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Len Coles IndexRECORD GROUP: SERIES: RDA: ITEM: YEAR: 6M2 Cw4 4 0+,,iA 4 C'f nk waIcx,_.002.995 1969.A 0 9 1 .9 / =p000k C'14� &F4 C O U NTY O F OXFO R D Im Cd&l 1g42—1970. Len Coles Fonds Len Coles' Scrapbook Index 1969 Page 1 Newspaper articles re. election of Blandford Township Reeve as 1969 Warden (includes photograph of Glen Kitchen congratulating Gordon Aspden) Page 2 Newspaper articles re. Warden's election (includes photographs of John Hoftsetter, Gordon Aspden and Bruce Amos), and Oxford's system of voting by open ballot Newspaper photograph of new members of County Council (W. Leslie Dickson, Andrew Balazs, Louis Barrett, Wallace Ross, James R. Patience, James K. Fleming, Clair G. Minlar, John J. Nadalin, G.R. Staples and L.K. Coles) Page 3 Newspaper articles re. fox bounties, County bursaries available, bookmobile, Oxford County Museum move, Oxford County slides shown to students at Victory Memorial School by L.K. Coles, Former Embro Clerk William French dies and County Council streamlines committee system, chooses Committee chairs (includes photographs of Stanley Gehring, Glen Kitchen, Kenneth Webster, Medford Clarke, John Hoftsetter and Bruce Amos) Page 4 Newspaper articles re. County Councils halves number of standing committees, Gerald H. MacKay named new County Administrator (includes photograph of Gerald MacKay), Tillsonburg may seek annexation from neighbouring townships, Library Board appointments, appointment of Fred H. Cade as County Assessment Commissioner and the Ontario Municipal Board objects the rerouting of Rouse St. in Tillsonburg Newspaper comic re. J.R. Birchall Page 5 Newspaper photographs of driving conditions on Highway 2 and Highway 401 following snowstorm (The Daily Sentinel -Review — 7 January 1969) Newspaper articles re. snowstorm closes schools and flu bug hitting Oxford Page 6 Newspaper articles re. snowstorm and road conditions, Come Home Administrator D.F. "Mike" Knott addresses the Norsworthy Chapter of the IODE (includes photograph of Mike Knott), new Drumbo library, 2 1 " anniversary of the Oxford Museum, County grant for the University of Western Ontario Page 7 Newspaper articles re. Oxford Museum, Ingersoll to join County Welfare System, South Norwich Township supports continuation of ARDA grants on municipal drains, Oxford County Councillors increased daily pay and County insurance, UWO representatives to speak to Council, and newspaper headline re. Tavistock expansion and improvement Page 8 Newspaper articles re. Woodstock and Ingersoll joining the Oxford Welfare Unit, East Zorra Township assessment and population, Norwich Council proposed to pay Chief of Police less (includes photograph of Chief Kenneth McLay), Oxford population, Tillsonburg and the future of regional government and number of births and deaths during 1968 Page 9 Newspaper articles re. regional government, rabies cases reported in the County, booster immunization to children in Grades 1, 4 and 8, and the Norwich Sewage System Programme for the Annual Convention of the Ontario Association of Rural Municipalities —10, 11 February 1969 Page 10 Newspaper articles re. Ontario Economic Council and urban -rural conflict, J. Grant Smith of Burgessville presented with a Master Breeder Shield at the annual -meeting of the Holstein -Friesian Association, regional government, inaugural meeting of the Oxford County Library Board, and Oxford Museum seeking financial donations Newspaper advertisement for field workers under the General Welfare Assistance Act Membership card for L.K. Coles for the Canadian Good Roads Association Page 11 Newspaper articles re. D.F. Knott speaks to the United Church Women about Woodingford Lodge, Oxford Health Unit budget, closing of Highway 401 access routes to Towerline Road, and field workers positions with Oxford Social Services Newspaper advertisement for Nursing Supervisor at Woodingford Lodge Newspaper photographs of annual meeting of the Holstein -Friesian Association of Canada (left photograph: R. DeWitt Mallary and J. Grant Smith; right photograph: Edward V. Kennedy and R. DeWitt Mallary) Page 12 Newspaper articles re. office relocation in the Court House, Regional Government Study Committee, annual salaries of four key academic supervisors, professional development budget for school principals and Board of Education administrators, Oxford boundaries and County Library book collection (includes photograph of Mrs. Louise Krompart) Page 13 Newspaper articles re. Oxford County Roman Catholic School Board budget, and new Beachville subdivision Invitation to a Reception hosted by the President and Directors of the Ontario Good Roads Association — 26 February 1969 Invitation to the Annual Banquet of the Ontario Good Roads Association — 26 February 1969 Director's ribbon for the 75`h Anniversary Convention of the Ontario Good Roads Association — 24-26 February 1969 Page 14 Newspaper articles re. Regional municipal government, annual Oxford County Zone Meeting of the Economic Council Erie Region, Woodstock Library Bookmobile service, regional government workshop to be held in Simcoe, South Norwich Township unwilling to accept debt for other municipalities in the County and Oxford County TB and RD Association sponsoring an x-ray survey of industry in the County Page 15 Newspaper articles re. Oxford County road needs study, Annual Poultry and Pigeon Show, TB testing survey (includes photograph of Dr. G.Q. Sutherland, County budget (includes photograph of Gordon Aspden), and trees to be planted in the County by the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests Newspaper photograph of Grant Smith and Charles Kelly tree taping in the sugar bush Page 16 Newspaper articles re. Ingersoll's bid for annexation of lands from West Oxford Township, possible routes for a Woodstock truck bypass, Council endorses resolution by Simcoe County for the postponement of regional government legislation, Sheriff s offices eyes soon to be vacant assessment rooms, and the Township of South Norwich not willing to accept the debt of other municipalities when it comes to school levies Page 17 Newspaper articles re. increase in Oxford County tax rate, Len Coles talk to the Woodstock Y's Men's Club concerning County building costs, fees for bookmobile service, Woodingford Lodge to open June I Sth, and Bruce Amos named new president of the Oxford Children's Aid (includes photograph of Bruce Amos) Newspaper photograph of Tom Jefferson, resigning Woodstock engineer Newspaper advertisement for the position of Bookkeeper — Office Manager at Woodingford Lodge Page 18 Newspaper articles re. County tax increase and road budget Newspaper photograph of Warden Gordon Aspden and Reeve Glen Kitchen examining the 1969 County Budget Newspaper photograph of James D. Hill, former Woodstock Mayor following his death A.C.R.O. Conference name tag for L.K. Coles Page 19 Invitation to a reception hosted by the Honourable W. Ross Macdonald, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario in honour of the delegates to the Spring Conference of the Association of Counties and Regions of Ontario — 2 April 1969 Newspaper articles re. office relocation in the Court House (includes photograph of Fred Cade), road budget and reconstruction of Innerkip Road, permanent location of the Drumbo Public Library and Tavistock creates formula to reduce an anticipated education tax rise Page 20 Newspaper articles re. Oxford Gazetteer (includes illustration of the Honourable Francis Hinks) and Oxford Branch of the Canadian Cancer Society to move to the upper floor of the Chief Turnkey's House (includes photograph of Miss Maude Turner and Mervin Osmond hanging curtains in the Cancer Society's new quarters) Page 21 Newspaper articles re. new separate health and welfare departments at the Provincial level, new County Welfare System to be known as Oxford Social Services (includes 2 photograph of Gerald McKay) and the County Assessment System (includes photograph of Fred Cade) Page 22 Newspaper articles re. Woodstock of 1980, Oxford population, Warden's election (includes photograph of Gordon Aspden), loan interest rates up and possible low mill rate for elementary school costs in Tavistock Page 23 Newspaper articles re. Tavistock tax rise, Oxford school tax rise, rising costs for Separate School Board, disparities in education mill rates in rural municipalities and Tavistock hit the hardest by school taxes (includes photograph of Reeve William Ducklow) Page 24 Newspaper articles re. public school taxes up and Hickson Central School official opening of new facilities (includes photograph of Principal Morris Carter) Page 25 Newspaper articles re. County school tax, provincial grants to aid County School Board budgets (includes photograph of Bernard Calder) and the first budge of the Oxford County Board of Education Page 26 Newspaper articles re. school taxes and provincial grant formula, County Board of Education ballooning budget, Oxford endorses resolution to amend school legislation and final report of the 10 year projected road needs study Page 27 Newspaper articles re. arbitrators fees set by Oxford County Board of Education, costs not being cut by the Board of Education as originally planned, taxpayers hit by increases in elementary and secondary school budgets, Tillsonburg town council protests school tax rate, Douglas Muir appointed to the St. Marys Memorial Hospital Board (includes photograph of Douglas Muir), and the resignation of Ernest Wood as Clerk -Treasurer of West Zorra Township (includes photograph of Ernest Wood) Page 28 Newspaper articles re. increases in educational costs, Oxford County Board of Education money problems (includes photograph of Stanley Gehring), education tax revisions, child health clinics and conferences by the Oxford Health Unit and Ontario Library Association Convention Page 29 Newspaper articles re. Regional government issue (includes photograph of representatives from muncipalities in Oxford at meeting in Hickson), Woodstock Lion's Club to equip the games room at Woodingford Lodge, one regional assessment unit for Oxford, Middlesex, Elgin, London and Woodstock and no more studies for implementing regional governments being undertaken by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs Page 30 Newspaper articles re. living standards in Canada, County resolution aimed at trimming educational taxes, Oxford rabies cases in 1968, mental health in Canada, Cooper Appraisals Limited to compile valuations of County buildings, Tillsonburg's education budget cut, assessment and reassessment programs in Oxford, night school salaries and Regional government and County assessment talks Page 31 Newspaper articles re. Mennonites and immunization, books for the Drumbo Library, regional government with Oxford and natural gas pipeline to be constructed in Oxford Invitation to the Board of the Lake Erie Regional Library System Public Library Trustees Dinner —16 April 1969 Page 32 Newspaper articles re. Len Coles collection of County history books (includes photograph of L.K. Coles), Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital expansion, and municipal taxation Page 33 Newspaper articles re. increase in Oxford education costs, control of warble fly, lockup costs, open deer season in Oxford and West Oxford Township's mill rate Newspaper listing of Oxford Municipalities mill rates for elementary and secondary schools for 1968 and 1969 Page 34 Tavistock annexation, Oxford Museum re -opens to the public, first month of the existence of Oxford Social Services, Oxford County's Trilliums, Blandford Township continues their tax due date, South Norwich supports raising of education levy, East Nissouri Township sets tax rate, Keith Robinson appointed Clerk of West Zorra Township (includes photograph of Keith Robinson) and newspaper headline re. Norwich tax rate Page 35 Newspaper articles re. Fanshawe College buy the Oxford County Home for the Aged, completion of the 10-year projected Oxford County road and bridge needs study, infant mortality in Canada, and education subsidy from the Province Newspaper advertisement for the position of Clerk -Treasurer for the Township of West Zorra Newspaper photograph of the Oxford County Home for the Aged Page 36 Newspaper articles re. Counties of Leeds and Grenville's resolution opposing the system of county boards of education and regional government, Drumbo village library (includes photograph of Mrs. Ralph Rachnor), County Council appointments, and Oxford County's identity in regional government Page 37 Newspaper articles re. chicken barbeque sponsored by the auxiliary to the County Home for the Aged, Scotch pine tree loss, objection to the provincial take-over of the assessment service for County Wardens, twice yearly payment of school taxes, and a County resolution concerning educational costs Ticket for the 18'h Annual Meeting of the Woodstock District Credit Union Chapter — 31 May 1969 Newspaper notice re. the Weed Control Act Section 3(1) Page 38 Newspaper advertisement listing the 1969 Oxford County Council (includes photograph of the Court House) Newspaper articles re. opening of the new County Home and bylaw closing sections of Oxford, Norfolk and Brookville Streets in Otterville Page 39 Invitation to the Annual Dinner Meeting of the Oxford County TB and RD Association — 22 May 1969 Invitation to the Testimonial Dinner in honour of Mr. Burt Neale — 6 June 1969 Newspaper article re. warble fly Programme for the visit of the County Councils of Bruce, Elgin, Grey, Huron, Kent Lambton, Middlesex, Oxford, Perth and Wellington to the University of Western Ontario —18 June 1969 Invitation to a special dinner meeting hosted by the Management of the Tillsonburg area of Bell Canada — 19 June 1969 Page 40 Newspaper articles re. mayors' and reeves' milking contest as part of the 10t' annual Dairy Contest, and revamping and reopening of the Oxford County Museum Invitation to a reception held by Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred R. Corp on the occasion of their Diamond Wedding Anniversary — 8 June 1969 Page 41 Newspaper articles re. Tavistock, Thamesford and Tillsonburg and county education (includes photograph of Joyce Knudsen, writer of the article), and July tax collection (includes photographs of Gordon Aspden and William Dutton) Newspaper advertisement for applications being accepted for Woodingford Lodge Page 42 Newspaper articles re. Blenheim assessment, grant for the Oxford branch of the Victorian Order of Nurses, bylaw restricting bridge load limit, Mike Bell of the Health Unit, rabies cases in the County, and Waterloo County Board of Education salaries Newspaper photograph of the Lewis Construction Company Ltd working on new four mile stretch of Oxford County Road 19 and 20 in South Norwich Township Page 43 Newspaper articles re. 60`h Wedding Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Crop (includes photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Crop), meeting of the United Church Women of Dereham Centre, opening of Woodingford Lodge to affect bus routes, health inspection of public swimming pools, and deer season Newspaper photograph of Bruce Amos, Gordon Henry and Doug Lavin at the 10t' annual Dairy Contest Page 44 Newspaper photograph of students from Zorra Highland Park Public School in Embro at the Court House as part of a tour of the city of Woodstock Newspaper articles re. Fanshawe College moves into the old Home for the Aged, Woodstock's education levies, and legal action to be taken by Oxford County Board of Education against municipalities that do not transfer education levies on time Newspaper headline re. Beachville's mill rate Page 45 Newspaper articles re. sale of Oxford Woodlot (includes photograph of Reeve Medford Clarke, Warden Gordon Aspden, L.K. Coles and Howard Lancaster at the Oxford County Forest), road construction in South Norwich Township, and grant Oxford County Library for bookmobile from the Oxford County Board of Education 2 Page 46 Newspaper articles re. great education costs debate, Oxford County Board of Education trustees' salaries (includes photograph of E.E. Church), East Oxford Township opposes amendment to the County Plan, bylaw to allow for provincial subsidy for payments made to the Oxford Branch of the Victorian Order of Nurses, and the Zorra swamp project Newspaper photograph of a Beachville sign Page 47 Newspaper articles re. passing of Blandford Clerk Stuart James Currah (includes photograph of S.J. Currah), phasing out of Eglin and Norfolk County students from Tillsonburg High Schools, Tavistock Council endorses education levy resolution, former Tavistock Reeve Andrew Beachler to be honoured with a fountain, and Woodstock Dairy Day Newspaper photograph of Woodingford Lodge nearing completion Page 48 Newspaper article re. Zorra Highland Games (Daily Sentinel -Review — 2 July 1969) Newspaper article re. resident costs for paving Devonshire Ave. in Woodstock Newspaper photograph of the Court House at night Page 49 Newspaper copy of a message to the Woodstock Area People from the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority re. so-called friction with the Woodstock City Council Page 50 Newspaper articles re. Paul Simpson appointed director of assessment for the area, information talks on the collection of school levies within the County and forest fires in Oxford Prize list for 1969 (includes photographs of Charles Tatham, Warden Gordon Aspden, Mayor J.F. Hutchinson and W.B. Wallace) Complimentary ticket for the Woodstock Agricultural Society Fair —19-23 August 1969 Colour photograph of Gordon Aspden, Glen Kitchen and other unknown gentleman (maybe Councillors?) outside the Court House Page 51 Newspaper articles re. phased withdrawal of Elgin and Norfolk students from Tillsonburg High Schools, residents in West Zorra Township not paying taxes, Library receives grant from the County Separate School Board and Sarnia mayor says County Councils are "antiquated" (includes photographs of James Hutchinson, Gordon Henry, Glen Kitchen, John Hoftsetter and Gordon Aspden) Newspaper advertisement of an Auction Sale at the County Home Page 52 Newspaper article re. first thirty-eight residents move into Woodingford Lodge (includes photographs of residents Harold Edmonds and Gordon Cole) — Daily Sentinel -Review — 18 August 1969 Letter to the editor by J.J. Nadalin of Beachville re. Thames River pollution Page 53 Newspaper articles re. regional government (includes map showing suggested local government), and the Ontario Municipal Board approves paving of Devonshire Ave in Woodstock Page 54 Newspaper articles re. County Library, financial talks between the School Board and councils of North Oxford and Blandford Townships, Mrs. Carol MacLachlan appointed Clerk -Treasurer of Blandford Township, and Ingersollites moving into Woodingford Lodge Newspaper advertisement for tenders for tractors and mowers Newspaper photograph of Debra Carter being presented with a trophy by Clarke Daniel after winning a farm safety poster competition sponsored by the Oxford Farm Safety Council Page 55 Newspaper articles re. Woodstock purchases land in East Zorra Township for residential development, passing of Harold R. Bickell, passing of former Clerk of North Norwich Township John F. Pritchard (includes photograph of J.F. Pritchard), Grey County's recommendation to disband County Boards of Education, legal action again municipalities that have not paid school levies and William M. Sutherland appointed to the Oxford Hospital Regional PIanning Council Page 56 Newspaper articles re. Domtar expansion, Council's contribution to the Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital capital construction program, reassessment of Blandford Township, bookmobile, deer season, fall meeting of the Oxford County Library Board, hospital costs and home care programs, and Oxford County Library Board to visit branches Page 57 Newspaper articles re. Mrs. S.L. Krompart and Mrs. Arthur Webb attending convention in Toronto, monthly council meetings (includes photograph of Gordon Aspden), Oxford County road -needs study, University of Western Ontario names street after Oxford County and Devonshire Avenue residents object costs of paving street Newspaper photograph of the Woodstock -East Zorra Township boundary bridge over the Thames River being demolished Page 58 Newspaper articles re. Blandford Township mill rate, Woodingford opening set for October, difficulties in transferring education levies to the Oxford County Board of Education, Mrs. Dorris Hutchinson appointed new assistant librarian of the Ingersoll Public Library, William L. Harrington named Acting Master of Titles and Acting Registrar of Deeds, dry spell for farmers, cancellation of the Annual Oxford County Plowing Match and the Blenheim Township Plowing match and Oxford County Library planning book review contest Page 59 Newspaper articles re. Ontario Municipal Board approves Tavistock annexation, Oxford titled "Ontario Dairy Capital", County roads, meeting of the Committee of Librarians for the Lake Erie Region, County Library workshop planned, Oxford County delegates to attending the 10`h annual convention of the Association of Counties and Regions of Ontario and members of the Court of Revision named Newspaper headline re. tornado hits Ingersoll Newspaper photograph of new green and white Ontario Department of Highway signs Page 60 Newspaper articles re. passing of Registrar Ross Tuck (includes photograph of Ross Tuck), child health clinics resumed, offer from the Department of Public Works to buy or rent buildings and office space used by the Province, annual Canadian Good Roads Association, sale of the County Jail, and tenders to be called for the construction of a regional public health laboratory at the Ontario Hospital site Newspaper advertisement for tenders for a chain link fence for Woodingford Lodge Newspaper copy of an architects sketch of a new public health laboratory to be build at the Ontario Hospital Page 61 Newspaper photograph of Oxford County Councillors pushing their bus out of a ditch during a tour of County roads Newspaper articles re. appointment of William Harrington as the new Registrar, County Council to tour County roads, and Blandford Township may be sued by the Board of Education on overdue education tax payment Page 62 Newspaper articles re. Oxford entries take honours at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair and the opening of the new Oxford County Home set Newspaper article re. Official Opening of Woodingford Lodge (includes photographs of government representatives cutting the ribbon and guest speaker Lawrence Crawford) - The Daily Sentinel -Review — 27 October 1969 Page 63 Newspaper articles re. Fanshawe acquires additional land for campus, meeting of all Oxford County Clerks and Clerk -Treasurers to discuss tax collections, dinner meeting sponsored by the County Library and provincial legislation requiring fluoridation of water (includes photograph of Dr. Weasley J. Dunn and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Aspden at the Warden's Dinner) Invitation and reply card to the Warden's Banquet — 27 November 1969 Newspaper headline re. approval of new hall for East Zorra Township Page 64 Newspaper advertisement for tender for fuel oil, newspaper article re. fox bounties and newspaper headline re. closing of the Woodstock Armory Program for the Warden's Dinner — 27 November 1969 Page 65 Newspaper articles re. Warden's Dinner (includes photograph of Harry Armstrong, Mrs. Aspden, Warden Gordon Aspden, C.M. Riddle and Dr. Wesley Dunn), bypass for Woodstock included in the Ontario roads study needs, passing of former Warden John F. McDonald, painted removed from the park's old cannon and relation of Oxford County assessment offices in London Page 66 Newspaper articles re. 1969 road projects and needs study, Retiring Warden urges County streamlining and final session of County Council for the year (includes R photograph of Reeve Glen Kitchen, Warden Gordon Aspden and Reeve Andrew Balazs) and passing of East Oxford Township Clerk Nelson Montrose Holdsworth Newspaper headline re. Oxford Mental Health Centre Page 67 Newspaper articles re. spruce planting planned at Woodingford Lodge, interim financing to Woodingford Lodge, closing the County Assessment Office, D.J. Lavin's fuel oil tender accepted, legal actions over school levies from the Township of Blandford, and the Oxford County Library committee to tour branches Newspaper photograph of Glen Kitchen, Gordon Aspden and Andy Balazs Newspaper advertisement re. Oxford Gazetteer Page 68 Newspaper articles re. Glen Kitchen named Clerk -Treasurer for the Township of East Oxford (includes photograph of Glen Kitchen), Governor's Road bridge closed and later reopened for temporary repairs, Fred Cade to attend meeting of District nine of the Institute of Municipal Assessors of Ontario, and the Warden's Dinner (includes photograph of Gordon Aspden) Newspaper photograph of work on Governor's Road Bridge Newspaper headline re. Warden to not seek re-election as Blandford Reeve Page 69 Newspaper articles re. Warden's retiring remarks, Woodingford Lodge Official Opening (includes photograph of Engineer Duncan Black addressing gathering), Dereham Townships views of salaries for teachers, supervisors and principles, and school tax to be due in two installments Newspaper advertisement for registered nurses Page 70 Newspaper articles re. two day December session of Oxford Council (includes photograph of Gordon Aspden), bookmobile, and expansion of the public health laboratory at the Ontario Hospital Newspaper aerial photograph of Canada Cement Co. Ltd. Page 71 Newspaper articles re. Woodstock city bypass in the Oxford County road needs study, Dr. D.M. Sutherland honoured (includes photograph of Dr. D.M. Sutherland and former lieutenant -governor William Earl Rowe), Assessment Commissioner for the Middlesex, Elgin and Oxford County Region and Dr. G.Q. Sutherland attending the Annual Ontario Public Health Association meeting Page 72 Newspaper articles re. new Oxford County Health Planning Council (includes photograph of William Sutherland) and progress report on library services by Mrs. Krompart (includes photograph of Mrs. S.L. Krompart) Newspaper photograph of the Woodstock Choralaires performing at Woodingford Lodge Complimentary ticket for the Tavistock Fall Fair — 5,6 September 1969 Page 73 Newspaper articles re. potential warden's for 1970 (includes photographs of John Hoftsetter, Albert Cornwell, Stanley Gehring, Bruce Amos, William Ducklow and Ken Pollard and former West Oxford Township Reeve Charles Swartz dies Newspaper photograph of the moving of the assessing department Page 74 Invitation to the Official Opening of Woodingford Lodge — 25 October 1969 County of Oxford Handbook —1969 Page 75 Newspaper articles listing events 10 years ago, 15 years ago and 25 years ago