either a lynx reported, at long range butidentified.It was seen in afield and was said to be moving rapidly as if it had beenalarmed.It has been strange animal hunters turned successful.There wererecalled that some two or three years ago a was reported in the Banner area and although out their efforts to bring it down were un­times, particularly in early evening, when theanimal was sighted but it was never positively identified.The animal said to be roaming now has been described as being larger than a fox.Finish of Heat Wave Expected by FridayTORONTO (CP)—Tie end of central Canada's worst heat wave in years is believed in sight."Cool weather will enter south­western Ontario late Thursday, accompanied by thunderstorms," a forecast said Wednesday night"By Friday the heat wave should be over." >•At the same time, United States weather experts traced the hot spell to a mass of cool air whichswept parts of the Lake Super­ior region.The heat, wave has gripped a wide area of Ontario and Quebecwindow of his vehicle, which had been locked in a garage over­night.Even the weather bureau staff; for the last eight days, making went home early Wednesday persons swelter in the sort of I When the temperature in Toronto humid weather that Wednesday i to-:ched 100 degrees for the first pushed the Toronto temperature time in any September on rec-' out forests, causing at least sixWindsor reported ateamy 99,moved Into the U. S, from Can-.]A housewife set a doz- he ra i< tn twy-thnds of the U. en eggs on the ledge in the backS. parts of Eastern Canada.L,indow of her car and J s'ruek there and became ov«S|found the |wat heated. Then some of the hot; air overflowed back Into Canada-1Relief from it Is expected when cold a ri from the northwestout forests, cuasing at least six . .death;, and sending absenteeism London a top of 91. Ottawa 89.figures soaring at industrial; Montreal 85, Quebec 83, Mono plants.ton nnd Halifax 86, and Charlotte-town 81.It was cooler in the Westsweeps southeiu-'lword over the Great Lakes in the wake of a rainstorm which Wednesday night„........ v.. car and later where Vancouver had a high offound the heat had "hard-boiled" | Edmontno of 60. and in them. | Newfoundland where St. John sResidents fried eggs on main Btreet of Stouffvllle, miles northcast of Toronto.Newfoundlandenjoyed a pleasant 73.Tor note's 100 tied the“ । for the day in Chicago and Wash- ! ing and fell short of a sizzling A car owner in Toronto blamed; 102 recorded in Cincinnati and the heat for shattering a rear!New York.John'smark HOMES MANAGERS ELECT OFFICERSOfficers of the Ontario Association of Managers and Matrons of Homes for the Aged, elected this morning for the coming year, are shown above at the close of the business sessions of the three-day convention held in the Fort William city hall auditorium. From left to right they are K. H. Yorks, second vice-president; W. G. Man­ning. first vice-president; R. J. Forbes, secretary; Dr. S. R. McKel­vey, president; F. H. Sirman, past president, and Mrs. W. G. Can­ning, a member of the executive.Homes for the Aged Managers and Matrons Hold Annual Convention HereBOOKMOBILEThe new Oxford County bookmo­bile made its first appearance at the Mount Elgin public library and the local continuation and public schools this week with Mrs, S. L. Krompart in charge. Mrs. Krom­part, Oxford County Librarian was assisted by Mrs. W. G. Croager and Mr. Krompart. The bookmo­bile proved to be a great improve­ment over the previous way of ex­changing books.FOX BOUNTYBounty paid for foxes during the month of August was below that paid for the same month last year. This year bounty was only paid on five, while last year there were 10 fox bounties paid during August The total tor the year is also down, according to figures releas­ed by the county clerk's office. Last yet rat this time bounty had been on a total of 498 fox. while this year only 378 have been paid. Bounty paid last month was as follows: Blenheim, two; West Zor­ra, two, and East Nissouri, one. the Ontario, Association of Man­agers and Matrons of the Homes for the Aged are holding their 34th annual convention in the city hall auditorium today. A three-day af­fair the convention will be con­cluded on Friday afternoon. Shown in the above photo are members of: the executive and local officials, from left to right: Mrs. W. W. Spary, W..W. Spary, manager, Fort William Manor; Aid. Dorothy M. Pickup, Mrs. K. M. Read, first vice-president; F. H. Six-man of Hamilton, president of the Associa­tion; Mayor E, Gordon Carson of Fort William; R. J. Forbes, secre­tary; M. C. Young, treasurer; and Dr. S. R. McKelvey, second vice- presidentSUPREME COURTSupreme court hearings began this afternoon in Woodstock with Mr. Justice Smily presiding. A variety of cases will be heard dur­ing this fall hearing, including one fradulent misrepresentation case, two motor accident cases, and nine divorce hearings.PUBLIC NOTICEAt the call of WARDEN THOMAS F. PELLOW a SPECIAL MEET­ING of the County Council of the County of Oxford will be held in the COUNCIL CHAMBER IN THE COURT HOUSE, WOOD- STOCK, onTUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22nd1953, 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,IVnndvtnclrONTARIO ASSOCIATION OF MANAGERS AND MATRONS OF THOMES FOR THE AGED fl ) /) •il ConventionFort William—Sept. 2-3-4, 1953 W. A. Cockburn PresidentEx - Reeves’ AssociationAlthough SU and unable tn at­tend Uw regular annual meeting of the Ex-Reeve's Association hold yesterday at Altadore, W. A. Cock- bum, ex-reeve from Drumbo, was elected president of the association. His was the only nomination for the office of president. He suc­ceeds Allister Clark, West Zorra.The early history 0/ Oxford County was outlined in detail for the 62 (an all-time high atten­dance) members attending the af­ternoon lunch and business meet­ing by Dr. D. M. Sutherland, Em­bro. former Minister of National Defence. Dr. Sutherland outlined, the county’s political history of the 19th century.Edgar Stoakely, North Norwich, became vice-president of the as­sociation, while Clarence Stover. South Norwich, William McDonald, East Zorra, and Elton Townsend, East Oxford, were elected direc­tors of the association. LeRoy Cur­tis of Dereham, was returned as secretary-treasurer.Almost 87, ex-reeve of Tavistock, Henry Vogt, who now resides in Stratford, was presented with a cane from the association as the oldest ex-reeve in the association. Mr. Vogt received a second gift when it was learned he was the main periods, 1800-12; 1812-40; 1840- 67 and 1867 to 1900, Dr. Sutherland stated Oxford had very distinguish­ed men repesenting them in all periods. There were four pincipal, areas of settlement, Blenheim, which was settled in 1793: Oxford! In 1795; Norwich In 181.1, Zorra! in 1820. Woodstock was settled in 1834. Settlers from the U.S. were the main residents of Blenheim and Oxford, he said, while the Scotch settled in Norwich and Zor­ra, and the English in Woodstock.There was no great evidence of, interest in politics or public ques-i tions up to 1811, the speaker said, but after that time, a great In­terest developed, and Oxford Coun­ty was responsible for a geat part of the national politics of that cen­tury.Alvin MacKay, ex-warden, o f 1942, West Zorra, introduced the guest speaker, while ex-reeve Car­men Facey of East Zorra thanked him for his address. A brief ad­dress was given by immediate! past-president Allister Clark, and Warden Thomas Pellow. Entertain-i ment was provided by Grace Smith and Bruce McMillan.first retired mcpilwr of the asso­ciation. He was reeve of Tavistock 1 In 1907.IMPORTANT PARTDuring his address Dr. Suther­land stressed the Important part Oxford County had played in the 19th century politics of Upper and Lower Canada prio to Confedera­tion. and following Confederation in 1867.Before beginning the outline of the political history of the county, he told the ex-reeves that it would be impossible to get a more rep­resentative group of men together than were gathered for the ex- reeves meeting. He told the men they had all played an important part in the history of Oxford Coun­ty.Only two men of conservative leanings were elected to parlia­ment from Oxford County during the 19th century, the speaker said. They were Charles Ingersoll in 1831 and Robert Riddell in 1844. During that time the county was divided into two ridings, North and South Oxford., The speaker’s grandfather, Don Mathesdn, was a reeve for 20 years, and served as warden for five years.Breaking the century into fourannual meetingAbout 60 members are expected to attend the annual meeting of the Oxford County Ex-Reeves As­sociation to be held at Altadore on Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 1 p-m. County Clerk Len Coles, has announced glans for the meeting have ail sen completed and announce­ments of the meeting sent to all members. The members will meet for lunch, then hold a general, meeting in the club rooms of Altadore.MEET TODAYApproximately 60 members of the Oxford County Ex-Reeve's As­sociation met at Alt adore. Wood- stock, today at 1 p.m. Guest speak­er for the occasion was Dr, D. M. Sutherland, Embro, former minis­ter of National Defence. The meet­ing of the Ex-Reeves was the an­nual meeting of the association.COUNTY COUNCILThe 1953-54 sessions of Oxford County Council are slated to open Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. Warden Thomas F. Pellow will welcome back the county council members after their summer re­cess.The oldest member of the Ox­ford County Ex-Reeves Associa­tion, Henry Vogt, now a resident of Stratford, is seen above as he chats for a few minutes with Warden Thomas Pellow. M r. Vogt, way back in 1907 was reeve of Tavistock. At the annual meet­ing of the association, held at Altadore on Tuesday, Mr. Vogt was presented with a cane from fellow members of the associa­tion as the oldest member of the organization. Nearing his 87th birthday, he motored from Strat­ford to attend the meeting, then made the return trip back 10 । Stratford. As the first member of the association to retire, Mr.Vogt received award from his (Staff Photo)an additional co-members.SESSION TUESDAYSeptember session of Oxford County Council will commence Tuesday morning. Sept. 22, County Clerk, Lcn Coles announced this morning. A busy agenda awaits dis-, posal by the council and it is ex­pected the session will last a 11 week. Two items that will be on the agenda will fee the question of a county assessor and a discussion of the proposed addition and reno­vation of Woodstock General Hos­pital.COUNTY COUNCILOxford County Council's first formal session since their tour of Oxford County roads, was conven­ed this morning by Warden Thomas F. Pellow. Minutes of Monday’s session were read and! passed. The bylaw to pass orders in council was read the second 'time. Council was adjourned at [10-20 to meet in Education and Finance Committees. 'Ilie findings of these committees are expected to be released late this afternoon.REPAIRING COURT HOUSEWorkmen are seen above pre- . ry will be repaired and pointed, paring scaffolding in front of the r'‘’M nn thp **«-County Court House, which is currently undergoing a face-lift­ing. Mortar between the mason-From left to right on the scaf­fold are Fred Clifford. John Mc­Donald and Hans Vonk, all of Woodstock. (Staff Photo).Cattle Entries From Oxford County More Than Double Those of Others at Western Fair Oxford History Outlined To Ex-ReevesExecutiveIs ChosenBy GroupFree PreM« Woodstock BureauWOODSTOCK, Sept 8 - Theprominent part Oxford representa­tives In the Government played in ♦he development of the country and Canada during the 19th century was outlined to the seventh annual meeting of the Oxford County Ex-i Reeves Association at Altadorc.here today.Former and present of Oxford turned out legislators in recordnumbers to hear Dr. D. M. Suth­erland. of Embro. former Minister of Defence, trace the country’s turbulent political history from 1800 to 1900.Keen 11 h LeadersThe speaker, introduced by ex- Warden Alvin McKay, of West Zorra, in 1942 and thanked by ex­Reeve Carman Facey. East Zorra. noted the part Oxford leaders played in the rebellion against the family compact. He also recalled the outstanding contributions of Sir Francis Hincks and George Brown as Oxford representatives and particularly the letter’s part towards Confederation in 1867.He mentioned such prominent Oxford politicians as Thomas Hor­ner, Charles Ingersoll, Dr. M. Suth­erland. (the speaker’s grandfather), ‘■r. Ephriam Cook and many thers who made Oxford history.Retiring President Allister 5arke, ex-reeve of West Zorra, noted that the association was a fine thing for “we relics of the past."“You men have contributed a large part in making Oxford what It is today," Warden Thomas Pel- low, West Oxford, informed the gathering.The oldest ex-reeve present, in age and years of retirement, was «7-year-old Henry Vogt, first reeve of Tavistock and presently resid­ing in Stratford.Name OfficersWith Warden Pellow presiding, Ex-Reeve W. A. Cockburn, of Drumbo, was elected president, succeeding Mr, Clark. Other offi­cers elected were: Ex-Reeve Edgar Stoakley, North Norwich, vice- president; Leroy Curtis, Dereham, secretary-treasurer; Clarence Sto­ver. South Norwich; Willeam Mc­Donald, East Zorra; Elton Towns­end. East Oxford, directors.The date of the next annual meeting was left in the hands of the executive. The meeting passed a resolution, moved by Alvin Mc­Kay and seconded by Elton Towns­end, recommending that county council compile a book on the his­tory of Oxford.Hospital Grant Gets ApprovalWith the statement that it was long overdue, finance committee meeting last night approved the expenditure of up to $600,000 to­ward the erection of a new hos­pital and the renovation of the old one. However, should the estimat­ed cost of $1,300,000 not be needed, then the city's share should he re­duced, the committee said.The city and county of Oxford are to share the cost of th<- pro­posed hospital on a 2-3 to 1-3 basis. The city paying $600,000 and the county $3tX),000.Oxford County's early history was the topic under discussion when these three old- timers met at the annual Oxford County Reeves' Association in Woodstock today. Left to right are: Henry Vogt, 87, first reeve of Tavistock, now of Stratford; Dr. D. M. Sutherland, Embro, former minister of national defence and guest speaker; William Longworth, 83, RR 5, Ingersoll, reeve of West Oxford in 1920 to 1923.After an afternoon of reminiscing, the above officers, left to right, were elected at the annual Oxford County Ex-Reeves' Association in Woodstock; Elton Townsend, East Oxford, director; Leroy Curtis, Dereham, secretary-treasurer; Edgar Stoakley North Nor­wich, vice-president; Clarence Stover, South Norwich, director; Allister Clarke, West Zorra, past president; William McDonald, East Zorra, director. W. A. Cockburn, Drumbo, president, was absent. (Photos by Watson, Free Press Woodstock Bureau.)The highest number of mem­bers to ever attend the annual meeting of the Ex-Reeves Assoc­iation, 62, gathered yesterday at Altadorc. Speaker at the meeting was Dr. D. M. Sutherland, Em- bro, former minister of national defence, who outlined the early political history of Oxford Coun­ty. During the meeting new of- i fleers were elected. Seen above are most of the new executive. In the picture are, from left to right, LeRoy Curtis. Dereham. i who was returned as secretary- | treasurer; Alton Townsend, East Oxford, director; Clarence Stov- ' er, South Norwich, director; Wil- ‘Ham MacDonald, East Zor*.., dir­ector, and in the front row, left to right. Edgar Stoakley. North Norwich, vice-president, and im­mediate past president Allister Clark of West Zorra. New presi­dent of tile association. W. A. Cockburn, was ill and unable to attend ihe annual meeting. | Oxford County Council Sessions Opened TodayWarden Thomas F. Follow today welcomed reeves nnd deputy reev­es to the fall sessions of Oxford Coupty Council as members gath­ered at, the Court House Building at 10 a.m. for the meetings which are expected to be conclude later this week.Council moved into various com­mittee groups shortly after corres­pondence was rend by L. K. Coles, County Clerk and treasurer. It is expected that committees will make their reports and consider correspondence toward the end of council sessions.live. The petition continued — such costs could be greatly reduc­ed, both to the veterans and the municipality, by a reduction In the required acreage.The resolution pointed out that the Director of the Veteran’s Land Act be requested to secure what­ever amendment may be necessary to reduce to not less than two-fifths of required ing land villages; ships.an acre the acreage now for any veteran purchas- under this Act in towns, police villages or town-A n Elgin Countysought Oxford County co-operation in petitioning the Provincial Gov­ernment to increase the County Road subsidy to G5 per cent The resolution further requested that the Department of Highways of the Province of Ontario make super highways of the Province — tollresolutions^.Ues of Stormont, Dundas and Glen-garry submitted a resolution asking repeal of the section making it mandatory upon all municipalities to pay to the Ontario Hospital at Woodstock fifty cents per day for local indigent residents therein.roads.Oxford County co-operation was also sought, for a petition of Sim­coe County Council indicating that the cost of providing services to veterans purchasing land in urban centres and townships at the pres­ent minimum acreage is prohibi-The United Counties were of the opinion that local municipal auth­orities should not be responsible for the maintenance by direct levy, of persons in mental hospitals. Fur­ther, a severe hardship is being felt by the ratepayers of certain municipalities as a result of suph levies, it was stated.CITY AND DISTRICTHospital Extension Discussed at MeetingThe Woodstock General Hospital Trust met with Oxford County Council this morning at 11.40. Questions of finance con­cerning the proposed Woodstock Hospital addition were dis­cussed at length.NEW ORGANIZATIONThe Ontario Department of Ag­riculture, Live Stock Branch, sub­mitted correspondence top County Council announcing that an organ­ization, "The Live Stock Protec­tive Association," has been form­ed.The objects of the Association shall be, 1 — to establish a fund for use in offering rewards for in­formation leading* to the arrest and conviction of persons who have been involved in the theft of live stock in Ontario: 2—to determine the amount of reward that each person furnishing information lead­ing to a conviction for theft of live stock shall receive; 3 — to co­operate with police forces in their efforts to stamp out the stealing of live stock; 4 — to perform any other services that might be deem­ed advisable to protect live stock against loss from theft.District Forester for Huron Dis­trict, I. C. Marritt, submitted cor­respondence explaining that the reason for holding the early Nov­ember deer season opening was to coincide with the season south of Mattawa and the French River dis­trict. Mr. Marritt pointed out that one license is valid for both areas.This correspondence was submit­ted in reply to a plea to have the' date of the deer season set back! due to the fact that so many farm animals were being shot by hunters who mistake them for deer.However, the report continu­ed, no evidence has as yet been received that cattle and horses have been shot. Reports have been received that farm animals have! been killed by poachers using jack­lights at night for taking deer il­legally.Mr. Marritt believed that the open season should remain as ad­vertised Nov. 4 to 7 (both days in­clusive).All correspondence was referred to various committees.Woodstock Hospital Trust Asks Council for FundsThe Woodstock General Hospital Trust, represented by V. B. King, president of the trust; James A. Vance, chairman of the develop­ment committee; A. Lawrason, • secretary to the board of trust and iDr. G. Kruger, representative of the medical profession, met Tues­day morning with the Oxford County Council seeking 5300,000 for construction of a proposed ad­dition to the hospital.Mr. King, opening the delega­tion's appeal to council, pointed out the original building, built in the early 1890’s and the newer ad­dition built in 1927, are completely ; inadequate today., A development committee, on which the City of Woodstock and the County of Oxford, as well as the medical staff and women’s auxiliary, have representatives, has been set up by the hospital to study the need for a hospital.Contacted by the development committee, Douglas Kirkland, a Toronto architect, has prepared preliminary plans and finances of the proposed hospital. The com­pleted plans were presented to County Council for approval.200 REDSPresent plans provide for 200 beds, new laboratories, operating rooms and kitchens. Plans call for a future population of 30.000. in­cluding city and county which is now ^,000.Estimated cost of the hospital addition is 51,300,000. This sum al- so includes the alterations pro­posed for the old hospital, includ­ing a heating plant but excluding furnishings and equipment.Estimated funds to be available about December 31, 1954 from hos- i pi tai trust funds earmarked oravailable for building purposes amount to 5176,000. Building grants, both provincial and feder­al for the 200 bed hospital are $173,000. Accumulated from the T. L. Hay estate is 550,000. This means funds available amount to $399,000 (for summation purposes $400,000). This sum subtracted) from the original figure of $1,300,- 000 leaves a net amount of $900,- 000, for which the Woodstock City Council and Oxford County Coun­cil has been asked to arrange. ,jFINAL FIGUREThe final figure of $900,000 has been divided into $300,000 to coun­ty and $600,000 to city on a 1-3 to 2-3 basis. This is an addition to the amount of $200,000 (a conser­vative estimate) for furnishings, operating room equipment, x-ray machines, laboratory and kitchen equipment. It is hoped that these funds will be raised by private and public subscriptions.Dr. Kruger, addressing the as-1 sembled county council members, pointed out there are not' suffic­ient beds to provide treatment to all those needing it in Oxford. Al­so there arc no out patient or wait-1 ing rooms provided in the Wood- stock Hospital: incoming accident cases must lie in the hall until space can be found for them. The present operating rooms of the Woodstock hospital are occupied all of the time. However, they are now capable of handling one two or three operations daily, whereag they could accommodate five or six.The Woodstock General Hospital Trust delegation was thanked by [Warden Thomas F. Pellow at^he conclusion of their petition. iHospital AdditionFinancing Outlined5 The proposed addition and reno­vation of Woodstock General Hos­pital which will cost an estimated $1,300,000, now hinges on the ap­proval of the Woodstock City Coun­cil and the Oxford County Council. The Woodstock Generaj Hospital _ Board have approved recommend­ations and plans of the firm of D. E- Kertland, hospital architects of Toronto, and have proposed that both councils endorse the addition to the hospital.t Of the $1,300,000 cost, which will Include a heating plant, but ex­cludes furnishings and equipment, a total of approximately $900,000 would have to be raised by the two councils., Estimated funds available about Dec. 31, 1954. total $399,000 leavingabout $901,000 for the city council and county council to raise.' Earmarked o r available for building the addition and the reno­vating from the Hospital Trust Fund will be, it is estimated, $176.- [000. Provincial and Federal build- dng grants total $173,000. The ac­cumulated fund from the Hay es­tate, which is derived solely from revenue of the estate, totals $50,- iooo.• It Is estimated $200,000 will be,needed for furnishings, operating room and X-ray room equipment. It is planned to raise that amount by private and public subscription, j V. B. King, president of the hos­pital board, said this morning the addition to the hospital and the renovating is very necessary and should be completed as soon as possible.Should'both Woodstock City Coun­cil and Oxford County council ap­prove of the addition and renova­tion to the hospital, it is thought, a drive for buildings funds will be made to raise the $200,000 needed for the furnishings, etc.Mr. King stated this morning that it was hard to estimate exactly how much money would be avail­able from the Hospital Trust Fund, but, he added, much of the esti­mated $176,000 is already available.!The additions and renovations will increase adult hospital bed capacity from 74 to 135. children’s beds from 12 to 16, and bassinettes from 19 to 30.ROAD INSPECTIONMembers of Oxford County Coun­cil began their second day of coun­ty road tours this morning at 10. County road superintendent. J. N. Moathrell, indicated this morning that yesterday’s tour, which cov­ered the northern section of Ox­ford County, was a thorough suc­cess. T<xlay the tour will take in the southern section of the county. Request of Woodstock Hospital Boardas well as the surrounding area of the countt* I l.i:7'^»«PLANS FOR ADDED HOSPITAL SPACE REVIEWED BY BOARDWalter,w. J. Me:M. V. I4«an, H. R.ChesncClare Esseof the existing buildings. Plans would increase the bed capacity from the present 32 to 135, and new services would include extra operating rooms, enlarged X-rayionaid, ;ell. J.Above is the plan showing Woodstock General Hospital a s visualized by the firm of D. E. Kertland, hospital architects ofMEMBERS INSPECTPictured from left to right are L. C. Innea, II. C. Cayley, L. L.Wattlaufer, BUI Slonc’Uey, BillROADSD. Hossack,J. P. McLaughlinCOUNCILMembers of Oxford County Council are shown Just before beginning a tour of Oxford Coun­ty roads. The tour will last two days, today's tour covering the northern section of the county.Toronto who, for the past five months, have been studying the conditions of the existing hospit­al, and have presented plans for an dditional wing and renovationThe request of the Woodstock General Hospital board for a grant toward the build­ing of an addition to the hospital made to county council on Wednesday probably came as no surprise to the members of council. It was to be expected that some action would be forthcoming from the hospital board when they were prepared to proceed with their plans for expansion of the institu­tion which is inadequate and overcrowded.Something of a pattern has been estab­lished by county councils in Oxford over the past few years in the making of grants to assist in the building of hospitals in Inger­soll, Tillsonburg and St. Marys. That the Woodstock board should seek assistance from the county as well as from the city of Woodstock is a logical step following that pattern. The Woodstock hospital, as do the institutions in the other centres serves pa­tients in the municipality where it is locatedMembers of county council will, as they have done with other such requests, give the matter earnest consideration. With the tax rate already struck for this year it is likely the answer given by this year’s coun­cil will be one expressing interest in the project and possibly, if the members are so inclined, a recommendation to the council of 1954 to give their consideration to the matter of a grant.The hospital board by bringing the re­quest to council at this time has allowed plenty of time for full discussion of the hos­pital’s needs throughout the council mem­bers’ own municipalities. By next January when the 1954 county council gathers in session its members should be ready to reach a decision on making a grant.pital in the province. The plans were reviewed by members of the Hospital Board at a meeting held in the Nurses’ Residence last night.department, new diet kitchen, larger laboratories and other facilities which will raise the standard of the Woodstock Gen­eral Hospital to that of any hos-P. Dunn, Bob Rudy, C. D. Sut- on, R. R. pay, J. Meathrell, Warden Pellow, L. R. Coles, driver L. Joie. (Staff Photo)/ ' ^7 A 'a Oxford County Librar ians Hold Annual Forum For Discussio n at Library HereFifteen Oxford County Librar­ians met for an annual discussion forum yesterday at the Oxford County Library, in the County Building.During the morning session the new reference catalogue, compiled by the Oxford County Library was discussed. The new catalogue is divided into two sections, fiction an dnon-fiction. With aid of this new reference catalogue, librar­ians of the smaller county librar­ies can make selections which will provide better reading for sub­scribers.Ideas for Children's Book Week, which will be held the second week in November, were also discussed at yesterday’s meeting. The prop­er technique for mending torn books also proved a popular topic for discussion.BOOK REVIEWMrs. C. Chant, Burgessville, in her book review, discussed the bi­ography of Lloyd Douglas, as pre­sented in the book, "The Shape of Sundays,” written by Mr. Doug­las' daughters.Miss Betty Crawford, Ingersoll, gave suggestions for fiction buy­ing. She illustrated her topic with book jackets.Tea was served the visiting lib­rarians by Mrs. S. R. Krompart, Oxford County librarian, and Mrs. Cocker, which brought to a con­clusion one of the most successful Oxford County Librarian meetings.Shown in the above picture is a group of Oxford County Librarianswho attended the special library; Second row, Mrs. J. Shearer, forum held yesterday. From left Bright; Mrs. A. Fallowfield, Lake- Jo right, front row, are Mrs. MJ side; Mrs. M. Wilson, Bright; MK Longworth. Norwich; A. Dickinson, E. A. Kalbflelsch, Tavistock; Mrs. Burgessville; Mrs. U. Hyndman, E. Chant, Burgessville; Miss B. Hickson; Mrs. S. L. Krompart, Crawford, Ingersoll; Mrs. W. county librarian; Mrs. T. H. Hay-. Cocker, County Library; Mrs. -H. nes, Kintore; Mrs. W. Bell, Platts- Mason, Tillsonburg; Mrs. R. Jd ville; Mrs. M. Kittmer, Lakeside. Sutherland. Embro. (Staff Photo!Oxford Aids Fund To Quell RustlingWOODSTOCK, Sept. 25 — Coun­ty Council tonight granted $50 to - the Livestock Protective Associa­tion for a reward fund to combat cattle rustling.The association, formed last spring, will have custody of the fund- The group has requested) many district councils to contribute to ILCouncil Gives $300,000 To Woodstock HospitalRealizing the need for a new simple case of ‘no more room,’ । recommended a grant to Oxford hospital, Oxford County Council and that any expenditure would re- public libraries of $50 each with passed an expenditure of $300,000 lieve the siutation. i $20 of that to constitute the annualby a recorded vote, 14 to six, late In a committee of the whole on fee of library in the Oxford Lib- yesterday afternoon, toward the the question of support, Deputy rary Co-operative.erection of a new hospital and the Reeve O. T. Coleman, Blenheim in1 -renovation of the old one. 1" ‘ ’Reeve James D. Hossack. Em­bro, chairman, recommended up to a maximum of $250,000 should be given to support the Hospital Trust.An amendement to the report moved by Reeve Robert Rudy, Tavistock and seconded by Reeve H. P. Dunn, North Oxford, sugges-- _________'__________ Oxford County Council’s Agri-|the chair, most of the discussion( culture Committee recommended which followed was in favor of the that the sum of $50 be paid to the larger amount. , (Livestock Protective AssociationDie sixth report of the standing to pay for rewards for apprehen- committee on county roads indica- sion of rustlers of livestock, ted that work on the county road The Equalization report present- system is progressing favorably ed to Oxford County Council by and the revised program, except Reeve L. W. Smith, Tillsonburg, some of the small culverts, will asking a decision on whetheer tolibrarlans- meetingMrs. V. Krompart, County of Oxford Librarian, announced this morning that a meeting of Ontario County Librarians will be held in) the Oxford County Library tomor­row. Problems of the county lib-, vary will be discussed, as well as how to buy books.be completed in good time at a employ a county assessor was de­ted up to a maximum of $3007000 net expenditure of I228.235.M. | ferred to theshould be spent, as originally ask- sections requiring heavy meeting.ed for by the Woodstock Hospital grading °n road No 29 from Drum-| The report also recommended Trust. Reeve Rudy cited the case bo- ““J line ba? been ™ acti™ be t=±- er. 2 letter of Tillsonburg and Ingersoll who completed m three weeks time, (from Simcoe County Council decided to cut the amount of their) Paving'1 work on road 18 from regarding an amendment to the support toward the erection of North Norwich boundary to Mount Assessment Act. xtheir hospitals and who had to pay Elgin, and on road six from A resolution was passed to hold the full amount in the end. On Brooksdale North has been com- the December session of county recommending the full amount of pleted except for seal coating. All council on the second Tuesday of $300,000 be spent, Reeve Rudy gravel resurfacing has been com- that month instead of the first pointed out that if the hospital does pleted. >■ — — — n—• • **-December Counciltaken on a letteramendment to the(Tuesday as called for by the regu­lations._ .... , . . ... ! The closeness of most nomina-Two Waterloo tractors with mo- tion days was given as the reason wers and loaders have been de-for the change in date. n the livered to the county for $3,206 meeting was held on the first —------ - - -.. each, (Tuesday, there wouldn’t be timependiture. Reeve Lawrence W.| The education committee under for nominees to solicit votes and Smith, Tillsonburg, stated it was a Reeve William Stoakley, Dereham,1 still attend county council.not cost the full amount of $1,300- npwn ti?000 then council's share of $300,- iKAClOKb000 would be cut accordingly.SIMPLE CASEIn further discussion of the ex­AT CONVENTIONWarden 'Diomas F. Pellow and Mrs. Pellow and County Road Sup­erintendent J. N. Meathrell and Mrs- Meathrell left Monday plane for Victoria, B.C-, to attend the annual convention of the Can­adian Good Roads Association. Mr. Pellow is expected to return Oct. 21, but Mr. Meathrell is combining his convention attendance with his annual vacation.AUDIT BOARD MEETSThe County Board of Audit yes­terday held its quarterly meeting to pass accounts for administration of justice in Oxford from July to September inclusive. Members of the audit board Judge Eric W. Cross (chairman), City Clerk-Trea­surer James D. Hill, Reeve James D. Hossack, Embro, and County Clerk-Treasurer L. K. Coles,Sten Gun Slugs Rip HomeOf Embro Region FarmerOxford County was the scene of a widespread manhunt for a gang of trigger happy gunmen today following a break-in at the Oxford Farmers’ Co-operative at Embro, an attempt to run down 1 police constable with an automobile, and two bursts of fire from a Sten gun and one flurry of slugs from a policeman's revolver.In addition one man Is in custody, two R.R. 2 Embro farmers are recovering from the shock of having an armed man threaten them, and a dog lies dead after being blasted with bullets from a bandit's gun. ■Assessments Jum* -'i t J. ; •. ‘300 To 800 Per CentOxford Council Approves $300,000 For HospitalFree Press Woodstock BureauWOODSTOCK, Sept. 25—Oxford County Council today approved of a $300,000 grant to the Woodstock General Hospital’s building I and renovation fund by 14 to six In a recorded vote.That was the amount requested by th® hospital delegation which appeared before council last Tuesday.. The proposed additionand renovations to the hospital will cost an estimated $1,300,000 with the city’s share estimated at about $600,000,Grant Views DifferThe finance committee report presented by Reeve James D. Hos­sack, Embro, chairman, recom­mended up to a maximum of $250,- 000. An amendment to the report, moved by Reeve Robert Rudy, Tavistock, and seconded by Reeve H, P. Dunn, North Oxford, sug- Igested up to a maximum of $300,- '000.In committee of the whole on the question, with Deputy-Reeve O. T. Coleman, Blenheim, in the chair, most of the support was directed to the larger amount.Speaking to the amendment, Reeve Rudy stressed that he had no fault to find with the finance committee or lacked confidence in them but felt they should not cut the grant requested. He pointed out that the grant was based on ।an architect’s estimate and if notWoodstock Ratepayers Notified of New RatesWork on Oxford Roads 'Progressing Favorably'Free Press Woodstock BureauWOODSTOCK, Sept. 25—Work on Oxford County roads is pro­gressing favorably, and completed or nearing completion in most cases at net expenditure as of September 1 of $228,235, according to the road committee’s report at county council here tonightThe report was presentedDeer Season AnnouncedFor Oxford TerritoryThe deer season opens in Oxford County, and extends north, to Bruce County, on Nov. 4, 5, 6 and 7. Shot guns and bow and arrows only may be used in Oxford Coun­ty, loaded with ball, or shot. The bag limit is one deer. The use of dogs in Oxford is also prohibitejd. No person shall have on his per­son, or in his gun any shells load­ed' with shot larger than No. 2 during the open season for deer, without the authority of a deer license. License may be purchased from the regular license issuers, and will be valid in any part of Ontario where the season is open. The metal seal, which is supplied with the license must be attached to the deer, immediately after the deer has been shqt.(A) Ruffed Grous: Nov. 9 to Nov. 14, in the counties of Brant, Elgin, Essex, Haldimand, Halton, - Lambton, Kent, Lincoln, Middle­sex, Norfolk, Oxford, Peel, Wel­land, Wentworth end York. Oct. 3 to Oct. 12, and Nov. 2 to Nov. 14, in other parts of Ontario exceptthose listed above.Bag limits, 5 per day, except those counties listed in (A) where the limit is three per day.Squirrel: Black, Grey, and Fox, Nov. 9 to Nov. 14 inclusive. Limit 5 per day.Pheasant: October 28, 30, and 31st. Limit, 3 cock birds per day. A township license is required to hunt pheasants and may be pur­chased from the township clerk. The hunter must hunt in the town­ship where he purchases his li-l cense. The dates on which the pheasant license go on sale will be announced later.A special license, is not required to hunt pheasants in the township of East Zorra, during the open season.Ducks and Geese: Oct. 3 to Dec.1. /Woodcock1 and Snipe: Oct 3 to Nov. 1. Limit, ducks 8 per day of which not more than one may be a wood duck..Geese: 5 per day.Woodcock and Snipe: 8 per day.by Reeve H. P. Dunn, of North Oxford, chairman.Sections requiring heavy grading on road No. 29 from Drumbo to Blandford line has been completed,; and the remainder should be com­pleted in three-weeks time.Paving work on road 18 from North Norwich boundary to Mount Elgin, and on road six from Brooksdale North has been com­pleted except ) V seal coating.All gravel .facing has been completed.Two Waterloo tractors with mowers and loaders have been de­livered to the county for $3,206 each.The educational committee, un­der Reeve William Stoakley, Dere­ham, recommended a grant to Ox­ford public libraries of $50 each with $20 of that to constitute the annual fee of library jn the Oxford Library Co-Operative.REPLACING OLD FLAGWoodstock’s Mayor BernadetteSmith is shown perched atop a tractor as she competed in the mayor's plowing match at Cob- ourg. Mayor Smith placed sec- i not Pku'e-THE NEAT flag flying from the Central School pole (LEFT) Jr In great contrast to the tat- tered court house flag (RIGHT) but there is good news for crit­ics nt the court house flag, Anew Union Jack is scheduled tn be hoisted on the court house today. The flag on the building was changed about three months ago, but soot, and high winds took their toll In short order. (Staff Photos)WOODSTOCK ,MAY0R SECONDond to Toronto’s Mayor Lamport. a two-time winner.The only other female ei CONTESTANTS AT THE OXFORD PLOWING MEET fcMl I KRA Y M AHRON, R.R. 1, Woodstock, u« shown In the above photo as he completes his plow ing for the 20-y ear-old and under[ a Ko group in the tractor-drawn class at the 12th annual Oxford County plowing Meet held at the Harold Duffy farm just south of Ingersoll. Ilie dry ground was not ideal for plowing but Murray seems to be turning a straight furrow in spite of it. The BOT­TOM PHOTO shows A. D. Rob­inson. past president of the as­sociation and supervisor in charge of the horse drawn class­es at yesterday's meet with one of his prize-winning teams of blacks. The team won the T. Eaton special for best team and the horse show- (Staff Photos)WALL COMES DOWNWork is progressing well at the county jail, of taking down lOf the west wail of the jail yard land erection of a new wall in­side, nearer the jail building, to make room for the new Children's Aid building to be erected on that corner. About a third of the west wall is now removed, the bricks being used in the new wall.Hospital Enlargement Plans Being StudiedAt a meeting of t^e Woodstock 1135, and new services would General Hospital Board held at the [elude extra operating rooms nurses’ residence last night plans [larged X-rav department, new for enlarging the facilities and im- kitchen, larger laboratoriesin- en- diet— u J ■ ■■ - T~ -7 —7-T*, I_-.I1 ■ - W,^,- vprovement of the services of the other facilities which will raise the presently overcrowded hospit-:standard of the Woodstock General al were reviewed. [Hospital to that of any hospital inThe firm of D. E. Kerfland, hos- the province.pital architects of Toronto, have! At the meeting last night were for the past five months been Mayor Bernadette Smith, Alder- studying conditions and have pre- men W. W. Boys, Bert Blair, Wil- sented plans for an additional wing liam Palmer, representing the city and renovation of the existing council, and Warden Thomas Pep buildings. low, finance chairman. J. D. Hos-_ . l°w, finance chairman, J. D. Hos-rne plans would increase bed sack and County Clerk Len Coles, capacity from the present 82 to representing the county.Oxford Plowing Match Features Many EventsFOX BOUNTYOxford County's Fox Bounty for the month of September was re­leased this morning by County Clerk Len Coles. By township toe record shows, Blenheim 1, Dere­ham 1. West Oxford 1, West Zorra 2, making a total of five. Total foxes shot to date this year is 383. Last year’s total to September was 508, showing a decrease this year of 125.Summer weather conditions pre­vailed for the annual Oxford Coun­ty plowing match which was held at Harold Duffy and Sons farm yesterday afternoon. The Duffy farm lies just south of Ingersoll. The match was held in a 40 acre field and although the recent dry spell eliminated perfect plowing conditions the calibre of plowman­ship was unexcelled. Besides the plowing there were demonstrations ’ of machinery and also a welding competition and horse show to round out the program for the day. Over 5,000 people attended the match and one of the most pleas­ing elements which was comments ed upon was the interest of the ladies of the county who turned out in larger numbers than in any previous years.7W»p r & a$50 DONATIONCounties in Ontario are deter­mined to stop theft of cattle, sheep, and hogs from owners and co-oper­ating with a newly-organized as- socifUion, now offer a reward to $1000 for conviction of any persons who steal these valuable animals. The organization called the On­tario Livestock Protective Associ­ation, offers at least $250 to any one individual who assists in pre- M venting animal rustling. W. P. M WaUon, secretary of the associa- ^B tion, who also is Ontario commis- n stoner of livestock, recently toank- PB cd L. K. Coles, Oxford clcrk-treas- ■ uror for this county’s donation of to assist the new organization.ATTEND PLOWING MATCHMayor Bernadette Smith of Woodstock and Wallace Nec- bitt, MP for Oxford, are shown above ax they look over the plowing of Max Heeney, 15,son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Heen­ey, R. R. 2, Ingersoll. Max was the youngest contestant in the annual Oxford County plowing match held at theHarold Duffy farm. With this trio is Harley McBeth, Salford, director nf the boys' open class. (Staff Photo. Story on page 5) “Just to obe able to work is thebest Thanksgiving I could have,”Mr. McCorquodale said. (StartPhotos)VIEW OF a new barn on the, of Eastthe oneshown above. Immediately to theleft of the new barn are the re­mains of the one that was des-thefrom parliament.You are cordially invited to attend the161st ConvocationUniversity of Western OntarioinConvocation HallFriday, October the Twenty-third Nineteen hundred and fifty-three at four o’clockfor the conferring of degrees in course and honorary degrees onPerry Silas Dobson Georges Henri LevesqueHarold Reynolds Kingston William Sandford TurnerADMIT TWOWOODSTOCK'S ENLARGED WAR MEMORIALThe work of enlarging Wood­stock's war memorial at V Loria Park, ftvith the addition of ii section carrying the names oftop were removed and the new section placed above the sectionwith the First War names. Thetop pieces were being replacedfarm of J. McCorquodale, Missouri, which replacesthat was blown down last springby the tortiado that passed through the Kintore district isba nearly $5,000. was provided by public subscription and a grant from city council- Dedication i4 the enlarged memorial will Lakea section carrym-,; ‘"'"'j-" 7; top pieces were being replaced pjaco at the annual Remem- those killed In the Second worm . hja pictureg was taken hrance Day service, November --------------vaerdav. i ............ (gtaH photo).War, completed yesterday. The globe rm Me pl*c« on theThe cant of the work, which willtroyed by the tornado, which caused millions of dollars dam­age to buildings and crops. TheBOTTOM PHOTO showso Mr. Mc­Corquodale putting the finishingtouches on the new dry barn.progress reportThe board of management of the Oxford County Home last night dis­cussed a progress report on the projected water pipe line which will link the home to the city wat­er supply. The line will run from a main on Oxford street, under the Thames river, and continue to the institution. Warden Pellow con­ducted the meeting attended by Reevge Murray Logan. East Ox­ford; Reeve J. K. McLeod. East Nissouri; Mayor M. B. Smith Woodstock; Mayor Morrison, Ing­ersoll; Manager R- J. Forbes andTornado ReliefPayments TopicRepresentatives of five western Ontario counties met in Londonyesterday to discuss disbursement of funds raised by voluntary effort, and by municipal grant, to aid per­sons whose property was damaged by the tornado which swept ‘his part of the province May 21.Counties represented atmeeting were Perth. Lambton, Hu­ron. Middlesex and Oxford. Per­centages of settlement in propor­tion to the damage suffered ranged from 25 to 75. L. K. Coles, Oxford clerk-treasurer, who attended alon* with Warden Thomas Pellow, andGordon Pittock. Ingersoll, chair­man of the county fund, stated.F’erth and Huron counties havenot yet made any payments to res­idents of those areas who suffereddamage. The average settlement in Oxford county will he approximate­ly 50 per cent Mr. Coles said.There is also a possibility of the Oxford fund receiving a donation the federal disaster fundfrom — —...... —. -which was set up following the Winnipeg flood some time ago The dominion money was authorized by a erant of several million dollars THE FANSHAWE Dam, about four miles north-west of London, was officially opened yesterday by Ontario Premier Leslie Frost and a host of officials including । Hon. Robert H. Winters, the new i Federal Works minister. A j scene taken from atop the road­way which forms part of theI dam is seen in the TOP PHOTO ' underneath at the LEFT are a 1 few of the many people from Oxford who were present at the opening ceremonies. From left to right are Ernest Pearson, Wood- stock: K. H. Brown, Tavistock, and Bob Rudy, Tavistock. In the photo AT RIGHT Leslie Frost is seen as he addressed the spectators at the picnic grounds after cutting the ribbon to of­ficially open the dam. (Staff photos by Morley Safer.)CITY AND DISTRICTCounty Council to Meet About Tornado PaymentsCounty Council will meet in special session next Thursday, October 29, at 9,30 a.m. to discuss disbursements to Oxford citizens who suffered from damage in the tornado May 21, which swept across Western Ontario, Oxford Clerk-Treasurer L. K. Coles said yesterday. A total of about $76,000 was raised by public subscription and municipal grants to aid those whose property was affected, Mr. Coles stated. The provincial govern­ment promised 50 per cent, payment to the municipalities where the tornado struck, Council is convening in connection with the Ontario government contribution, it is believed.MEET THURSDAYThe board of the Oxford Health Unit meets at the County Building at 7 o'clock Thursday night. Ai­derman George T. LaFlair is chair­man of the executive. Also at 8.31) p.m. the board of management of the Oxford County Home will con­vene.Because their motor skeined to be missing a little, the two tourist girls- garbed in very brief shorts --drove into a small town garage and stepped out of their con­vertible.Right then the old shop fore­man gazed al. a young mechanic,' who had stopped his work, and growled, "Come, come, Winicj You’re a motor expert, not a body iiian."tree thinning.The cutting of Scotch Pine thin­nings from Oxford County forest property is now underway. Count \ forests are established in Oxford County in the following townships, East Nissouri. West Zorra. Bland­ford. Blenheim, East Oxford, North Oxford. Dereham, and North Nor­wich. Loc^l citizens are advised that they should not become alarmed when noting this tree-cut- ung activity on the County I^nd. rhinmng for Christmas trees is an integral part of forest management and when carried out in modera­tion is beneficial to the forest growth. IQRM 6’V?Exclusive CONNECTION WITH WESTERN UNION CABLE SERVICEAN AD IAN NATIONALJ R WHITE GfNERAl MANAGER TORONTOTELEGRAPHSSTANDARD TIMF4/53 OCT 21 AM 11 19RXTNBK0J8 22=ED CHICAGO ILL 21 93?A = L K COLES-COUNTY COURT HOUSE WK =WILL NOT ARRIVE IN TORONTO UNTIL 4 PM DO NOT KNOW WHAT TIME WILL BE IN LONDON. PHONE WHEN I GET THERE=TOM=’telegraphs]NO 12 CK 6 CHICAGO ILL 444,PM NOV 2/53L K COLESPHONE 351212 OXFORn STREET INGERSOLL-ONT .ARRIVING SIX FOURTEEN TRAIN TOMORROW MORNINGNICKCouncil at North Oxford Reduces Tornado GrantWilliam K. White PassesHead of John White Co., Ltd MilPRESENTATION MADE TO NURSING SUPERVISORLeaving after 13 years of ser­vice, Miss Margaret Grieve, nursing supervisor of the Ox­ford County Health Unit, yes­terday afternoon was presented with gifts on behalf of the staff and board. Shown in the abovephoto are. left to right; Aid. G. T. LaFlair. who made a presen­tation on behalf of the board; Miss Grieve; and Dr. L. E. L. Taylor, representing the staff. Miss Grieve played a large part in the development of the unitsince its conception in 1945. She first joined the county health staff in 1940 as the only] nurse in the school health ser­vice. Miss Grieve plans to be. married shortly. (Staff Photo)Nurse Resigning From Health UnitOxford Health Unit last night re­ceived with regret the resignation of Miss M. Grieve, supervisor of nurses. Miss Grieve has been em- {iloyed by the county since 1940; irst coming here as nurse for the, public schools. Appreciation for her value services was expressed by the Health Unit executive.Monthly reports and accounts4 were received, and also a letter rom the Department of Health' Inviting names of candidates for the Ontario sanitary inspector’s training course which opens at To-, ronto in February 1954.Chairman George T. LaFlair presided, and other members of the executive present were Warden Thomas Pellow, Reeve Robert Rudy, Tavistock; Reeve William McDonald, East Zorra; Mayor, Morrison, Ingersoll; provincial re­presentative James Hartnett; Mount Elgin; and Clerk-treasurer L. K. Coles.TORNADO PAYMENTS DISCUSSEDProvincial reimbursements for payments made by the Oxford Tornado Relief Fund was dis­cussed at the County Building yesterday, when W. A. Orr, de­puty minister of municipal af­fairs met with members of the relief committee. Shown aboveare, left Hossack,to right, James D. chairman of the Ox-ford finance committee; L. A. Westcott, secretary of the re­lief fund; Mr. Orr. and L. K. Coles, treasurer of the fund.(Staff Photo, Story on Page 2)Provincial Tornado HelpDiscussed at Meeting HereLONDON donationThis morning's cheque, from Mayor Rush of London, made gross donations from London 0 f $4,819, the treasurer added, Rea­son for the London payments vas that many Oxford people had for­warded money to that centre be­fore the Oxford Fund was set up. In all, Oxford received about 11; per cent of the London collections! for the disaster. About 21 families in this county suffered damage from the violent windstorm last; spring.Those present at the discussion in addition to the Deputy Minister and Mr. Coles, were Reeve Jam°fi D. Hossack, Embro, finance chair­man of Oxford council; L, A. West­cott, secretary of the Fund; nnd A. T, Butler, a supervisor of the, I department of municipal affairs, iProvincial reimbursement for payments made by the Oxford Tor­nado Relief Fund was discussed at the County Building yesterday ■when W. A, Orr, Deputy Minister of Municipal Affairs met with members of the relief committee. A detailed statement of the On­tario government payments will come later, L. K. Coles, treasurer of the fund stated.Shortly after the disaster (Miy 21} which cut a damage path from Sarnia to parts of this county the government announced jt would contribute 50 per cent of all money raised for relief by municipalities. The Oxford Fund totalled approx­imately $76,000, and was swelled this morning by an additional $249,46 from the London Tornado Relief Fund, Mr. Coles told the iJentinel-Revlew.CITY AND DISTRICTToronado Damage Payment Will be Topic TuesdayDeputy-Minister of Municipal Affairs W, A. Orr will be in Woodstock Tuesday afternoon to discuss provincial payments with officials of the Oxford County Tornado Relief Fund. A total of around $76,000 was raised by municipal grants and public sub­scriptions, L. K. Coles, county clerk-treasurer stated. The province has announced it will reimburse the municipalities with 50 per cent of the total payments. Purpose of the money was for prop­erty damage done by the tornado which on May 21 swept through a section of Western Ontario from Sarnia, cutting into parts of Middlesex and Oxford Counties. Oxford County Reduces Grant To Tornado FundProvincial Aid GoingInto FundsFree Press Woodstock BureauWOODSTOCK, Oct. 29 — Disappointed over the De­partment of Municipal Af­fairs’ failure to clarify the structure of provincial aid to tornado victims before Octo­ber 20, Oxford County Coun­cil today cut in half its $30,- 000 grant for tornado relief.May Lose MoreIf other Oxford municipalities cut their grants in half, the lossi in provincial assistance to tornado victims is expected to be about §10,- 000.At a special session council cen-i sured the department’s misinter­pretation of a provincial order-in- eouncil.Boosted GrantThe department told council in a letter July 17 that the Govern­ment would pay a 50 per cent sub­sidy on municipal grants. On the strength of this authority county council boosted its grant from §10.000 to §30,000 with the expecta­tion of receiving §15,000 from the province.In view of the clarifying letter, delayed three months, that the province intended to pay 50 per^ cent of the total relief fund to tha tornado committee, council cut tha county grant to $15,000.Critical of Mix-UpGordon Pittock, chairman of tha: Oxford County Tornado Relief Fund, also criticized the Depart­ment of Municipal Affairs for it* part in the mix-up.. "I am terribly disappointed that we would have a letter of author­ity from the department on July 17 to the effect that the Provincial Government would subsidize mu­nicipal grants to the tornado fund by 50 per cent, and that this mis­interpretation of the order-in-coun- cil by the department was not cor­rected by them until October 20,” Mr. Pittock said."It means a cut-back of about $10,000 in relief to Oxford County victims.” he added.Mr. Pittock explained that the tornado relief committee made a second call on municipalities after learning that municipal grants would be subsidized IM) per cent by the province. Consequently the amount of municipal grants, given with expectation that they would receive half back from the prov­ince, was doubled to $40,500.Can’t Afford #30,000Oxford County Council has de­cided that it can't afford $30,000 on this year's budget and has thus cut its grant back to $15,000, atilt $5,000 more than its original grant."We now have to go back to the other municipalities and advise them of the error of the depart­ment and awa.lt their decision on whether they will reduce or main­tain their grant," he said.Expect Cut-BacksMr. Pittock said It is anticipated that other municipalities will re-, duce their grants, making the to­tal grants from muncipalitles $20,- 500. This will mean a reduction in the provincial subsidy to the muni­cipalities as well as the total; amount collected from municipal!-1 ties and through public subscrip-; tion.Assuming that all municipalities cut their grants In half, Mr. Pit­tock said the relief committee will have approximately $84,700 to dis­tribute, including an anticipated provincial grant of $28,000 for Ox­ford.If the municipalities cut their; grants in half, following the lead of county council, the $76,000 al­ready collected from all sources will be cut to about $56,000, he said. Approximately $66,595 has al­ready been distributed to tornado victims.Municipalities to be approached are East and West Zorra. East Nis­souri, West and North Oxford townships, Tillsonburg, Ingersoll and Woodstock. Woodstock doubled its grant from $1,000 to $2,000.Reeves CriticalReeve C. D. Sutor, of Blenheim! Township, speaking on the resolu­tion. said: "As I see it, how is the public going to understand why we have had two special sessions to| deal with the matter although it isi no fault of our own."Reeve Sutor protested the hand­ling of the tornado relief fund by the province and hoped that ini future they would give better lead­ership.Reeve Robert Rudy, of Tavistock,] concuring with Mr. Sutor, said that it was costing Oxford County ratepayers to hold these special meetings. "In future we will have; to be very cautious in dealing with the Department of Municipal Af­fairs and they should be censured.” Reeve Rudy suggested that the county clerk should check the morning mail because the depart­ment changes its mind so fast.L. M. Ball Resigns PositionAs Juvenile Court JudgeA letter from ills Honor Judge L. M. Ball, judge of the Juvenile and Family Court of Oxford Coun­ty announcing his resignation was read at last night’s Board of Di­rectors’ meeting the Woodstock Childrens Aid Society. Judge Ball has presided over the Juvenile Court since its inception in June of 1944. iMany expressions of regret as to Judge Ball’s resignation were! expressed by members of the Chil-1 ren’s Aid Board when news of; his intended resignation was made I known to them. Judge Ball's letter! was referred to the Juvenile Court committee for action.In his letter of resignation, Judge! Ball writes, "In many respects the! Juvenile Court can be considered the most important court Of all the Criminal Courts, for if a young person can be corrected in time in the Juvenile Court he may never appear in the other courts." Con­tinuing he says, "Cases must be dealt with individually and on oc­casions I really cannot spare the time to deal with them the way they should be dealt with." BUILDING REPORTOther business brought before the board at last night's meetingCOURT REPORTER AND SECRETARYApply in writing, stating qualifi­cations and salary expepted toSHERIFF’S OFFICE COURT HOUSE WOODSTOCK, ONTARIODepartment Lee1 Municipal Councils Up the Garden on Tornado Relief GrantThis business of the provincial grant to be made in connection with the tornado re­lief funds becomes about as clear as a mud­dy pool upon stirring.As we understand the present muddle which led Oxford county council to censure the department of municipal affairs and cut their grant to the fund from $30,000 to $15,000, arises from a change of policy by ihe department as to how the grant should be paid.At the time municipal grants and public subscriptions were being raised for reliei of I hose persons who suffered property dam­age in the tornado of May 21, a government announcement led municipal councils to be­lieve the province would reimburse them by paying to the councils 50 per cent of the am­ount which the municipality granted to the fund. On Uns basis the municipalities in Ox­ford increased their grants to double the amount they had originally passed for pay­ment, |Now, it appears, the department has an­nounced its intention to pay the provincial grant directly to the tornado fund relief committees on something of a basis of 50 per cent of all monies received by the com­mittee.The department’s latest announced policy svould grant additional money for relief purposes, but at the expense of the munici­palities, which rightly feel they cannot afford such an expense.When asked by letter from the Oxford ounty clerk and treasurer on July 17 for a clarification of the policy of provincial assistance the department, reportedly, took 'inti! mid-October to forward its reply.Why the long delay? Did It take that long or the department to clarify its policy? Or had someone blundered?It. would appear the department led the councils up the garden path and then chang­ed its mind.included a report from the building chairman. He reported on the pro­gress of the plans for the erection of the new Children's Aid building. It was felt that tenders for the erection of the building should be called shortly after the beginning of the New Year. The building! chairman was given authority by the board to proceed m this mat*ter. T .It was reported that the receipts from the recent building fund camj paign totalled in the neighborhood of ?20,000. . /,It was announced at last night s meeting that the Board of the Children’s Aid Society has decided to increase the boarding rate for children in foster homes. At pres­ent the board is paying 60 cents per day, plus 50 per cent of the family allowance and providing clothing, medicine and other re­quirements. It was felt that rtis payment falls short of actual finan­cial outlay required for reasonable care of any child. ’Hie board ex­pressed deep satisfaction to a’l foster parents who have made it possible for the society as well as they have in this most humane work. Tornado Aid Cut In HalfBy Five Oxford CentresVictims Lose $30,000 DueT o ReductionsFree Press Woodstock Bureau j WOODSTOCK. Nov. 2 — Only one of six Oxford mu­nicipalities today decided to maintain its grant to the county tornado relief fund.Follow County LeMFive centres sliced in half their grants to the fund. following the lead of Oxford County Council, which reduced its grant from $30,- ooo to $15,000 last Saturday.The cutbacks mean a loss of. almost $30,000 in aid to tornado victims, including about $10,000 in provincial assistance.East Nissouri was the exception. Council dftided to stand pat on its:•grant of $2,000 for relief because the township was one of the hard­est hit by the tornado.5 Cut GrantsIngersoll, Tillsonburg. East Zor­ra, West Oxford and North Ox­ford reduced their aid to the sums which they granted before they understood incorrectly that the province would pay 50 per cent of municipal grants.Reeve L. C. Innes, of West Zorra, another municipality where tor­nado damage was high, said coun­cil took no action because of the, pressure of other business, but called a special meeting for Tues­day night to decide its course.Woodstock, which doubled its $1,000 grant, does not meet until Friday.Aid HalvedWest Oxford, North Oxford and Tillsonburg halved their grants of $1,000, East Zorro reduced its grant from $2,000 to $1,000 and Ingersoll cut back from $500 to $250.East Nissouri had doubled its grant at the same time as the other municipalities, and decided to stick by tj^it amount, although, like other centres, it had expected to get half of its grant back in a provi^tial subsidy.Generally,, municipalities were disappointed over an alleged mis­interpretation of a provincial order­in-council, In a letter to County Clerk-Treasurer L. K. Coles, the Department of Municipal Affairs explained in June that the Govern­ment intended to pay 60 per cent o' municipal grants to aid tornado victims.Clarifying LetterNot until October 20 did a clari­fying letter admit an error had been made and that the Govern­ment intention was to pay 50 per cent of the total relief fund.The municipalities doubled their contributions, expecting to be re­imbursed by the Government for half of their grants.The tornado relief fund had been pledged about $76,000, including municipal grants and public sub­scriptions, before the cuts were made. The total now is near $56,000 and thus the county fund is en­titled to a provincial grant of ap­proximately $28,000.Including the expected provincial grant, • Oxford officials expect to have about $85,000 to distribute to tornado victim!. Approximately $66,000 has already been spent.Discuss FinalStorm GrantsTornado victims in Lambton County, who are expected to end up having received about 75 per cent of their net loss in tornado relief, are figured to fare the beat of victims in all five counties dam­aged by summer tornados.This was revealed here yester­day at a meeting of tornado relief and county officials from Middle-) sex, Huron, Perth, Lambton and Oxford held to discuss final pay­ment of tornado relief.In Middlesex, which was dam­aged the heaviest of the five coun­ties, victims will finish with about 30 to 32 per cent of net damage; Perth, 45 to 46 per cent; Oxford, ,50 per cent; Huron 25 per cent.Await GrantsThese final estimated per cent­ages are all dependent upon pro-i vincial grants which are expected) to be paid soon to the counties. Still to be received, however, is a' possible donation from the National Disaster Fund, and this could af-l feet these percentages favorably to some degree.Officials of the five counties ap­proved a motion yesterday that of­ficials of the disaster fund be con­tacted so that any donation from the fund might be received in time to be included in final payments which are hoped to be sent out by middle of November.Lambton County is hoping to make final payment on November 14.Claims below $200 will not be paid by any of the counties of­ficials said, although considerable discussion centred on special con­sideration being given to extraor­dinary cases in the final payment. Officials from Perth, Huron, Mid­dlesex and Oxford expressed that Unfairness is resulting in some cases where special circumstances would prevent rehabilitation of farms by payment on the flat per­centage basis are almost sure to deceive special attention, officials ■aid.Net damage — total damage minus insurance adjustments —) according to counties is: Middle­sex, $568,000; Perth, $104,450; Ox­ford, $181,360; Huron, $137,000; Lambton, $80,735. Totals of public subscription and municipal and county grants are: Perth $84,829; Oxford $56,507; Huron, $18,300; Lambton, $44,000; Middlesex, $119,-1 247.None In Perth, HuronNo payments at all have been made in Perth or Huron counties to date. Middlesex has paid on claims of $300 and over at a rate of 15 per cent of net loss or about $82,000. Lambton has paid 50 per cent of all claims with none heing lower than $200, and Oxford has distributed about $66,000, or all but $10,000 of money raised locally in the county.Provincial grants expected by the counties for Incorporation into the final payment are: Middlesex, $60,000; Oxford, $28,000; Huron, $10,000; Lambton $22,000; Perth, $17,400; or a total of about $130,000,Oxford County Council yester-) day reduced the grant it had made to last spring’s tornado victims from $30,000 to $15,000. The coun­cil, which was meeting for the second time this autumn in spec­ial session in connection with the fund, blasted the provincial gov­ernment for not giving them goodj leadership in the matter, and for changing their mind on details of the Ontario subsidy.Gross total of municipal grants for those who suffered damage in the May 21 windstorm which swept across this part of Ontario was $40,500. Municipalities count-; ed on a 50 per cent contribution from the government to offset; their payments to those who had suffered damage.Total disbursements made by the Oxford Tornado Relief Com­mittee have now been $66,595.95, L. K. Coles, county clerk-treasur­er stated. Twenty-one Oxford citizens received payments from the fund.MAIN REASONMain reason for the council’s! action was in protest against gov­ernment pledges made earlier this year by the deputy-minister of the Department of Municipal Affairs, W. A Orr, who in a letter to Mr. Coles, dated July 17, said the On­tario reimbursements to the mun­icipalities for the tornado victims would be made directly to the mun­icipality and “could be used by the county to reduce the general levy on taxpayers.’’Apparently by Oct. 22 Mr. Orr changed his mind. Under that date he again wrote the county clerk, but this time to tell him the gov­ernment payment would be made to the tornado relief committee, and not the council.County council in first dealing with the matter granted $10,000 to assist the tornado sufferers, and then following ann< uncement from the government that it would match half the municipal donations, the county raised its gift to $30,000.If the county’s action in now re­ducing their grant is followed by other Oxford municipalities the net loss to the wind-sufferers will be approximately $10,000. Oh the gross grants made so far the pro- vince's share would be $20,250, Mr. Coles said.Reeve James D. Hossack, Em­County Council Slices Tornado Relief Grantbro, chairman of the county fin­ance committee moved the resolu­tion slicing the Oxford gift from $30,000 to $15,000. Wording of the mdtion said, “in view of the recent change In provincial government policy toward the tornado relief fund we recommend the Oxford grant be cut to $15,000.” The res­olution carried unanimously. Coun­cillors who did not wish to be quoted said they felt the provin­cial government had; not “played ball” with them in the matter.“BUNGLING”Reeve C. D. Sutor, Blenheim, said it was no fault of the county administration that council had been called to meet twice in spec­ial sessoin regarding the tornado! fund. He said "bungling" was the, only appropriate word to describe the government's change of at­titude regarding their payments to the county to subsidize the mun­icipal pledge.“When we get direction from a government department we expect we can go by it," Reeve Sutor said regarding the letter of Mr. Orr to the county clerk last July. He pro­tested the handling of the tornado relief fund by Queen's Park, and said the county had a right to ex­pect "better leadership” from the government.Reeve Robert Rudy, Tavistock,, endorsed the opinion of Reeve Su-i tor. “It makes us wonder what kind of guidance we are getting from the provincial government,” he stated. “I think they should be censured for giving us a wrong steer.”In addition to the muncipial con­tributions to the fund $18,137 was donated by Oxford citizens in a public canvass. West Zorra col­lected $8,148, and East Nissouri for the wind victims. Woodstock council ma le a grant of $2,000, and other official donations were In­gersoll, $500, Tillsonburg, Sil,000. West Oxford, SI,000, North Ox-1 ford $1,000, East Zorra $2,000. East Nissouri, $2,000, West* Zorra $1,000.Warden Thomas Pellow, Wert Oxford, raised a laugh when in closing the council session he thanked the members "For getting up a half hour earlier in the mpm-, ing to get here.” Council normal­ly meets at 10 a.m., but yesterday's meeting was assembled at/'9.30 o’clock.Finance Committee I Cuts Tornado GrantFinance committee of council last night reduced their previously announced gift of $2,000 to the Ox­ford tornado relief fund by half.Council's action in slicing their, donation in two was stated as a protest gesture against the way the Ontai^o government handled their subsidy agreements to mu­nicipalities in regard to the fund.The Oxford fund now approxi­mates $100,000 when all pulJic sub­scriptions. pledges, and donations are redeemed. L. K. Coles, county clerk-treasurer stated, Canadian DisasterRelief Fund Gives $100,000 IV. 0.Tornado Aid GrantLocal Committees To Distribute FundsFor RehabilitationLCTETZECjuziti t/zz (zonouz of your ptzziznae at tfzz offtataC opLzninc) of t^z^am antkzTORONTO, Nov. 5 — (CP) — James S. Duncan, Ontario director of the Canadian Disaster Relief Fund, announced today the fund has approved a $100,000 grant to aid in the rehabilitation of the Western Ontario areas which suffered tornado damage last May.To Local CommitteesThe amount will be given to local tornado fund committees after taking into consideration the funds which have been raised through public subscription and special grants from municipalities and the Province of^iniitez of E^Eiouzazi and ^zozCo^nzznt, ^ouzznmznt of Canadzand ifztadl/linlitzz of t^z iPzooinaz of OntazioOntario.<zdl/[onday, ^Epttem^zz 2St(z, 1Q53> 2.^0 pi.m.From Winnipeg FundThe fund was set up to administer the residue of the money subscribed for relief at the time of the Winnipeg flood, amounting to $1,485,511, and any addi­tional funds that may be made available for disasterrelief.$100,000 Granted W. O For Tornado Damages1PUBLIC NOTICEAt the call of WARDEN THOM­AS F. PELLOW, aSPECIAL MEETING of the County Council of the rounty of Oxford will be held in COUNCIL CHAMBER IN THE COURT HOUSEWOODSTOCKITuesday, December 8th 1853. at the hour of ten o'clock a.m., for general business.All claims and accountH. 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.. "This is excellent news,” L. K. Coles, Oxford clerk-treasurer said this morning on learning that the dominion disaster fund would make a grant of $100,000 to Western On­tario municipalities for relief of persons who suffered last May 21 from the tornado which swept this part of the province.Twenty-one citizens in Oxford county had property damaged by the violent windstorm.Total amount of money subscrib­ed by the public for tornado relief in this county is now $36,362.47, and, in addition, municipal grants come to $21,750. The gross amount of the Oxford fund stands at $58,112.47. The provincial govern-ment promised to subsidize this with a 50 per cent contribution for each dollar raised by subscription, ' or by local grant. The Ontario . share expected by the county fund < committee is $29,056.23.Already the county committee has paid out $66,595.95, Mr. Coles stated.Today’s news that the federal disaster fund will step into the tornado relief picture would seem to indicate the Oxford fund may be bulged with an additional $10,000. and along with money now re­ceived, and promised from govern­ment sources the fund will amount to close to $100,000."We don't know how much we'll get, but on a rough guess I’d think we’d get 10 per cent (of $100,000)."I think the citizens g>f Oxford. Woodstock, and IngeKoll have been extremely genero^ in their gifts to the tornado vie>ms.” Mr. Coles stated.County council met last week in connection with the amount it would give to the local fund, be­cause, apparently, of conflicting statements from the provincial authorities of what they would do. At first the county voted $10,000-. to the relief fund, then raised that; to $30,000 on the basis of promises by Queen's Park that they would half of whatever was given by sub­scription and by municipal grant.1At last week’s session the county reduced its appropriation from $30,000 to $15,000. Action of thecouncil was in protest at what they auiu.uMiH.cnuB uiv termed "lack of leadership” from dominion disaster fund will meet l^e government.The committee administering theshortly to allocate the announcedThe anticipated additional gift ofgrant. There is one represent? tive $10,000 from the federal disaster from each province on the fund fund will not be matched by a committee. 'subsidy from the province.Tornado Relief Money Tp Be Split Next WeekThe ratio was 95 per cent to 30."The committee is trying to place the money where it is most needed,” he said.DIFFICULTY IN DISTRIBUTIONLONDON, Ont. (CP)-—The fiveiwill be distributed early next week, county I tornado relief funds in Distribution will be made on awestern Ontario will share a $100,-I 000 Canadian Disaster Relief Fund grant to aid in the rehabilitation of the area which suffered tornado damage last May.[ R, W. Main of Toronto, assistant to James S. Duncan, Ontario di­rector of the fund, said the moneySome difficulty was experienced , , - t?r‘by the committee in arriving at anado relief fund, set up by baruki. basis of distribution because the will not share in the $100,000 grant, assessment method used in each Mr. Mum said there was no jus-county was different, Mr. Main ™ tification for giving the Sarma fund 5ajd. "Some assessed damage toThe money will come from the money. He sa d Sarnia appeared buildings only and others assessed residue of the money subscribed to be well off compared to thedamage to buildings and livestock for relief at the time of the Win- five counties. "Sarnia had a muchand other things,” he said, nipeg flood, amounting to $1,485,- higher proportion of insurance cov- —-----2--------"common denominator” of assess­ment of damage in the five coun ties.511.The sixth western Ontarioerage compared to the counties. 1HOxford Fish and GameProtective AssodMTi^®^ ©ips is to certjfg: tlpit ^pnrtsjmm ^3Is a member in good standing in this Association for Dated at Woodstock, OntarioThisand ^cni^ci'i f/ (m/ij ^^cu-ncil i!vethhe/e. ^nfaH-c'Wedne-iday, ^owent-Aey G^evenlh tti tttielue-tAfrty ° ‘c/ocA ntto iHfft t/n y^utenfint-.'tofrtH^y t^itoftoay ofM^BERS^rpT^c^TARYWoodstock Agricultural S(tfiet ~ FAIR-r<_ 27th. 1953a n </ dirt. u/t ZAdmit0 0 W n(^t0«SSlband LadyRSVPL. M. GARDNER, Pr»»ldent Patriotic GroupHolds Last MeetThe final moling of the Oxford Patriotic Association* which was formed in 1939 to assist the £«•! pendents of soldiers who enlisted from Oxford County, was held in the County Building yesterday.Hie money used to administer tire financial benefits to these de­pendents was raised by public and privatj subscriptions and municip­al grants during the years 1914 to 191b. When the First Great War stopped, this money lay idle In too Canada Permanent Mortgage Cor­poration.Realizing the good that could be done with this money, a group of men applied to the supreme Court, of Canada on May 6, 1939, for per-, mission to use the dormant funds, which amounted to 513,9(11.83 and, with the accumulated bank interest of $519.49, bringing the total ' to §<,4zl.32, on tiie administration of benefits for dependents of men wno enlisted in Oxiord County. Permis­sion was granted by the court, re­sulting in the formation of the Ox­ford Patriotic Association.Since its inception, the associa­tion has paid out $8,116.88 to de­pendents. This sum is larger than the original amount, but it includes the interests from Canada Savings Bonds and banks over the years. SERVICES GIVEN. The group held a total of 30 meet­ings over the years the association was in force. Some of the worth­while services rendered by it were paying back rent on a veteran’s home, paying fuel bills, paying hospital .bills and paying stipulat­ed funds, or a pension, over a period of months to those who deserved it.At the final meeting yesterday, the small amount of money which remained in the fund was' signed out m cheque form, and the fund was officially closed.Four of the original association members were on hand yesterday to wind up the association's busi- ness. In the original group were;K■ Shaw, Woodstock, 1939 to ®;+G^e HoUier« Tillsonburg, 1939 to 19o3; James D. Flanders, Dereham, 1939 to 1953: W. H ^ood5toek> 1939 to 1953;' W. F. Hersee, 1939 to 1953; AustiA Era?»T m39^ 1.946' and Adam E. Roth, Woodstock, 1939 to 1940 who acted as secretary-treasurers. . K. A MacDougall, Woodstock, joined the assooiation in 1945: Den- Ro^» Woodstock, in 1940 to 1942, and L. K. Coles, Ingersoll, secretary-treasurer in 1943 to 1953,Funds Distributed, Books ClosedMembers of the little known Oxford Patriotic Association which has been quietly assist­ing veterans of World War I during the past few years, are shown as they gathered today to close the books and distribute the remaining funds of the organization. Left to right are, R. A. MacDougall, Woodstock; Lt.-Col. W. F. Hersee, Woodstock, vice-chair­man; W. H. Peirce, Woodstock; George M. Hollier, Tillsonburg, chairman; James D. Flanders, Dereham Township; and L. K. Coles, Ingersoll/secretary-treasurer. (Photo by _____ Free Press Woodstock Bureau).Aided Dependents of World War I VeteransUn publicized Oxford Fund Closes BooksFree Press Woodstock BureauWOODSTOCK, Nov. 10—The books were closed on an unpub­licized fund that has done un­calculated good to the dependents of Oxford World War I veterans here today in an almost unnoted ceremony.Gathered at the county court house, six Oxford County men quietly put a period to 14 years of administering a fund that has paid the back taxes, fuel bills, operations and, in some cases, a sort of pension.» * * ♦During World War I money was raised by public subscrip­tion and municipal grants.For some reason the money laid dormant until Maj- 6, 1939, when an application was made to the Supreme Court of Canadj and the Oxford Patriotic Asso­ciation was formed to administer the fund of $7,431.32 including bank interest.* * •With a wise investment in Gov­ernment bonds during the last war, the association paid out $8,116.88, including interest, to Oxford County World War I (de- pendents since 1939.At their final meeting today the remaining funds were distributed and the fund closed.Four of the original associa­tion were on hand today to wind up the association's business.In the original group were: J. R. Shaw, Woodstock, 1939 to 1944; George Hollier, Tillsonburg, 1939 to 1953; James D. Flanders, Dereham, 1939 to 1953; W. H. Peirce, Woodstock, 1939 to 1953; W. F. Hersee, 1939 to 1953; Austin Grainger, 1939 to 1946; Adam E. Roth, Woodstock, 1939 to 1940, secreta ry-treasu rer.R. A MacDougall, Woodstock, joined the association in 1945, Kenneth Roth, Woodstock, in 1940 to 1942 and L. K. Coles. In­gersoll, secretary treasurer in 1943 to 1953.TAVISTOCK FALL FAIRTAVISTOCK, ONTARIO102n<l Annual ExhibitionNorth Norwich Agricultural SocietyflBPTE.MBBK 29th mid 30th, 1053COMPLIMENTARYNut to bo taken np at the k«<«.ATTEND FINAL MEETINGThU ticket lx not traDHfrrnblc.Grant Jlmith. Jim. Lama Ward, Rm'y-Trma.Pictured attending the final meeting ot the Patriotic Associa­tion, are from left to right front row, W. II. Peirce. Pele Hersee, George Hollier; back row, L. K. Coles, R. A. MacDougall andJames Flanders. The association, formed in 1A39 to take care of die dependents of the men wild were enlisted from Oxford county 1 nthe First World War from a fund set inside for that purpose- (Staff Photo) Tornado Fund Increased By Federal GovernmentTwenty-one Oxford county citi­zens, victims of the violent tornado which swept western Ontario last May 21, may he in for r 16 per cent jump in their cash settlements from public subscriptions and gov­ernment grants as a result of the announcement Ottawa will match the Ontario contribution for the suf­ferers. First word of the grant was given yesetrday afternoon in a tele­phone call from Oxford MP Wal­lace Nesbitt.A few days ago the Oxford Tor­nado Relief Committee met in In­gersoll and stated the total collect­ed by the fund was 587,168,70, andthat this amount would perm’t about half of the loss of each in­dividual to be recovered.The Ontario government donation Io the fund — on a 50 per cent basis of all money subscribed and directed by municipal grant — amounts to $29,056.23. If the federal government now subsidizes the re­lief fund by a like amount, the wind victims will be in for approx­imately an additional 329.000 — adding about .16 per cent to the $66,595.95 they have already re­ceived.Officials, while expressing grati­tude for the additional gift thisLast Payments Mailedmorning, were hesitant about stat­ing its net effect to Oxford county until definite word had been re­ceived from the government.The morning story Indicated that "details had not yet been worked out" by the federal authorities, and fund representatives said it was too soon to say how much Oxford wouldi receive."We are pleased with any addi-1 tional money we get to assist those who suffered loss,” Gordon Pittock, Ingersoll, Oxford chairman told the Sentinel-Review. ‘T would like fol kndw, though, what Oxford is going to get,” he said. The gross loss by damage in the tornado was esti­mated at $181,000 in this county. All those whose property was damaged lived in West Zorra and East Nis­souri townships.WAHDEN’8 BANQUETTomorrow night Warden Thomas Pellow will bo chairman tor the annual banquet put on by the coun­ty head. Speaker for the affair, which will he in Dundas street Un­ited Church, is Hon. Dr. D. M. Sutherland, former federal minister of national defence. Reeves and township officials will attend.FOX BOUNTYThirty payments for fox pelts were made by Oxford county last month. Clerk-treasurer L, K. Coles said this morning. The total bounty claims this year amount to 428, as, compared with 536 a year ago. The bounty is $3 for the skin. The claims by townships were East Zorra, West Oxford, and Derehamone each, North Oxford, North Norwich and Blandford townships three apiece, East Nissouri and West Zorra two, and Blenheim fourteen. In November lastthere were only 17 county ments.year pay-To Victims of TornadoLast payments to the 21 Oxford tornado victims were mailed this morning. Total of the 21 cheques amounted to $12,168.64, and made the gross distribution for relief of the May 21 wind­storm sufferers amount to $92,968.70 in this county, Clerk- Treasurer L. K. Coles stated. The victims all lived in West Zorra and East Nissouri townships. The money was raised by public subscription, municipal grants, a provincial government grant of $100,000, and a large donation from the Canadian Disaster Fund. From this last, Oxford received $5,800. There is still to come an announced subsidy fronV the federal government, which it was stated, would match the grant of the Ontario author­ities. Gordon Pittock. Ingersoll, is chairman of the county fund,I and Mr. Coles is secretary-treasurer.Asked if he was gratified by the anouncement, Mr. Pittock 'said, "That's for sure, I am."A few weeks ago the Dominion Disaster Fund, set up by parlia­ment following the Winnipeg flood, made a grant of $100,000 to the tornado victims. This was split among the five counties through which the wind-storm passed — Lambton, Huron, Perth, Oxford and Middlesex — this county re­ceived $5,800 from this source.The disaster fund’s grant, how­ever, was apparently not entirely based on the local damage, official said, but, in part, was influenced by the sum raised in this county for relief of the sufferers.Of the tdtal amount granted by municipalities for the tornado vic­tims — $64,500 — Oxford county bodies passed $21,750 — one third of the whole sum. Local officials figured Oxford people lost about 10 per cent of all the damage. The Dominion Disaster Fund, evidently reckoning on a different basis, al- Idtte.d only about six per cent of their' Whole grant to this county."I am very pleased on behalf of the five western Ontario counties,” L. K. Cole.j, Oxford clerk-treasurer said this inorning in reference to the announced extra money from the government. Mr. Coles was reluctant, however, to estimate what effect this would have on the county fund until more details were received.The whole business of the tor­nado fund, and particularly the amount which the Ontario govern- ' mept would give to it, has been a contentious subject in recentiyveeks in Oxford county.The county first made a grax. of $10,000 for tiie tornado victims, then raised that to $30,000 after a Queen’s Park statement that the province would match their gift with a 50 percent donation to be used for any purpose the county wished. This later anouncement was subsequently contradicted, ap­parently, and Toronto said its share for relief would go to the local tornado committee. In dis­gust, county council cut its grant to $15,000. Several other local coun­cils did the same.Total money subscribed by the public in this county for the fund was $36,362.47. Municipal grants added $21,750 more. This was made up as follows, Oxford county $15,000; East Nissouri $2000; West Zorra $1000; Woodstock $1000; Till­sonburg $500; North Oxford $500; I West Oxford $500; East Zorra $1000; and Ingersoll $250.When the Canadian Disaster Fund apportioned their grant, in addition to the $5800 Oxford re­ceived, Perth county got $7700, and1 Lambton county $4200. The grants to Huron and Middlesex were not announced.The Sentinel-Review was ad­vised of this federal grant yes­terday afternoon by Clark Mur­ray, former member for Oxford, but it was too late for yester­day's issue. Mr. Murray had been in contact by telephone with Hon. Walter Harris, the minister, get­ting figures and information for him on the Oxford situation.COUNCIL TO MEETThe Oxford County council will hold its final meeting of the 1953 term on Tuesday of next week.Neighborly Act of Passing the Hat Bolstered Oxford Tor lado Relief FundThe Oxford County Tornado Relief Fund will grow to a total of some $122,000.00 with the federal government’s announce­ment that it will match the Ontario govern­ment contribution.j* Such a figure will go a long way toward ’giving aid and rehabilitation to those who buffered loss in the devastating storm which Jeut across East Nissouri ahcF Zorra parly in the evening of May 21 last.Contributions made to the fund by ^nunicipal councils, the provincial govern- pient, the Canadian Disaster Fund and now <he promise by the federal government are Welcome and are gratifying. Great as these contributions are we should not lose sight of “the marvellous contribution made through public subscription.Before there was any annotfnefement of government aid before those in administra­tive positions could come together to set anamount for aid, the neighbors of these hard- hit folk, next door and throughout the county began giving all they could.These people were close to the damage; they saw the need first hand and in true neighborly fashion went about doing some­thing immediately. They organized, they canvassed and they subscribed so that in the end they had raised a total of $36,362.47 by, figuratively speaking, passing the hat. This sum, then, with the municipal grants of $21,750 added, formed the basis on which the Ontario grant was made and now the federal grant.The government help is appreciated but let us not lose sight of the fact that they are based on the overwhelming response by pri­vate citizens and their local councils. With­out such a generous base the later grants would noMrovrtoon ns large. Make Judging Difficult"What's that in the box, Your Worship?” That—why that's my wife.” His Worship Magistrate R. G. Groom, of Tillsonburg, the rosy-cheeked character masquerading as Dragnet' at the left, and Mrs. Groom, attractively packaged as a Christmas Box were chosen best couple at the frolic and funnight.Juvenile Court Committee Discusses ReplacementThe juvenile court committee of 'Oxford county met last night to discuss a repl cement for Judge Leslie M. Ball who has headed the juvenile and family court since it was formed in 1944, and who, ow-, ing' to pressure of other interestsMagistrate Groom Is RecommendedThe juvenile and family court committee for Oxford. Woodstockand Ingersoll last weekend reco*- The committee considered a pos- mended that Magistrate Robert G. slble replacement for Judge Ball,Groom, Tillsonburg, be named to sueceed Leslie M. Ball as judge of the court.Mr. Ball has headed the court since it was formed in 1944. His resignation submitted recently is | effective the end of December. Magistrate Groom is both city andcounty magistrate. The appoint-made by the6Attorned-^enpral Bernadette Smith Woodstock;Copy of the order-1 n-council offici­ally accepting Mr. Ball's resigna­tion "/as dated Nov. 19, Mr. Ball gave pressure of other interests as the reason for his withdrawal. His work on the bench was highly praised by officials.Members of the court committee are Warden Thomas Pellow, chair­man; Mayor Bernadette Smith, Mayor Thomas Morrison, Ingersoll; Reeve W. J. McDonald, East Zor­ra; president if. £. Passmore of the Oxfora CAS, superintendent Richard G. Clowes, and county cterk-fcwwer L. K. Coles. is resigning, effective the end of this year.It was the first time in several years that the committee has met and County Clerk-Treasurer L- R. Coles read minutes of all previous committee meetings.Children’s Aid superintendent Richard G. Clowes gave detailed statitstics covering the work of the society, which is closely linked with the court, and which showed that 2,184 children had appeared be­fore the couisince it was started, and 1,014 of them had been made wards of the Children's Aid.and agreed to meet again within two weeks to further discuss the vacancy which will be created when his resignation becomes ef­fective December 31. No decision was reached, however. Salary of the judge is $500 yearly.Those attending the meeting were Warden Thomas Pellow, Ma- - layer Thomas Morrison, Inger­soll; Reeve William J. McDonald,East Zorra; Howard Passmore, president of the Oxford CAS; Rich­ard G. Clowes, superintendent ofj the society; and L. R. Coles, Ox­ford clerk-treasurer.Body to Discuss Juvenile CourtA meeting of the Oxford juvenile court and family court committee has been called for Tuesday night at the Court HouselPurpose of the meeting, first in some time, is to discuss the situa­tion caused by the recently an­nounced resignation of Leslie M. Ball as judge. Mr. Ball has served since 1944, when the court was set up, and stated he resigned with re­gret. but because of the pressure of other circumstances.The court works in close co-oper- tion with the Oxford Children's Aid Society, and Mr. Ball stated in a letter to Richard G. Clowes, CAS superintendent and probation officer, that the county was "part­icularly fortunate in all the per­sonnel of the society."Since 1944 the court has dealt will) a total of 2.184 children, of whom L014 jvpre made wards of. the CA.“Mem tiers who comprise the court committee are Warden Thomas Pellow, Mayor Bernadette Smith, Mayor Thomas Morrison, Ingersoll, President Howard Passmore, of| the CAS, and Superintendent R. G. Clowes. Judge Ball and Crown At­torney A. C. Whaley act in an ad­visory capacity.Judge Bairs resignation becomes effective Dec. 31,U. S. Company Buys West Zorra LandA long-term development of rich limestone deposits In West Zorra Township, which is providing size­able increases In bank accounts for more than a dozen farmers, was announced yesterday by one of the largest steel companies In the United States.The Republic Steel Corporation announced that Rs Canadian sub­sidiary, Union Drawn Steel Co, Ltd,, has acquired a deposit of open hearth quality limestone near Embro.Telephone conversations with a few of the farmers concerned in this sale show that the majority of them are quite happy jwltn the deal, while one farmer feels that he should have held out for more money per acre. Harry Whetstone, an Embro farmer concerned stated that he was quite surprised to find that there was so much limestone, on his farm. When queried as to whether he realized how important1 limestone is to the manufacture of steel, he stated, "He didn't know before, but he sure does now.”Charles Douglas, another Embro District farmer whose farm is claimed to be rich in limestone, has sold 13 acres to the steel firm. There is a stand of timber on the land in question, but he has been given 10 years to remove it. ’C. M. White, president of both steel firms, said the 1,100 acres of land contain a deposit of high qual­ity stone sufficient to supply Re­public’s open hearth furnaces for several generations. The limestone is almost pure calcite, and is known as vaughanite. This lime­stone is claimed to be the best in the world.About 14 farmers have sold land stretching from concession one to six in West Zorra for prices rang­ing from $130 per acre to over $200 per acre. The farmers queried claimed that they have up to one year after date of sale to vacate the land. The sale was made two weeks ago. The company officials would give the farmers no date as to when the mining operations would commence.Woodlot HarvestSeason is HereSnowfall and colder weather are a signal for timber operators and farmers to get at the job of har­vesting another crop of logs and other material from woodlots throughout the country, a report from the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests points out.These people are reminded of their respective County Tree Cut­ting By-Laws which limit the size of trees which can be cut. Rather than have a vague idea of mini­mum diameters for the various species, ie operator or farmer is advised to get a copy of the tree cutting by-law from his Count)’ Clerk. It is also advisable to have some means of accurately measur­ing diameters of trees at the point where measurement is taken.Members of the County' Tree Commission. Zone Foresters, and others interested in conserving woodland resources are constantly on the alert for those who dis­regard this very important legisla­tion. Tree-cutting by-laws were adopted not to work hardship against the operator but to help him and others learn to the futility of cutting small trees having low yields, and of the waste­ful practice of clear cutting.The by-lawS do not apply to own­ers who are cutting for their own use but it is to the owner’s in­terest to leave smaller medium sized trees to gro\ into timber.Observance of the tree cutting by-laws will help to maintain va­luable woodland resources. Warden Thomas Pellow Host at Annual DinnerWarden Thomas pellow, reeve of West Oxford, and the 99th war­den of Oxford county last night reached the pinnacle of his eight years of municipal career as host at the annual warden’s dinner.Seated, at the head table for the dinner held in Dundas Street Unit­ed Church in Woodstock. Warden Pellow, ’ with Mrs. Pellow at his side, smiled happily throughout the evening and- at the conlusion of the program expressed his sincere thanks for all those who had helped him during the years and particul­arly during his term as warden.L. K. Coles, county clerk-treas­urer, traditional toast-master for the annual event, presided last evening when 150 county councill­ors, officials, * their wives and guests sat down to a turkey dinner and an enjoyable program.Guest speaker for the occasion was Col. the Hon. D. M. Suther­land, MD, of Embro. Dr. Suther­land, who stated he had been the doctor for the Pellow family when the warden was a small boy, spoke of the rich history of Oxford-county with particular reference to cthmty councils.PROPOSES TOASTWallace Nesbitt, MP, proposing a toast to “Our Governments’’ paid tribute to the value of municipal governments pointing out the fact that in the federal government the members can not actually govern in the true sense of the term. They must rely on the advice of experts or boards of experts so complicated Ihas the business of government become. In municipal government, however, the people elected do the governing. Mr. Nesbitt stated he would hate to see any further .en­croachment on the powers of local government in the administration of their municipalities.In his address Mr. Nesbitt spoke humorously of the matter of plac­ing blame upon governments for things that go wrong. Municipal governments were the most diffi­cult to place blame upon for they were closest to the problems. Local governments, the Oxford member declared to be the bulwarks of democracy.Replying to the toast, T. R. Dent, these were the backbone of our MLA, echoed Mr. Nesbitt’s prhise of municipal governments saying these were the backbone of our government today.SWIFT GROWTH.Ontario is growing at the rate of 10,000 persons a month, Mr.' Dent stated, and added this has been going on for two and a half years. This growth, he explained, was responsible for, among other things, the need for these dugl highways which are stretching across the country. > . . A HThe Oxford representative in the provincial government, who is also chairman of the highways commit­tee, said he regretted the incon­venience caused people-by the con­struction of new highways, but added the government is not want­ing to step on .toes or hurt anyone. He declared he was certain that when all the negotiations were fin­ished that the matters would come out all right.Stanley Allin, former reeve of West Oxford, and secretary of the township school board, proposing a toast to the township of West Oxford, portrayed the township as the centre of what was being called the “banner count, of Ontario" and drew the conclusion that the centr^ of that banner county must be the banner township. Mr. Allin looked io the possibility of West Oxford increasing in population before very long to the point of being entitled to a deputy reeve and “a better chance at the wardenship.”Carl B. Heeney, a township coun­cillor of West Oxford for the past five • years replying to the toast praised the township and the war­den.Reeve Lawrence W. Smith of Tillsonburg proposed the toast to "Our Sister Municipalities” saying "we need each other and we are one with each other.”Mayor Bernadette Smith replied on behalf of Woodstock expressing her pleasure with the harmonious association with the county officials and the warden.Mayor Thomas Morrison of In­gersoll replied on behalf of his municipality and likened Oxford to a three-legged stool with the county, Woodstock and Ingersoll as the legs. Take one away, he said, and the whole thing falls down.Magistrate R. G. Groom pro­posed the toast to the ladies to which Mrs. Louise Krompart, coun­ty librarian, replied.The last warden of the county to come from West Oxford, A. D. Robinson, who was reeve of West Oxford and warden in 1934 was introduced.Dr. Sutherland in his address re­called that Oxford County came into being with the adoption of the county system in 1850. There have been 104 county councils and 99 wardens in that time. He felt Warden Pellow had a great honor to be numbered an.ong the 99 out­standing citizens of the county.The speaker recalling those men who had represented Oxford in the federal and provincial houses drew attention to the number of thosemembers who had been wardens of the county or had served the county in municipal councils."The rural parts of Oxford," Dr. Sutherland declared, have had a tremendous influence in its public affairs."3 ERAS REVIEWEDThe speaker reviewed the three eras of history In Oxford: from 1800 to 1850 which he called the pioneer era and in many respects the most interesting period of the county's history; from 1850 to the turn of the century or the "horse and buggy" era and the present day. He contrasted these periods by referring to the business hand­led by the county councils of each era.The community life of the '90’s, Dr. Sutherland believed, saw the time when “Oxford was probably the happiest it had ever been or had been since."Looking to the. future he found it "pretty dark” due not because of local conditions but because of world conditions. Dr. Sutherland referred to the three great changes which have taken place in the world: the tremendous develop­ments of science, the change ini seats of power in the world and' the awakening of China.“Oxford is one small unit in the, great world and there is very little that as individuals we can do to deal with these problems. Our only hope and prayer can be that our leaders will have the hope and ability to deal with these problems so Oxford and the rest of the world will have peace and happiness in the years to come,” he concluded.Musical numbers were contribut­ed by Grace Smith at the piano, and by singer, Don Robb, who was accompanied by Grace Smith.Providing humorous touches for the program were a number of presentations made by Mr. Coles to various members of county council and to county officials.Guests at the head _ble were introduced by Mr. Coles at the beginning of the evening as fol­lows: Wallace Nesbitt, Mr. and, Mrs. T. R. Dent, Warden and Mrs. Pellow, Dr. Sutherland, Rev. and Mrs. C. A. Perkins, Rev. and Mrs. D. E. Freer of Sweaburg, Crown Attorney and Mrs. A. C. Whaley, Magistrate and Mrs. R. G. Groom and Mrs. Coles.Carl J. Ekins Appointed Postmaster of WoodstockOXFORD COUNTYCHILDREN’S AID SOCIETY4nnua/ WelingPlanning Premiere at Kingston For New Play by Judge Cross ■■ ■ -- - - ■- ■ ' •* ’ • *r.Oxford Warden Host To More Than 100 OfficialsFormer DefenceMinister, Dr. Sutherland, OutlinesCounty Political HistoryFree Prem Woodstock BureauWOODSTOCK, Dec. 2 — Warden and Mrs. Thomas F. Pellowwere boats to more than 100 Oxford County officials at the warden's banquet tonight in Dundas Street United Church.Reeves and other county officials from practically every township in the county attended.Taken prior to the warden’s dinner in Dundas Street United Church in Woodstock last even­ing. this photograph shows from the left, L. K. Coles, county clerk-treasurer, who was toast­master; Col. the Hon. D. M.Sutherland, MD of Embro guest speaker, who also received a surprise ovation during the even­ing in honor of his 74th birthday today; Mrs. T. Pellow and War­den Thomas PeHow, hosts for the evening. During the evening War­den Pellow introduced the other members of his family, Lila, Doris, Elsie, Freddy, Leonard and Edward. (Staff Photo). (Story on Page 2.)Guest speaker was the Hon. Dr. D. M. Sutherland, Embro, former minister of national defence.Dr. Sutherland outlined the poli­tical history of Oxford County from 1850 to the present day. He told his audience the county coun­cil was first formed in 1850 and there had been a total of 99 ward­ens.Warden Pellow, in a brief ad­dress, said, “I am as successful as you have made me." He said he would long remember the fellow­ship, help and friendship be had received during his five years on county council.Toasts to the Federal, provincial and municipal governments were made by Wallace Nesbitt, Oxford County MP. Tom Dent, Oxford MLA replied to the toasts.Both Stanley Allin and Carl E. Heeney paid tribute to the town­ship of West Oxford, home of Warden Pellow. Lawrence Smith, reeve of Tillsonburg, proposed a toast to the sister municipalities of! Ingersoll and Woodstock, which were replied to by Bernadette Smith, mayor of Woodstock and, Tom Morrison, mayor of Ingersoll.Magistrate R. G. Groom then paid tribute to the ladies. On behalf of the ladies, Mrs. Louise Krom­part thanked the magistrate.L. K. Coles, county clerk and treasurer, was chairman.Warden Pellow will conclude his term as warden at the end of the month.Oxford Warden Host100 At Annual BanquetSi*FMore than 100 county officials and their guests attended the Oxford County wardenh banquet at Woodstock, Hosts were Warden and,Mrs. Thomas F. Pellow, Port of the large crowd can be seen here during the banquet. Hon. Dr. D M. Sutherland, Embro, former minister of national defence was guest speaker. (Photo by Paste). ■County Council Ends Business For This YearDuring the final session of this agriculture short course scheduled year’s county council last night, for early in 1954.two by-laws were passed and rec-1 Recommendations of the proper- ' ‘ by the agriculture, ty committee were adopted, being finance committees moved by Reeve Robert Rudy of together with a re- Tavistock and seconded by Reeveommendations property, and were adopted, port from the mittee.One of tiremethod of making their mont are not competed io but they share tire cost plan.nsscss* do so, of theThe recommendn lion of the oqu-waevum ™ .nv.o.wvn ———------- . —alteration committee passed in1county roads com-, William McDonald of East Zorra. j committee of the whole by a 16-5 I They included the payment of: recorded vote. Deputy reeve Clare by-laws authorized the James A. Vance Construction | II. Esseltine of Tillsonburg ./as in the county employ- Co. account of $2,557-14 for the the chair while the council di-a variation in the county employ- Co. account of $2,557.14 for the the chair while the council di-- ees pension plan, through a sup- work done recently in pointing the1 cussed the report in committee ofplementarv annuity contrac* and stonework of the County Court the whole. Reeve L. W. Smith ofthe other by-law passed, concern- House; the Ross Kilgour account j Tillsonburg, chairman of the equal-1 ed a grant to aid the trustees of of $1,016.68 for work done concern-1 teation committee moved t h ei the Woodstock General Hospital ing the jail wall. Council also gave adoption of the report.in erdeting and equipping addi- support to the raising of staff sal-1 pn ^e recorded vote, those vot-tional quarters, to the maximum I ones of jail officials, to bring jng ”yes” Were: Reeve H. C. Cay-i amount of $800,000. them up to the provincial mini- - - • - - • - - -In the agriculture committee’s . mum scale. \recommendations, moved for adop-' ACCOUNTS PAID < . ■ tion by J. K. McLeod, Reeve of I Payment of accounts recom- East Nisouri, and seconded by mended by the finance committee W. A. Chesney. Reeve of Bland- was moved for adoption by Reeve ford, council gave support to re- J. D. Hosack of Embro, secondedley, Norwich: Deputy Reevq O. T.VvUliUU &«VV * V-- ----------------F.----------------------------questing the Departments of Ag- by O. T. Coleman, deputy reeve riculture to develop a vigorous of Blenheim. Included in thepolicy on marketing farm pro­ducts. Also a grant of $-100 was recommended to be made to thecouncil’s adoption was a $15,000 final payment building grant for Tiilsonburg's new hospital, as well as a recommendation that the fin-Presentation MadeColeman. Blenheim; Deputy Reeve R. R. Day, East Nissouri; Reeve H. P. Dunn, North Oxford; Dep­uty Reeve C. H. Esseltine, Tillson- burg; Reeve J. D. Hossack, Km- bro; Reeve W. McDonald, East, Zorra; Deputy Reeve J. R. Mc­Laughlin, Dereham; Reeve J. K. McLeod. East Nissouri; Warden Thomas Peilow, West Oxgord, ReCve Robert Rudy, Tavistock; Reeve Smith, Tillsonburg; Reeve W. J. Stoakley, Dereham; Reeve C. D. Sutor, Blenheim; and Dep-To Oxford Warden“Tom" Fellow of West Oxford, Warden of the County of Oxford was presented with a silver tea service at the final session of coun­cil held in the county court house last night, in appreciation of hisancing of the Woodstock Hospital building fund be taken out of cur­rent taxes for a period of 10 years uty Re~ve L/L. wetUaufer, East —1954 to 1964. Ottter adopted re- Zorra.commendations were (1) that anallowance' of $800 be made to­wards the costs of the warden'sbanquet and other incidental ex-the County pay their proper pro-Those casting a “no” vote were Reeve H. R. Bickell, North Nor­wich; Reeve W. A. Chesney, Bland-Reeve L. C. Innes, West nrn- Zorra; RsevQ Murray tz>gan. East!portion of the $22,000 building fund of the Children's Aid Society (3)leadership during 1953. wat xv v. ai-In response to the presentation, lowed to transfer $3,268.39 from made by C. D. Sutor, Reeve of this year- surpiUs fees to apply Blenheim Township, Warden Pel- on back pension payments forlew stated in Iris address: “It's . • .....that Registrar R. V. Tuck be al­been a rather eventful year and it’s been your help and support that have made it possible to get through. I’m going to miss county council a great deal 4nd will miss i the many friends I’ve met in county council during the yar.”Compliment of the season were exchanged by the membres in fin­ishing up th year’s affairs and tributes were made also, to five other representatives who will not be returning to council for the 1954 term. These are: Fred Walther, reev of South Norwich; C. D. Sutor, reeve of Blenheim; W. J. McDonald, reeve of East' Zorra; J. K. McLeod, reeve of East Nis- souri, and L. C. Innes, reeve of West Zorra.members of the Registry Officestaff.The complete report of the coun­ty roads committee submitted last night is found elsewhere on this page.AFTERNOON SESSIONAdopting the fourth report of its equalization ' conpnittee, Oxford County Council Thursday after­noon 'decided to use the county­assessor system in the county.The sytem involves the appoint­ment of a county assessor who acts as an advisor to assessors of the local municipalities which join in the plan. The salary, transpor­tation and equipment for the assess­or is paid from the general coun-ty rate. Those municipalities which tew —— do not wish to take part in this School Board.Oxford; Reeve Fred Walther, South Norwich.During the afternoon session council gave first,and second read-| ings to the by-law to make a grant of $300,000 toward the Woodstock General Hospital building pro-1 gram. The money is to be levied over a period of 10 years at the amount of $30,000 each year. Dep­uty Reeve Coleman and Reeve Sutor of Blenheim guided the by­law through the two readings. |The following appointments as county representatives on- high chpol boards were made: W. H- Williamson, Princeton, to Paris High School Board; Edward Ken-j nedy, Oxford Centre, to Woodstock Suburban Area High School Board; W. J. Weir, Thamesford, to the' Ingersoll District High School Board; N. M. Marshall, Norwich, to the Norwich District High School) Board; Warren Rock, Otterville, tothe Tillsonburg District HighCounty Council Final SessionMembers of Oxford's county council, aome of them fresh from election battloa of Monday, gath­ered at the courthouse this morn­ing for their final session of the year.Warden Thomas Peilow, West Oxford, extending his welcome to the session, the last at which he will preside as warden, indicated there was “quite a bit to do.” He expressed the hope that council could be able to conclude its work by Thursday.The first report to be presented to the council was the semi-annual report of the manager of the Ox­ford County Home, R. J. Forbes. The report listed those residents who had died at the county home.Correspondence read by county clerk - treasurer, L. K, Coles, brought forward no urgent matters.Grey County Council forwarded three resolutions seeking the sup­port of Oxford county councillors. One resolution urged the federal government to provide a National Health Plan, contributory or oth­erwise, without further delay. A second resolution commended the efforts of the Ontario Hog Produc­ers Association in sucessfully or-« ganizing the hog selling agency known as the United Live Stock Sales. A third resolution petitioned the Ontario and Canadian depart­ments of agriculture to give im­mediate consideration and take positive action in developing a vi­gorous marketing program for farm products.SEEK SUPPORTLanark County sought support for an amendment to certain sec­tions of the Live Stock Protection Act, Ontario County Council in a resolution sought support for a move to divide those females com-; mitted to the Andrew Mercer Re-, formatory to keep those not com­mitted for having been convicted of a crime from those who had and to establish separate institu­tions.The Ontario Live Stock Commis­sioner acknowledged receipt of a $50 grant toward the Live Stock Protection Association. The Wood- stock Hospital Board of Trust ex­pressed appreciation to the council for agreeing to contribute $300,000 to the hospital's building program. Embro Public Library Board wrote in appreciation of a grant of $50.Council adjourned this morning to meet as a committee of the 1 whole and to allow property, fin- i ance and roads committees to meet.Retiring Oxford Warden HonoredTribute was paid retiring Warden Thomas F. Peilow, of North Oxford, at the close of the December session of Oxford County Council at Woodstock, and he was presented with a silver tea service- set. Reeve William McDonald, East Zorra, left, made the presentation to Warden Peilow, centre, while Reeve C. D. Sutor, Blenheim, right, read the addressOxford Votes Assessor PlanFree Press Woodstock BureauWOODSTOCK, Dec. 10 — County council today, by a recorded vote of 16 to 5, approved establishment of a county assessor system in Oxford.The fourth report of the equali­zation committee presented by Reeve Lawrence W. Smith, of Tillsonburg, and recommending the new system was adopted only after some discussion in commit­tee of the whole with Deputy Reeve Clare H. Esseltine, Tillson- burg, In the warden's chair.The recorded vote was called for by Reeve William A. Chesney Blandford, seconded by Reeve Murray V. Logan. East Oxford. If the county assessor system is adopted it doesn’t mean every township and municipality has to enter the plan. They can still re­tain their present system, Reeve Smith explained.Reeve Robert Rudy, Tavistock, vented to know If the equaliza- tlhn committee would still have to equalize the assessment each year If. say, half the townships didn't adopt the county assessor system.The equalization committee would still have to equalize the assessment, County Clerk-Trenaur- er L. K. Coles felt. If a municipality doesn't adopt the county syatem it will still have to pay its share, of the cost, the clerk replied to a question from Reeve H. P. Donn, of North Oxford. COUNTY COUNCILCelebrate | BirthdayOxford county council this morn­ing took time out from December! session to honor Deputy Reeve Louis Wettlaufer on his 75th birth­day today.Greetings of the council were ex­pressed by Reeve Robert Rudy of Tavistock with the assistance of Reeve Lawrence W. Smith of Till­sonburg. a birthday cake with blazing candles marking out "75" was presented to Mr. Wettlaufer.Council gave first and second readings to three by-laws this morning and then adjourned to allow a special committee, fin­ance and agriculture committees to meetReeve L. C. Innes of West Zor­ra and Reeve J. D. Hossack of Embro piloted the by-law to pass orders and accounts through its first and second readings.A by-law to authorize the warden and clerk to sign an agreement with the town of Ingersoll for the sharing of costs of county build­ings and administration was given first and second readings. Reeve H. C- Cayley of Norwich and Reeve Hossack handled the resolutions for the two readings.The third by-law to be given the initial readings was to authorize the warden and clerk to sign a supplementary annuity contract to make certain changes in the county employees pension plan. Deputy Reeve C. H. Esseltine of Tillsori- burg and Reeve Robert Rudy of Tavistock guided the by-law through the two readings.The council expected to finish the business of the December session this evening.ITUPolitician Honored on Birthday? %A veteron Oxford municipal politician, Deputy Reeve Louis Wettlaufer, East Zorra, was honored by County Council yesterday on his 75th birthday. He was presented with a birthday cake with the numeral 75 in blazing candles. Left to right are: Reeve James D. Hosack, Embro; Reeve Robert Rudy, Tavistock; Reeve C. D, Sutor, Blenheim, and Reeve Wettlaufer. (Photo by Poste).PULL UP A CHAIRSure and It Was Tom's BirthdayBy ALF BURMANAmong the interesting and hum- , orous features of the Warden's Din­ner each year are the presenta- | tions made by the toastmaster, Len Coles, to various members of the county council or officials of the county.Usually the guests at the dinner get sufficient of the background of the presentation to be able to guess the meaning and origin. For in­stance. if a , member of county council is called to the front after Len explains his ability as a fisher­man, you can bet he was numbered among those who returned empty handed. R. A. McDonald, when reeve of Embro, once received a can of sardines and in his speech i of acceptance told how grateful hewas except for one thing. He hates fish.—sh. iha;Last Wednesday night at Warden in« Pellow’s dinner Len was making1' his presentations in fine style whensuddenly he found the tables re­versed and he became the recipient of a birthday book with the birth­day dates of members of council and officials inscribed therein.Curious about this reversal of presentations I made some inquiry and found the only incident on record when our supremely capr- able county clerk pulled a muff and a real one at that.Baek last summer the county home committee which includes Warden Thomas Pellow and Mayor Thomas Morrison of Ingersoll among its members, the committee was due to meet on July 8. Warden Pellow mentioned to County Home Manager Bob Forbes the date hap-i oened to be his, Warden Pellow's jirthday. Hob was not long getting in the phone to* Len, who is sec­retary of the committee."It’s Tom’s birthday the day of the county homo meeting/’ Bob tells Lxsn, “we’d better do some­thing for him,”Accordingly Len goes down town $uand makes a purchase befitting an Irishman of Tom Morrison’s fine Irish temperment. Why Len as­sumed it was Tom Morrison’s birthday and not Tom Pellbw’s is known only to him and to the fact that Bob didn’t' tell him.Prior to the county home meet­ing Len confides his secret to Tom Pellow, who grins to himself but; says not a word. The present is taken stealthily out to the county home on the night of the committee meeting.At the proper time Len makes a speech and makes with the pres­ent to the mystified Tom Morrison.Then Tom Pellow points out the mix-up in names.It will be a time before Len lives that one down, but now he: has a book to keep him from pull­ing the same stunt again.County Council Authorizes Grants to 3 High SchoolsAgricultural grants of $500 each to three high schools were auth­orized this morning by Oxford County Council in the second day of its December session.Schools to receive the grants which were recommended by the education committee in its sixth report are Tillsonburg, Norwich and Ingersoll. W. J. Stoakley, reeve of Dereham, is chairman of the committee.Council also received the report of the printing and resolutions committee presented bv R. R. Day, deputy-reeve of E*ast Niss- oun. The report recommended the resolution from Ontario county seeking a separation of inmatesNO APPOINTMENT’ YETTom Dent, MLA for Oxford, said in a statement this morning he had not been notified as yet of any appointment to replace Oxford County’s Juvenile and Family Court Judge l^eslie M. Ball who will resign at the end of this year. "There have been two or three recommendations go through to the Department," he said.of the Andrew Mercer reforma­tory into two groups and the es­tablishing of a separate institution for those committeed under tha Females Protection Act who have not been convicted of an offence.The annual reports of Dr. C. M. Mackay as jail surgeon and phy­sician to the county home were received by the council.Council gave first and second readings to the bylaw covering a new five-year agreement between Woodstock and the county for the sharing of costs of the county home, county buildings, the regis­try office, criminal justice and other items. The agreement when passed .will come into effect on Jan. 1, 1954. Main change in the document from past agreements is the shift of the method of shar­ing the costs to a per capita basis entirely instead of part per capita and part assessment as previously.A similar agreement with the town of Ingersoll will be given consideration at this session.The council adjourned to meet in committee this morning.AGREEMENTA special committee appointed by Woods to k, T..gersoll and Ox­ford county meets at the Court .House, Tuesday night to discuss renewal of the five-year contract covering costs of the Court House, jail, county home, registry office, and administration of justice. In 1952«the costs, which are shared by the three bodies in part on an assessment basis, and in part based on population, amounted to $62.- 061.66, L. K. Coles, county clerk- treasurer stated. After agreement is reached each municipality by bylaw validates the contract.COUNTY MEETINGSWednesday evening the regular monthly meeting of the Oxford Health Unit will be held at the Court House. Aiderman G. T. La- Flair. Woodstock, is chairman of the health board. Also the same evening the board of management of the county home meets at that institution- Warden Thomas Pel- low is chairman of the board. PRESENTATION TO JUVENILE COURT JUDGE, L. M. BALLin illuminated scroll; and a latone big was presented rsday morning to Leslie Ms , judge of Juvenile and Eam- Cburt of Oxford County, onbehalf of the Children's Aid So­ciety and the Juvenile Court Committee. The presentation was made In appreciation of his ser­vice as th first judge of theGloimty of Oxford Juvenile Court. Judge Ball's resignation becomes effective* at. the end of . this month. In the photo nt the left. Judge Ball is shown with L. K.Coles, clerk of Oxford County; R. G, Clowes, superintendent of CAS; H. E. Passmore, president of CAS hoard; and Mrs. Jeanne Deans, sitting, case work super­visor of CAS. ’ dge Ball right photo, is shown family, sitting, left to ri; Marilya, Adriane and Mt (Staff Photo). Rood System Shows SurplusReport Given Oxford BodyFre«* Press Woodstock BurenuWOODSTOCK, Dee. JO A netexpenditure of $309,000 was made on the county road system during the year, leaving a, surplus of $11,- 600, the County Road Committee Chairman H. P. Dunn, North Ox­ford reported to county council tonight.The general expenditure exceeded t he estimates by- $500 but machinery cost $88 leas with operating costs at Woodstock and Embro shops be­low estimates by $800.Construction cost about $117,392 and maintenance about $159,822,A grant of $400 to the agricul­tural short course was approved by council with the adoption of the' agricultural committee’s report presented by Reeve J. K. McLeod, East Nissouri, chairman.Staff salaries of the county jail officials were raised to bring them to the provincial minimum scale with the adoption of the property committee's report presented by Reeve Robert Rudy, chairman.Approval of a final $15,000 grant to Tillsonburg Hospital and the; county’s share of Oxford County Children's Aid building fund high-, lighted the financial committee’s report.ANNUAL DINNERThe annual Oxford County Board of Health Christmas Dinner was held in tha Oxford Hotel last night. Each year the Board of Directors of the Health Unit sponsor a din­ner at which the Unit staff and board members attend. Santa paid a surprise visit to the dinner last night, leaving each person present a gift. They ranged from trumpets to fireman’s hat whistle.toy andPRESENTATION TO WARDENremembrance of his year as warden- The presentation on be­half of the council was made by Reeve W. J. McDonald, East Zorra, left and Reeve C. D. Sutor, Blenheim, right.Pellow is shown taking a look at the tea pot of the service. (Staff Photo).Concluding hU final session as warden of Oxford, Tom Pellow, reeve of West Oxford, last night received a silver tea service from bls fellow council members as aof $11,500/Council Hears Report on RoadsHie report of the standing com­mittee on county rOads for die year was submitted to the warden and members of Oxford County Council at yesterday’s session, held at the Court House, The re­port showed net expenditure for the year will be approximately $369,000 which amount was approv­ed by the Minister on his visit tai the County on Sept, 30, 1953, As the amount expended is less than the, amount originally provided for, there will be a surplus in the County's share of the expenditure of approximately $11,500.The expenditure in the general account will exceed the estimated expenditure by approximately $500. This extra cost was due to salary! adjustments.The cost of operating the Wood- stock and Embro shops will be about $800 less than estimated and the cost of new machinery $88; less than the amount provided in the estimates.BRIDGES AND CULVERTSBridges on Road 14-17 and 29 were not undertaken in order to keep within the estimates. A sec­tion of a bridge floor on Road 21 was replaced and the approach­es on the bridge on the Oxford-1 Middlesex boundary over the River Thames were raised and widened to eliminate load impact when vehicles entered onto the bridge. The remainder of the work was completed except part of the floor slab on Road 33.The revised construction pro­gram was completed along with' paving' a section of road 32 in Thamesford. The following pro­jects were undertaken and to date, are as follows: Road 6, paving 4 miles, $38,325.87; road 14, drain­age and resurfacing, 4 miles, $24,- 031.55; road .18, paving 3 miles. $32,505.3$; rbad 29, grading and surfacing, $20,363.62; road 32, pav­ing U mile, $2,168.26.General maintenace was carried on during the year. The shoulders of the roads were kept mc^ed and the section between the shoulder and the fence line was sfirayed with auacide weed killer. Snow- fences were taken down in the spring and the erection of them is now being completed. Adequate, sand piles for ice control are be-; ing put up and treated with sodium chloride.The following schedule gives the main maintenance operations and the £ost of same to date; dust­layer, 105-5 miles. $26,125.87: drag­ging, 124.6 miles as of Dec. 1. 1953, $17,350-50; brush and weed control, 215.6 miles, '$9,011.15 snow roads, $14,705.34; repairs to drains, $3,032.72; patching gravel roads. 124.6 miles as of Dec. 1, $16,38(h91; patching hard top roads, 91 miles as of Dec. 1, $15,823.85;Tornado Fund Books ClosedEMBRO — A final statement of receipts and distributions has beqn issued by officials of the West Zorra Disaster Relief Fund as fal­lows:Distributions — W. J., D- and j. McCorquodale. $2,620.75; James McCorquodale, $2,165: J. Smith McCorquodale. $2,093.75; George Whittaker, $1,990.81); John Whit­taker. $749.10; R. George MiHur- ney. $2,484.90; Frank Goff, $55; Robert L. Innes, $70; Roy S. Pieti. $520; Angus Green. $649.20; Peter Duskocy, $70; Thomas Clark, $15$; Donald McCall, $100; total, $13,72$- 40.Receipts — Public contribution*, $8,148.27; Township of West Zorri. $1,000; Provinw Ontario, $4,574.13; (50 per cent of all con­tributions). $13,722.40. ■r<amen of THE PREBIDENTUNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIOLONDON. CANADADear *I am taking this opportunity, when our thoughts are directed specifically to Christmas, and the reflections with which it is associated, to thank you for the grand job which you have done for the University. And in expressing my very genuine appreciation of all of your efforts I do, at the same time, extend to you and your family the Season’s Greetings for Christmas and the New Year.Yours sincerely.o unity olHANDBOOK★THOMAS F. PELLOW, Esq.WardenBoard RaiKnuckles oIts SecretaryReading of the minutes at yes-' terday’s Home for the Aged board meeting, usually a routine mat ter, led to a lengthy discussion and reprimand of William Amos, the acting secretary, by several board members. , IAs a result, the board oniered Mr. Amos to strike out of his min­utes of last month's meeting what was felt to be expressions of his opinion.He was instructed to stick to recording what went on at future meetings and advised to get copies of minutes of City and County Councils to see what is included ।REMOVE COMMENTOrdered struck out was a com­ment that "the farm committee seemed prejudiced” in a report of a discussion on a beef purchase.Also felt to be out of order was1'his recording a statement self made criticizing the of two members to set for meat from the farm.he him- naming a price At thatiime he was told by the chairman, Robert Barber, that he tould not make such observations.“I wasn't at the meeting but I think those minutes were most im­proper,” said Aid. Hancock of Galt.On motion of Reeve H. L. Wei- chel of Elmira and Mayor Roberts of Waterloo, the board orderedthe passages struck out of minutes.DISCUSS GAS BILLPresentation of a gasolinethebilldis-fow Mr. Amos led to a lengthy cussion on whether he had beenauthorized to charge gas to the board. The board decided to re­view expense policy early in the new year. wMr. Amos produced an item of $200 for employees travelling ex­penses in the 1953 budget but members of the board said they could not recall having given him authority to charge gasoline.Reeve Amos Wilkinson, chair­man of the house committee, said that a monthly car allowance of $41.66 had been authorized for Mr. Amos's father, Edward Amos, home superintendent.However, he questioned William Amos’s gasoline account.PAID SUCH ACCOUNTSWilliam Amos said the board had been paying such accounts during 1953 and before, and that the practice had been authorized.However, he asked the board to make a decision one way or an­other. He said he didn't like such a situation, as there was ‘‘a big splash in the paper and it looks as if were doing something wrong, up here.”On motion tfof Mayor Roberts and Reeve weichel, the car al-: lowance matter was referred to the new board for complete review and determination of policy. Pres­ent accounts will be paid.INSPECTOR’S VISITEdward Amos reported that resi­dents now in the home totalled 165 and included 38 male and 34 female people who are classed as mentally incompetent.He said a Home for the Aged inspector had visited the institu­tion and reported that the people were suffering from senility or1 similar trouble and were not real psychiatric cases.Mayor Weber reported he had talked with the inspector, found him a sincere man who was "on top of the problem."The matter of year end bonuses was referred to a finance com mittec meeting to be held late Ibis month.I . ■ County of Oxford ★ HANDBOOK 1953 ★ THOMAS F. PELLOW, Esq. Warden COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBERSRes. Phone Number Tnnerkip ............. 23 r 4Paris ................ 742-W-3New Dundee ...... 51-W Ingersoll ........... 308 r 3Brownsville ....... 6 r 15— . 5 n _ nKm,tore ................ r -Thamesford ....... 262-J-lBurgessville .... 301 r 11 Otterville ............. 34-RBurgessville .. 325-R-15 Ingersoll .............. 78-WBurgessville .. 308-R-12 Innerkip ............ 17 r 21Inncrkip .............. 44 r 3Embro ................. 20 r 2Tillsonburg ............. 788Tillsonburg ........ 1297-JEmbro ............. 54-JNorwich ............... 128-WTavistock ............. 76-WAddressR.R. 2, Inncrkip ...........R.R. 2. Paris .................New Dundee .................. Mount Elgin ................. Mount Elgin .................Kintore .......................••R.R. 1. Thamesford ...... R.R. 1. Burgessville .... Otterville ...................... R.R. 4, Woodstock ...... R.R. 2, Ingersoll ......... K.R. 5. Ingersoll ........... R.R. 3, Woodstock ...... R.R. 6, Tavistock ......... R.R. 3, Embro .............. Tillsonburg .................. Tillsonburg .................. Embro .............•...........Norwich ........................ Tavistock ......................Name Wili am A. Chesney ............. C. D. Sutor ............................ Orval T. Coleman (D.R.) .... Wm. J. Stoakley ................... I R. McLaughlin (D.R.) ....K. McLeod .................... Reginald R. Day (D.R.) ........ Harold R. Bickell ................. Fred Walther ......................... Murray Logan ....................Herbert P. Dunn ................... Thomas Peilow ...................... William McDonald ................ Louis L. Wcttlaufer (D.R.) .. (.. C. Innes ...........................Lawrence W. Smith ............ Clare H. Es sei tine (D.R.) .... lames D. Hossack ............... Harry C. Cayley .................... Robert Rudy .........................Municipality Blandford ................Blenheim Dereham .................j h iH f tJf : \ *- ** — w " tn S u S W Zg/iZ? W MZb TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS BLANDFORD Clerk _ ......................... George Oliver, Bright Treasurer ........................ Mrs. B. M. Wilson Bright Road Supt..................... Ben Biddis. R.R. 2, Tnnerk.p Assessor ................................. E Tax Collector .................. Mrs. B. M. W.lson. Bright Relief Officer .............................................. The RccVC Date of Meeting—First Monday BLENHEIM Clerk and Treasurer .... Irvin J. Haines, Drumbo Road Supt................................. Joel Dawson Dnimbo Assessor ............. John L. Davidson Bnght. R.R. 3 Tax Collector .......... Geo. Balkwill. Drumbo, K.R- 1 Relief Officer .............................................. The Ree'e Date of Meeting—First Monday DEREHAM* Clerk and Treasurer ... Jas. D. Flanders. Mt. Elgin Road Supt........................... Harold TindM Mt. Elgin Asse^or .............. Ha M. Harns. Mt. Elgin, R.R. - Tax Collector .............. Jas. D. Flanders. Mt. Elgin Relief Officer ................................................ Thc Date of Meeting—Second Monday EAST NISSOURI .................... A. J- Baker. Lakeside Win L Weir. ThamesfordTreasurer ........................ wm. j. Road Supt.........Geo. B. Anderson. Lakeside. k-R. Assessor and Tax Thamesford. R.R. 1 Relief Officer .................. *m. .1. Weir, Thamesford Date of Meeting—First Monday NORTH NORWICH Clerk anti Treas. .. J. F. Pritchard, Norwich, R.R. 2 Road Supt. ... Chas, de Montmorency, Burgessville Assessor ................................. D. B. Ferris, Norwich Tax Collector........J. F. Pritchard, Norwich, R.R. 2 Relief Officer ........J. F. Pritchard, Norwich, R.R. 2 Date of Meeting—Second Monday SOUTH NORWICH Clerk and Treasurer .... Herbert Parson, Road Supt............................. Elmer Almost, Assessor ........................... Ben Strudwick, Tax Collector .................. Herbert Parson, Relief Officer .................. Herbert Parson, Otterville Otterville Otterville Otterville Otterville Date of Meeting—First Monday EAST OXFORD Clerk and Treasurer ................... N. M. Holdsworth R.R. 8, Woodstock Road Supt........... Clarence Hart, Woodstock, R.R. 8 Assessor ........ John A. Wallace, Woodstock, R.R. 8 Tax Collector ............................... N. M. Holdsworth Woodstock, R.R. 8 Relief Officer ............................................... The Reeve Date of Meeting—First Monday NORTH OXFORD Clerk and Treasurer .. Miss E. A. Seldon, Ingersoll Road Supt........... Leonard Minier, Ingersoll, R.R. 2 Assessor ........... Charles Waring, R.R. 3, Ingersoll 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 Stanley Allin, Ingersoll, R.R. 4 Relief Officer .............................................. The Reeve Date of Meeting—First Monday EAST ZORRA Clerk ..................... H. J. Hallock, Woodstock, R.R. 6 Treasurer ................................ S. T. Loveys, Hickson Road Supt................ Ed. Hansuld, Tavistock, R.R. 2 Assessor ................. A. W. Malcolm, Bright, R.R. 1 Tax Collector .... John C. King, Woodstock, R.R. 6 Relief Officers ...................................... Entire Council Date of Meeting—First Monday WEST ZORRA Clerk ............................................ J- D. Wood, Embro Treasurer ...................... L. J. Pelton, Embro, R.R. 1 Road Supt................ Jas. A. Murray, Embro, R.R. 5 Assessor .......... James A. McDonald, Embro, R.R. 4 Tax Collector ............................ James A. McDonald Embro. R.R. 4 Relief Officer ................ L. J. Pelton, Embro, R.R. 1 Date of Meeting—First Monday OFFICIALS OF TOWNS AND VILLAGES TILLSONBURG Clerk and Treasurer .......... Burt Neale, 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 NORWICH Clerk ..................................... A. L. Bushell, Norwich Treasurer .......................... Dr. J. II. Frain, Norwich Road Supt.......................................... J. Lees, Norwich Assessor ................................... D. B. Ferris, Norwich Tax Collector ........................... D. B. Ferris, Norwich Relief Officer ............. A. L. Bushell, Norwich Date of Meeting—First Monday TAVISTOCK Clerk ami Treasurer ............. C. J. Klein, Tavistock Road Supt...................................... R- Rudy. Tavistock Assessor .............................. G. K. Brown, Tavistock Tax Collector ................ Walter Schaefer, Tavistock Relief Officers ...................................... Entire Council Date of Meeting—Third Monday OXFORD HEALTH UNIT M O. ................................................. Dr. c- P°wers Supervisor of Nurses ...................... Miss M. Grieve Senior Nurse .............................. Miss Mac Haviland Sanitary Inspectors .... J. L. Griffith. M. B. McCall Veterinarian ............................... Dr. L. E. L. Taylor Staff Nurses Miss R. Grieve, Miss Nora J'. Hicks, Miss J. M. McNaughton, Mrs. D. Johnston, Mrs. J. Waterhouse, Miss Elsie Holden. Mrs. S. Wil­ kins. Miss Muriel Morgan. Mrs. Joan Wren. Clerical Staff .............. Mrs. J. Box. Mrs. A. Ellerby Woodstock Office ................. Phone Woodstock 690 Ingersoll Office ...................... Phone Ingersoll 129-R Norwich Office ............................... Phone Norwich 1 Tillsonburg Office ................. Phone Tillsonburg 265 Embro Office ............................... Ph°"“ Embro 99-J COMMITTEES OF 1953 First Named, Chairman Last Named, Secretary Road Committee—Dunn. Pellow, Sutor, Menthrell. Finance Committee—Hossack, Innes, Esseltine, Cay­ ley, Coleman. Property Committee—Rudy, Stoakley, Day, Bickel], McDonald. Equalization—Smith, Walther. Coleman. Wettlaufer. Dunn. Agriculture— McLeod, Walther, Wettlaufer, Logan, Chesney. Education—Stoakley, Smith, Innes. Bickel!, Cayley. Home—Pellow. Logan, McLeod, Mayor Smith (Woodstock), Mayor Morrison (Ingersoll), Coles. Health—LaFlair (Woodstock), Pellow, Rudy, Mc­ Donald, Mayor Morrison (Ingersoll), Prov. Rep., Coles. Printing and Resolutions—Day, Chesney, McLaugh- l.n, Wettlaufer, Esseltine. Reforestation McLaughlin. Walther, Hossack, Chesney, Meathrell, Coles, Day. Library Co-operative—H. L. Kipp, G. Lees, R. C. Brogden. R. G. Groom, Sutor, Stoakley, McLeod, Pellow, Mrs. L. Krompart. Juvenile Court—Pellow. McDonald. Coles. Bonrd of Audit—Hossack, Coles. Hospitals—Woodstock—Pellow. Intrcrsoll—Dunn. Tillsonburg—Smith. 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 Officials — 1953 Thomas F. Pellow ........................................... Warden Erie W. Cross ...................................... County Judge R. G. Groom ................................... Police Magistrate L. M. Ball ................................ Juvenile Court Judge ■\ A Bishop .......... County Court Clerk and Sheriff John B. Martin ................................... Deputy Sheriff A C. Whaley, Q.C................. Clerk of the Peace and County Crown Attorney Mrs. Miss Ross John Sylvia M. Reid ........... County Court Reporter Margaret E. Ross .. Magistrate's Court Clerk V. Tuck ............................................... Registrar C. Blair ................................... Deputy Registrar County Solicitors ............ Auditors .................. Gaoler .............. Turnkey .............. Turnkey .............. Turnkey .............. Turnkey MacDougall & Whaley Monteith & Monteith . J. L. Skinner .............. M. Hamilton ............... M. Rutherford ........... A. E. Walton ............. J. P. West .................. Mrs. Rose Hamilton .. Dr. C. M. MacKay .......■ •....................Gaol and County Home ,. Matron Physician K. J. Forbes ............. Mrs. A. Forbes ........ Mrs. S. L. Krompart Geo. M. Mather T. J. Thompson B, C. Moore .... R. G. Clowes ... E. Moulton .... Thomas Pye ... . Manager. County Home .... Matron. County Home .............. County Librarian .. Public School Inspector .. Public School Inspector ............. Provincial Police K, Coles Probation Officer. Juvenile Court Corn Borer ami Weed Inspector .......... Court House Engineer .... County Road Superintendent .. Clerk ami Treasurer DO YOU REMEMBER?(From Sentinel Review Flics) 10 YEARS AGOKenneth Wardell, reeve of Nor* Wlch, was circled warden of Oxford county for 1943 on the 10th ballot, at the opening meeting of the county council.County Clerk L. K. Coles wasi appointed a justice of the peace for Oxford County.County roads were badly snow- blocked and horses and sleighs took over for the automobile.County Clerk L. K. Coles was sworn in as a justice of the peace for Oxford, by Magistrate L. M.While awaiting sentence in Wood- stock jail for car theft, a Tillson­burg you tli made a successful break for liberty, but waA. soon re­captured by Mel Hamilton, chief turnkey, a few blocks from the,< ?res °f Oj^ord townships were ^wnr000 SS*D trees from the F°restry Station, for distribution to the school children, to be planted in a reforestation pro­ject. rCrown Attorney Craig McKay] brought a touch of spring into the police court, when he appeared with a boutonniere of violets, which he picked outside the court house.The council chamber at the court house was full of scaffolding in preparation for redecorating of the room.Warden J. K. Wardell, South Norwich, presided at the opening of the final session of Oxford county council for 1943.CoSt of changing the course of the Thames River at Beachville by the quarry companies, in order tn get more limestone, was rstlmfded at $220,000.Warden Ken Wardell and Mrs. Wardell, entertained members of the county council and their wives at dinner at the New Commercial.Warden Ken Wardell announced that the province was willing to pay one-third of the cost of Ox­ford county’s public health plan, the only such plan in the province to date.Counties of Elgin and Middlesex were planning to introduce a health scheme similar to that of Oxford County.The tower on the Oxford county home, 11th line. was struck by lightning and considerably damag­ed, but no fire resulted.Oxford county council voted against a recommendation of the Health Committee that a fourth nurse be appointed to the staff.The private chambers of the cir­cuit judge in the court house, Woodstock, were redecorated un­der direction of C. E. Sutherland, sheriff and court clerk.Mel Hamilton, turnkey at Ox­ford county jail, was winner of a $200 silver service at a benefit ball game in Toronto.County council was considering! adding a fourth public health nurse to its present staff of । three.Woodstock Sea Cadets, number­ing 78, left for Princess Alice Is­land in the Georgian Bay. for two weeks naval training, in command > of Lieutenants Fred Doig. Len' Coles and Art Gepp.The Oxford County Council held, an unofficial gathering at Turkey Point for their annual fishing trip.'Thirty of the 50 municipal clerks, treasbrers, assessors and tax col­lectors of Oxford met in the county council chamber for their 51st an­nual meeting.1 At the 51st annual convention of municipal officers of Oxford Coun-j ty, George Balkwill, tax collector of Blenhiem township was elected president of the group, succeeding A. J. Baker, clerk of East Nis­souri.A delegation from Middlesex county council, visited the health committee of Oxford county council to learn about Oxford’s public, health scheme.Miss M. Grieve and Mrs. H. McNeill, of the Oxford county nursing staff, were in Toronto at­tending the annual convention of the Ontario Health Association.Oxford’s first county-wide plow­ing match wax held on the farm of Tom Dent, Woodstock, with an attendance ol nearly 3,000.Oxford county council approved! a post-war roads project of spend­ing $200,000 on county roads, each year for five years-DO YOU REMEMBER?» (From Sentinel-Review File*)15 YEARS AGOCharles T. Milton, reeve of Blen­heim, was elected warden of Ox­ford County for 1938 at the open­ing meeting of county council.Oxford county council had three new members for 1938, Reeves Thomas Smith, Embro; T. W. Mc­Intyre, East Oxford and Harry Lockwood, North Norwich.Reeva N. M. Marshall, Norwich, was elected chairman of the fin­ance committee of Oxford county council.The roads committee of the coun­ty council planned a road expendi­ture of $160,000 on county roads during 1938.A complimentary dinner was ten­dered to C. E. Sutherland, retir­ing secretary of the Oxford Liberal Association and a presentation made, on his being appointed sher-i iff and court clerk of Oxford.Reeve Sam McKay of West Z&r- ra, resigned to accept the position, of road superintendent, succeed­ing George McIntosh, resigned.County council was considering a suggestion by Reeve Furlong of South Norwich, that a public health committee of council be appointed to deal with health matters of the county.George LaFlair was re-elected president of the Woodstock Busi­ness Men’s softball league, with Len Coles, vice-president; L. Vo- gan, secretary and Bruce McMil­lan, treasurer.Oxford county council granted a franchise to the Aloka Oil Co., to construct a natural gas line from Brownsville to the northern bound­ary of West Zorra, enroute to Strat­ford.Erection of a cairn in honor of the famous Zorra tug-of - war team winners of the world championship at Chicago in 1890, was planned by the Zorra Caledonia Society.Oxford county council approved a recommendation that the name, "House of Refuge” be changed to "Oxford County Home.”County Clerk A. E. Roth and Mrs. Roth returned from a trip to the Yukon and Alaska, where they visited their son, Dr. Burns Roth, at Atlin, Yukon territory.Judge J. G. Wallace, retired judge of Oxford County, suff^ed a partial stroke at his home on Vanstittart Vanue and was remov­ed to Woodstock Hospital.Richard G. Clowes, mayor of Woodstock, was appointed super­intendent of Oxford Children’s Aid Society, succeeding Eric I. Smit, transferred to Kingston.Members of Oxford county coun-i cil were guests of Woodstock Lions: Club at its weekly dinner meeting at the New Commercial. President Harold Shantz presided.Ex-warden W. F. Lampman of East Oxford was re-elected presi­dent of the Oxford ChiKren’s Aid Society at a re-organization meet­ing.Oxford county council opened its December session at the court-, house with Warden Charles Milton | presiding. |Warden Charles Milton reminded county council members, that "Hitler” moustaches had been banned, County Clerk Adam Roth arrived next day with his upper lip shaved.The home of Leonard Coles, 522 Grace street, Woodstock was brok­en into between 8 and 12 p.m. end the sum of $10 taken. Nothing .-Ise was missing.Oxford Iaw Association honored Judge F. E. Perrin, Oxford county judge, on his recent marriage <nd presented him with an inscribed silver tray.Gordon Ross, new member of East Zorra township council headed the polls with 238 votes,)0 YOU REMEMBER?(From Kcntlnel Review Fllea) 25 YEARS AGOReeve Andrew Baxter of Dere­ham, was elected warden of Ox­ford county for 1928 or the 4th bal­lot, id the opening meeting ol county council.Robert McIntosh, veteran trea­surer of Oxford County, tendered Ms resignation to county council, after 23 years in office.I County Clerk A. E. Roth was appointed county treasurer a® well,; .combining the two positions, follow­ing the retirement of Robert Mc- llntosh. treasurer for many yeava.William Clarke, treasurer o Blandford township for 56 years and veteran of the Fenian Raids, passed away in his 87th year.Six men and two women patients at the Ontario Hospital, London, were transferred to Oxford county hottie, under new regulations re­cently Instituted.James W. Sutherland, clerk of East Nissouri township, died at his home near Medina in his 69th year.Improvements to the kitchen at Oxford county jail were being made, as recommended by the grand jury. These included a new. cement floor replacing a wooden one, a new cook stove and a gas heater in the laundry.Oxford county council decided to! take no action for the present on the recommendation of the inspec-j tor of prisons, that a new county jail be erected. ,Robert McIntosh, veteran retir^ ed Oxford county treasurer, was tendered a banquet by his friends^ in the Masonic Temple banquet hall at which many tributes were paid him and presentation made of an easy chair and smoker's set.City and county councillors held a meeting in the office of County Clerk A. E. Roth, to make plans for a municipal picnic to be held in June.Oxford county council received notice from the Ontario govern­ment that the Oxford jail building, old and antiquated, must be re­placed as soon as possible.The members of the city church orchestra under Walter Manning gave a concert at the County Home.W. L. MacQhinnie, Oxford county registrar of deeds, was el­ected secretary’ of the .Registrars' Association of Ontario at the an­nual meeting in Toronto.Sheriff William McGhee of Ox­ford County, was in Woodstock Hos­pital, suffering from injuries and shock received in a fall down a flight of stairs at the courthouse.I County council, at its December meeting, recommended to the Sub­urban Roads Commission, that the 12th line, continuation of Vanslt- tart avenue, north from the 2nd concession, be paved for a dis­tance of three miles.Warden of Oxford, Andrew Bax-: ter, was host at the annual war­den's banquet, held in the Masonic Temple Tea Rooms. Woodstock.Sheriff William McGhee an- nouuced plans were under way at the county jail for a bang-up Christmas dinner for the 12 in­mates of the jail and any more who might be unfortunate enough to join the group for Christmas.