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Len Coles Index 1970RECORD GROUP: SERIES: RDA: ITEM: YEAR: �vz ear � 4 ems. WA1CK_002.995 Amapb�, C-6� N" CW4 AA 1 q7o. OOUNTYOFOXFORD Ln CAJ�, I 1942-t970. Len Coles Fonds Len Coles' Scrapbook Index 1970 Page 1 Newspaper articles re. election of Stanley Gehring as Warden for 1970 (includes photograph of John Drew, Mrs. Muriel Gehring, Gordon Gehring, Grace Gehring, Marilyn Drew and Stanley Gehring) and proposed regional government study Page 2 Newspaper articles re. open voting system for electing Warden, Hong Kong flu, office equipment and furniture in the former assessment office, History of Oxford County and the election of Warden explained by Len K. Coles (includes photograph of L.K. Coles), and members of Oxford County Council to meet with Municipal Affairs Minister D'Arcy McKeough (includes photograph of Stanley Gehring) Page 3 Newspaper articles re. Oxford's regional government, Dereham Township to air complaints about existent salaries being paid to supervisors, principals and teachers, Warden's election (includes photographs of Albert Cornwell, John Hoftsetter and Stanley Gehring), need for provincial take-over of the jurisdiction of the pit and quarry industry (includes photograph of John J. Nadalin), and annual Oxford Economic Zone Meeting Page 4 Newspaper articles re. Woodstock and Ingersoll Mayors congratulate need Warden, keeping boundaries of the County intact (includes photograph of Mayor Gordon Henry), welfare cases in the County, Ingersoll Public Library, and County Council delegation to meet with the Minister of Municipal Affairs Newspaper photograph of new County Councillors (Melvin Ball, Kenneth Peers and J. Seldon Wilkinson) Page 5 Newspaper articles re. regional government and rural areas, Annual Oxford Zone Meeting of the Economic Council — Erie Region, meeting of the Woodingford Lodge Committee of Management, County Council appoints Committee members, Dereham Township's resolution to reduce salaries of all administration officials of the Board of Education, L.K. Coles to present to the Historical Society and 1970 stamp program including stamp of Sir Oliver Mowat Page b Newspaper articles re. education tax (includes list of municipal fund for the public and secondary school boards) Newspaper public notice re. Oxford County Planning Area Amendment No. 1 Newspaper photograph of Glen Kitchen passing gavel to Ken Peers at the opening meeting of the East Oxford Township Council Meeting Page 7 Newspaper articles re. Tavistock's Coat of Arms (includes photograph of), centralizing of assessment office in London, meeting of County Council Members with Minister of Municipal Affairs, and communications seminar with the Oxford County Board of Education Page 8 Newspaper photograph of Nelson Mundy, resident at Woodingford Lodge, listing to the Barbershoppers' quartet Newspaper articles re. regional government to be studied by Committee, proposed bookmobile costs, County backs resolution concerning change in assessment to provincial jurisdiction Page 9 Newspaper articles re. Woodingford Lodge, Oxford protests provincial assessment takeover, passing of former South Norwich Reeve John Matthew Rider, Oxford's Committee to review Regional Government, planned Committee Meetings, fall fairs and dog show held in Woodstock Newspaper photograph of Reeve Bruce Amos and Warden Stanley Gehring with cigars Page 10 Newspaper articles re. West Oxford opposes Ingersoll's annexation plans, OMB hearing to discuss Ingersoll's annexation bid, East Zorra Township official Howard J. Hallock retires (includes photograph of H.J. Hallock), and closing of the Harrington and Curries post offices Newspaper headline re. Pittock dam and reservoir Page 11 Newspaper articles re. Tavistock population, city bookmobile services to schools to end, Council to not support a communications seminar with the Oxford County School Board, preliminary regional government proposal and County's share of the estimated budgets of various County organizations Page 12 Newspaper articles re. communications seminar with the Oxford County Board of Education and Invitation to a Reception of the Ontario Good Roads Association — 25 February 1970 Invitation to the Annual Banquet of the Ontario Good Roads Association — 25 February 1970 Past President ribbon for the 76`h Anniversary Convention of the Ontario Good Roads Association — 23-25 February 1970 Page 13 Newspaper photograph of Oxford Economic County Members (Michael F. Foster, Ken Pollard, Loti Barrett, James Patience, Cesar J. Panneste and John Hoftsetter) Newspaper articles re. libraries seeking assistance from School Boards, Regional development team to conduct Oxford survey and the annual reinforcing or booster immunization program Page 14 Newspaper articles re. reduction in Oxford County taxes, licenses issued to County auctioneers and salvage dealers, criticism of County Council by the Oxford County Board of Education and Woodstock Rotary Club to tour Woodingford Lodge Newspaper headline re. Kinettes' donation of encyclopedia to Woodingford Lodge Newspaper photograph of D. F. (Mike) Knott receiving Canadiana encyclopedia by Mrs. Glen Smart and Mrs. Tony Ogden of the Kinsmen Organization Page 15 Newspaper articles re. Dereham Township plebiscite concerning merging with Tillsonburg and the laying of the colours ceremony for the 168 Battalion (Oxford's own) Newspaper photograph of 87`h Annual Meeting of the Holstein — Friesian Association of Canada (Bruce Amos, Albert Cornwell and Bob Row) Page 16 Newspaper articles re. mill rate for County Roads, circulation at the Oxford County Library (includes photograph of Mrs. S.L. Krompart), Oxford County Board of Education turned down Ingersoll town council's request for a copy of the Board's 1970 budget, John Killing hired as office assistant for East Zorra Township, Regional Government Study Committee of Oxford County Council and passing of former Warden James Donald Hossack (includes photograph of J.D. Hossack) Page 17 Newspaper articles re. pits and quarry changes, increase recipients of the various services of Oxford County Social Services, organization grants, and an increase in rabies cases Newspaper advertisement for tenders for the painting of certain areas of the Court House Page 18 Newspaper articles re. Oxford tax rate, Salvation Army capital grant, 1969 construction cost, County Council adopts change to official plan, and the property assessment budget Newspaper photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson Butler, residents of Woodingford Lodge, celebrating their 55 h wedding anniversary Page 19 Newspaper articles re. armed robbery at Otterville bank, provincial system of reassessment, communication between the Oxford County School Board and Annandale High School in Tillsonburg, West Oxford's Township Clerk -Treasurer Leslie Curry honoured for 25 years of service, hospital grants and Council recommendation concerning the eventual ban of studded tires in the Province Page 20 Newspaper articles re. opening of the Norwich Museum, proposed amalgamation of Tillsonburg with Dereham Township, County librarians attending the annual meeting of the Ontario Library Association, County Welfare Administrator Gerald McKAy finished certificate in welfare administration, and the mid-term meeting of the Association of Counties and Regions in Ontario Newspaper photograph of D.F. (Mike) Knott accepting bibles from Carl Heeney and Brock Snell of the Gideon Society Page 21 Newspaper articles re.County parking spaces, Auxiliary to Woodingford Lodge elects 1970 slate of officers, Warden attends Ontario Provincial -Municipal Conference, closing of the Curries Post Office (includes photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Cordingly), annual meeting of the Ontario Health Units Association, and the Oxford County Agreement Forests Newspaper advertisement for tenders for 3 trucks N Page 22 Newspaper articles re. Board Meeting of the Oxford County Health Unit, Board Meeting of Oxford Social Services, tenders to paint the Council Chambers, meeting of the Oxford County Planning Board, tenders for the reconstruction of County Road 18, Warden to attending municipal conference in Toronto and El Coles to speak at a meeting of the Catholic Women's League in Woodstock Newspaper map of Ingersoll showing Ingersoll's proposed annexation Page 23 Newspaper articles re. immunization and Wilfred Duffy awarded painting tender Newspaper photograph of West Oxford Township representatives at OMB hearing re. annexation (D.J.W. Little, L.B. Curry, Bruce Amos, A.D. Robinson and W.E.G. Young) Newspaper photograph of Elementary School Teachers at Woodstock Collegiate for a Professional Development Day (George A. Simmons, Dr. Harold Hedley, Henry Hedges, Barry R. Hunt, Stanley Gehring, Dr. James Daly, Douglas Hilderley, Barry Tate, and Carl Freeland Page 24 Newspaper articles re. Oxford welfare rolls, rabies clinic, Oxford Health Unit's family planning program, child health unit clinics and conferences, Mar -Mix Limited awarded tender to reconstruct County Road 18, Oxford Gazetteer, construction of a two-way FM radio communications repeater on Bower Hill and conference sponsored by the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education Page 25 Newspaper articles re. annual regional conference of region two of the Ontario Association of Homes for the Aged, Oxford County Health Office activities, "historical room" to be opened in the Court House, Dereham and Tillsonburg representatives to meet with the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Department of Mines survey crew conducting mapping service in the County to determine mineral resources, and students from Tollgate Public School visit the Court House (includes photograph of Len Coles, Marie Hartley, Susan Breckenridge, Donna Bruce, Kathy Brown, Kathy McCurdy and Mrs. Ronald Wharram) Page 26 Newspaper articles re. history room in the Court House, national guardsman fire into crowd at Kent University, deer hunting open season, new home for the Innerkip Public Library and report on Oxford Social Services Newspaper photograph of tulips in bloom in front of Woodingford Lodge Newspaper photograph of annual regional conference of Region Two of the Ontario Association of Homes for the Aged (J.H. Gillies, Stanley Gehring, Cyril S. Atkinson and D.F. Mike Knot) Page 27 Newspaper articles re. West Oxford Township opposed to proposed Ingersoll annexation, Oxford County Council offers bursary scholarships, vaccines for German Measles and Mumps available through Public Health channels, and Reeve John Hoftsetter elected President of the Erie Economic Council Newspaper headline re. Tavistock mill rate Page 28 Newspaper articles re. rabies clinics, Ingersoll youth representing at a North America oratorical contest, three-day Ontario Provincial -Municipal conference, and a three day deer season Newspaper photograph of redecorating of the County Council Chambers Page 29 Newspaper article re. Oxford County Board of Education moved to purchase the Armory Building in Woodstock Newspaper advertisement listing the 1970 Oxford County Council (includes photograph of the Court House) Page 30 Newspaper articles re. Len Coles to show slides depicting history of the County at Tollgate Public School, County Regional Government, Innerkip's Public Library (includes photograph of Mrs. Wm. Elliott), meeting of Oxford Social Services, area council budgets and two-way FM radio communications repeater now in use Newspaper headline re. North Oxford mill rates Page 31 Newspaper articles re. Truck bypass in Woodstock, dresser -desk and mirror to be added to each of the rooms in Woodingford Lodge, office renovations for Oxford Social Services, operation of pits and quarries, County's regional government study Committee, German Measles vaccine available, County Administrator to attend meeting in Toronto, and rabies clinics 3 Newspaper photograph of meeting of the Ex -Warden's Association (A.D. Robinson, George Hollier, and George Balkwill) Page 32 Newspaper articles re. Oxford County Road to connect Highway 401 and Governor's Road, proposed amalgamation of Tillsonburg and Dereham Township, opening of Norwich Museum, representatives from Tavistock named to the Oxford County Planning Board, rabies clinics, and regional planning Newspaper headlines re. East Zorra mill rate and water project for Plattsville Page 33 Newspaper articles re. Council summer recess, new furniture for Woodingford Lodge, passing of Dr. D.M. Sutherland (includes photograph of Donald Matheson Sutherland), thinning out of the agreement forest, bookmobile visits Woodingford Lodge, former Reeve of North Oxford Township Henry Finlayson dies, and open deer hunting season ruled out Page 34 Newspaper articles re. former Reeves, Clerk -Treasurer and Assessor of Tavistock honoured at a dinner (includes photograph of Harold Wilker, Charles Klein, William Ducklow, Robert Rudy, and Charles Quehl), garbage disposal, installing flag poles at the County Jail, A.J. Lampman contracted to make necessary repairs to the Court House and Health Unit, County Committee meetings scheduled, and the funeral of Dr. D.M. Sutherland (includes photograph of D.M. Sutherland) Newspaper headline re. South Norwich Township Council budget Newspaper photograph of Bright United Church Junior Choir entertaining residents at Woodingford Lodge Page 35 Newspaper article re. Norwich Museum opening (includes photograph of Sheldon Carroll speaking to the opening crowd) The Daily Sentinel -Review —15 June 1970 Newspaper article re. newly proposed Waterloo County shouldn't include the northeast quadrant of Blenheim Township Page 36 Newspaper articles re. health centres replacing the old county doctor concept (includes photographs of members of Ontario County Councils listening to Dr. O.H. Warwick at UWO), Dairyman's Association of Western Ontario presented its records to the Ingersoll Public Library, Chilliwack visitors and renovating the Woodstock Armory for use of the Oxford County Board of Education Page 37 Programme for the visit of the County Councils of Bruce, Elgin, Grey, Huron, Kent, Lampton, Middlesex, Oxford, Perth and Wellington to the University of Western Ontario —17 June 1970 Newspaper articles re. County feasibility study of county wide government (includes photographs of Mayor Allen and Mayor Henry), student thank you letters for L.K. Coles, County Road Department employees finish course at T.J. Mahony road school, and road projects being delayed by property owners Page 38 Newspaper articles re. regional government studied by County liaison committee, Ingersoll annexation, work on the Otter Creek bridge and resolution concerning studded tires Newspaper map showing Waterloo County proposed inclusion of a portion of Blenheim Township Page 39 Newspaper articles re. welfare cases on decline, new Township crest adopted by East Nissouri, 1970 membership of the Oxford County Planning Board, and Woodstock annexation Newspaper photograph of workmen laying pipeline on Highway 19, south of Hickson Newspaper headline re. Borden plant Page 40 Newspaper articles re. new location for the Kintore library, city of Woodstock purchases property belonging once to Bethany Lutheran Church, program of German measles vaccinations, reduced library grant for the Oxford County Library, misuse of County welfare funds by Tillsonburg man, County Council to study effects of the amalgamation of Tillsonburg and Dereham Township, municipal donations to the annual Woodstock Fair, and OMB hearing set concerning Dereham amalgamation Newspaper headline re. Fanshawe fire destroys barn at the old County Home Page 41 Newspaper articles re. Warden's accomplishments planned for 1970, Social Services budget and welfare payments, resurfacing of roads in Bright and Norwich, Len Coles on vacation, and Fanshawe College's ownership of the old County Home for the Aged Newspaper photograph of the Terry Cowley, supervisor, outside of the Oxford School of Fanshawe College (former County Home) Page 42 Newspaper articles re. OMB hearing concerning the proposed amalgamation of Tillsonburg and Dereham Township, budget for Woodingford Lodge expansion, Dereham Township holds amalgamation vote, and special meeting of County Council (includes photograph of Warden Gehring) Newspaper notice to the taxpayers of Dereham Township concerning proposed amalgamation Newspaper advertisement for tenders for pickup truck Newspaper photograph of the Woodstock Armory, now the new Oxford County Board of Education administration building Page 43 Newspaper articles re. Dereham Township's amalgamation rejected by votes (includes photograph of Harry Dinner, Austin Wilson and Janet Durham at the Salford Public School poll), road budget, meeting of County Council, and the Oxford County Warden's special `showmanship' class at the Woodstock Fairgrounds Complimentary ticket for the Tavistock Fall Fair —11, 12 September 1970 Complimentary ticket for the Woodstock Agricultural Society Fair — 18-22 August 1970 Page 44 Newspaper articles re. Oliver Mowat stamp goes on sale (includes photograph of Leonard K. Coles and postmaster B.B. Cook), Oxford County Library's book review contest, tenders for the installation of storm sewers and purchase of a patrol vehicle, and joint meeting of municipal officials and the Oxford County Board of Education Newspaper article re. Sir Oliver Mowat stamp and Oxford County (Saskatoon Star - Phoenix — 26 August 1970) Prize List for 1970 (includes photographs of Charles Tatham, Warden Stanley Gehring, Mayor W. Allen and W.B. Wallace) Page 45 Newspaper articles re. Sir Oliver Mowat stamp (includes copy of the stamp), Councillors to attend the annual Canadian Good Roads Association convention and Young Voyageur Group from Chilliwack B.C.'s visit to Oxford County Page 46 Newspaper articles re. tenders for reconstruction of two county bridges, two-tier regional government for Waterloo, Amott Construction Company Limited award bridges contract, and August activities for Oxford Social Services Newspaper photograph of Donald Taylror and Mrs. Robert Rudy examining old fair records Newspaper photograph of annual meeting of Oxford County Township Clerks and Treasurers (Merlin Howse, Mrs. Carol MacLachlan, Douglas Watson and G.R. Staples) Page 47 Newspaper articles re. County Council's opposition to the Tillsonburg/Dereham amalgamation, OMB hearing concerning amalgamation, Otterville library book supply, Donald Crandall hired by Oxford Social Services as field worker and soft drink bottles Page 48 Newspaper photograph of Ex -Reeves Association Banquet (Irvin J. Haines, Peter McDonald, John Hoftsetter, Charles Milton, George Balkwill and Gordon Aspden) Newspaper articles re. appreciation night for L.K. Coles, annual Oxford County Library Workshop, regular monthly meeting of Council, plaque recognizing Wolverton Hall as a historic site, Oxford County Plowing Match, semi-annual meeting of County Clerks and Deputy Clerks and regular semi-monthly meeting of the County Roads Committee Newspaper photograph of L.K. Coles, to be honoured at an appreciation night on October 23' Page 49 Newspaper article re. ban on studded tired Newspaper photograph of 120fl' Annual Drumbo Fair (George Sibbick, Lt.-Gov. W. Ross MacDonald, and John Hoftsetter) Newspaper photograph of Mr. and Mrs. John Winterburn celebrating their 64,' anniversary Newspaper photograph of Warden Stanley Gehring and Deputy Reeve Archie Longworth examining wheat from the mayor of Davidson, Sask. 5 Page 50 Newspaper articles re. Wolverton historical site plaque unveiled (includes photographs of the crow at the unveiling ceremony and of the plaque), meeting of the Community Branch of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and County Council, Warden to take part in the International Plowing Match, parking space at the Court House square, retirement of T.S. "Spike" Caldwell Byron Avenue, and annual corn day Len Coles name tag from the VI World Highway Conference Page 51 Newspaper articles re. Wolverton Hall (includes photograph of the residence of Enos Wolverton), Oxford County Bookmobile and roads program Programme for the unveiling of an historical plaque at Wolverton Hall —18 October 1970 Page 52 Newspaper articles re. replacement of the Innerkip bridge (includes photograph of Mar Mix Lt. widening Woodstock Suburban Road 12), Department of Highway grants, Corn Day in Plattsville (includes photograph of Stanley Gehring), and County Roads need study Newspaper photograph of Grade 7 pupils sitting on the top of old cannon in front of the Court House (Brian Wilkins, Tom Henry, and Eric Sifton) Page 53 Newspaper articles re. Tillsonburg-Dereham amalgamation, revised County roads budget (includes photograph of Warden Gehring) and Mrs. S.L. Krompart to attend conference on community inter -action Page 54 Newspaper photograph of Arnott Construction Ltd. building new bridge over Thames River south of Embro Newspaper articles re. estate auction of the later Dr. D.M. Sutheralnd, Woodingford Lodge Auxiliary delegates to the convention of the Ontario Association of Homes for the Aged, and sewage plant approved for Norwich Newspaper advertisement for the position of Welfare Field Worker Page 55 Newspaper articles re. Home Care scheme, Leonard Coles speaks to the Havelock Chapter of the IODE (includes photograph of Len Coles), legislation on provincial library grants, construction safety meetings, and Ingersoll surplus funds Newspaper advertisement for tender for fuel oil Newspaper photograph of Miss Susan Winlaw and Douglas Skillings receiving education awards from Mr. John Hoftsetter Page 56 Newspaper articles re. Len Coles Appreciation Night (includes photograph of Len Coles and Ex -Warden Bill Sutherland) Newspaper photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Len Coles and Mr. and Mrs. W. Scott McKay Newspaper photograph of Mr. and Mrs. L.K. Coles and Mr. and Mrs. G.R. Staples Ticket for the L.K. (Len) Coles Appreciation Night — 23 October 1970 Page 57 Newspaper articles re. Len Coles Appreciation Night (includes photograph of L.K. Coles) Programme for L.K. "Len" Coles Appreciation Night — 23 October 1970 Newspaper photograph of Mrs. Allan Reid, Mrs. John Wood, Mrs. Jack Love and Len Coles Page 58 Newspaper article re. recognition dinner for Charles Milton (includes photograph of Ross Milton, Edith Taylor, Charles Milton, John Hoftsetter and Bert Milton) Programme for the Recognition Dinner for Charles Milton — 29 October 1970 Page 59 Newspaper articles re. Oxford Road Study near completion, Brian D. McReynolds named Woodingford Lodge office manager, Ernest Wood named Woodingford Lodge Administrator (includes photograph of Ernest Wood), completion of the first two phases in the regional government study, L.K. Cole's retirement and historical room, improvement of County Road 6 and expropriation of land in West Zorra Township and applications received for the post of Administrator for Woodingford Lodge Page 60 Newspaper articles re. T.S. Caldwell bridge to be built north of Putnam, establishment of an Oxford County Land Division Committee, Len Coles to continue historical writings, more municipal representatives on the Oxford County Planning Board, expenditures for road jobs, road -needs study, Council to study guidelines for a planned regional government study, County purchases two Graham Street properties for purpose of future expansion, and library fees go up Page 61 Newspaper article re. Annual Warden's Dinner (includes photograph of Warden Stanley Gehring, Mrs. Gehring and Dr. D.C. Williams) Programme for the Warden's Dinner — 26 November 1970 Invitation and reply card for the Warden's Dinner — 26 November 1970 Page 62 Newspaper articles re. Warden's Dinner and speech of Dr. D.C. Williams (includes photograph of Warden Stanley Gehring, Mrs. Gehring and Dr. D.C. Williams), and Warden's farewell address at Council (includes photograph of Stanley Gehring) Newspaper photograph of Stanley Gehring and Len Coles displaying plaques presented to them at Council L.K. Coles Membership Card for the Canadian Good Roads Association — 1970 Page 63 Newspaper articles re. Warden opens the new East Zorra Township office (includes photograph of Stanley Gehring), recount conducted in the three-way election for Reeve of Dereham Township, Clerk -Treasurer of Dereham Township to cast tie -breaking vote (includes photograph of Louis Barrett), legislation governing planning boards, road contract awarded to King Bros. Construction Ltd, tenders for the construction of storm sewers in Tillsonburg, Woodingford Lodge, Children's Aid Society and Stan Gehring's year as Warden Page 64 Newspaper photograph of quarterly bookmobile visit to Woodingford Lodge (Douglas Defoe, Ernest Wood, Mrs. Arthur Web and Mrs. Harold Harrison) Newspaper articles re. North Norwich Township Reeve election (includes photographs of Albert Cornwell and Les Dickson) and Vernon Cuthbert wins seat on the Oxford County Board of Education (includes photograph of Vernon Cuthbert) Newspaper notice of application for approval to expropriate land in the Township of West Oxford Page 65 Newspaper articles re. individuals run for the 1971 Wardenship, Lawrence Rooke named new road superintendent for Dereham Township, and explosion at the Canada Cement Plant Page 66 Invitation to the County of Waterloo Warden's Dinner —18 November 1970 Invitation to the Opening Day Ceremonies at Alexandra Hospital —12 May 1970 Invitation to Elgin County Banquet and Dance — 16 October 1970 Invitation to a Dinner at the Paris Fairgrounds — 19 November 1970 County of Oxford Handbook —1970 Page 67 Programme for the Official Opening of the Norwich and District Museum — 13 June 1970