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1971i h }f • i� WOODSTOCK•INGERSOLL, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1971 REEVE OF TAVISTOCK ELECTED 1971 WARDEN GEE, I'M GOING to miss Clerk - treasurer, Gerry 'this chair, mutters Stanley Staples, counts the large audi- Gehring, as he says. goodbye ence gathered to witness one to the wardenshfp of Oxford of the longest elections for County. Centre, William some. time. The election was Ducklow, reeve of Tavistock,finalized after 11 ballots, at 'and newly elected warden which time Ali. Ducklow was takes his oath of office and named as the new warden. gives his victory speech. Other picture on page 13. NEW WARDEN GETS ENCOURAGEMENT v- The new Oxford County don Henry. left, of Ingersoll. shedder t+��hile Lea Coles, re - William Ducklow of Mayor William Allen of Wood- tired clerk -treasurer and noted Tavlatock, second from left., stock, gives the new warden Oxford historian, smiler his smiles as he receives an "Ob an encouraging pat on the approval. Henry" bar from Mayor Gor. Area government study will continue: Ducklow The continued study of area the people of Oxford County are government for thewhole of Ox- the greatest," said the warden ford County, will continue dur-jio his victory speech. ing 1971, William Ducklow said.! Mr. Ducklow, the 45-year-old Mr. Ducklow, reeve of Tavi-!president of Tavistock Poultry stock, was elected 1971 WardeniFarms, Ltd., is going into` his of the Oxford County after the fourth"term in county- council.. eleventh ballot was cast at the;fie bat served in municipal ool- election, held in the county rties since i9M. courthouse yesterday, I The warden's family consists Other than area government,of one son and four daultbliers, Mr. Ducklow says he has nol David, Diane, Donald, Patsy plans for the coming year. He: Anne and Mrs. Ronald Bender, will just continue the plans that all of Tavistock. the 1970 warden, Stanley Geh- ring, had been working on. Mr. Ducklow defeated five "There may be a few changes as we go on," said the ward- other contestants is the warden - en, "But not without permission ship race. They were' John Hof - from the council. stetter, of Blenheim Township. nominated by Percy Sibbick of FEW CIUNGES (the same township; Clare Min• "I look forward to continued, ler, of 'North OdDrd Township, co-operation of all members Wnom.inatedby dames Patience,. county cotmeil," said the war -'of East Nissouri Township: Ken - den. `"There won't be any re-.neth Peers, of East Oxford, no - commendations for changes in -urinated by Melvin Bells of department heads during the Blandfard Township; John Nad- coming year, as long as all the'.alin. of Beachvilte, nominated' committees use their own good by Archie Longworth, of West i judgment as they have in the Oxford Township: and Ruvdand past." ' Rutherford, of Embrn, nomma i, Oxford County is the greatest',ed by James K_ Fleming, of i in the province of Ontario and West Zorra Township. Oxford to elect warden today Free Press Woodstock Bureau WOODSTOCK — G. R. Sta- Pies, new Oxford County clerk -treasurer, will preside over the election of the county warden today at 2 p.m. Six reeves are hoping for the post. They are William D u e k 10 w, Tavistock: John itofstetter, Blenheim Towm- ship; Clair Minler. North Ox- ford Township; John Nadalim Beachville; Kenneth Peers, East Oxford Township; and Rowland Rutherford, Embro. Warden Stanley Gehring. reeve of South Norwich Town- ship,. has said he won'tseek reelection, Six new councillors Rare been invited to an orientation nation this morning an coun- ell provedure. They are depu- ty reeves Max Franklin. W" Oxford Township; Henry Kill. htg, East Zorra Township: Robert Manner, East Nissuuri Township; George Nagle, Dereham Township; Darwen Scott, North Norwich Town- ship; and Perry Sibbick, Blen. Beim Township. CotninIltees are to be named Wednesday and the regular January session is set fur Juu. 26 and 27. r� u NEW MEMBERS ON COUNTY COUNCIL With the kick-off of the 1971 Inra as they are welcomed and of North. Norwich; R Ober, IOxford Coruf✓ty council year, briefed by the clerk - treasur- Manner, deputy reeve of East there'is alsitrthe welcoming of er, From left: Max Franklin, Nissomi; and George Nagle, new nrembef£ to the mumici- deputy reeve of West Oxford; deputy reeve of D e r e h a m {tat life. Besides a new clerk- Henry Killing,. deputy reeve Township. All are new to treasurer, in the person of of East Zorra; Perry Srbbick, county council, except Mr. Gerry Staples, there are also deputy reeve of Blenheim; Nagle, who was a councillor a number of new councillors. Darwen Scott, deputy reeve nine years ago. Pictured are the new council- 0 CROWDS GATHER BEHIND COUNCIL MEMBERS DURING COUNTY ELECTION I teePP in thought during the TnwwAip; Kenneth Peers, reeve, of East !errs; Rowland deputy reeve of East Nis- olxu ballot eleMum io whicA 19'i] elaction of Oxford County reeve of East Oxford; Wal• Rutherford, reeve of Embro• sourl; and ,lames .PAtlenea, a'III m Durklow.. of Th%f- Warden are. from left. Melvin lace Roar, reeve of Feast Zor- dames K. Fleming, reeve a reeve of East Niaaourt. They stork, was elected, Story and Opfla, reeve of Blandford ra{ henry Kill33g deputy West Zorrai Robert Manzer, were photographed during the other picture on page 1. • 0 $111,600 road expenditure presented for area roads 'file Woodstock S u b u r b a n Roads commission has recom- mended $111,809 be spent on construction and impprovement ofThe bcomi missiot, ina letter to Mayor William Allen and members of city council. sug- gests $bg,909 be spent on road maintenance, $5(9) on bridge maintenance, soil '000 on road construction, and $8,409 on over- head, The $s4,om set aside for road construction will he spent on Suburban Road 12 to complete the reconstruction from 'Eh - way of south to Sweaburg. Maintenance funds, said Cecil Riddle, chair'aa of the com- mission, wiU be usod solely for Ithe routine upkeep on ffie an system. "The County of Oxford is hereby respectfully requested to appropriate the sum of $27,9119 and the City of Woodstock is requested to contribute likewise $27,9w," said Mr, Riddle, "Estimated DHO subsidies will cover the remainder of the proposed budget for 1971," ha added. City manager Robert Morrow, in a report to council on the matter -states it is understood 'the program recommended will be incorporated into the County Road Program for bylaw pur- poses. Day.today operation of the suburban roads system will be looked after by the county en- gineer and the county r o ad committee, he added. Meeting on deer Bunting delayed by county council Oxford County Council post- and sportsmen's delegations re. poned a meeting requested by!presenting hunters in the coup J. M. Halpenny, district fores-Ity- ter, with the Hespeler branch of the Ontario department of lands and forests. The meeting requested was on the question of havin- a co-ordinated deer hunting season each year over! a five-year period. ' �A proposed alternative fors a mree-say season ever years, as well as to Waterloo, Wellington, B i Wentworth and Halton Q and a six day season eacl in Horne, Bruce and Grey Accordma to th, cil, acting forester, the provide a county coun- landowners, Members for committees picked by county council Oxford County Council was di- vided Into various committees at the council meeting, held this week. ROADS On the roads committee are Tavisinrk reeve, William Duck. low; John Hofstetter reeve of Blenheim Township; Clair Min- ler, reeve of North Oxford Town. ship� James K. Fleming, reeve of West Zorra Township; Louie Barrett, reeve of Derebam Township; and James Patience, reeve East Nisaouri Township. This committee is to take effect on the passing of the appointing On the finance committee are FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1971 Waiting list a good sign of aged attitude change It wasn't too long ago that the ultimate in depression was faced by almost any person who had to go into "the Old Folks Home". This was not a local situation: in almost every area the dark - panelled walls of a converted building, usually outside -city Urn - its, were a symbol of the depres- sion into which "old folks" sank it they could not .be taken into the home of a son or daughter. Today there are some 160 elderly residents, not just existing, but living fully, in Woodingford UAge. The topper is that 50 per- sons have their names on a wait- ing list, anxious to get into this facility for the elderly. What has caused the change? It is not a simple one of providing television sets in pastel -decorated lounges. It Is partly a result of the social change that sees people liv- Ing on an average to far greater ages than ever before. Medical research has resulted In almost eliminating the pneu- monia that used to often end lives. A stroke no longer means paralysis and invalidism for the rest of one's life. Even victims of heart attacks now pick up the feces and, with care, go on to happy senior lives. Rutherford, reeve of, on the, Dickson. reeve of'imunity a Nadalio, reeve of Beachv lle; Stan Gehring, reeve of South Norwich Township: Belden WU- Meson, deputy reeve of Tillson• burg; and Wallace Ross, reeve of East Zorra. PROPERTY On the property and adminia- tration committee are Ken Wet). ster, reeve of 7111sonbnrg, Ken Pollard, reeve of Norwich; Dar - wen Scott, deputy reeve of North Norwich; Archie Longworth, reeve of West Oxford To William Martin deputy reeve of South Norwich Township and Melvin Balls, reeve of Blandford Townships... There are simply more elderly people around and this trend is going to continue with more medi- cal advances. Their needs had to be recognized. Woodingford Lodge is a good example of a district filling this need. The home is within city limits, for one thing. The location enables residents to get to the bank, go to a city church, or do personal shopping —usually with- out requiring help from others. The comfortable living accom- modations help to maintain a cheerful atmosphere. This sort of thing is essential in a living ar- rangement where the elderly can- not help but be conscious of the ills to which'their generation are still prone, To be sure., this is one of the drawbacks still built in to any living accommodation which seg- regates the elderly, Yet. it is still the best solution we can find to making the sunset years comfort - Even with this drawback, the country home for the aged ret'lects. an encouraging change of attitude —a reversal of the former dread of going into an lnet,itution for the aged, dture and cop committee are; deputy reeve of �wnatuli; Henry reeve of East Robert Man - deputy reeve of East Nis. Township; Perry Sibbick, ty reeve of Blenheim Town - George Nagle, deputy e of DemUm Township; Kee Peers, reeve of East rd Township, On the WoodtnEtord Lodge committee are am Duck - low, Wallace Ross and John Hof - starter. Mr. Ducklow, John Ned - I alin and James Fleming were chosen to sit on the Oxford, Health Unit committee and for the Children's Aid Society are Mr. Ducklow, Les Dickson and Clair Minter. LIBRARY The county library committee consists of William Ducklow, William Martin and. Archie Lang worth, The social services com- mittee consists of Mr. Ducklow, Melvin Balls and Rowland Ruth- erford; the museum committee members are Ken Peers and Les Dickson and sitting on the regional government committee are William Ducklow, Ken Web. ster, James Patience, Stan Geh- ringang John Hfstette r, Ken Peers Wallace Ror, Ken Peersss. HOSPITAL Hospital committee mem- bers are: Woodstock, William Daeklow; Alexandra, Archie 'Longworth; Louis BarTSBsonburg,rett, and St- Marys, James Patience. Costs $4,100 for planners The Oxford County Planning Board has engaged Municipal Planning Consultants Ltd.,. of Toronto, for the year 197L Cost to the board is KIDD, The engagement was an- nounced at the pfunning board meeting, held Wednesday even- ing at the county building, Mae at the meeting, G r e o f ell Lazenby, of RR 4, Woodstock, was elected chairman of t be hoard, Mr. Laaenbv, an East Word Township representative on the ! board, succeeds Thomas Comiskec a former reeve of North Oxlord Township, He re- tired after serving the board for nine years, the past two as chairman. Mr Lazenbv k a s served the board for 11 years and was vice-chairman, Allan Ward of Ingersoll, was elected vice abirman, i CITY AND OXFORD COUNTY SLOWLY DIGGING WAY OUT OF WORST STORM IN MEMORY The Daily Sentinel -Review, Wed., Jan. 27, 1971 OF MANY RESIDENTS This was the scene outside police headquarters in the market building 0 Road block at Vansittaat and'Devonshire Avenues soon after storm started E i� Reports on storm results in the Oxford County area Most, if not allof the rural blower came through the villa ghe communities in Oxford Countyl,blowerld ealgo pe main roads, to \veer hard-hit by the storm thatl,the. Zorra Higghland park school whipped through the area yes -(where a school children spent terday and most of the nightJ11 reasonably comfortable night. The Sentinel -Review was able toThe village has most of its contact residents of a few of the shops open but there is not' villages and here's how the situ- much moving. James Smith ation was described. who handles the mail delivery OXFORD CENTRE on ItR a Emhro left on his route Yesterday morning and hasn't Things is this village are re• been heard from since. lie is 70 ported e a complete standstill. years old. Presumably he has, There were no deliveries last taken shelter at one of his mail night nor today and dairy milk, stops on the route. usually picked up from the Ear-I� mers every two days, was not NORWICH picked up as of press time, I This community was net as Approximately 300 children; badly beaten by the storm as spent the night in the local some othercentres in the area. school. (The schools were open today BEACHVILLE and the children all managed to Highway 2 was still closed get home yesterday. There had into Highway at press tfinelbeen no deliveries into the town and the plow "-as havi" trnu-this morning but most of the ble getting through because of roads had -been plowed. stalled and abandoned traffic on the road. TAVLSTOCR Eighteen students from the Stanley Both the driver of a Beachville public school spent school bus found his vehicle the night in local homes and the stranded in waist lee school's principal spent the p snow on night at the school to answer the 19th line east of this center the phone. ;last night and was forced to EMBRO ;usher his 10 school children into Things are ;citing back to local farm house to spend the normal in Emhro after a snow night. School pupils back at desks around county All sebools were "go" this bad been open fo- instruction mornLtg. Ion Wednesday and Thursday, at - It was the first time in six I ter the storm, bill, were closed days that the green light went on Friday due to low attend - out to rural schools in Oxford ance, County, after the big storm of Most public schools in town last Tuesday. areas were open through the A spokesman for Oxford week, but rural schools were 'County Board of Education said closed from Wednesday, except aB buses were on the move this In cases where pupils were morning. Some back roads in stranded. The last pupils were the county remain. -drifted and ihrought out from St. Joseph's word had gone out W parents School, Thamesford, by army via radio, asking children to go vehicles on Thursday after - to the main road¢ if possible, noon. where the buses would be run- waadstoc} Collegiate institute oung. had been running mid -winter ex - At Oxford County Raman Ca- aminations lUt week when the tholic Separate School Board, storm struck. These were can, the word was similar. The ex- called from Tuesday to a later ception was that patents were date when all students would be to use their own judgment about able to attend, younger children walking to Today and tomorrow regular main pick-up points, classes are being held to enable Last week, secondary schools rural students to get into the swing of general instruction %giro. 'Erne announcement on when examinations were to re- sume would, be made later. Army helps complete area school rescue It took the army to tako the r:rnergency still existed at the rived, takina 15 children at a last children out of Oxford tarsYThamesfard School, with no ap- time out of the school. schools but the rescue opera. parent chance of plows getting Mr. Sloan paid tribute net tion is now complete. in. only to the belpfdlness of army One of the most dramatic Mr. Sloan says that boardipersonnel but to nearby r". 'evacuations took place Thurg- personnel were finally able tointents who had made sure the ''day afternoon at Thamestord reach the school early yester-`children did not lack for food iwhere 62 children had remain- day afternoon, and,. "The situa-during the long entrapment. (ed in St. Joseph's School since tion had to be seen to be be] The rural separate schools Tuesday morning, lieved." are now closed, with expects- ' Superintendent Frank Sloan BIC. DRIFTS tions M reopenmg nn Monday says that principals of rural if the roads are passable by (schools kept in touch with the! Some access roads had &focilthat time. snowdrifts. A hugh snowdrift asl separate school 'board officelThe separate schools in Wood. every two hours during. thehigh as St. Joseph's School ran storm emergency. All teachers the length of the building. Mr. stack Ingersoll and Tillsonburg stayed at their posts in the Sloan called to the Departmentlare open to pupils who can walk rural schools. of National Defense depot ia'from their homes Parents to use hParents have By yesterday morning t h e mondnn and set up arrange- been asked, how pupils hadd either been trans- netts to evacuate the children their own discretion with regard ported home or billeted in in tfiree army 'half-tracks.' • to younger children atkendfng. homes near the schools, The .By 3:15 p.m, the vehicles ar- Storm shut down schools Friday, attendance poor Oxford Co u a t y secondaryl large numbers of students come were evacuated on Wednesday; schools were closed yesterday in to the secondary schoolsland were taken to Woodstock after reopening two days follow. from rural areas which haver Collegiate where they- had a halt; ling the Tuesday storm. Low at -mot yet been plowed. meal at the schoolcafeteria., tendance has been given as the', Pupils by Thursday afternoon From there, they went to their ;reason for the decision, sincelbad been evacuated from alllhomes if parents could provide' 'rural public schools. Board of -'.transportation, or were billeted ficials, however were amble to''in nearby Woodstockhomes. I say whether all children were in The last rurul public sebpol their homes, since many had';to evacuate pupils was ZorraI been given billets in t o w n I Highland - Park where 12 child•, homes. ren were taken out Thursdays Director of Education George: afternoon and hollered in Eat - Simmons said he knew of one bra family of five children f r o ml Puhlic schools are now open East Oxford who were s t i 111 to walking pupils in Woodstock, awaiting in a Woodstock homellogersoR, Tillsoaburg, Platts Friday for transportation talville, Norwich, TavisLock and. their own home. ;Otterville. No school buses are East Oxford School children running yet. East Oxford school children survived 'camping' during storm True to camping tradition., arc school and more tv a si children at East Oxford Central brought in by snowmobiles, I School had plenty of pork and, Peopleliving near the school) leans and hot chocolate during sent in a number of sleeohw I the night they were snowbound bags and blankets. The bays! in ate school. bedded down in the school; A first-hand account of the gvmn, and girls slept an the: entrapment was given today by carpet in the library. The teach. one of the teachers, Kenneth er who was on the spot in that, jShrubsall. ,long night says only about a He minimized the strain on i dozen of the pupils were rest - the 17 teachers who stayed in less, and the rest got a fairiv i the school and who each aver -good night's sleep, aged about one hour of sleep oil The school telephone Tuesday night. been busy from late afternoon The school staff first became! to g p.m. with calls from par aware they would have to a�ppend eats. B' then news had reach, the night inside the battling ed the parents Nat the child, when the storm became worse ren were safe in the school and about 5 p,m, Tuesday and it the telephone stopped ringing was evident buses could not for the night, reach them, Approximately 309 One of the most challenging children were in the building, periods for the teachers stand - Adding to the adult supervisors mg watch cattle after 7 a.nt, were three parents who had ; Wednesday when the children managed to get to the school began to wake. They e• e r e but were unable to get a u t given hot chocolate and more, again. '•camp" food for breakfast, and Mr Shrubsall says the staff the wait began for transporta- managed to get food ,from the lion Out, Oxford Centre store via snow- By early afternoon the board mobile. With only a couple of of education was able to got electric hot plates in the build. in a plop• and a caravan of six hug they relied heavily on bread buses. The children were taken anti cheese, biscuits and coldlto Woodstork.Callegiate lnstf meats, and the customary pork; tute where the cafeteria provid-' and beans, There was milk in led (tot soup and hamburgers. 120=bed addition proposed for Oxford home for aged Free Press Woodstock Bureau WOODST%K — CenSlrae- don of a $1,080,000, 12fi= ad- dition to Woodingford lodge in 1973 has been proposed by the home for senior citizens' com- mittee of management in its five-year capital budget fore- cast. G. Duncan Black, a St. Thomas engineer who pre- pared the cost estimates, is said to have designed the first portion of the 160-bed lodge large enough for the expan- sion. The committee calculated the province would contribute $540,000, or 50 per cent of the cost of the addition. A $1,080,000 addition has been proposed by the board of management of Woodingford Lodge hone Oxford County would pay about $302,400, or 56 per cent of the municipalities' share,, Woodstock, $183,600 or 34 per cent; and Ingersoll, $54,000 or 10 per cent. The cc m m i t t e e notified county council that 50 persons are waiting to enter the home. The $2 million home for the aged was started in 1967 and completed In October, 1969. During a business session Wednesday, county council postponed a meeting request- ed by J. M. Halpenny of Hes- peler, district forester with the department of lands and for. ests, on the question of hold- ing a co-ordinated deer season — Free Press Woodstock Bureau for the aged at Woodstock for 1973. Long-range plans are for a 120-bed addition. Oxford approves $30,050 Tillsonburg hospital grant Free Press Woodstock rBureau ,WOODSTOCK — Expendi. tu.re of $30,050 for an intensive coronary cardiac unit and ad- ditlonal x-ray equipment at Tillsonburg District Memorial H o s p i t a l was approved Wednesday by Oxford County council. The request for the money towards a $129,000 improve- ment program at the hospital was made In a presentation to council on Tuesday. G. W, Stevens, hospital ad. ministrator, said (be project is scheduled to start in April, with completion by July L Ile said a temporary metal building has been planned at the extreme southend of the south hospital wing. The build- ing will remain in use until the next phase of the exten- sion of the hospital building. A total of $18,030 has been requested by the hospital from Norfolk County and $12,020 from Elgin County, both fig- ures based on percentage use. Mr. Stevens said the provin- cial government will pay $30,000 of the cost, with a hos- pital reserve and donations covering the remaining $30; Soo, Reeve Archie Longworth of West Oxford Township was appointed to the Oxford Coun- ty District. Hospital Planning Council for 1971 and 1972 and Robert Rudy Sr. of Tavistock, a former county warden, as representative on the Oxford County library board for three years. Reeve James. Fleming of West Zorra Townshipwas ap. pointed to the county road committee for five years: Reeve John Ilofstetter, Blen• helm Township, four years; Reeve Louis Burrett, Dere. ham Township, three years; Reeve Clair Mlnler, North Ox- ford Township, two years; and Reeve ,fames Patience, East. Nissourt Township, one year, Reeve Kenneth Webster of Tillsonburg; Reeve Stanley Gehring, South Norwich Town. ship; Reeve Wallace Ross, East 'Loan Township; and Rcvavo Longworth and Reeve llofstetler were named to die wanton's committee. each year over a five-year pe- dal. Alternatives proposed for Oxford County would be a three-day open deer season every second year, as well as, for Perth, Waterloo, Welling.— ton, Brant, Wentworth and Halton counties with six -day seasons each year in Huron, Bruce and Grey counties. Mr. Halpenny said the de- partment has received criti- cism for havingno open deer season in the Lake Huron area, with the exception of a season in Lindsay and St. Ed- munds townships in Bruce County in 1970. He said the department would provide a liaison be- tween county council, acting for the landowners, and sportsmen's delegations repre- senting hunters in the county. Deputy Reeve Seldon Wilkin- son of Tillsonburg was elected chairman of council's finance committee, and Reeve Leslie Dickson of North Norwich Township as vice-chairman. Reeve Kenneth Pollard of Norwich was elected chair- man of the property and ad- ministration committee, and Reeve Archie Longworth; of West Oxford Township' as vice-chairman. Other elections to standing committees included: agricul- ture and community services, Reeve Kenneth Peers, East Oxford Township, chairman; Deputy Reeve George Nagle, Dereham T o w n s h i p, vice- chairman; and Deputy Reeve Max Franklin, West Oxford Towmship, secretary. C o u n e i I representatives: Woodstock General Hospital board, Warden William Duck - low, Tavistock; Alexandra Hospital board, Ingersoll, Reeve Archie Lon g w or t h, West Oxford Township; Till- sonburg Hospital board, Reeve Louis Barrett, Dereham Town- ship; and St. Marys' Hospital board. Reeve James R. Pati- ence, East Nissouri Township. Election of a chairman to the county roads committee was postponed until a commit- tee meeting today. This month's session of county council will resume Jan. 26. 40 0 • Quicker pace urged on area government By WAYNE MaePHERSON . of The Free Press WOODSTOCK — Municipal Affairs Minister Darcy Mc- Keoughcalled for an accelera- tion of regional government Monday. during an address here to Progressive Conserva- tives from Oxford and Brant bounties. The minister, in a noon -hour meeting with delegates to the coming leadership convention, said the province has formed land division committees in the counties, decentralizing some authority. He said local governments would be able to assume greater leadership with the re- structuring of municipal government into regionalbod- ies. At the end of five years, Mr. McKeough said, it will have to be decided whether it will be appropriate to have assess- ment returned to the area gov- ernments. Assessment is now administered on a provincial basis. it will also have to be deter- mined if there is need for the department of lands and for- ests to operate in Southern On- tario, or whether the job could it be banded by conservation authorities, the minister said. He added the question of whether provincial parks are needed in Southern Ontario, or whether they could become conservation parks, should also be considered. Mr. McKeough said town- ships laid out in pre -Confeder- ation times are not necessari- ly appropriate units of admin- istration now. Larger units have to be more efficient, he said, or peo- ple would still be buying at corner grocery stores. Area government is' capable of doing a job two or three times better, the minister added. Oxford County, Woodstock and Ingersoll have hired a consultant for an area govern- ment study and are planning to apply for financial and manpower help from the de- partment of municipal affairs in its study. Mr. McKeough side-stepped a question from Ronald Totten of Embro, an Oxford alternate delegate, who asked if the minister was satisfied with the oducation curriculum on sex, religion and preparation of students for business. "What goes on in the school is not my area and specialty," Mr. MdSeough replied, He said the priorities of the 60s were to build pupil places and increase the number of teachers. Drugs, sex, religion and preparing the students for the business world, he said, must be priorities in the '70s. Mr. McKeough listed the three key campaign Issues as improved planning for growth, Canadian economic national- ism and ways to make the federal, provincial and munic- ipal governments more re- sponsive and more aware of what is going on. He described his meetings across the province as "a great chance to do some Us. toning," The candidate said he has not been interested in getting the support of Robert Nixon, leader of the provincial Oppo- sition, who he said described him as the easiest of caudf- dates. Stephen Lewis, NDP leader, labelled Mr. Mc - Keough as the "toughest" and Dr. Morton Shulman, NDP member for High Park, called him "the worst of the five candidates." William Leaman of Mount Elgin, president of the Oxford Progressive Conservative As- sociation, invited the delegates to hear the five candidates for the Conservative leadership today at 8 p.m, at the down- town Holiday Inn in London. '1'HURsDAY, JANUARY 14, lulu Regional government bogey achieves one good result The old suspicions between rural and urban parts of Oxford are taking a beating. In fact, there is strong evidence that they have dwindled to near -zero on at least one big question —regional plan- ning. Whisper the phrase "regional government' and t h e Oxford municipalities close their ranks, embracing town, city and rural municipality in a family tie. This is what, appears to be hnppening in the co-operative plan to study regional govern- ment before it hits In home terri- tory. Rural municipalities, Ingersoll and Woodstock were represented when councillors met here in a body on Monday to find out the direction In which they were go- ing. It was plain they want to be ahead of the game. The phrase was mentioned several times, "W don't want someone In Toron- to to tell us how to run our ooun- ty „ For that matter, they reeog. nixed thatthe traditional boon. I daries of Oxford might not even exist in some Future regional plan, Uke brothers who squabble among themselves but who pre. sent an undivided front to adver. sallies, they clwd ranks and were prepared to offer a ready. made study about a year from now on the form that area government should take. If the planned study' doea nothing else, it will have united rural and urban neighbors in a common concern. Kenneth Peers of East Oxford summmizeed what hnd happened when he comment- ed, "One of the Biggest things for this committee was to get Inger- soll and Woodstock to talk to us." In this common concern the thinking is definitely turning to the county level. And this is an achievement that even the county boards of education could not at- tain fully in their first two years of operalinn. Go to any education board meeting outside of Woodstock, and rural ratepayers will still ask, "When are our substandard school buildings going to be improve&" This Is a vitally important question and one that the county boards have their sights set on as soon as provincial purse -strings are loosened. But purely local concerm in re- gional gover mont planning, even at this early stage, ate nmkiing with the concerns of the Oxford neighbors. This is one big step forward. rho second big advantage Is that Oxford will not be unprelpared When the bogy of retiflonal aov ernrnent comer to this rICH,nr0er. With clearheaded mirttint con corn, ilic murticipslities are lcxik- Ing ahead and WHIM ,some of the moves before the game starts, The townline road between North Oxford Township and North Dorchester Township was reopened Fri- day by a backhoe, allowing traffic to use the road for the first time in about three weeks. Gordon Hollingshead, a North Oxford Township roads de - Oxford MPP gives ad.vic,e about regional government LNGERsOLL — When Oxford and Carleton. The department said, "When this county coof g pal County considers regionalizing ) of highways turned back 75era any type 'municipal governments, it miles of roads to regional gov- change, it should strike a hard.. tsbould "strike a. hard bargain erament and regional govern- bargain with Queen's Park in 'with Queen's Park in respect�ment in turn passed it back to�reMpretto grants." Iune_s was introduced by� to grants.'dower governments. Gordon Tunes, Oxford Coun- ',Centralized power is not al- Roy Stark and thanked by P. M. ty's voice in provincial govern -doses touch best, withe thee govern- ment eople Dewan. gave this advice when he ntent," he said. "Instead of a !addressed a meeting of the Ki- rom missioner appointed from. b It re Thursday eight. — Free Press Woodstock Bureau partment employee, digs out the last of the 12-foot drift of heavy snow which bogged down' snowplows. A distance of 400 to 500 feet was plugged, but resi- dents were not blocked in, the huge drift being be- tween laneways. DO YOU REMEMBER? ?S YEARS AGO Reeve L. ff. Sibbtck of Blenheim !! 'Pw onship was elected a director of the Ontario Good Roads Association. Woodstock Branch of Canadian Legion sought the aid of employers in putting several unemployed returned men to work. Game Overseer Ed Meadotcs report - I ed no wolves inOxford County, as there were the previous year. 15 YEARS AGO Former Reeve J. Thomas Costello died at Woodstock General Hospital m his 81st year. March came in like a lamb but will k go out like a lion, was the civie question. 10 YEARS AGO A special evening church service etas bekt at All Saint's Anglican Church to mark the end of Thinking Week. wants Clu a ueen's Park, why not let the) ••There is no doubt that a Q o le decide is a democratic i Change in al structure H towns and cities rc- oxford welfare costs• in some is overdue."Ai some areas," re 'said. arelof way pined we would have a type wit cities grow, rr with the constant errosienlcount regional government on a ifaeed basis." the township through annex- y shone !REGIONAL ACT �O higher in 170 ia He said under the Regional) p�e� `1 �EnXPLES "East and West Oxford Town- Grants Act, Muskoka, when it. whips are perfect examples. This regionalized, obtained $30,0W for is not a Satisfactory or perman- fie® years eb an administration[ ent sollution. Township$ lose their beat assessment, their best, grant, another $30,000 for five roads, until finally they have,0,000 years for pollution central, and little !r.£t to administer and. no$10additional grant for or - !money or tax base to do it."!ganizatinn. fie said regional governmerd.j "This is a total of $1 millioll. met with problems in Niagara for a ,Population of 2iy,00o1" he ,Free Press Woodstock Bureau WOODSTOCK — With gen- eral welfare costs running 20 per cent higher than had been anticipated for 1070, the Ox- ford County social services de- partment has been forced to hire two additional employees Ito cope with the work load. Instead of the $648,300 it had ibeen estimated would be spent during the year, costs rose to !$780,722. Welfare costs began to sour 'it) October when the case load ' was 373 persons compared to 202 in 1000. In November the rase loud rose to 442 coal, pared to 221 !n the Santa nuirtlh the previous your aetl in December, the total was 544 compared to 245. Had it not been fur these throe months, the department could Aprobably have stayed within tls osUmates, udminla- lrator G. Mackay said. _ To handle the increased load, 11. A. Costello, a field worker, has been named as- sistant to Mr. MacKay. A re- placement for Mr. Costello as well as a secretary are now being sought. Until now the staff has in- cluded the administrator, four field workers, two clerk -typ- ists and a part -lime clork•typ- isl. The welfare roll Increased In January to 505 cases repre- seding 1,055 persons, includ- Ing family members. In January a year ago, there were YN persona reecn'- tag general assistance, or a .Joint of NI considering lucm- bers of families. Mr. MacKay said that dur- ing the year, (told workers have worked closely with the Canada Manpower oMcc and have helped sore persons re• turn to the labor field and be- come self supporting. Some of the recipients, he said, have been able to follow retraining programs, others have been referred to provin- cial rehabilitation services for special training due to disabit• iliac. In 1070, general assistance rose to $5l1,545, compared with the $391,000 forecast. Nursing home expenditures to- talled $224,154, within the est4 an it t e, and administration costs totalled an additional $52,257. Mr MacKkv sail 1,627 re- quests wore fadlow'axl up and u,"istance prutdded, Each tr•. quest, Iw e,dd, required a houw visit n) delortliine the eb igibilily of the applicant. The policy is to visit the cases once a month, ho Said. However, do(, 10 a large In- crease in case loads. it halt sometimes been balassible. 11 0 AREA MEN ATTEND GOOD ROADS CONVENTION Among the 2,500 delegates clerk -treasurer, Bill Ducklow, ersoll, Mr. Ducklow to Tavis- ty to the Ontario Good Roads Oxford counwarden, and tuck, and Mr. Hutchison in annual convention in Toronto Arthur Hutchison, Ingersoll North 0 x f o r it township..; 'this week are, from left. Surburban Roads Commis- (Special Sentinel - Review !. Gerry Staples, Oxford county son, Mr. Staples lives in Ing- news photo) Geography pupils to aid in area plan I-rce Press Woodstock Bureau WOODSTOCK — Use of high school geography classes to try to determine a boundary for a new local government study was approved Monday by Oxford County board of ed- ucation. The request was made by Brian Turnbull and Asso- ciates, urban and regional consultants, Kitchener, pre- paring an Oxford area local government study for Oxford County, Woodstock and Inger- soll councils. Dr. Bruce Halliday, board chairman, said the students would be. completing reports on the place of employment of their parents, their church, the location of their doctor's office, where they travel for entertainment and reoreatlon. Mr. Turnbull said the com- mlitce. of the three councils will have to find out how peo- ple act socially and •econonu. caily, as well as polliiCally. tie said most of the planning work is to becompleted by the and of the year, A plea to allow 1,2 Mennonite children to. ride Oxford County board of education buses was referred to the board's Feb. 22 meeting. Abe Hotchsteller, Uniondale Mennonite School board spokesman, said they consi- dered it safer than transporta- tion by horse and rigs. Ile said the parents would sign off any accident claim against the county school board. Mr. Holchstetler said trans- portation of the 12 children would require four stops for three buses in the northern half of East Nissouri 'Town- ship. The Mennonite school. is across from the public school. b o a r d 's kindergarten on Highway 18 north of Kintore. "If we are paying the taxes and helping to operate all schools and if there isn't too big an obstacle, we would ap- preciate if we could be fa-' vored;' he said. The board, in other busi-' ness, established a four-mem her committee to determine; whether the continued opera- tion of the board's 22 burns is to the board's arivantagv. MM s/ .a Expenditure approved Oxford county council, Tues. ay, approved expenditure of 3,OW for the required member - hip fees of organizations they Among other business discus- sed was a resolution from Fan- shawe College to keep the On- tarlo Police College in Aylmer. The council endorsed the reso- -A variance to the zoning by- law ws ap�lfad for by the Ox- ford County board of education to renovate the board building. Since the county property her, ,ders the board of education .property, the -*quest bad to be considered in council. The m quest met no objecion. Setting of Oxford budget not expected till March Free Press Woodstock Bureau WOODSTOCK — It's too early to make a prediction on the 1971 Oxford County Budg- et. Warden William Ducklow said Friday after the first fi- nance committee meeting. The Tavistock reeve said the budget is expected to be struck in late March. Warden Ducklow said the roads budget, likely to be set March 11, is still a question mark. County clerk -treasurer G. R. Staples said the health, social service and library budgets are expected to show an in- crease over 1970. For the first time, he said, no specific tax rate will be struck In the number of mills, due to a "70.30" assessment formula. The formula is one worked out by the provincial govern- ment to blunt the burdensome effect which would be some- times produced if assessment had been equalized by a sim- ple application of the provin- cial equalization factors to. municipal assessments. Under the formula, only 30 per cent of the tax rate will be based on the new equalized assessment. The other 70 per cent would be based on the as- sessment municipalities had before the provincial govern- ment took over the assess- ment function. --MaMUMiAtJAIM Les Dickson and Clara Hamner were friends in the Norwich area 25 years ago. This week, at the Ontario Good Roads Association an. nual convention to Toronto, they ran into each for the first time in a quarter can- tury before a bank or eleva- tors in a Toronto hotel. Mr. Dickson Is now North Norwich reeve, while Miss Hamner Is now Mrs. McLaughlin, a Port Credit councillor, (Special Sentinel -Review Photo). The formula, Mr. Staples said, is expected to continue until the province is assessed at market value by 1975. Oxford County, lie said, ob- jected to provincial equaliza- tion factors and equalized as- sessments to the province, and the formula system was adopt. ed. Under the equalized assess- ment figures, he said, the ur- ban municipalities show a re- duction as much as 4//a mills and the rural municipalities an increase as much as five mills. Mr. Staples said the county has been notified of a $55,000 surplus on its 1970 operations. Ile said the last of five pay- ments of $47,355.50 is expected to be made this year to Wood- stock General Hospital. Council, he said, has ap. Proved the payment of approx- imately $30,000 to Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital, but has yet to determine the method of payment, fie said the county paid for an addition to Ingersoll Alex- andra Hospital in 1970, with one instalment of $128,437. .aunt News Council defers taking action on load bylaw A bylaw read at the regular, could come back on the county monthly session of C o u a t y after it issued the moving per - council, Tuesday was refer-�,mit. It was suggested the.mait� red back to committee for clar- ter be taken to a lawyer. ification, as council refused to Some councillors did not want pass it, to pass the bylaw until a fee The bylaw, to give the roads schedule was drawn up- IAs superintendent the authority to Dickson said nothing was fib issue permits to move loads porated in the bylaw to even larger than. the highway Traffic touch on that aspect. John Hof - A t specifies, drew several stetter, of Blenheim Township, questions from the cmmcillors• said this would not be a money Ken Webster, of Tillsonburg, making organization, especially was concerned about the liabil-, not for a trucking frim which ity in the event of an ace fdent. servlhes a community. A further question put to the After a lengthy discussion, it floor was that of fees. was decided to turn the bylaw It was suggested each trucker back to committee for establish-; must hold liability insurance before he is allowed on the moat of the fee schedule, if one road. But the question stilliis to be implemented, and to arose of whether or not anyone � clieck into liability_ Construction is increased by $223,410 An increase of $223,410 in con- Dereham and West Oxford struction was reported to county Townships led the list with 32 council, Tuesday. This report each. East Zorra Township bad from Clarke Daniel, construe- a total of 28 new homes, while tion safety inspector, was a com 20 were built in East Nissmurf iparison of the 1970 figure to 1969. Township, ¢ .14 in Blenheim Tow Monies spent on commer- gip, 13 in Tilsonburg, 12 in l icial buildings totalled $1,795,290, East Oxford Township, eight m l while $944,273 was spent 011 West Zorra Township, and sev- farms and $301,0011 was spent in en each in North Norwich and industrial development. A total of 180 new dwellings, valued at North Oxford Townsbips and $3,420,266 were built. Tavistock, - l Levy of $617,000 set for county roads The Oxford County road - This expenditure is compar- mittee set a guideline forcom a able to the figure of last year maximum levy for county roads I when the budget, including in county council, Thursday, grants, totalled $1,433,100_ The The levy was is the amount expenditure at that time was. of $617,000. $601,469. $5,000 granted to UWO building fund Oxford County Council To Council was notified of an in; day approved an expenditure of crease in its 1971 share of the $5.000, towards the capital bull- county library expenditure, It, ding program at the Untver- will rise from $70,478 to $77,_ city of Western Ontario and a $1,000 grant for the University 659. The total budget is $i70, of Waterloo. 772. Accounts approved for payment Accounts in the amount of i administration commitleele $1.640.67 were approved for pay-, third report. Further recom- meat in Oxford County Council, � mendations made were for a. Tuesday, new lock on the office doar The accounts were revealed'' leading le the council chambers to the report o_f the property and i and to give the clerk authoriza- t Lion to secure prices on. a desk and chair, conference table and chairs, drapes, blinds, carpet- ing and an air conditioner, The third report of the finance committee recommended pay- ment of $1l,3&1.17, this amount being the county's - share of the 1970 deficit of Oxford Social Services operations, Accounts in the amount of $4,686.10 were reeommant%d for payment in the report it was also recommended that the county purchase 7,500 Oxford County brochures at $108,30 per 1,(W from Htatdleslon and Bar-. i ney, Ltd. • 0 0 A HEADACHE for motor- Street frame the ice -covered ists and a hazard for pedes- Courthouse. On the left the ice trians, the accumulation of has created spider -web pat - lice in the cityis still rather terns on a fence, clothesline pretty. The freezing rain and trees back of Yea Street ,which fell fast night coated No matter how pretty it is, wires, trees, and anything left the ice is still slippery- (Pho- uncovered. Above, wrappedin tos by Donna Ede) ice, the trees alonE' H u n t e r IN ATTENDANCE at Wood. of C. manager, John Pool, C. den .Ducklow was a guest or - - stnek's Chamber of Com- of C� membership cliairman, the chamber for the evening, nterev reception, from left, and Mr, and Mrs, Gordon Me- The reception was held at the Doug Eckel, president, Wl- Ray. McKay is a new mem- Woodstock Badminton Club Imin Ducklow, Warden of Oz- her of the chamber and War- last night. (Staff Photo) ford County, Bev Wallace, C. First president's reception held by Woodstock C. of C. Oxford County sets $617,000 roads levy Free Press Woodstock Bureau WOODSTOCK — A $617,000 anuximum levy for Oxford ,County roads was set as a guideline by county council for its county road committee !'uesday. The maximum planned ex- ! e n d i t u r e compares with 601,469 a year ago when the iudget, including grants, b- ailed $1,433,100. Plans are to have the road committee complete its budget March 11, and the entire coun- ty budget by the end of March. Council's next session was set for March 23, Council, in other business, approved $5,000 towards the capital building program at University of Western Ontario and a $1.000 grant for Univer- sity of Waterloo. Council was notified of an increase in its share of county library expenditure for 1971 from $70,478 to $77,659. Total budget is $179,772. The county's share of the 1971 Oxford health unit budget was set at $72,218, a $3.28 gross per capita cost, an in- crease from $3.08. The total budget of the health unit was — Free Press Woodstock Bureau A Perry Street building used ai a post office about demolished north of the Woodstock Arena for con. tf10 years ago and a former hank building are being struction of a $278,000 Bank of Nova Stwtla branch. set at $253,192, an increase from $234,2M. Woodstock's health unit. share based on population, was set at $40,427 and Inger- soil's at $12,449.. Mrs. S. L. Krompart, county librarian, said in her annual report that libraries are add- ing to services of shoots in an effort to keep up with the in- creasing development in edu- cation. The county library, she said, has shown progress in its efforts to meet the needs of the people in theh- quest for knowledge, as well as for indi- vidual enjoyment and im- provement. Book circulation in 1970 to- talled 522,315, an increase of 20.641 over 1969, Robert Rudy- of Tavistock was named chairman of the county library board and Glen Kitchen, RR 4. Woodstock, vice-chairman. Clarke Daniel, construction safety inspector, reported an increase in construction, from 81.385.27< in 1969 to $7,608,687 last year. Ile said $1.795,290 was spent on commercial buildings and repairs to existing ones. $944,273 in farms and $307,000 in industrial development. A total of 180 new dwellings valued at $3,420,266, were re- ported, led by Dereham and West Oxford townships with 32 each. East Zorra Tow-ri hip had a total of 28 new. homes; East Nissouri Township 20, Blen- heim Township 14, Tillsonburg 13, East Oxford Township 12. West Zorra Township eight, and North Norwich Township, North Oxford Township and Tavistock, seven each. E LI Solution to truck ills seen in roads report .A possible snlutiun to than then the study, the extension of cluni nate some through traffic buck problem on Dundas Street the improvement of County there. has been recaalmeuded by the'�Road 17 from Highway 59 to'said financial breok-duwn, he, County of oxford Roads .Needs said, would be 25 per cent from, Study. - _. the lnnerkip Road is given firstihe city, 25 per cent from the Most members of city Mae chance. county; and 50 per cent provtn would like to see an out of town HARGREAVES eial subsidy. bypass. This is exactly what the "It's time we took back our SUGGESTION extension of County Road 6 to main street,- sail Ald. Har Aid. Hargreaves said he had Highway dot would be. greaves, "and started livingsuggested the idea to the subm'- HIGHWAY 2 normally again." ban roads commission and re Running down Road 6 from The Alderman suggested if c•eived on answer to the effect the Governor's Road, as sug- such a route was. heated up to that it would be better for poll- gested in the study, the new su- handle heavy trucks, the ticinns to develop ideas and de- burban road would cross High ed congestion on Dundas Street visions. 'way 2 midway between Beach. could pave the way for load Aid. Hargreaves said the use vile and Ingersoll. ilimits and noise control. of Road 6 was suggested hy. Gor- The study also suggests this He suf,*gested a special deben- I don Pittnck when he ran against stretch of road be considered as -tare could be issued to cover the Gordon Ines (Lily) MPP for part of the future mileage of paps Ingare of the costand er- ersoll con- election. Mr. in Pittock and thei last provincial, the Woodstock Suburban Roads gersoll would like to Commission. tribute as such a road _would 1 plan, lost. The commission is made up �I of three representatives, one from the county, one from the, city, and a third member ap- � 'pointed, by the first two. The County of oxford and the ,city contribute equally toward the expenditures of the commis- sion with the provincial govern- ment contributing subsidy at normal rates, 50 per cent. REVENUE An examination of the exist ing Woodstock Suburban Road system, notes the study, along with a review of the probable i future revenue available to the commission indicated additional mileage could be brought into j ,the system under existing fman. 'cial arrangements. The existing road system tot- als 11.3 miles. The roads recommended for addition to the network total 20 miles. If the stretch of Road 6 and Free Press Woodstock Bureau Highway 401were to be consid WOODSTOCK — McLean- ered as a bypass, the inter foster Construction Ltd., of change of Highways 2 and 401 St. Marys, was awarded a could be considered its eastern contract Thursday for con - end, st1•uction of a 150-foot bounda- ry bridge over the Thames River, just north of Putnam. The $158,516 bid by the St. Marys firm was the lowest of seven submitted. COSTS The total construction costs, !as the study indicates for the 'additional 20 miles of road would be $1.03 million. This includes liM,000 for roads and $61,000 for a bridge.; The study estimates that suf-i ficient funds will be available to eliminate all critically deficient. road consU'uction needs in the existing system by 1972. Aid. Albert Hargreaves, who proposed just such a bypass idea to the Woodstock Suburban Roads Commission not too long ago, said this morning he feels the link between the Governor's'' Road and Highway 461 should :have first priority. — rree rrrsa rruvusw�a A contract was let Thursday at a joint meeting of Oxford and Middlesex county road committees for the construction of a 150-foot Oxford -Middle- sex boundary bridge, to be named after T. S. Caldwell. From left, Mr. Caldwell, a retired department of highways district municipal engineer, Oxford County road superintendent Donald Pratt and Oxford Warden Wil- liam Ducklow. St. Marys firm to build Oxford -Middlesex span Tenders, opened at a jot meeting of Oxford and Middle- sex County road committees ranged up to $174,603. Warden William Ducklow of Oxford County said construc- tion will be handled by Ox- ford County, according to an earlier boundary bridge agreement. Oxford is to bill Middlesex. Hold -the -line budget anticipated in Oxford Free Press Woodstock Bureau WOODSTOCK — A forecast ,that Oxford County budget will at least hold the line was made Tuesday by county clerk C. R. staples, following a day -long finance committee meeting. Mr. Staples said, "It doesn't appear it will be any higher than last year," Mr. staples said that 1n 1974 council made a large pay- ment. $128,437. towards an ex- pansion program at Alexandra Hospital, Ingersoll. Council has planned to con- tribute $30,050 toward a Till- sonburg Hospital renovation program this year, but has yet to decide all its method of pay. nwrit. Mr. Staples Nall council may have a decision on the Tillsouburg grant next Tues. clay at its March tweeting when the budget is expected to be completed, lie said the Oxford social services budget, to be present- ed to council at the Tuesday meeting, call he expected to rise substantially. r---' Increases are also expected in the health unit and library budgets, he said, oxford road superintendent Donald Pratt said an 80 per cent provincial grant will be received en the bridge and 50 per cent on the grading and alignment of the gravel ap- preaches over a distance of % to % of a mile. The cost 10 be paid by the mtudcipalites will be shared on a 50-511 basis. Mr. Pratt said the bridge will be constructed less than 50 feet east of the existing,,. one, a steel truss structure built about 1892. Additional. property has already' been purchased, he said. lie said construction will start by Aug. 16, with Compile- limn in 60 working detys- The bridge will be named in honor of T. S. Caldwell, a re - tined department of highways districtmunicipal engineer. who served both counties for 41 .years, until his retirement last September, The road is known as Ox- ford County Road 105. on Ox- ford County maps and Middle- sex County Read 30 on Mid- dlesex maps. County won't build a bypass: Hof stetter Woodstock residents' h o p e s i that Oxford County was prepar ing to build and finance a truck bypass to alleviate Waodstock's Dundas Street truck problem were dashed Tuesday in a coun- ty road committee statement re- leased by Reeve John Hofstet. ter of Blenheim township. Mr, Horffstetter. who is chair. man of the county road com- mittee, said that "the receody released county road needs study does not Indicate a need for or a plan for the construe. tion of a truck bypass connect- ing the Governor's Road a n d Highway 401". He said the committee state- ment was issued "lest the citiz- ens of Woodstock and Oxford County be lured byrecent news- paper articles into believing that the solution to Woodstock's Dundas Street truck problem is readily available and will be financed by the county of Ox- ford:' STATEMENT The statement said that a road running north from Fold- en's Corners to the area of the Dnmtar and Cyanamid of Can- ada Ltd. quarries .lust west of Beachvilie will be extended north to the intersection of the Governor's Road and 'the Em- bro Road near. the Canada Cement Plant, Thecommittee said this de- cision was made for several reasons. The road will connect the village of Beacbville with the previously unserviced Swea- burg-Folden's area and will also provide the quarry area with a service road, which accord- iu� to the statement the count- ry roads needs study showed" ... it would be desirable to con - JOBN HOFSTETTER. ... Blenheim Reeve nett the quarries with a road leading to Highway 2 ... to con- nect to the Governor's .Road- Embro intersection". DECISION Therefore the statement con- tinued the decision to make the. connection between Folden's Corners and Governor's R o a d was made because the study showed it to be "a desirable county road for purposes quite remote from and with no .plan in creating a truck bypass". The statement pointed out that in order to construct a read capable of drawing .through truck traffic away from the Governor's Road and. Highway 2" the minimum requirement that would have to Abe met would be: a two-lane hot-m i x pavement, minimum gradea of five per cent, Ra't curves, no. stops and a high-sppeedinter- change at Highway 401, "A fac- ility meeting even these min- immn requirements would cost. in the vicinity of $1.5 million." WARNING The statement warns that be- fore "any thoughts of this na- Iture. can be entertained, there needs to be solid evidence of anticipated future benefit at a justifiable cost". The statement concludes: "We respectfully suggest that those who see in the county road needs study a solution to Wood - stock's truck problem should carefully read the study report before making further comment or suggesting the county as a potential source of financing for a truck bypass." Copies of the report It a v e -been sent to. Woodstock Mayor William E Allen, I ng e r s o 1 I Mayor Gordon B, Henry and members of Oxford C o u n t y council. Mayor William B. Allen, when asked to comment on the state - men( issued by Mr. Hofstetter, said "1 don't, blame them. 11 can't think of anybody in Ox- `ford County who needs a by- pass for Woodstock. People in Woodstock need a bypass. Date muddle costs juror $15 fine WOODSTOCK— Philip Buckrell, of Burgessville, se- lected as a jury panel mem- ber for the Ontario Supreme Court sittings which opened Monday, was final $15 Tues- day for failing to appear the opening day. Mr. Justice Peter Wright de- scribed it as "a very serious offence", having been called to be a judge in a court ses- sion of several trials, includ- ing two murders. "I got my dates mixed up," Mr. Buckrell said. "I figured it was the 31st of March." Mr. Justice Wright said "It seems only fair and necessary that those who did attend should be in a better posi- tion." The jury panel member was instructed to return at 2 p.m.. today. TDR SECOND Vul"11110 Tt.o. Piet lld'ggs, a resident of overall convener, and M r s'---- _ sponaorod by the Auxiliary If, 1'ho Ile who helped x William Allen lleluw, N11 Vloodingford Lodge, was held I,rn, Mrs. Arthur W Ite- Gordon Colo dispims Room of Wednesday afternoon and was law, kitchen convener. Mrs. his leather work whleh well attended, From fell to Wilbur Burton, too table con. was offorad for pale at the rigiabove are: Mrs. Hxr• vener, Mrs. Ken Hlldroth, event.. i Oxford council OKs tax $34,292 lower than last Free Press Woodstock Bmrau WOODSTOCK — An Oxford county tax levy $34 292 lower than last year's was approved 'ruesday by Oxford County council. The budget is $58,541 lower than two years ago, a peak year, County council approved an expenditure of $1,253.735, Warden William Ducklow, reeve of Tavistock, said coun. ty council tried to hold all ex- pensesto a minimum. Major capital expenditures were nut required in the budg- et, the county paying its final contribution to Ingersoll Alex- andra Hospital of $128,427 and to Woodstock General Hospital of $47,200 for expansion pro- jects a year ago. Included in Ute budget was $30,050 for planned renova- tions at Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital. County clerk -treasurer G. R. Staples said the tax rates will vary from municipality to municipality, with taxation now based on a provincial equalization formula. fie said 30 per cent of the rate for each municipality has been calculated on the provincial equalized assessment and 70 per cent on the standard as. sessed values. Oxford County objected to a provincial plan last summer to change completed taxation based on the equalized assess- ment which would have result- ed in a reduction of as much 1970 sacial service costs total $780,722 as 4y2 mills for urban munici- palities and an increase as much as five mills for rural municipalities. Mr. Staples said estimated 1971 rates have been set for Oxford municipalities as fol- lows: Townships: Blandford 18.788 mills, Blenheim 17.971, Date - ham 10.518, East Nissouri 17,485, North Norwich 17.515, South Norwich 17.836, East Oxford 17.28, North Oxford 16.973, West Oxford 16.341, -file gross expenditures of the once (food, fuel, shelter, and! The County or Oxford's 1970 Oxford scciai Services Depart- utilities). This category ae-.share totalled $93,458. men[ during 1970 totalled $780, counted for $511,545 of the Woodstock's total reached money spent. I$74,508. 722. Subtracting* the revenue re-i Ingersoll's net cost totalled) The financial report for the ceived from the gross expendi- $26 618. department's 1970 operation tures, the net welfare costs dur- The social service committee's 'states revenue received f r 0 m ing 1970 were $156,060. 1971 budget has not yet been various sources during the, Administration 'costs for thelreleased, Expected to he cod-'i _year totalled $624,561• department during 1970 totalled )siderably higher than last Of the expenditures, most ,,$62,267. 'Fula amount was otfset.,ear's, the budget will be re was paid out in general assist- by a subsidy of $23,743.00, mak- jeat, as sdon ae tt has �been � ling the net administrative cost .cir"lated to the mumeipalitiesl $38,523.96. din tile county. In order to arrive at a per centage fdr administration] costs, the department divided. the total net costs of assistance _ into the net cost of e Re h municipality. For Oxford Coun- ty the share is 48.03 per cent.! Woodstock's share is 38.29 per cent, and Ingersoll's share is 13.68 Per cent. Therefore the county pays $18 503 of the administration costs, Woodstock pays $14,750, and Ingersoll's share is $6 270. By adding the administrative costs 4o the net welfare coals, the total cost to each munict` polity and the county is assess- ed. 9 East Zorra 17.247, West Zorra 17,350. Towns and villages: Tilison.- burg 14.592, Beachville 18.576, Embro 15.889. Norwich 15.0% Tavistock 15.513. The budget consists of a proposed expenditu re of $617,000 or 8.214 mills for county roads; $295,274 or 3.391 mills for social and Commani- ty services; $263,802 or 3.512 mills for general purposes and $77,659 or 1.286 mills for coun- ty library costs, the latter evy year being payable by all Oxford municipalities except TiBson- burg. Warden Ducklow said social services proposed expendi- tures are up due to imemploy. ment. They are up 49 per cent over 1970 expenditures and 77 per cent more than estimates of a year ago. Social service expenditures have been calculated at U.- 221,747, including.$1,167.000 for welfare recipients. A total of $850,000 has been set aside for .general assistance. County council has planned Ito raise $72,219 toward opera- tion of the county health unit, $77,M for Oxford County lt- brary, $29,975 for Oxford Chdl bdren's Aid Society and SM.205 for Wood-mgford Lodge. A property and administra- Lion committee recommenda- tion for a conference table and 25 chairs for the county won- . cU committee room was ap- proved in $38,700 budget. Approval was given to the agriculture and community services committee for the purchase of a vehicle and spray equipment to be used in a program of spraying com- mon barberry. A total of $14.549 was ap- proved toward a $5.900 antici- pated expenditure with Wood- stock and Ingersoll in an area government study of the mu- nicipalities. A total of $5,008 is in the budget for University of West- ern Ontario capital building expenses and $LN0 for Uni- versity of Waterloo. Police estimated damage at near�Lt�1t Street, The driv- $700 when the car above er, Michel Vaillaacourt, of mounted the sidewalk and George 5treat, ,was uninjured. rammed Into a trec on the The close-up at tell stows the lawn 0f the Oxford. County damaged front end of the car. Courthouse on Hunter Street (Staff pbotos) County road cost is set at $1,444,500 The biggest project facing the[ County Road 34 from High:,, Application of double surface Oxford County Council w h e it way 59 southwest of Tavistock treatment. on County Road to they met at the eourthouseAo Courtly Road N will receive from Norwich, west rly L6 mil. i'uesday. was the reconstruct- a face lifting with a double sur- es is estimated at $1B,7Afi; ill - on of Oxford County Road 61ace treatment. The distance of stallation of drainage at Coun- from Embro to Cody Corners. i about half a mile will cost an by Road 19 and Tillson Avenue, The project was being con- estimated $49,00. Tillsonburg, $13,000; construe. sidered in the budget session, Reconstruction of Countytion of approach roadways to and was allotted $2ri5.000, which Road 28, the Caldwell Bridge, $10,00o and is a total of $11,400 above esti- a distance of seven- road planning and design, $15,- mates of a year ago. This is tenths of a stile westerly from 000. an increase of 18.3 per cent..,the Moscow Bridge, suet east of Costs for bridge planning and The two and a half miles of Dr he, is estimated to cost design are estimated at $5,- county road is the largest pro- 861000 000 jest being considered in the:, 1971 county mad budget, and, was approved by council. Social Services budget The reconstruction will in- clude a double surface treat went, and the estimated cost is included in the total budget 2 ,$1,444,Soo.. g .I of $142.287.74 approved TRNDERS County road superintendent, The fifth report of the agri- D. L. Pratt, said he expects cultural and community ser- tenders to be called for the pro- vices committee for 0 x f o r d jest by mid -April. ICounty Council was submitted The Oxford County portion of ITuesday to council approving the budget is $617,W_ an in-Ithe Oxford Social Serviees bud - crease over last year of $15,540. get of $142,287.74 for the current The department of Highwayslyear. subsidy of $729.090 remains the! The committee also advised same, council that it had endorsed a Woodstock's contribution to-iresolution submitted by the wards the Woodstock suburban) County of Halton requesting the road levy has been set at $27,90o !and Ingersoll's contribution for. ihhat area has been get at $6, that Te+j reports lBridge costs are also faclud- ed in the budget. udget totalling $112,- cOt1I1tY ]dll 500, for two bridges in the Em- bro area and one at Putnam. EMBRO BRIDGES The two Embro area bridges 'are on County Roads 6 and Loll ,and were started a year ago. pne bridge on County Road 6 will cost an estimated $38,00(1 and the one on County Road �106 will cost an estimated $13,- wo. The sum of $61,50o has been allotted in the budget as half the cost of construction of a 130 foot bridge over the Thames River at Putnam. This is a Joint project with. Middlesex ty Council.mpletion of reconstruction out two and a half miles Woodstock suburban Road 12 from Sieaburg to Highway 401 is planned in the 1971 budget 'to the tune of $85,ON) as well as 'reconstruction of Ingersoll sub. urban road 7 from Rayside southward for nearly a mile. Estimated cost of that project fa $60.00. March bills are presented Accounts to the tune of $4,- ONA4 were presented to Oxford County Council for pa at, The accounts, rendered Dy the ;county property and addihtlstra, tied committee were submitted A the regular monthly meet, jag Tuesday, in the coudy courthouse' Id submitting the committee budget of $38,700, the comatlt- tee chainian reported that in. �cluded in this figure were a con, ferenee table and 25 ehairs for dw committee room. needs repairs i the prisoners ap• be in good spirits, the y of the spring as- ty Iad m need of repair, ac- cording to a report issued to the monthly meeting of the Ox- ford County Council. Council was told Tuesday that the jail needs renovation, new counter tops in the kitchen and new cooking utensils. OTHER ITEMS The jury, upon examination of Woodingford Lodge, found the premises to be in excellent shape. The county courthouse, council was told, needs n e w tables and cushioned chairs and washroom facilities in the 4ury room and new furnishings in the witness waiting room. An application was issued to county council from the county roads department for approval Lot 10, Concession 7, Blen. m Township for the purpose the re.aligament of Comity id 29. The council was told that the local area ggoovernmant a t a d y would cost C.200 to be divided among the county Woodstock and Ingersoll on a basis of ata- Italics prepared by the depart- ment of municfpal affairs. The county share was sugggested to be $14,548.05, Woodsbicn share, 1111,1.43,96 and Ingersoll's share, $2,507,99. A request was submitted to council by the Oxford County Museum for a budget of $2,500, and it was staled that there is A surplus from last year of $378.77. A further request was' roeeived by coimcn from the $ tail. lent of social and family to redefine eligibility to return more jurist., to the welfare depart:.. The Woodingford Lodge bud- get of $21,205.8o for the current year was approved as well as thatsof�the Oxord County Child- - r_ Society in the amount The committee recommended e sum of "'0 00 as the agrf- dture budget for the year and .900 for a budget for the oper- foa of the construction safety 7ector'a work during t h e gar. It was also for at his mileage be inrreased . 12 cents a mile. Among other recommenda- tions; submitted by the com- mittee, it was suggested that the county weed inspector be paid at a rate of $2.50 an hour f his services during the year and that a grant of $400 each be .paid to the fair boards in Tlllsonburg, Tavistock. Embro, Drumbo and Woodstock. A further recommendation was that tenders be placed 'for a 1971 half ton four wheel drive vehicle and a 100 gallon sprayer outfit complete with gun spray- er, hose agitator and hose reel It was recommended that a drainage account in theP amount, of $187,19 be paid to the Town - neat of grants totaling was recommended by the grants are to Oxford Sod $200, WEDNESDAY, MARCH N, IAA Good nursing homes need present tangle unraveled Many an Oxford family is facer) with the serious dilemma of what to do about an aged member of the family who needs almost con - slant bed care. With advances in medicine and geriatric care, more people are living to the late eighties and nineties than have ever previously done in Canadian history. The situation poses a strong cha,ilen$e to the new provincial minister of health, Bert Lawrence. He inherits a tangle of health facil- sties in which the emphasis has I been on big, beautiful active treat- i ment hospitals. The big hospitals are dandy, and even with expansion, there are seldom enough beds for patients needing active treatment. What then of the chronically - afflicted elderly? Before the opening of Wood- ingford Lodge, the old County Home for the Aged had no facil- ities for )red care. New Wooding- ford Lodge was an improvement, providing a portion of its facilities for bed care residents. But again the emphasis is on a comfortable environment for the active elderly. There are some 13 private nursing and rest homes in this area, from Tavistock in the north of Oxford, to ITIsonburg in the south, and extending to Thames - ford In the west aW Paris to the southeast. Yet heads of families still sometimes have a difficult time to find a home with varan- cies. The picture al} over the prov- ince is similar. There area lot of good nursing homes but the aged are living far longer than they used to, and they must be provid- ed for. The day of finding a place in a son's or daughter's home hag already slipped past. Family mo- bility, possible job transfers, and compact living quarters, mean that an aged person cannot be fit- ted into the modern household with any comfort to himself. Provision of more facilities for the chronically -afflicted should be a top priority for the new minister of health. It will not be an easy, challenge. The province cannot af- ford substantial funds for new nursing homes. And the big hos- pitals have taken the lion's share of funds to the present. But a way will have to be found — and soon —to rearrange the financial and physical burden of assuring good care for the pres- eat eldest generation. • • Experts will be asked to restore a vandal -damaged painting of Sir Oliver Mowat, former Ontario pre- mier who represented the riding of Oxford North. G. R. Staples, Oxford County clerk -treasurer, left, —Free Press Woodstock Bureau said the painting, hung in the main courtroom of the county building, was smeared Wednesday morning with `liquid paper" —used to correct typing errors. Howard Pye holds the painting. Oxford body to consider standard building rules Free Press Woodstock Bureau WOODSTOCK—A feasibility study on standardization of building regulations through- out Oxford County will be con- ductfxl by a six -member com- mittee of Oxford County coun- cil formed Tuesday. Reeve John Hofstetter of Blenheim Township said the study will include the possibil- ity of a county staff to enforce ' the regulations. Warden William Ducklow, reeve of Tavistock, ope of the committee m e m b e r a, said part-time officials appointed In the Oxford municipalities have been finding it difficult to enforce regulations. With - it county building inspector working closely with the safely inspector, he sail, they would put a little more teeth into what they are doing. He said he would hope the committee would have an esti- mate of the cost for each mu- nicipality, by the time of the next council session, April 20. The committee consists of Warden Ducklow. Reeve Ken- neth Webster and Deputy Reeve J. Seldoh Wilkinson, both of Tillsorburg, Reeve Wallace Ross, Fast Zorra T o w n s h i p; Reeve Kenneth Peers, Fast Oxford Township, and Reeve Kennetb Pollard, Norwich. I Police search for vandals who defaced court painting Police chief W. J- Ennis said that it may take some time but he expects to get some definite information on the vandal or vandals who defaced the Ox- ford Comity Courthouse painting of Sir Oliver Mowat, f o r m e r Ontario premier, TUESDAY City police have contacted a person who they feel is a good source and who has promised them definite information, the ohiefeald, The police are fairly sure that the painting waa de• faced late Tuesday ,afternoon anile the court was not sitting painting was presented to Mr.( but the courthouse was s t i l I I Nlowat in February of 18N and open, was later prgsented to the eoun-, A substance known as, ty by his family- I "liquid paper" and used t! STAMP cover mistakes was usedd; to paidrt a a white beard, side; In Augusta 1970, the 150tk an•; burns, and heavy eyebrows one, niversary of. Oliver DtowaCs! the portrait of Sir Oliver, `birth, the government hpltoi4 Court house officials say they hint with the issue of a red; will attempt to have toe paint- and block sot cent stamp _. ing restored, Oxford County Council s c a t. Oliver Nlowat was electedlout 500 first day covers of the' from the riding of Oxford North) stamp to local and provincial and served as premier' of On, officials, tario for 24 years, a recordt term for the Ontario office, Thel Full throttle and It home, Canadian Railway's last steam locomotive through Woodstock ford Camay Sat ins. Much to the GOING HOME eaded for steam buffs aboard the train National and along the right-of-way, operating the old lady lifted her skirts 8218 blasted and roared along in the spirit and Ox- of days gone. True to tradf- urday even- lion, a formidable pall of delight of steam, smoke, and hot cind- ers belched from the locomo. tive's stack. This is the end. The locomotive will be retir- ed from excursion duty after the weekend ramble. (Staff photo by John Burman) THUI'WDAY, MARMI 14, 1971 No matter how tedious, these fellows on the job It. is the responsibility of the press to criticize public groups w lien action is against the inter- est of ordinary citizens. There is also a duty to give credit, where due, to the repre- sente,tives of the public who serve Ion these bodies. In the past we have criticized Woodstock City Council for a com- mon tendency of several aldermen to chatter at once or fall to address the chairman. In some instances there has been a bit of grandstand - mg Oxford County Board of Edu- cation makes exemplary use of parilamentary procedure but can spend 15 minutes discussing a $50,- OOO project, and then take 45 min- utes to pass on a $50 item. Oxford RC Separate School has in the past taken its lumps for oc- casional rifts between urban and rural members, and for past in- adequacies of the standing com- mittee system which have recently been improved, Oxford County Council has a similar standing committee system which keeps a certain amount of business detail behind the commit- tee room door. Other official boards come to public attention from time to time, but few have the public :spending power of these four. Fair Is fair, however. A bouquet should go to the individual mem- bers of each of these bodies for their remarkable records of eon- sclentious attendance. Come fair weather or foul, these aldermen and trustees come from substantial distanc" to take their part in public action. In the cases of the education boards, whose meetings are often four to even five hours in length, trustees frequently leave home on a winter evening, having no guarantee that the roads home may not be closed in the post -midnight hours of re- turn. Still these public representa- fives let nothing but serious illness prevent them from attending a scheduled meeting. Perhaps a high point was reached locally not too long ago, when Woodstock Alderman Bill Howson was confined to hospital with a fractured vertebra. Come Council night and — shortly after the start of the meeting — in came Bill Hewson, to sit stiffly and un- comfortably in his accustomed' chair, but nevertheless taking his full part in Council proceedings. Despite the initial vigor that propels most political hopefuls to- ward the election platform, there could quite naturally be a certain let-dowri when the repetitive na- ture of public business becomes ap- parent. Yet in this district. no matter holy tedious the issue, these public representatives all have outstand- ing records for being on the job. Davis gives Lawrence attorney -general post John Yaremko's old post of labor portfolio by another back - minister of social and family bencher, Gordon Carton, mem- ber for Toronto Armourdale. services goes to Thomas wells, formerly health minister, Mr. Yaremko succeeds Charles CHANGE IN STRUCTURE Aside from the merging of the MacNaughton as provincial sec- ,3. highways and transport, deppart•^ the in retary and minister of citizen- ments, only change struc- ` ture is the splitting off of ani- ship. Mr. MaeNaughton takes over versity affairs from the educe• a single mfnistry of highways lion portfolio. John white takes over the and transport, The two responsi• bilities previously were in sepa. ^�; new department of university' affairs, passing his old post of rate ministries, Farmer high. ways minister George Gomme revenue m i n i s t e r to back, baneher Eric Winkler, the mem- and former transport minister Irwin Haskett are not in lire ber for Grey South. cabinet. +,; Succeeding Allan Lawrence as minister of mines and northern James Auld moves from tour- affairs is backbencher Leo Bar- -ism and information to public works, filling the gap created nier, the member for Kenora. Tt , on;, ministers to retain by the retirement of John Slme- nett, Succeeding Mr. Anld at it,., their old posts are William Stewart, a nmdture: sane Bru- tourismpromot to m minis Guindon from minisler,withoul nelle lands and forests; and promoted portfolio. ' ',� George Kerr, energy and re - sources management. Bank•bencher Sylvanus Apps, ALLAN LAWRENCE Dr. Davis named lhi1e mints - member for Kingston —The ls•J lands and a former Torontol • • • strong support tern without portfolio in his 83- man cabinet —two more than in Ma le Loofa hocks player, sue- p MnlP y n y n merit I'tum Stanley Randall, the R a b a r t a administration. Allan Groaeman ae minis•; who Is not in the now cabinet. They were James Snow, Halton ter of correctional servNes. Mr. McKoough's Gild post at East.; Dr. R i c h a r it Potter, Mr. Grossman takes over the municipal Nffulrs goes to Dulton t�uinle: and Edward Dunlop, department of trade and devel-, Bdles, who Is succeeded in the York -Forest Hill. 9 0 0 0 Oxford survey to probe local government services 'Free Press Woodstock Bureau Brian Turnbull of Brian an area rather than a local on how to change it. or if we plans for growth are to be WOODSTOCK — A 35-page Turnbull and Associates, level, do change it." considered. questionnaire on municipal Kitchener, local government Reeve Kenneth Webster, Mr. Turnbull said need for a Existing and future require - government has been forward- study consultant, said the Tillsonburg, chairman of the county building f n s p e c t o r ments for areas for garbage ed to Oxford County mumci. could be pointed out early in disposal will be compiled, palkties, to be compiled In the the study. g study is to examine existing area study committee, said along with information on ex — Oxford area local government services to determine if they the report is going to be "a Zoning and official plans isting agreements among mu - study. might be better carried out on real integral part of the study, will also be examined with a metpah nty- - study to be made on adminis• A countywide record will a- tration of planning, planning compiled on parks and recrea- consultants and committees tion facilities. Mr. Turnbull said a study of adjustment. Policies on pre-e- the municipal reports is to be payment of municipal services completed before summer. �by contractors will also be ex- He said completion of ques. . amined. tionnaires from geography Land available within the students in 10 high schools municipalities for develop- from Oxford and surrounding 'ment in residential, industrial, counties showing the areas of (commercial and open space influence should be returned areas is also to be looked at. by early April. -with a report The municipal study will ex- to be completed by the end of amine the number of full-time the month. 'employees and their duties in The $31,300 study of Oxford dhe municipal services. County, Ingersoll and Wood - Existing water services and stock councils is scheduled for plans of future sources and completion by March, 1972. Waterloo regional study will exclude Oxford` Free Press Woodstock Bureau WOO➢STOCK — No portion or Oxford County is expected to be included in the provin- cial suggestion for regional ''overnment in the Waterloo area, Brian Turnbull, a local government study consultant for the Oxford area, said Tuesday. ' It has been strongly hinted it will not," Mr. Turnbull said. "The provincial people have given fairly broad hints it, will not affect Oxford." i G. R. Staples, Oxford Coun- ty clerk -treasurer, said the province has acknowledged resolutions from Blenheim township and Oxford County, which objected to a portion of the township being included in one of the alternatives of the Waterloo planning study. Oxford Warden W f 11 f a in Ducklow of Tavistock said the province is aware of the feel- ings of Oxford municipalities. Mr. Turnbull, appearing at a news conference Tuesday called by the Oxford area study committee, which com- prises members from the county, Woodstock and Inger- soll, said the $31,300 Oxford study is on schedule and is to be completed around the first of 1972. A survey by the committee has projected the completion date to March,1972. Mr. Turnbull said four months have been allowed to hold discussions on recom- mendations and to prepare re- ports on recommendations. Twelve days of public hear- ings have been scheduled be- tween Septemk er and October. Mr. Turnbull said 4,000 questionnaires are being sent out to geography students in 16 high schools, including the seven in Oxford County, to ob- tain areas of influence, and should be returned by early April with a report to be com- pleted by the end of April. High schools outside Oxford County included in the study are. Brantford Collegiate, Her. man E. Fawcett Secondary School, Paris District and Bur- ford high schools in Brant County; Delhi District Second- ary School in Norfolk County; Waterloo -Oxford District Sec- ondary School in Waterloo County; Stratford Central Sec- ondary, Stratford Northwest- ern secondary schools and St. Marys District Collegiate and Vocational Institute in Perth County. The research, to be done by the geography students, was classed as "a very important part of the study.' Reeve Kenneth Webster of Tillsonburg, chairman of the committee, said the school contact would serve a good use. - Mr. Turnbull said the re- sults of the student survey, in- cluding parent participation in such questions as location of employment and areas where supplies and special services are obtained, is riot the fiscal answer, although the common- ity of interest is important. There are more factors in- volved,.he said.. The geography students will►' be forwarded results of all their studies, and classes will be given the opportunity to do follow-up studies on their own. The students may wish to present proposals themselves, noting 15 reports were Re- ceived from university Stu- dents in the Waterloo stuu+. Mr. Turnbull said. McKeough speech to finance officers suggests tax increases not in budget By DEL BELL of The Free Press TORONTO — Provincial Treasurer Darcy McKeough has hinted broadly that Ontario won't be tacild with tax increases when the budget comes down in a few weeks. Speaking at a 'closed meeting to some of the corporate financial elite of the province, Mr. McKeough said: "If my colleagues and the people of Ontario want and need new and expanded services, then we will have to cut every ounce of waste and fat. .,We will have to get rid of expenditures that are no longer necessary. The answer cannot be simply, We will have to raise tax- es'. That, gentlemen, is not On answer which Darcy McKeough, businessman and taxpay- er, proposes to give." The "gentlemen" were the I50 members of he Financial Executive liatilutc meeting in t 1 the Granite Club. Members of the instltµle are financial officers of firms with more than 115 million in assets. It was the new ireusurer'd first speech and. it ter as r0cull VB r� le wekend—four [lays af- it Mr. McKeough sold he would be placing greater emphasis on the means of measuring the results of various activities —"and flow- ing from that, which activities have outlived their usefulness." He argued that government is just as mod- ern and progressive as the public ,has a right to expect." To make ]its case, he said the government has already saved $5.3 million through cuts in its grants program this year. They were produced in the wake of a study by a seven -man committee of civil servants of all the grants, loans and subsidies provid- ed by Vle provincial government —totalling 08 per cent of the $4,347 million annual spend- ing. Ile also said the number of civil servants studying administrative procedures has grown from none 10 years ago to 375 today. And while it costs the government $3 million a year for this group of experts; this is only a fraction of what they save, Ile said. To cite just one instance: The group has saved $8,5 million in the past five years by avoiding inefficient use of computers. One thing conspicuous by its absence in the text of Mr. McKeough's speech was arty^ criticism of his federal peer, Finance Minis- ter Edgar Benson. Mr. Benson has been the target of sharp and repeated criticism from former treasurer Charles MacNaughtom The absence of any criticism led to specu- lation that Mr. McKeough wants to meet and talk with Air. Benson before he says any- thing about federal policies. Donald K. Burgess, 57, Elgin County warden in 1961,-died Saturday of a heart attack at his RR 4, St. Thomas home. He was reeve of Yarmouth Township in the late 1950s and also served on Cen- tral Elgin High School board. Service will be held 1:30 p.m. at Union United Church. — Free Press St. Thomas Bureau The operation of the Oxford County's social serv- are G. H. MacKay, services administrator, Elgin ices department was explained Wednesday to Elgin Warden Douglas R. Todd, Oxford Warden William County council. Discussing the program, from left, Ducklow, Oxford clerk -treasurer Gerald Staples. County welfare operation described to Elgin council Free Press St. Thomas Bureau ST. THOMAS — The opera- tion of a county -wide welfare department w a s explained Wednesday to Elgin County council by representatives of the Oxford.County social serv- ices department. The idea of a county -wide welfare .system for Elgin has been discussed for some time. After the presentation, council decided to g i v e it further study. The Oxford County group comprised ,Warden William Ducklow, reeve of Tavistock, Oxford County clerk -treasurer Gerald Staples and services department administrator G. 11. MacKay. WardenDucklow said his councillors were hesitant to have a county -wide social - services. system because some felt they knew the needs best in their respective municipali- ties. lie said that since the new system started in Apirl, 1969, Oxford councillors "are more Tillsonburg group requests $2,500 grant A request for a grant to the tune of $2,500 was submitted to. the Tuesday session of county council shy the Tillsonburg and District Association for the Mentally Retarded, The amount would assist the financhig of a residence to be b ilt. on a recently purchased 9 acre farm. The amount requested w a a- nol Included In the 1971 budgget. However, If funds are availahle. later in the year after a re•' idow of expenditures and rev. antes, the finance committee Chas recommended the amount Ito he paid. A recommendation wax sub- mitted to council by the finance committee that avcounta in the total amount of St,461.69 be paid, than happy with the opera- tion." "It has worked out very well, he said, "We're all quite happy with the adminis- tration and the welfare is bet- ter handled now than when it was at a municipal level." Mr. MacKay said his organi- zation has very good working arrangements with all Oxford County agencies. His depart- ment provides uniformity of service and has better control on welfare recepients. He said the Oxford organiza- tion is operated by himself, an assistant administrator, three field workers and three office workers. The board hopes to hire another field worker. lie said the services depart. ntent had 202 welfare cases when it began the county -wide operation in 1969, but due to unemployment conditions the case load has risen to "a little over 600 cases" this year. For serving the 77,000 Ox- ford County residents the so� cial services department is es- timating its 1971 administra,- lion costs at SH.345 ($W400 of which is for wages). The net cost to Oxford County is S54,- 747, after provincial subsidies. The province pays 50 per cent of administrative costs "and we've had very few problems," Mr. MacKay said. Mr. Staples said the social services net costs are pro -rat- ed, on basis of usage, between Oxford County, the city of Woodstock and the town of In- gersoll. "We're all happy with the cost-sharutg arrangements," he added. "Indigent hospital' costs are paid by individual municipalities." Ile said the province pays 80 per cent of welfare subsidies and the county -wide operation- al costs are directed to the. county and not to individual' municipalities. Elgin Warden Douglas R. Todd, reeve of West Lorne, told the Oxford group "it was an honor and u privilege to have you here and hear about your county welfare opera. tiers..• 0 Petition seeks 3 0 crossing warnings 'rho recent death of two men of things are left and nothing is has increased intensity of the done about them," ehrtolation of ■petition to have She said the petition seeks crossing warning flashers in- crossing flashers for three staged oa-a Blenheim Blandford crossings, the township line near town lime railway crossing. Highway 2 where the accident Agra. Jet Kish, who lives in Occurred, Blenheim Township the area of the crossing, said Concession 6 near Bright and a the petition had been circulated ( crossing right in Brigbt. of and will be presented to council Mrs, Ben Beres RR 2, In- 00 April 20. 1 nerki.pp, said, "We're all taxpay., The townships should see i era Wby shouldn't we be pro - that crossing guards are neces I tested?" sary," said Mrs. Kish. "A lots We were aware of the dang. er, even before the recent ac- cident," said John Hofstetter, reeve of Blenheim Township_ "I have hoard through the grape. vine that a petition is being pre. sented, but to the best of my knowledge, it hasn't arrived yet. Whether it does or not, though, we're going to try to do something about a crossing." Mr. Hofstetter said the town line is a county road and the eventual outcome will be in the hands of the county council. The council may decide that site improvement isneeded in the area, he said or they may apply to the department of transport to have the Canadian ,National Railways install cross. ling signals. "Whatever is done," he said, "the county will have to make the first move." JOBN HOFSTETTER . , . cost cited The signals would be install- ed by the CNR and the cost would be jointly shared by the county and the railway, with the county paying the maintenance costs. "The maintenance could cost hundreds of dollars a month," said Mr. Hofstetter. Collision kills two, pet, ci trculated 'Two men were killed Sat- and the train $500. The truckled before any action Is taken today at a RR crossing while wreckage was removed Sunday on a crossing warning, area residents were working on afternoon. A neighbor who heard the a petition asking for a crossing 'l;he crossing has no .warning sound of the crash said it warning, lights. According to Mrs. Shhr sounded like a shotgun. Antonio Cantaneo, 30, of RR 2 ley Sawehuk who lives close to County Warden William Duck. Mt. Elgin and Michael Frut- the ,crossing, it is Impossible low said he has not heard of taro,, 11 of Beachville died for south -bound drivers to see any petitions but that they when their pick up truck was an oncoming train until they would reach the County Road in collision with a CNR train are right at the crossing. Commission before they came at a crossing on the Blandford- Mrs. Sawebuck said her to his attention. Blenheim Townline Road just neighbors passed a petition for John Hofstetter chairman of north of Highway 2. a crossing warning about a the Oxford County Road Com- The accident occurred just month ago and they are work- mittee, was contacted at a after one p.m. during a brief ing on another petition now. meeting of the Blenheim Town - snow storm. The ha ton plckl Mrs. Sawchuck remembers ship Council this morning, He up was south bound when it throe or four accidents at the said he had received some re, was in collision .with the east crossing In the last ten years. quest for crossing signals but bound Windsor to Toronto train She said she was especially had not yet seen a petruon. driven by Alton Haight of Lon- worried about the CNR flyer According to Mr. Hofstetter, don. The truck was owned by that goes through at 8:20 a.m. the council was dealing with Mr. Cantaneo. It is not known about the same time that school the pproblem of the crossing and who was driving at the time buses are using the crossing. would probably forward some of the accident, Mrs. Sa.wchuk said she fears recommendatinns to the Oxford The two victims were thrownja few more people will be kill -!County Road Commission. 'from the truck by the impact. - Corn cobs the truck was carry- •,ing were strewn for 200 yards idown the railroad tracks. The, (truck engine and part of its front endwere found 20 yards from the crossing. Police estimated that the truck received $-2,50D damage Only 32 attend Tilisonburg talks on regional plan BY JOE MATYAS of The Firm Press. TILLSONBURG — only 3 persons turned up at Tills buries town hall Thursd• night to take part in a publi discussion on a study the may ultimately transfer th municipality from 0 x f o r County to a new regional gov ernment area. Nigel Richardson, a consult ant who is preparing a Haldi nand -Norfolk study for th Ontario department of munici pal affairs began by explain ing a study on two other count ties. If there are to be adjust )nents, Outside of Norfolk an Halditnand, in bringing re gional governments to these counties, the most likely mu rdcipality to be involved i Tilisonburg," he said. j Mr. Richardson indicated studies on shopping and recre. ation patterns showed many in large parts of Norfolk County look to Tillsonburg as the" centre. He suggested large-scale in. dustrial development, which is +to take place at Nanticoke on d. the border of Norfolk and Hal. dimettd counties, may bring 2 Tilisonburg into a closer com. on• mun{ty of interests with these people. c Mr. Richardson indicated e that the Steel Company of d Canada Lid. has acquired 6.600 acres of land at Nain!- coke, cast of Port Dover and. has been given clearance to (wild a major steel produe-- e lion plant on the site. Stelco's plans also call for a third of the land it owns. to be devoted' to an industrial park for outer industries. Ontario Hydro and Texaco of Canaria Ltd. have already- made corn- ' mitments to the industrial park, said Mr. Richardson. s Development Of the major industrial area is expected to, increase population in the re- gion from 80,000 at present 10: 300,0f10-plus by the year 20(lo. h he added. m Mr. Richardson implied a. rapid industrial and urban growth in the area would ere. ate a strain on mumcipaI services if present facilities and governmental systems are } not changed. "That's why the Ontario government is involved in this study. It wants to meet these problems in a planned way so that industrial and urban growth will be beneficial.,, Mr. Richardson said it is the Policy of the provincial goc- ernmeat to support regional government, which he defined as bringing together several municipalities under one gov- ernment so they can share re- sources and tax benefits of in- dustrial growth and thereby Provide better area -wide re- sources. Air. Richardson said the study is still in the talking stages. He said 21 public meetings art, being held in areas which could be affected by a new regional govern- ment. The study will eventualiygo.- W the department of murdei. Pal affairs for consideration before the department tests i public reaction in the same manner the federal govern - I wentused with its white; paper on taxation. "But, ultimately, the dect- sion to institute regional gov- ernment or not will be made,, by the provincial government, he said. Ken Webster, reeve or TiB- sunburg, sold sumathmg-asalat- be dune to accommodate the type of development de- scribed, whether "we do it un tier the guise of regional gov . ernntent or something else." Mr. Webster, part of a team which produced a study on Oxford County, corroborated ^!' Mr. Richardson's remarks on Tillsonburg's community of in. terests. "The Oxford county study pretty well showed the same things in regards to shopping 'i; and recreation patterns," he ' said, Andy Baloss, mayor of TIB sonburg, said the town is In an awkward position. "We don't know where wo stand," he salii, "Norfolk wants us, Oxford wants as mud Elgin wants as. We don't know where we'll end op." 'Gerry Layne,a municipal. Official, SU&Iiested the town should be linked with Brun County in a regional setup. "Must of oxford looks to Lon- don as its city," he said, "Ital- dimand looks to Ramillon, so perhaps we should be jolned with pan of Brunt and Earl of Norfolk. "After alt," he added, "isn't one function of regionalism to relieve cmtjoxtio n in devoloped Free Press Woodstock Bureau WOODSTOCK — meetings concerning a truck bypass mute will be held with Inger- soll and Oxford County repre- sentatives after a county roads need study report is printed later this month, Woodstock Mayor William Al- len said Thursday. The mayor said count' offi- cials have wanted to withhold discussion until the printing of their report. The report, he said, is based on 1967 and 1968 surveys. Included in the new road Truck- bypass route talks to follow report on roads Mayor Allen said approval will still be required for indi- vidual Items. Projects planned in the budget include the $100,000 re- construction of Mill Street and a $180,000 reconstruction of the Highway 59 connecting link — Norwich -Cedar and Wilson Streets. Percy Fiddy of 68 Ccdar St., spokesman for 42 petitioners objecting tothe possible wid- ening of Cedar Street, was told council's work committee will meet with petitioners on the plan. In other action, council se- lected the name of McIntosh for a new park along Park Row east of Mill Street in hon- or of early settlers. The sale of four residential properties for arrears in taxes for the last three years amounting to close to $4,000 was authorized. Mayor Allen said the. Munic- ipal Act requires 13 weeks of advertising the properties at, 110 Ingersoll Rd., 181 Russell St., 438 Wellington St. N. and 801-3 Anne St. Aid. Les Cook said the own- ers would have one year after. the sale of the properties to redeem them. system is a road from Iligh. way 401 north of Folden's Cor. ners to a concession south of Governor's Road b e t w e e n Beachville and Ingersoll, con- sidered earlier as a Highway 401-Governor's Road connect- ing link possibility by thede- partment of highways. Council at its meeting gave final approval to a proposal to eliminate its one -cent parking meters along Dundas Street and $1 parking meter violation tags by giving final bylaw ap- proval. Mayor Allen said depart- ment of transport aPproval is still required before council can increase its meter viola- tion fines from $1 to $2. Parking meters on Dundas Street, which have cost driv. ers one cent for 12 minutes and five cents for an hour, or only 30 minutes on some me- ters, will be changed to five cents for 30 minutes and, 10 cents for an hour. Approval by the Ontario Mu- nicipal Board of council's $776,00t1 capital budget this year, the amount requested, was received during the day, city manager R. G. Morrow reported to council. Oxford awaiting financial aid report to set up county home care program Free Press Woodstock Bureau WOODSTOCK — An answer is expected Wednesday on available provincial money for establishment of a home care program for Oxford County, Dr. G. Q. Sutherland, Oxford medical officer of health, has announced. Dr. Sutherland said a meet. ing has been planned with Dr. Robert Bing, special services branch of the department of health, when the need for the government -paid service will be studied. Approval could result in the Program starting this fall, Dr. Sutherland said. The program. he explained, would use the Victorian Order of Nurses. a part-time medical staffer, supervising nurses, a Physiotherapist and homemak- ers. The service, including drugs and therapy, would be totally paid for, with no cost to the patient. Dr. Sutherland said the pro- gram could relieve hospital bed shortage. "I definitely think there is a place for it. Individuals re- quiring some care could re- main at home out of hospital., rather than occupying a hospi- tal bed." The 30 chronic beds at Woodstock General Hospital, he said, would allow no more than 90 patients a year due to the slow turnover. The home care program would include visiting nursing and homemaker services, phy. siotherapy, occupational and speech therapy, drugs, dress- ings and medical supplies, di- agnostic and laboratory serv- ices, use of hospital and sick room equipment, and trans- portation. Cases accepted under the program would be approved by the home care committee and placed under the family physician. Dr. Sutherland listed the service in his annual reportas one of the "unmet needs" in the county. He said a chronic hospital wing could be established at the Oxford Mental Health Centre, the former Ontario Hospital. "Along with other organiza- tions, we are involved with better nutrition for the teen- ager, improved dental care,. the drug problem, a home for disturbed adolescents, drop-fn centres and others," he said. "The alarming use and abuse of all types of drugs by youth and adult alike is caus- ing concern to health depart- ments and government at all levels." He said the unit staff is co- operating with other organza-'�, tions in work and programs in this field. Work centres, drop - in centres and government - sponsored homes are all being' considered in the over-all pro- grams. The Oxford Mental Health Centre, he.said, has reorgan- ized and now provides en- larged facilities for both in - a n d out -patient treatment, group therapy and emergency service. lie said municipalities must become more involved in clearing up existing hazards in air, water and soil pollu- tion. The licensing of waste disposal areas and closing of unsatisfactory sites in the county, he said, has been a forward step. Dr. Sutherland said there is Increasing incidence of rospi. ralory conditions, other than tuberculosis, including bron- chitis, asthma, emphysema, bronchietetasis and lung can. cer. Social services take a big bite lation governing an W s qualifications for as - may help to reduce the cent welfare assistance A motion. by Aid. Wrifam Howson to cut $700 from the S10,000 estimate for indigent hospitalization failed. Hospitali- zation during 1970 for persona requiring treatment and unable to pay totalled $8,448. City trea- surer assistance during 1970 surer Cyril twins told members of council $4.800 has been spent totalled $74,452. In January 1970 so far this year, there were 298 applications for 'assistance handled by the son. ' CONDITIONS i al services committee. During I Mr. Ewins said the bad whb January this year there were ter and economic conditions %595 applications. were responsible for the amount Aid. Les Cook said changeslpaid out this year. A major portion of the draft current budget is the $216,56a estimate for social services. Of this figure, $113,433 is re- gtired for relief assistance for the Oxford Social Services De- partment. The increase is due to the current economic situa- tion and the rise in the num- ber of application for welfare 0 0 raham Adams, director of uniform building stan- irds branch, department of labor, Toronto, ex- ained the operation of municipalities under a runty building inspector system to Oxford County_ —Free Press Woodstock Bureau council officials Tuesday. From left, Mr. Adams, Reeve Leslie Dickson, North Norwich Township; Warden William Ducklow, Reeve of Tavistock and Reeve John Hofstetter, Blenheim Township. FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1911 Help wanted to keep agriculture course here Nobody said much about it, but there were some hidden sad expressions at lastt week's banquet for graduates of the Fanshawe Agricultural Course. An occasion that should have been happy was marred by the realization that the Ontario De- partment of Agriculture has tak- en a swipe at the Oxford opera- tion. At the very least, the treasury department's action in cutting off funds for the Oxford course now leaves stranded a whole class of young men who have completed their first year in agriculture studies, but Will not be able to take the necessary second year of the course. There were high hopes in 1968 when the pilot course began in Woodstock. And the course has been entirely successful —giving no good reason for now shutting off provincial funds. The biggest benefit Is that the two-year course could be taken by ,young farmers who needed to work on their own or family farms In off -hours and who could not live in residence.. Some commuted from as far as Thamesford. And 111e Oxford operation ware eranomlcal in more than that one respect., Cost -per -student. has been diMtlncily lower than at the larger et;ricullurnl colleges -- say, at, l;idgetmvn or $emptville. A sidelight. on the provincial manoeuvres Is thatthe hepsrt- menj of Agriculture backed a new school of agriculture at Centralia after the Oxford course began. Undoubtedly it was done to fill the gap when the RCAF base closed there. But the Oxford school was then already in exist- ence and, was filling a definite need here. The crunch is that other com- munity colleges have whispered that they also would like to run agricultural courses. To pull the Department of Agriculture out of a squeeze, officials have now said that no community college should schedule such a course. They say it's unwanted competition against the full-time agriculture colleges. The argument doesn't hold water when it's pointed out that the great majority of Oxford stu- dents now taking the local course could not arrange for the decided- ly more expensive alternative of taking a course in residence, Here Is an issue where the in- fluence of farmers' organizations should be brought into action. As a strongly agricultural county, Oxford has its own needs. The lo- cal course handsomely helps to fill some of those needs. The Oxford operation has now become squarely established In its own quarters on the land of the former Oxford Home for the Aged, It Is no Johnny -come -lately, The need exists, and farmers' organization branches In this dis- trict could well push for concerted action nn keeping the Oxford school alive, BRIDGE COLLAPSES The driver of this truck, truck was headed for the Cl Wayne Butcher of 52 Huron plant with a load of fertilizer. St.. Woodstock, escaped injury Total weight was estimated at this morning when the truck 40 tons, Load limitt on the he was driving plunged bridge was four tons. Total through this bridge on Pcm- damage was estimated at. barton Street• in the north $140.900 (Start photo by Mary east section of Ingersoll. The Gilmour.) Board would close 11 small school RV JOYCE RT-(IDSEN gartmel-Review btaff Writer Another try will be made to close D^reh'm and West ox- ford scboolfi and to build two new central schools. The central scboohs planned, one near Ingersoll, and the sec• and to ser-re the Deimer-Dere- ham Centre aces, would coat WA,em1 and $26D,WD. Tbts will be at [east the sec- nnd time .that. oxford County Board of Education has tried to close the old, small acboois in Dereham and West Oxford. A similar try was made about a year ago but the hoard was U61 by the provincial Depart- ment of Education that not enough capital funds were a- vailable_ Trustees recently made a tour of some of these schools, to which former chairman Barry R. Huntreferred last night, "If there's a roof over a child's head. the Department of Educes tion is reluctant to move.. How anyone who went through these schools last month could beat - late is beyond me. "'his board mustmake a more forceful stand, or 10 years from now we'll be gelling the same song and dance still try- ing to gel central scisools." The proposed new achonl planned rest Ingersoll would have 211 classrooms and Spec- ial subject classrooms for home economics, library and science. It would he hudt for grades from Kindergarten to Grade 8. This school would serve aome SMp students from West Oxfnrd and the north portion of Dere- ham. The second school would have a population of 530 if the Os- trander School were In be clo- sed and Dereham pupils with- drawn from Maple Lane School in Tillson'burg. Without these students. the school would me- comodate, 300 and would in- clude 10 classrooms and special subject rooms Including a lib- rary resource rentre. The old schools which the hoard hopes to close are Dunn's Safford, Culloden Road (Red Schoolhouse,, 'r'erschoyle. Gen. treville, Clark's Corners, Cullo. den, Delmer, Dereham Centre, Mount F-Igin and Ostrander. The No. I school, if built near Ingersoll, would remo•re the present necessity for por- table classrooms at Princess Anne, Virtauy Memorial School and Westfield. in addition, the hoard will seek permission from the pro- vince to add four classrooms and a library resource centre to Eastdale Public School is Woodstock. This school It a a been functioning with four por• table classrooms — considered too many to be served by gear eral facilities at the school, REPLACE PORTABLES In the building submission, an addition of six classrooms and a library resource centre will also be requested for Maple Lane School in Mon - burg. This school alas has four portable classrooms at the pie• sent time. The addition to Eastdale was estimated to have a cast of S1i:,W. The one at mapie Lane was estimated at 519fL^_W In summing up the need for the new schools and addlftons, Trustee M, Allison Hart said, ••Those who went onthe tmr couldn't coadone continuing like this." Trustee Ian tiaton sdded, •,It's disgraceful tile Depart meat WM let R go tin.' E 0 Massed bands, -led by Pipe Major Ken Candler of Inge Pipe Band, was highlight of day. More than 200 pipers from 11 bands took part- (Photo by Williams F4111 irst Oxford roads were Indian trails By JOHN BURNAN Jeriabs donated by property own- system annually did not change Sentinel -Review Staff Writer I ers along the way, . between 1863 and 1896. According to the study, the In 1895, the County ran head 'i ne first roads in Oxford:fu;t record of public money on into a grow with the private County were by no means having been spent on any road toll road companies. A private amooth. Witbm the county was in 1806 company, the study notes, took Tbeae were trails used by thewhen 1,699 pounds was approp- steps to assume control of and Neotral Indians who inhabited rioted for the improvement of charge tolls on the road from the area around 1615. The pre -the Old Stage Road. Woodstock to Sweaburg (Mill ;Sent stage road follows one of PUBLIC FUNDS Street)- *Lese trails from a point near Commissioners were appoint- A speedy county bylaw de- .bBrantfordetrails to Ingersoll. pp clard the Woodstock and West ed by the Governor of the time Oxford Plank and Gravel Road The second "original" road to direct the flow of public Company could not have con - 'ran from about Ingersoll down funds and it would appear not trol. to the shores of Lake Erie. all the commissioners were hon- Traffic was a problem, and The recently completed Oz- est men as an audit of the ac- drivers also, long before the ford Roads Needs Study outlines counts for the years 1831 and provincial Highway Traffic Act. the development of roads in Ox 1834 turned up that only 71, lord and notes not much is said pounds had been accounted for! NO RACING out the early roads in the out of a total of 615 pounds In 1875, County bylaw number area until about 1783 when Up-''alloted. I193 forbade racing and the use .per Canada was opened forl With the 1950 establishment of blasphemous or indecent -settlement and was populated,of Township Councils, the xe-)language and set out the gen- by ignited Empire Loyalists. sponsibility for roads was giv- emit rules of the road, like In 1796 the Indian trail from on to the Townships. keeping to the right when meet. Ingersoll to Brantford was aped- When Oxford became a County ing another vehicle. ed up and improved by Gover-'in 1850, came the establishment) At the turn of the century, nor John Graves Simone. Sect- of the first county roads. These tined of arguingwith private ions of this road can still be Iconsisted of the roads and road companies, the county de - found running south of Wood- bridges forming the boundaries tided that toll roads should be stock. lof the localtownships. taken over and maintained at I A total of 370 pounds was, general expense of the ORIGINAL thfirounty county. The present highway 2 and alloted for e first croadsA sum of $35,M0 was filially . Governor's road formed part of agreed upon in 1904 to purebass 'an original system of roadsl5 SHILLINGS the roods from their owners.w (poring Tonto and Detroit,) Five shillings a day was pay Since. 1904, various bylas Torontobuilt at the same time. for Reeves of the local Town- and changes to the system has Considerably more improve- iships appointed by the county brought the County Roads meet was worked on the Stage ito supetvrtend and lav out the System to what it is today. Road between 1904 and 1812, and work on County Ronda. The 1969 County Roads Needs the road was considered of sign. inflation did not seem to Study points up the need for ificant military importance. an e$,penditure exceeding $17 Road work at the time was Plague the county roads, as the million on the system for the in the form of labor and mat- sum of $3,000 spent on the next ten years. Mystery still prevails over rural road markings Not too long ago a guest -speak- er for a Woodstock organization arrived late for the meeting, He explained that he had been in- structed to drive east on Govern- or's Road, which would came dir- ectly into Woodstock. West of Thamesford he had wasted 20 minutes trying to find someone who could direct him to Governor's Road. There was no such name on highway maps. There were no name signs on the road he finally drove on — marked on the Oxford County map as County Road 32. When he did finally reach Woodstock, he learned that County Road 32 is actually Governor's Road. Yet signs gave no such information. His experience points up a neglected situation on rural roads throughout Ontario. If traffic permits slowing to a near stop at intersections, even at intersections where one has the 1-ight: of -«,ay, it is usually possible to find the direction to a village one is headed for. But if the des- tination is a rural location on a side road, there's no afternative but to get detailed instructions be' fore leaving. This might be of the rambliM type, "Turn right at the crossing with the big barn, watch for The yellowy service station and go a half -mile beyond that" With the amount of driving now done on rural roads, surely it's time to move ahead to definite numbers for all .roads. As thins stand now, the town dweller who wants to find John Smith at RR 5 must telephone around until he locates the geographical boundary of a postal route, or do his hest to find out from John Smith where he lives according to green barns, red service stations, and (hope- fully) postbox -marked laneways. Rural concession numbers have made a beginning in marking sore secondary roads. But there are not enough of these markings. Such concession numbers at all inter- sections would go a long way to- ward eliminating confusion and needless delays in tracking dcxvn a destination. 126 confirmed rabies cases reported in Oxford County There have been 26 confirmed officials as this should reduce cases of rabies in Oxford Coun- the incidence of4he disease and ty so far this year, according risk of human involvement_ to a report. issued today .by the Statistics, according to health. Oxford Health Unit, officials, indicate many Pau,; Officials predict, that, follow- especially eats, are not rm om-; ing the cyclic trend of the di-. tied and are a danger to sease, it would appear there humans when suffering from the would be an increase orer last disease, ,year. FIGURES RISK Figm,es released for the Janu- Dr, H. Q, Sutherland, Ifedi- ary-Mareh period in the Itruv-1 (cal Officer of Health for Oxford mce in the Mid Western Region County, said the decision to,(which Includes Oxford County) give anti -rabies serum to hu-sbow that 86-3 per rent of mane is not without risk, as. the humans requiring anti - bies 13 injeevions could be quite tujeclions were is contactrawith painful. household pets,. Ilowever, rabies vaccination Wildlife, an the other hand, for all household !lets is ' strung- accounted :for only 4A par,eeat l ly recommended by the bealth of human iavWaamem, Inspection scheme proposed in Oxford Free Press Woodstock Bureau WOODSTOCK — Oxford County councils have been asked to make comments, by Oct. 31, on a proposed county 'building inspection system. The request, made by an Oxford area local government study committee, received no c o m m e n t from Woodstock council members Thursday. Mayor William E. Allen asked council members to for- ward any comments to city members of the area commit- tee, Including Aid. William B. Dutton, Aid. Violet Adams or himself, or to discuss the re- port at council's Sept. 22 meet- ing. Gerry R. Staples, Oxford County clerk -treasurer and secretary of the local govern- ment study, said in a report the committee was "amount. mously agreed that the issu- ance ofbuilding permits be made by thecounty inspector, but that the application for the permit could be made to the local clerk." Faecal coliform count in Cedar Creek over safe limit by 4,200 The pollution count in Cedar According to Mr. Todd the Creek has climbed to 4,300 parts) discharge of raw sewage from per million of human and a farming operation like a pig - animal raw sewage organisms, gery was against the Ontario - 43 times the safe level accord- Water -Resources Commission •i,',� ,ing to Michelle Harvey's Pot- Act. He said that if a cons- lotion Probe bacteria count. Toe plaint was laid with the cam - 'Ontario Water Resources Com- mission, they would send men mission is ready to investigate out to investigate the situation ' - and halt the pollution if they and enforce the anti -pollution • •�, receive a formal complaint. laws. Cedar Creck empties into the, Mr. Todd said the commission ;pond in Southside Parkwhichidulnot have the money or the in turn empties through the lcity lmanpower to investigage indt. and into the Thames river. ividual farms on a regular basis a :" City council has discussed the', and was .dependent on earn. (possibility of makina a beach�plunts from citizens to conduct area in Southside Park. Ac- an investigation on this level, v?? cording to Don MacGregor. rec-I The Commission did conduct Iteation commissioner a clean regular surveys of municipal !up and beach development pra- sewage treatment plants ac- F5 gram in Southside Park would cording to Mr. Todd, allow late city to apply to?, pro - WASTE . vmcial grants UP to $100,000, 1 Mr, Todd said the concenira- GUT ORGANISM tion of farm animals in feed- George Todd, an engineering areas presented a uemend- WARDEN DUCKLOW with the Ontario Water Re- ous'waste disposal problem. I , , , unaware ;sources Commission, said that Farmers usually provided! a gut organism count nr over holding areas for the scw•agcl Mr. DnC1tIQw said it cons np; 2,400 would cause the A1edicat and Ellenspread it ton their,tn the Commission to trace Officer of Health to close an. crop lauds according to Mr.',sewage pollution, area to swimmers. Judd. He said under- no circum-1 ALDERMEN Mr. Todd said that pollution stances were they allowed toI All. Stan Manton said the of the type reported in Cedardunip the sewage hlto ereeks� Creek could come from a farm -.and streams flowing througlt�cogv and the county must get .Ling operation and the Ontario their !antis, Ioffii is fam with the appropriate e Otario Water Water Resources Commission Oxford County Warden N4l•1serurcesM Comhmission to locate does not hove the staff or the,liam Ducklow Said I.hea morn-Ithesource of the human faecal money to check on each farmling that he had been follow;." cohform organisms, in Southern Ontario. the pollution probe fi;ures ht be Scntinet-Review, but he was, "one can'tjust pin Ibe prob- ---- ;unaware of the pollution la•nb. lem down to one muniripality" rem in Cedar Creek. the said, "we must work ta- According to Mr, Dmkluw,,getlier to find the source and this was a matter for the Ou-'put a slob to il' Luria Water Resources Commis -I Aid Violet Adams said this sion or the individual town• morning she agreed with coun- (.ships. -The County duesn't'ty nnedieal health officer Dr, have the means at, bylaws to Sutherland that the Source may control waterways." The farms located along the Mr. Ducklow recalled a pol- creek South of the city• elution problem In the Tavistuck' Recently, she noted, "some area where gal to SW gallonr kind of crud" was floating on. of fuel oil had been dumpody,lln urface of the pond st pdown a draln and flowed otulSouthsl,do Park. Ilnto a creek, lie sold the On' A dity U'iro Department tarto Water Reaourcex Commia•� Iaion had been called Inand bed�pnprper was dispatched to has$ handled the matter. the sluff away. Brian Turnbull and .Assn ciates of Kitchener say build- ing inspection "would appear to be a service which could best be provided from a coun- ty or regional level of govern- ment." The majority of municipal clerks, the firm states in its report, were of the opinion that a county building depart- ment would be an improve- ment over the existing situa- tion. It was mentioned a number of times, the report said, that the situation was similar to safety inspection. It said the county safety inspector has been able to offer a considera- bly higher level of service than was possible when it was a local responsibility. The consultants said offs• cials felt a county building inspection staff would facili- tate the adoption of more So. phisticated and standardized building regulations. One municipal employee said Woodstock, Ingersoll and Tillsonburg building inspectors are "not able to -receive the optimum service from their respective employees because of the multiplicity of tasks for which he is responsible, in- cluding plumbing inspection, safety, trenching, zoning, signs and sewers. The report said it might be feasible to operate a field of- fice from Tillsonburg. The area government study committee recommended the' national. building code be adopted inbylaw forts by all municipalities in Word, so that a uniform building code would be attained throughout the county. The report said the system of part time inspection in ru• ral municipalities and the ad- dition of building inspection to a number of other tasks han- dled by one individual in the urban municipalitiesdoes not permit the attainment of a high level of proficiency and attention. Woodstock council, in other action, endorsed a St. Thomas resolution asking for a higher provincialgrant on conserva- tion projects. In other business, council gave permission for the Wood- stock Senior "A" hockey club to hold -a walk-a-thon Sept. 18 as a means of raising money for Its operation. f � U • — Free Press Woodstock Bureau 1944 reforestation J. C.:Eichenberg, centre, shows Don Taylor, department of agriculture representative for Oxford County, left, and William Ducklow, present plot"part O tour county warden, newspaper clippings on the reforestation program he and nine others initiated in 1944. The men are on the site of the first trees planted under the program. BY ART wH.LIAMS INNERKIP — A highlight of -- -- 'tile annual tour of the county forests by the agriculture com- mittee of the Oxford C o u n t y Council was the visit to t h e Chesney woodlot an lot 5 com- cession 9 of Blanciford township on Tuesday afternoon. This plot of 100 acres was the taken by the county council in 1944 and to highlight the plots i coming into production t h e three surviving members of the 1944 council were in attend- ance. They were former warden (1944) J. C. Eichenberg of Till- sonburg former deputtyy reeve L- B. Currie of Tillsouburg (1944).and former county clerk L. K. Coles of Ingersoll. GROWI`H The Dept. of Lands and For- ests who manage these lots for the county supplied scrapbooks and photos that had been taken to she% the growth that had taken place during the interven. big 27 years. L, K Coles in talking. about the original event told the agri- eulture committee that John Chesney, then reeve of Bland - ford sold to the county the 100 acres for the sum of $9.50 an acre. It was broken down into two so acre parcels, one selling for tilt an acre and the other 50 acres selling for $10 an acre. On this property 60.000 trees,where the growth Is sufdenl were planted. School children to withstand damage by t h e� assisted in the planting, The Ivehicles. trees planted included, r e d. He suggested care should be white and jack pine, red spruce, exercised in respecting weigh- hard and soft maples, whiteash pouring property, along with some cherry- war Bob Staley, timber superviseK nut, elm and poplar• of the Dept. of lands and For - MEMORIAL bests, Lake Huron Forest Disk. Former warden J. C. Eichen-lof Hespeler explained the pro. berg feels that this was one of cess used in this type of ra the better moves his council forestratioa. made and will be a memorial He told his listeners that a to the far sightedness of the very close watch is kept on the council of that time. different plantation areas, that He has always been an ardent is areas where trees are plant conservationist and still eajoya ed in rows, and as they grow. a days hunting and r a t h e r a schedule of pruning is begun feels that his share in this pro- and as the trees increase in size *t is his contribution to the suitable for a pulp wood log, preservation of wildlife in the the thining process is intro. county. idueed :ith about one row in Dave Ablett. resource tecor i-4three being removed followed clan for the Departmentof by additional thining leaving Lands and Forests, Hespeler selected trees to reach matte explained briefly the depart- ity. ment's role in managing the Once the thianigg out has be - county forests and referred to gun, nature goes to work and these areas as serving three before long a growth of native main purposes, timberland, for trees suitable to the area be - the preservation of our £crests gin to appear. and wildlife where the publie;BROUSE can go for nature study groups,' This makes for a goad nahtr etc., incest cover for the pFi'e-' al forest and also provides anti prep of our water tablesIbrouse for wildlife to feed on anti prevention recreation of land erosion for their protection. and for recreation purposes, During the past winter, twi such as hunting and hiking, tracts were let to thin out the DAMAGE l`hraney tract and the pulp• He was caution about snots, woad logs will be taken to moblting but felt that it should I Thorold to become paper in the be encouraged in the areas near future, in recent years the practice of ieforestat>ba has been can tailed at the County level due to the high pNee of land but a ionsidemble amount is bein„ don on individual farms I?y local residents, Toe county have forests of tills type in all parts of the i,ounlyy inNutli.4 Drumbo, Ctw trevilie, lnnerkip, L"mtm and Lakeside areas. Wider building inspection favored Free Press Woodstock Bureau WOODSTOCK — Advan- tages of a county building inspector system were ad- vanoed bt Oxford County coon- cil Tuesday by Graham Ad- ams, director of the uniform building standards branch for the Ontario department of la. bor. It was to the advantage of the townships and villages in particular, Mr. Adams told council members at a meeting which followed the authorfza- lion of a feasibility study at a meeting In March. The committee consists of Warden William Ducklow; Reeve Kenneth Webster and Deputy Reeve J. Seldon Wilk- inson, both of Tillsonburg; Reeve Wallace Ross. East Zorra Township: Reeve Ken- neth Peers, East Oxford Township; and Reeve Kenneth Pollard of Norwich. Warden Ducklow said the study will come under the area government study com- mittee, which started meet- ings in 1970. Mr. Adams said the county building inspection system would permit the hiring of highly qualified persons, which would otherwise not be practical In most municipali- ties. He said there would be one set of standards which could be established over several years. Application for p e r to I t a would still he done best at the local municipal level when the applicant could be informed of offleft$l plan and zoning bylaw regulations, Mr. Adams said. He said there was a need to co-ordinate building permits with groups, including the health unit and department of highways. Reeve - Webster said he wanted assurance the system would not be taken over by the province after being estab- lished by the county, as oc- curred after the county took over assessment from local municipalities. , Mr. Adams said that it is the thinking of two commit- tees planning the system that building inspection is a local Quarry area reeves service and would be a mis- take if it were to be taken from the local spere. "I doubt very much It would be taken over." he said. Mr. Adams said plans are to bring in the national building code, although some changes would have to be instituted for Ontario. Ile said it would make allowance for different snow loads, frost and soil con- ditions. In other business, council agreed to consider a grant of $2,500 later in the year to- wards a residence for the Till- sonburg and District Assocla- tion for the Mentally Retard- ed, if money is available in its budget, set March 23. The association submitted the request for funds toward a 12•bed residence, scheduledto start. May 1 in a $120,000 pro- ject.on a 94-acre farm. Frank A. Benner of Tlllson- burg. chairman (if the resi- dence farm project, said $70, 000 will be raised through pro- vincial grants and $50,000 lo- cally. Ile said the association hopes to have all but $25,000 of give opinions on proposed bill On Friday the provincial gov-1 The hill is primarily designed til he had an opportunity to re., ernment introduced a bill in the to it -at with the expansion oft view all of the details contain-. Ontario legislature giving the existing quarries, the creation ed in the new legislation, province broad powers to con - of new quarries and the re- Bruce Knott, Manager of Ad - trot pit and quarry operations. babititatim of lands no longer ministrative Services at Cyana usedby quarries. mid of Canada Ltd., said. "we Preliminary study of the bill would prefer not to make any indicates the province will main) comment at this time as we tain control over legislation are studying the legislation in. regarding the operation of pits regards to the effects on our and quarries with the munici- operation." palities having control over the J. F. Stares, Manager ate' location of pits and quarries. Stake, declined to comment un� Claire Minler, reeve for North ill he had more detailed know. Oxford, one of the areas con- ledge of the provisions of the cerned with quarry and pit op• new legislation. erations in Oxford County, mr I---- - - -- dicated that he desired a bill! that wouldprovide the township, with some control over expam sion of existing quarries and the rehabilitation of lands al• ready used by quarries. "Controls should be dealt with locally," he said, "local town. ships hould have quite a bit of control as they are right on the doorstep." Mr. Minler explained that tile! municipalities have the respo e. I fbflity for maintaining roads that, quarry and pit operations I use. 1 John Nadalin, reeve for Beach., ; vdlr an adjacent municipality Ito North Oxford, feel&. the new legislation will provide Ole man. icipalities with government ;hacking for their plans in legia- lating quarries. Mr. Nadalm cited dust eot trot as the major problem fac- Ing the municipalties in deal• ing with quarries. "However, we know that all the quarries have plans for pollution control, which should be Implemented by next summer,' he said, Wftllam Hyde, manager at Ihel Domtor Quarries declined to ..make any apecifle comment un-. the project raised this year without county money. A request by Blenheim Township council and two pe- titions signed by about. 150 persons for county council to. consider improved protection at a Blenheim-Blandford town- ship line CNR crossing was deferred to the rood commit- tee for study. The improved protection was requested following a dou- ble fatality at the crossing April 3. The crossing is with- out automatic warning de- vices. Reeve Hofstetter, chairman of the roads committee, an- nounced award of a $45,467 contract to King Brothers Con- struction Ltd., Woodstock, for reconstruction o f Ingersoll Suburban Road 7 from Bay - side southerly for .7 mile total cost, including material to be supplied by the county, is ex- pected to cost under the budg- eted $60,000. Tenders for reconstruction of County Road 6 from Cody's to Embro have been called and will be considered by the committee April 29. Surface treatment for 35.5 mites of paved roads with as- phalt emulsion and stone chips has been announced for Coun- ty Road 6 from Brooksdale to Fairview; County Road 10 from Verschoyle to the north Dereham boundary; County Road 16 from Kintore 3.7 miles easterly; County Road 16 from Youngsville 1.8 miles easterly; County Road Ill from Hickson 1.8 miles westerly; County Road 17 from Highway 59 westerly to Golspie; County Road 19 from Springford to Highway 59, excluding Otter- ville; County Roads 19 and 20 from Springford southerly to the Norfolk County boundary; County Road 21 from Highway 59 to Brant County boundary; County Road 103 from Ostran- der to Springford; County Road 107 for 3.7 miles west of Con. 14 and 15 sideroad in South Norwich Township. Reeve Hofstetter said a con- tract for the surface treating is to be considered April 29. 0 Boundaries don't mean a thing., study of Oxford traits reveals By JIM ETHERINGTON of The Free Press PORT DOVER — People don't worry about municipal boundaries when they select their doctor, do their shop- ping, seek their entertainment or go to the hospital, a local government study in Oxford, County has found. Ian MaeNaughton, a planner with a Kitchener counsultants' group carrying out the study, told members of the Erie Eco- nom➢c Council here Wednes. day, that "communities of in- terest" spill over county boundaries. He specifically noted that Tillsonburg, near the converg- ence of three counties and on the southern boundary of Ox- ford, attracts regular shoppers from deep within Norfolk. Mr. MacNaughton explained that a survey was carried out among parents of secondary school students in Word County. Among other things. they were asked where they shopped for food, where they made their large purchases and where their doctor had big office. From the answers obtained in the study this year, he said. it was possible to draw large circles around certain urban centres. It was clear that these circles had little relation to historical political bounda- rie& These communities of inter- est will be considered as the local government study contin- ues, he explained, and when it comes time to make recom. mendations for future govern- ment structures and future community boundaries. The 02,000 local govern. ment study was triggered pri- marily by a provincially -spon- sored planning survey in the counties of Norfolk and Haldi- mand. Thomas A progress report on that two -county study was also made here Wednesday by two plannnotedthers involved. They, importance f Till- ed sonburg and commented that future boundaries for local government reorganization could mean the shifting of the town into Norfolk. The Oxford study, by Brian Turnbull and. Associates, is a joint program of county coun- cil,Woodstock and Ingersoll. �•a••••�nac, a •• •-6Jokrn&�ra � ••� 9 J� • °yW®eidstuctoc k teachvMp _ I' ` nnsoan�rnt 59 The lnlermim report on the study makes it clear that if Norfolk and Haldimand are being considered as a major planning unit, then it should be recognized Oxford is will- ing to make adjustments and be realistic about a future sys- tem. Nigel Richardson, director of t h e Haldimand-Norfolk study, and assistant director Eric Grove reiterated the warning that the 1966 popula- tion of 83,000 in the two coun- Paris i �' •� Simcoe� 59 •i' • • r LAKE `41,0400 silo, ,I ERFE A survey among 3,200 families in Oxford County shows "communities of • interest" expand over municipal boundaries. People within each area cir- cled by a shop and carry out business within that area. The dotted But sweeping down to the right shows the sphere of influence of London which overrides the local attractions. ties will leap to at least 330; 000 at the turn of the century. Careful use of land, detailed planning and strict control of growth will be necessary to protect the area from haphaz- ard development, Mr. Grove said. Ile said that studies have shown that controls can limit the present 1.3 per cent of to- tal land area used for urban proposes to an increase to only eight per cent of total area. "You can see that $1 pt- cent can remain rural and ag- ricultural with proper plan- ning and control," he said. That study, which has fin- ished with a consideration of land use, is now being conem- trated on government struc- tures. The study was started by the province in 190 after an- nouncements of major in- dustrial expansion plans an the north shore of lake Erie near Nanticoke. County council resumes The September session ef? the Oxford County Council Open- ed Tuesday with consideration of correspondence placed before the council. G. R. staples Clerk and Treas- urer read letters received from the City of whithy, the Town- ' ship of South Norwich and the Canadian Department of Agri- culture, Health of Animals Branch. Correspondence had also been received from the Olympic Trust of Canada requesting assis- tance from council to sup- port Canada's Olympic t e a m s at the Winter Olympics in Sap-' pora Japan and the Summer Olympics in Munich Germany during 1972. The City of Whitby request- ed assistance from council for their relief fund to aid victims of a storm that dropped 5.50 inches of rain on that city, OR Aug. 26. The letter compared the ef- fects of the storm. w h 1 c h caused more than one rain' dollars damage, to that of Hui ricane Hanel which struck Oro- tario during the early 50'3. It requested assistance under section 377, subsection 42b, of the Municipal Act. The Department of Agricul- lure, Health of Animals branch requested approval of COU"c" to set up a series of rabies clip➢cs. The letter from actins Veer' inarian, C. R. Craggs cited 35 cases of rabies within the past six weeks and 35 eases during the year as evidence C l i m e s were required. Approval Is also necessary from the ollnb and lager'efore the clinics s may be operated. A letter from Merlin M. Howse Clerk -Treasurer fof the Town- ' sO&p�af South NoMeb officially notfCue.d the council that Stan- lev Gehring had resigned his position of Reeve rla d Wiim m 7. Martin had rel A motion was pastled that all correspoadatee be placed with the. partteullar Committee of W, tens so it may be dealt with. Connell members adjourned to again at a the Committees in ac New building permit system recommended Planning scheme backed by Mayors, of Ingersoll, City Oxford County's long - time need for a full-time, resident planner moved another step closer to reality at yesterday's session of County Council. The council, after hearing a presentation from S. H. Janes of the London consulting engi- neering firm of James' F. Also - Laren Ltd, explaining the oper- ation of the Central Elgin plan- ning board which has a full-time staff, moved that the issue be recommended by the Bounty's area government study com- mittee, to Council and the city lof Woodstock and Town of Ing- Elgin County. situation, said the board bad devised three stages which would need to be followed in order for their attempts at central planning to be success- ful. The first stage, he said, was to get to know the people. He stressed this stage as being necessary in order to un- derstand the needs of the people and the county. After that was accomplished, Mr. Janes explained, the board could then move into a planning stage with ideas and plans being looked at on the basis of how it would fit into the overall county APPROVAL IFrom that point, he said, the Mayors Gordon B. Henry and board could then move into the William E. Allen of Ingersoll final stage of implementing and Woodstock, respectively, theirplan. attended the council session and LGIN SCHEME were unanimous in their appre- EMr. Janes said one of the es- val of the scheme, sentiai processes of the Central !, Mayor Allen is already _ t r e cord as approving a full - time Elgin scheme was the central - consultant, whether it be for izing of the decision - making the county or the City of Wood- processthroughthe director of stock alone. Through this process, he said, He questioned, however, g statements by Mr. Janes that the offices of city and Bounty the cost to participant areas in the Central Elgin planning board were less now than what the individual areas had been spaying prior to the formation of the board. Mayor Allen said he felt It would he naive to think any in- engineers and the Public Utib ties Commission, among other organizations, are integrated into the planning organization. At present, Mr. Janes explain- ed the planning board realized they could not deal with the en- tire county and were therefore dealing only with the central re- gion which comprises 38,500 out of Elgin County's total popula- tion of 63,000. Warden William Ducklow, Reeve of Tavistock, said he was in favour of the municipalities considering the proAeast of the local planning consultant instead of waiting until March when the area government study is completed. Earlier during the council session, Mr. Ducklow had ad- mitted there was some feeling that the county was not moving ahead in planning as it should. crease in service wdl cost ens. -nve or one dov, asked a " lspi- PLANNING COSTS He said county planning costs, dart' " if the road be were on was the in 1970 were set at $59,00 and a way to Alvrdoeu. The knight of the 'possible budget provided as an baunner, glad of tin opportunity to rear example by the area govern- biniaall', quietly said, ' 1*7pw, whai osm mend study committee showed I of county service that ye fruc T° Tho geutlemau, nettled at. costs could be provided for $39,000. "I not receiving a ahrect answer, sakad businom have with am hoping to persuade the planning board and council of! bim, " What you where I camo from V The rumomluur Woodstock that we should be iser, taking UP his h,unefm" and reauui- part of a county -wide group,' Mayor Allen told the council. ing his oocupation,:acid : " itch juat ns Mayor Henry said Oxford has tittle bneilIVOM ua wbar vn!i re gain an area planning board and well municipality has a plan- ning board with different con• aultants on a part-time basis which leads to difficulties. I He said there would be defln- ite advantages with each mu- nicipality and the county having Mayor Henry pro- be any lees. vever" he sold. "we can rwarrf to more and better and overall co.ordins- ism, In explaining the Unified code could end inadequacies in county A report issued by the Ox- L r:,:m DeveluPmellt, is event- ord Area Local Government uaily passed on to the ultimate ludy Its, recommended the es- consumer. ahlishment of a county buiid•j The system of part time in- ng inspection system to elfm-'� spection carried on in some nate inadequacies and differ- municipalities creates ineffici- ag building codes throughout Buoy thrmigh the work 1 o ad )xfortl. placed on the staff, the Andy In a report released to mem-';note;'• _.. iers of Woodstock City Council All four villages in the cou4y Thursday G- R. Staples, seere- have part time inspectors as .ary of the committee said the do all the townships with the group were unanimously agreed exception of South Norwich and .hat the issuance of building -West Zorra where inspection is oermits be made by the county, handled by the clerk - inspector, but that the applies The majority of the municipal Lion of the permits could be clerks were of the opinion a made to the local clerk. County Building Department "The eommittee, by resotu- would be an improiement over tion recommended the National the existing system, the report Building Code be adopted by states. - bylaw in all municipalities who Such a system would be sim- have not already done so in Ox. ilar to the current safety In - ford County," said Mx. Staples. 1e edameg io program hasof- Under the present system. the issuance of '.building per- level of service than was poss- mits is the responsibility of able wizen itwas a local res- each municipality. To date, all ponsibility, said the report, municipalitieswithin the Cann- PROBLEMS ty with the exception of the In forming a building depart. village of Embro have abuild- mint for the county, one ofthe fug bylaw. Six of the eighteen major problems to be dealt with municipalities have net adopted is the distance between one cen- The inada building code, cies of the exist- tral office and the construetibn � equaftas - ing system, according to t It s .other is whether the mudi- local government study include ci alines winch already have -a the fact that with the cxceptioa� . p y of Woodstock the regional as- full time building inspector sessment office is not regularly would derive any benefit from informed of building comPlet- such a system. ! ions in the county. In view of the responsibilities Hence, the study notes, as placed on the full-time insPeZ- sessors miss placing a numbertors, it is possible, notes the re - of buildings on the assessment -Port, . an improved quality of rolls on the first of the monthse�ce would be received if the following occupancy, and tax, county system participated in -a dollars are lost. county m system. It might be feasible, notes the FARM BUILDINGS committee findings, for a field Also, some municipalitiesdo office in T1Bsonburg to handle not require that farmbuildings, the southern portion of the coon - such as silos and barns, obtainty to reduce travelling time and a permit. As a result, the study make a county system morn points out, seieral years can go 1 compatible for Tilisonbitr& by before an enumerator notes I Dereham, and South Norwich. .the construction and the muni-I In conclusion the committee cipality can begin tax bililng. 'Istates building inspection would The non-existence of a uni-,appear to be a service which form building code thoughont could be best provided on' -a the County results in difficulties regional level for contractors who work in a Cities and towns would ie- number of municipaltes, and eeive greater service benefits does not ensure a mmuclum ant- through participation. To avoid form standard of construction! over centralization. it is sug- building code throughout th a ges-fed the possibfhip of is County results in difficulties for suance of permits from t4A contractors who work in a num- local municipal offices shatdd �1her of municipalities, and doesbe mmestigated. not ensure a minimum oniform', Animportant need in contutic-. s t a n d a r d of construction tioa with such a system is a:idi- tiuoughout the county, form building code, the commiil- I! The cost of these differences„tee concluded. without such, the ,according to the 1969 Federal public Will not receive the Wo,- Iask Force on Housing amd'tection it, daserves. • • 0 to Oxford municipalities urged to hire own planner I ice Press Woodstock Bureau \1"OODSTIICK — Hiring of a �I'll-time planning consultant t,'; Oxford County will be ree- onunended to county council and Woodstock and Ingersoll w o u n c i l s, Reeve Kenneth Webster, of Tillsonburg, chair- man of Oxford's area govern. r„vustudy committee said .:rsday,. iteeve Webster made the an, r,ouncement after Steve Janes of London, consultant with James F, MacLaren Ltd., ex- plained the operation of the Central Elgin planning board which has a full-time staff. Speaking to a meeting at- tended by the members of Ox- foit County council, Mayor Gordon B. Henry of Ingersoll, and Mayor William E. Allen of Woodstock, Mr. Janes said a director, a planning assist. ant and a part-time secretary serve the central Elgin board. The director of the central Eglin board, also serves as director of a subsidiary board consultant available with the in St. Thomas. county. Mr. Janes said the central The cost, Mayor Henry pre. Elgin planning budget is W,- dieted, won't be any less. "We 895 for the year, an increase can look forward to more and of $6,000 over 1970. better service and over-all co - Mayor henry said oxford ordination." has an area planing board Bylaws and oracais plans while each municipality has a:. are not co-ordtnated, Mayor planning board working with Henry said. different consultants on a Mayor Allen said he is not part-time basis. naive enough to think any in - He said there would be defi- crease in service will cost nite advantages with each mu- less. He said county planning nicipality jtaving the same costs in 1970 were set at 558,- McKeough urges big -effort for regional rule system I �The provincial government should increase its efforts to establish regional government units, Darcy McKeough, Munici- pal Affairs Minister, told Oxford and Brant counties Progressive' 'Conservatives yesterday. Speaking to the afternoon, meeting of area delegates to the upcoming conservative leader- ship convention, the candidate said the government is encour- aging these units to decentra- lize some authority. The idea he said, is for local) governments to assume greater leadership with the reworking of municipal governments into' (regional units. REVIEW Assessment, now controlled one, a provincial level would be re- viewed in five years and a de-i vision made on whether or not it would be returned to the local authorities. He explained assessment was in deplorable condition, and the provincial administration was made in order to provide lack- ing uniformity. He also questioned the need for the lands and forests depart ment to be operating provincial parks in southern Ontario. He suggested a decision on turning the southern Ontario re- sponsibility for parks over to MPP Darcy McKeough talks "if it wasn't more to operate in larger or eliminate duplication of servic- Mr. mcneougu, we a sun ea buying all our groceries at l This would mean, he added, a corner store." decision on whether provincial He ventured to say regloi parks in the area should be Rovernmenl units are capable come conservation parks. doing the job two or three d es better. LAYOUT I A planning consultant 1 The pre -Confederation layoutlbeen hired by Woodstock, of eounties, he said, is not gersoll, and Oxford County necessarily the best form of ad -,an area government study s ministration units now. , He suggested larger units he'll is planned to apply for fin set up for greater efficiency. cial aid from the department municipal affairs for the study.f In answering a question from Ronald Totten, at Oxford alter-: native delegate from Embro, concerning curriculum Mr. Mc - Keough said pupil aecomodation and numbers of teachers were priorities of education for the 1980's, He explained curriculum was not really his area and specialty but added drugs, sex, religion, and preparing students for the business world were certainly priorities for the '70's. Mr. McKeough said he sees Canadian economic nationalism, improved planning growth, and ways to make the federal and. Provincial governments more responsive and aware as the three main issues of the provin�l eial Progressive conservative leadership campaign, 000 and apossible budget as Provided as an example by the area government study committee showed - costs rif county service that could be provided for$i9,000. He said Woodstock's anvil. ants, retained on a part-time basis. have done "an excellent job" in advising the city plan- ning board. However, they re- side in Toronto and are not easily contacted. It is important to know what is going on in neighboring mu- nicipalities and vice -versa, he said, which planning is all about. Mayor Allen said he would hope it will lead to a return of some control back to the area:. For minor changes. he said, 23 copies of reports are re- quired to be sent to Toronto. 'I am hoping to persuade plaimang iv"ard anti the council of Woodstock we should he a part of a county -wide group," ]layor Allen said. Warden William Ducidow: ilccre of Taristock, slid he favors municipalities consider- ing the proposal of the local planning consultant soon and not wait until March when the area government study is completed. lie would like to see the area •government study eom- nuttee meet more frequently than its once -a -month meet- ings, alter falling behind its schedule. "We have a great deal to do," he said with the March. 1972 deadline ap- proaching. A Tillsonbtu,_ proposal to in- clude day care centre services on a county -wide basis was re- ferred to committee for a ree- ommende.tion. Full-time planning staff approved by Woodstock Free Press Woodstock Bureau WOODSTOCK — Approval ,to establish a local planning itaff in co-operation with Ox- ford County and Ingersoll was given Thursday by Woodstock council. The action, proposed by Aid. William B. Dutton and Aid. Violet Adams, followed a pro- posal by an area government study committee. Ald. Dutton said the study committee for Oxford County unanimously recommended to the municipalities of Oxford that a planning staff be consi- dered on a county, basis to in- clude a resident planner, a draftsman, possibly it junior Planner, a secretary and of- fice equipment. The proposed full-time plan. ning staff would take the place of the planning consult- ants the minicipalities have been hiring on a part-time ba- sis. Aid. Dutton said that al- though an estimate has been made of $43,000 for operation in 1972, he said he would not be surprised if the expenses reached $50,000. The county -wide service, he said, would probably not start until March of next year, Aid. Dutton said he would doubt it the city's share of planning costs would go as high as its 1970 cost of $21,000. he city's share in mutual serv- ices including health, county home and social services, he said, is normally about one- third of the total. Aid. Albert Hargreaves said a local planning staff would expedite a lot of planning mat- ters. He said that although the work done by Municipal Plan- ning Consultants, Ltd., Toron- to, has been "quite good" rep- resentatives only have been available once a month. Aid. Dutton said a lot of time of the staff wold be taken up the first ,year or two with township planning. lie said the better the planning around the city, the better it will be for the city, Council, in other action, es. tablished a committee to study costs and possible devel- opment of 120 acres of Hood plain )and along Cedar Creek from Highway 401 north to Butler Street. Aldermen Alexander Suther• land, Stanley Manton and Her. greaves were named to the committee, County roads department, digs in for a long winter By JIM GROSSMITH Mr. Pratt's job is to make Sentinel -Review Staff Writer sure that the roads department is prepared to deal with Most residents of Oxford snow covered, icy roads and County would rather dismiss the many other problems that any thoughts of the coming win- crop up during the ,winter sea- ter months and enjoy the cle , son. sunny skies and warm temper- LAST WINTER atures while theyAfter last year's winter — In the office of County Roads many long-time residents of this Superintendent Donald Pratt, area describe it as the worst in deep in the basement of the Ox• 25 years — it's not something to ford County Courthouse, such hook forward to. thoughts are a luxury he To make the job a little can't afford. easier, he has $155,000, out of a Oxford, road maintenance bud-iers is small in relation to the SKTWO. and U snow-Inumber of municipality, towv- and sanders at his dispo-!ship and provinrial roads. How- ever, according to Air. Pratt, it Last winter, maintenance op- erations amounted to $138'000 however, with the heavier than usual snowfall, especially th Jan. 20 storm which left man areas snowed in and succeeded in stranding the then premier, John Roberts, who was travel - Wig by car on Highway 401 east of London, an additional $40,700 was required. y; would be of ittue use to clear off these roads if the county roads 'aren't done - "Many "Many of the rural people couldn't get in," he explained. Although each of his operat- ors cover only a 30 mile area, the slow tedious, work and the longhours, especially when a storm hits like the one,last year, ITRUC%S combine to present many dahg• In addition, his men will lay'Iers, Mr, Pratt continued. 10.000 cubic yards of sand, ap-I The lack of lights on the dark 'proximately 1.500 truck leads, roads and the combination of while also pgtting up countlessjmiles and miles of while snow miles of snow fencing. can combine to produce Desert - The 250 miles of County Road like mirage affect. be explain - patrolled by county road work-jed, especially if you've been ';working for close to 20 hours straight.. Last year after a week of snow clearing during one par- Ucudaratorm he said, "we had to start sendi ng our men home ---- after it rezular shift, despite the piles of snow, "They were just too tired", he stated. WooS t o OFFICE Although, he doesn't get out to do much d the aotuaf snow- ck cleariog, sitting in his office considering 401 Free Press Woodstock Bureau WOODSTOCK — Develop- ment of a road from Gover- nor's Road to highway 401 be- tween Woodstock and Inger- soll was considered Thursday by representatives from Wood.- stoek, Ingersoll and Oxford County, Oxford Warden W i I l i a m Ducklow, reeve of Tavistock, said any action by the road committee of the county will depend on the position taken by the (ity of Woodstock. The route proposed over the past five years would run north and south, partly over an existing gravel road be- tween Oxford County Road 0 south of Embro to Folden's Corners south of Highway 401, a distance of about six miles. The roadwould have to be extended through some open farmland in North Oxford and West Oxford townships. Warden Ducklow, said road committee representatives want to know the feedings of nfficiuln in Woodstock and In. gersoll before a possible re- quest for government uasisl. ance. The road has been planned in a five-year road needs study as a proposed addition to iho Woodstock suburban road continuation a y s I c m, which was approved. Tuesday by county council. Mayor William Allen of Woodstock sold city represent- atives discussed the possibility of co-operating with Ingersoll and the county for "what ap• pears to be some mutual prob- lem In regard to traffic In presents dangers also, Mr. Pratt spoke of the Janu- ary 26 storm as art example. "'People couldn't. understand Oily like t roads weren't cleared Off like they'd always'been." be said. Some thought they were the link only onest missed,. be continued, ,hot Lifter they.. realized they essence, Woodstock and its were all in the ssme boat they truck problem." Discussions were described by MayorAllen as "not too fruitful as yet" Warden Ducklow described the runic as "an area service,road" for ilia whole of the county and not just oneor two municipalities," The area road, he said, would connect Highway 401 with Perth County and the' Stratford area and could even- tually link Highway 401 with, the Goderich area. 'stepped complaiming and start• ed to trig themselves out. L 0 9 OXFORD'S NEW MPP Dr Harry Parrott, n e w I y first term of office. Roderick live Conservatives by defeat - elected provincial member for Lewis, clerk of the 'nonse im incumbent Liberal mem- Oxford made his first OW162l (left)- administered the oath leer Gordon Inns in the Oc- visit to Queen's Park this of office_ Dr. Parrott, 45, re- tober 21 election. (Special week to be sworn in for his gained Oxford for the Progres. Sentinel -Review Photo) Ex-po iceman to help direct` social service free Press Woodstock Bureau WOODSTOCK — H. .John McCulloch, of Woodstock, was named assistant administrator of oxford Social Services Tuesday. G. H. MacKay, administra- tor, said Mr. McCulloch will i assist With administrative du- I Iles and will supervise the field workers. 'rhe new assistant served 131 ,years with file Ontario Provin. I ,ial police in liarrfe anti' Woodstock, including work In'. the criminal Investigation branch, tie succeeds T. A. Caslrilu who recently accepted the po. nition of director of Victoriik County soclal services. Oxford prepares for planning change Fire Press Woodstock tsureast WOODSTOCK — Questionnaires dealing with the workload of planning matters will be sent to Oxford County municipalities Fri- day, County Clerk G. R, Staples, told Oxford county planning board, Wednesday. Andrew MacKenzie, Woodstock, chairman - of a committee to prepare for hiring of a full-time planning staff, said the question- naires will assist in determining the job de- scription and early work. Oxford county planning board and Oxford municipalities have been using planning con- sultants an a part-time basis and have been I planning hiring a county staff. He said the committee, appointed at the board's Nov. 17 meeting, will have a report prepared by the next ,meeting Jan. 19. How- ever, it will require additional time to have it completed. Mr. MacKenzie said there is no intention to do away with any of the local planning boards. There is a question, he said, what the (boards will do through the changeover Peri- od from part-time consultants to fall staff. I" Oxford study group wants local views TILLSONBURG — The chairman of the Oxford County local government study group said Thursday time is running out in prepar- ing areport. Ken Webster told u meeting of Erie Eco- nomic Council ',we hope to get our points of view across. to Queen's Park before they have regional government ideas for this am' 11 Mr. Webster, also reeve of Tillsonburg, said the study. group wants to see an efficient :and responsible form of government remain in Oxford County. "There will be a lot of changes in Oxford County in the next few years, and we want to have some say in those changes," Mr. Webs- ter said. lie said the group hoped to have the reports, available to all interested parties so everyone can voice ideas at public hearings which will be held in March or April next year. The oconomic council was also told that community colleges should involve. everyone —where they want and when they want --and this shouldn't exchsto the very young or the very old. Dr. J. A. Colvin, president of Flmahawe College, said he would like to see community colleges introduce more programs for chil- dren between the ages of one and five, their most formative years. Nursery schools should be provided for - children until they reach kindergarten, he said. He also said that Fanshawe College had re- cently graduated a 78-year-old man. He stressed the aim of operations such as Fanshawe are not just to fill the gaps be- tween high schools and universities, but that they should harness and encourage an indi- vidual's talents for community services. Only 10 to 15 per cent of the people in On- tario am receiving post -secondary educaliki and universities are not reaching them, he said. Post -secondary education is vital, Dr. Colvin said, because the days are gone when a high school diploma was sufficient, s� rt T COUNTY OF OXFORD TIDE WARdEWS DINNER FRIDAY EVENING TAVISTOCK MEMORIAL HALL NOVEMBER 26rh, 1971 Tavistock, Ontario WILLIAM DUCKLOW, Warden COUNTY OF OXFORD YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND THE Warden's Dinner FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 26th, 1971 ... at .. TAVISTOCK MEMORIAL HALL Tavistock, Ontario AT SEVEN O'CLOCK Reception to follow WILLIAM DUCKLOW, Walden IE UNABLE TO ATTEND PLEASE REPLY TO PDX 3e7, WOODSTOCK 9 U COUNTY OF OXFORD TIDE WARdENN DINNER FRIDAY EVENING TAVISTOCK MEMORIAL HALL NOVEMBER 26th, 1971 Tavistock, Ontario WILLIAM DUCKLOW, Warden Krautsalat i V PROGRAMME Chairman — G. R. STAPLES GUTEN APPETIT! Rev. John Tweedie SpokaneGrace The Queen Tomaten Introductions The Chairman Members of Parliament Wallace B. Nesbitt, M.P. Steckenschweinebraten Harry C. Parrott, M.P.P. mit Entertainment Mrs. L. Blikman Kartoffelbrei ADDRESS Professor Glen Carroll Director, School of Business and Economics Waterloo Lutheran University Blumenkohl and Buttermohren Appreciation Kenneth Webster Mayor of Tillsonburg Andrew Balazs Platten mit Gem usesorten Mayor of Woodstock William Allen Brotchen Mayor of Ingersoll ). C. Herbert (Acting Mayor) The Warden Schnitzpie mit Kase Auld Lang Syne Should auld acquaintance be forgot, For auld lang syne, my dear, And never brought to mind, For auld lang sync, Kaffee Should auld acquaintance be forgot, We'll take a cup of kindness yet, For days of auld lang syne. For the days of auld tang sync. Mrs. Evelyn Berlett at the Organ 0 OXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL 1971 WILLIAM DUCKLOW Warden - Melvin Balls ............................. Blandford • John Hofstetter .......................... Blenheim Perry C. Sibbick ......................... Blenheim Louis Barrett............................Dereham George R.Nagle.......................... Dereham James R. Patience ...................... East Nissouri .. �.. _. Robert Manzer ........................ East Nissouri W. Leslie Dickson .................... North Norwich Darwen M. Scott ..................... North Norwich William J. Martin .................... South Norwich George W. Davis ..................... South Norwich -: Kenneth Peers ......................... East Oxford _.•„ ,-, _ ,., _ _ Clair G. Minler ........................ North Oxford Archie Longworth ...................... West Oxford Max Franklin .......................... West Oxford Wallace Ross ............................. East Zorra Henry W. Killing ......................... East Zorra • James K. Fleming ........................ West Zorra • Kenneth W. Webster......................Tillsonburg J. Seldon Wilkinson ...................... Tillsonburg -- '-+ John J, Nadalin .......................... Beachville Rowland Rutherford ........................ Embro Kenneth L.Pollard........................ Norwich I William Ducklow ......................... Tavistock G. R. SIAPLES D. L. PRATT Clerk and Treasurer Road Superintendent s Oxford herdslip to second; Perth ahead -- in numbers only Illy WAYNE MACPHERSON of The Free Press WOODSTOCK — Oxford County, known as Canada's i -dairy capital, no longer has The largest number of herds and dairy cows among Ontario counties. Ronald A. Taylor, Oxford County Agricultural represent- ative, explained that some- what unnoticed over the past two years. the dairy industry of Perth County has moved ahead of oxford in numbers. Department of agriculture and food statistics point out that Perth now has 55,000 dairy cows compared with 45,000 in Oxford. Five years ago Oxford had 53.800 — 6,M . more than Perth. September statistics of the Ontario Milk Marketing Board show Perth has 1,275 produ. cers. or 32 more than that of Oxford. Before anyone thinks of moving the symbol of the dai- ry industry, the hfesize statue of Springbank Snow Countess, Iworld champion crow in 1937, from near the department of agriculture in the east of Woodstock to the Shakespear- ean Festival grounds in Strat- ford, production records .should be examined. Gary Marshall, Woodstock, fieldman of the marketing board, issued SepleInber pro- duction figures showing Ox ford during the month was still producing five per cent more milk than Perth, and 56 per cent more in the Group One pool. In September, 594 Oxford fluid milk producers shipped 18,895,410 lbs. compared with 12,154,890 Ills by 374 Perth shippers. A total of 901 Perth Group Two or industrial producers, shipped 15.796,70 lbs., while 642 Oxford producers in the same grouping shipped 10,- 462,749 Its. Mr. Taylor said there has been a stabilization in Cite Ox. ford Dairy industry with the decrease in herd number aril cuw numbers now levelled off. oxford dairy herds, lie said, have decreased about 100 Per cent from 2,400 in 1960, with the cow numbers reducing just 10 per cent. Milk production in Oxford, he said, is well up. He said the increase has gone, on the average, from 10,200 to over 11,000 His, per year. "This means we probably have .lust a notch milk as we ever had from fewer cows," he said. Mr. 9'aylor said oxford has 82 per cent of its cows bred through artificial insemina- tion; compared with a provin- cial average of 45 per cent, in- dicating a build-up of a higher quality of cattleon the farms than some of the other coun- ties. Perth's total is 48 per cent. Elton Wilker, Dairy Herd Improvement Association, Woodstock laboratory mmneg- er for the area Sarnia to Niag- ara Falls, said 30 per cent of -oxford dairy farmers keep of- ficial track of production through the record of produc- tion plograrn or the Dairy Herd Improvement Associa- tion compared with 24 per cent in Perth. Oxford farmers, he said, are becoming more efficient, mainly due to more being on test, allowing for the proper culling of poorer cows for higher production. A herd of 35. to 50 cows, he said, is not a large farm now but a family' farm, compared with 15 to 25 cows 10 years. ago. Mr. Taylor said as Oxford dairy herds have reduced hog numbers have increased to 122,000 as of statistics in 11 0, Oxford invites two centres to join planning board Fire Press Woodstock Bureau WOODSTOCK—'rlsonburg and Durham Township, the Iwo remaining municipalities outside the Word County planning board area, were in- vited to join Tuesday by Ox- ford County council Council recommended they make application to the minis- ter of municipal affairs to join the area. Reeve Kenneth Webster of Tillsonburg said if a county planning director Is hired, he would like to see Tillsonburg join. Reeve Louis Barrett, of De- reham Township said "I am in favor of getting into it, but have not taken it up with the rest of council." Approval or South Norwich Township's entry Into the unit was acknowledged at the meeting in a department of municipalaffairs letter. Council decided, in other ac- tion, to seek permission from. ,tine department of municipal affairs to decrease individual municipal representation on the planting board from two W one. Each of the 15 member mu- nicipalities have had two rep- resentatives onthe board and South Norwich has been asked to nominate two representa- tives. Council supported a Victoria County resolution asking for the province to review its campsite rates, suggesting private operators of trailer camps have been unable to operate and supplily the same services. Council was notified by Up- per Thames River Conserva- tion Authority they would con- sider a county mnsetnn pro- ject at Gordon Pittock Dam when sufficient information is given to make a decision. Gerry R. Staples, clerk - treasurer, said submissions in regard to election laws will be Invited by the department of municipal affairs at a meeting at. London city hall Dec. 2 from 2 to 4 p.m. Ile said 830,3W has been at - located the area in a PrOvin- cioi municipal employment in- centive program. Council has until Dee. 11 to make applica- tion. increasing, the total value of livestock an COunty farms to a record high value. Oxford, he. said, has in- creased from lothto strong fifth in hog production on a county basis over the Past 10 years. "1 fully expect hog number; will still increase because logs and corn are Pretty syrnany- maus," he said. Corn acreage in the county has increased from 18,OW to 125.OM acres over the past 10 years. "I think we will hold our own with dairy cattle and fur- ther increase in hogs. Beef cattle, Mr. Taylor said. have taken over dairy tarok in quite a number of places. In the past year, he said. beef cattle have come in from Kansas "and I don't think this has happened before:' Quebec. he said, is another new source. Tire usual number of beef cattle, he said, have come in from Western Canada — Sas- katchewan. Alberta and Brp- tish Columbia- Office -go -round jingles o n Free Press Woodstock Bureau WOODSTOCK — A change in location for the. Oxford County social service staff will keep the merry-go-round of office moves run- ning here. County clerk -treasurer Gerald Staples said Tuesday the staff of nine full-time employees and one part-time employee will move to the residence at 86 Light St., former home of the jail governor, effective Dec. 31. The social service staff several months ago moved into the basement of the Oxford Coun- ty courthouse, which had been vacated by the county lied Cross association. The new location will give them more room,. Mr. Sta- ples said. The Oxford County branch of the Canadian Cancer Society has recently moved front the Light Street residence to anoffice in Wood- stock city hall. The residence was used for one Year as Grant Sutherland, RR 1, Lake- side, a commissioner of the Blan- chard Municipal Telephone Sys- tem, takes the last calls from hand -cranked telephones Sunday morning just prior to the Medina exchange switching to dial. The exchange is now Uniondale. (Pho- to by Williams) Crank call gone, Medina system converts to dial Free Press Woodstock Bureau UNIONDALE — Remember the last time you turned a crank on a telephone and asked the operator for a number'! For most of us it's a dim memory but for about 500 persons In the Medina exchange it may have been as recent as Saturday. Early Sunday morning the old cTank phones became a thing of the past as they were replaced by the direct dialing system. The Medina exchange died and the iJniom dale exchange was born. I'll(-- crank ex. change was the last of its kind in Southwest- ern Ontario. prior to the ebangeover, owners of the ex- change and some mtbscritxrrs galbercd al Browns United Church here for a formal farewell, The new Unkmdaie exchange will operate on either a one. or two-party system, ellmi- neting the old rural party line. Mrs. Marion Munro. RR 1, Lakeside, was chief operator at Medina for 46 years. The exchange wan opened in 1903. The new $185,004) exchange Is the last of four exchanges owned by the B19111hard Mu- nisipts, Telephone System to be coverted In dial, headquarters for the Oxford County assess- ment department until two years ago when the program was taken over by the province. The present social service office in the courthouse is being consi(lFred by the county council's property committee as a possible location for the proposed new county plan- ning department staff. Office space for the county building Inspec- tor, a new position proposed during. the year may also became necessary, Mr. Staples said. Ile said a general shift in offices began) In the building in 1967 on the completion of the Centennial Library. The county library staff moved out of the northeast corner of the courthouse into a nearby new building on the grounds. Into the former library rooms moved the county road department, leaving a vacancy on the first floor. The provincial court office staff moved Join the former road department office., al- lowing the juvenile family court clerk office to he relocated from its part-time locatimi in a county council committee room. When the provincial legal aid system bc.- gan, a second floor office was found adjacent to the Supreme Cnmt room in a former jury room. The Jury room was relocated in the former assesameilk office in the building, Tilelegal aid office has since been moved to the basement of the building in former storage space and has been occupied by the probation department. The only office locations to retrain un- changed have been those of Judge Kenneth Y. Dick, Judge R. G. Groom, Crown attorney A. C. Whaley, Sheriff A. A. Bishop, the coun- ty clerk and the Victoria Order of Nurses. Council gives first reading to' bylaw on tree -cutting First reading of a bylaw to�cil, a letter was :received from Ingersoll paying.$54.89, restrict and regulate the des- Dr. D. W. Thompson, Health of � Mr. Staples sand tint cat ! traction of trees by cutting, -Animals division of the federal divided on a use - per -person breaking or other means was government thanking council basis. given by county council this For support of the various rabies Council also received a. reso- morning during the opening day clinics conducted throughout the1 lotion from the united counties of the December session. county and the city of Wood- � of Northumberland and Durham The bylaw is part of a stock and town of Ingersoll dur- requesting the provincial gnv- review prompted 'by a letter re- ing late October and early No-lernment to amend the regula- ceived by council from a Mount vember. tions under the General Welfare 'Elgin resident outlining various' G. R. Staples, clerk - treasur- Assistance Act and the Child !infractions of current reacts- er, told council the county's par-� Welfare Act so that applications Lions that have occurred in this tion ofcostfor therabies clin-of teenagers between the ages area. ics amounted to $333.03 with of 16 and 18 would be processed In other business before court - Woodstock paying $184.48 and lby the Children's Aid Society rather than the County Welfare department. The motion was referred to: the appropriate committee for further consideration. This month's session will last two days instead of the usual one to allow council to clean-up, �,businessfor the current year. Election of a new warden will be held during the January ses. sion. Enough library resources, bookmobile Seven consolidated to • own to do ride service Uhrary. schools are Zorra Hint service ends now An agreement to curtail ser- %ice came about through finan-. clal pressure on Oxford County Library, In June, Chief Librarian Lou- ise Krompart had notified the education board that. cost of bookmobile service was becom- ,Ing too high for the county lib-, rary to continue serving rural schools unless a subsldyrnuld be worked out with the board. The board was toil by Direct-. or of Education George Sim- mans that the ulna by whtoh die Library Board fall ik moat cut back was $9,030, Ife said this would give some idea of the size of subsidy that would bed re aired Since Ikon the principals of all schools concerned with the wftM_ drawal were consulted. They( gave the opinion that, while the; service given by the count• lib-' rary bookmobile was well ap- preciated, tbeh supply of books was now at a suffici€ut l e v e l that they could supply the needs of their students, In addition certain municipal' libraries, operated by the Coun- ,v Library system, are available to most of the schools that are experiencing the cut -back, • 0 0 • Four seek warden's chair, other candidates possible The campaign fun' warden of has been a member of county and a member of the vounly Oxford Co"'(ot under w�vay, council since 19M roads committee, warden's com- yesterday, w(th the ahnotinca, The election of the warden of mittec and county planning ment by four reeves that they Oxford County is traditionally board. � Will seek election on Jan. 18. I rum on an open ballot basis with Reeve Poem Is completing his The declared candidates are: each of the 24 council mem- eighth year in municipal see - Reeve John Hoffstetter, B 1 e u- hers declaring their choice un- vice which include the last two heim Township; Reeve Clair G. til one candidate receives a ma- as reeve of East. Oxford• Minder, North Oxford 'town- Jority. t He has server) as a member of ship; Reeve Kenneth Peers. the Oxford County planning East Oxford Township and SIX YEARS \ board committee to draft guide-. Reeve Kenneth Webster, Tillson- Reeve Hoffstetler, a runner+ lines for a full-time planner, as' .burg, up in the past two elections for licit as serving on the county" Two other possible candidates warden, is completing big sixth area government study, person. are Reeve W. Leslie Dickson of year on county, council and has net committee, Oxford museum North '.Norwich Township and served on Blenheim Township'Iboard and chairman of the agri. Beachville Reeve John J. Nada. council since 1961. I culture and community services Bill who both confirmed today j At council this year. Reeve, committee, that they BIT giving "serious, Hoffstetler has chaired the'.. TILUONBURG consideration" to entering the county council road committee! Reeve Webster who has com-' race. and served of the Oxford area;' leted four years as Reeve of TRIED BEFORE government study, committee.'il P the warden's committee and illaonburg. as coca as two Reeves HOHsletler, Minter, Woadingford Lodge home for, man as s`-ree n is chair - an of the Oxford area govern, andPeers are not newcomers the aged committee I ment study committee, past to the warden campaign as all. Reeve Minder, who placed chairman and member of the three declared were candidates third in last year's balloting For property committee, Tillsonburg in last year's election which Warden, has completed three .representative on the L it g took 11 ballots before Tavistook,years on county council as Point Conservation Authority Reeve William Ducklow was de -reeve for the Township of North and a member of lire town po• Glared the winner. Oxford while serving 10 years lice committee. The fourth candidate, Reeve on the township council --- ----------- Webster, altbouzh a candidate' He is a member of lire Oxford for warden for the first. time County Children's ,Aid Society, Old faces to comprise county council Free Press Woodstock Bureau WOODSTOCK — For the first time in Oxford Comity history, there will be no new faces on county council in 1972. Reeve Kenneth L. Pollard retained his post Monday in Norwich in Oxford's only elec- tion this year. Three other reeves, Rowland Rutherford of Embro. James Fleming of West Zorra Township, and Leslie Dickson and Deputy Reeve Darren M. Scott of North Norwich T 0 w n s It I p, were returned to office by ac- clarnation. The remaining 20 councillors . are starting the second year of two-year terms. '71 progress Joint committees Oxford highlight ' Free Press Woodstock Bureau said, to see the liaison among structed by the Tillsonburg WOODSTOCK — Co-opera- tion and progress made in joint committees involving Ox- ford County, Woodstock and Ingersoll councils, were de- scribed by Tavistoek Reeve. William Ducklow Wednesday as highlights for county coun- ell In 1971. Mr. Ducklow, who was ho- nored Wednesday on his re - lire bent as county warden, said -one of the ,biggest delis wan lice agreement of the three municipaiii;lies to hire a coantrywide full -tune plan- ning staff member, 'Several consultants are now retained by Oxford County O"cfpalitles oil a port -time basis. -It is his hofx in J972, he the municipalities strength- and District Association for ened even further. the Mentally Retarded. Warden Ducklow told. coun- Of members, as he did early fn the year, he would like to hear more discussion in coun- cil on business so that the "thoughts of a member" are known, "Out' discussions are our people's business," Ile said. Warden Ducklow was pre. sented with a plaque, and sot of luggage by Reeve Archie Longworth of West Oxford 'township, Moe warden, he said, hus given "excellent guidance and leadership fit a time of cluutge.. Council authorized a $2,000 gram, to the $120,11W Are Wood Acres, it 12-bcxl residence eon. Approval was given by council in April for the contri- bution after the setting or its 1971 budget. llowever, the fi- nal decision to snake the pay- ment this year was delayed to consider the council 's finan- vial position near the end of the year•. Council approved it finance conmilttee recommendation to hire a deputy clerk-trealaaror for the county. 11 position Which has been vacant this year. The present clerk-treasa'cr, Gerry R. Stuplee, served as the asslstant to Leonard K. Coles prior to .the retirament of Mr. Coles in late 1970. On the job nearly 30 years, librarian retires on Friday INGERSOLL — One of higer- soll's better-known residents re- tires this month. Miss Betty Crawford retires from Ingersoll Public Library - I Dec, 31, after serving as librar- tan for nearly 30 years. Her successor is David Hall, a graduate of North Bay Teach- ers' College, who takes over the job Jan. 1. �. Chief librarian for 0 xf o r d r County Library Mrs, Louise Krompart said today she ex- pects Miss Crawford will eon-- tinue work at the Ingersoll It- brary until the end of January, m°..v....:..� u - "She has done so much for BETTY CBAWFOfiD sorry the county library," said Mrs, , "A CR Person" Krompart. "we are she is retiring. She was a great belp,thc paint brush as she is in with our workshops." (handling books. A native of Ingersoll Miss An artist is her own right. Crawford is m well-known with S t - -,_many of her paintings have been exhibited locally and in out-of-town shows. "Her main love is art," said part-time clerk at the Ingersoll library Mrs. Doris Lockhart. "'We'll be sorry to see her go.; .she's a grand person to work with." bliss Crawford wouldn't dis- cuss plans for her future when contacted by The Sentme -Re- view. Mrs. Krompart said plans will be announced later for a testi- 'monial dinner. for Miss Craw- ford - — Free Pres, Wtiodslock Hureau Oxford County Warden William Ducklow, reeve of Tavistock, was present- ed with a plaque anti it set of luggage by Oxford County council at t1'ood. stock Wednesday the final regular council meeting of the year. Front IrfL Reeve Archie Longworth, !rest Oxford Township; Reeve Clair Millier, North Oxford Towoshlp; Reeve John J. Nadulia, Beachville, and Warden Ducklow. schools which don't have big' Since the bookmobiles Iprep- libraries", she explains. lion the number of hooks srtp- Each school we visit, 'Mrs.,plied to the various areas of Krompart said, are provided Rhe county by the library has; with 60 books per classroom. )increased. "We let the individual school However, this year Mrs: do what they Pike with t h e Krompart expects a slight des' hooks", she said, if they have it central library in the school crease in book circulation, they can be kept there or in the She attributes this decrease individual classrooms." to the number of schools who'[ Mrs. Krompart said the book- now have their own libraries mobile system was started in which are of sufficient size to 1951. handle the school's book needs. STARTED IN 1951 bookmobile finishes tour The Oxford County Library:Norwich area as well as other buokntbile has completed itslsehools in the county. quarterly rounds of visiting' The bookmobile is headed by county libraries and schools, iMrs. W. G. Cocker and assist - The bookmobile which visits ed by two part-time drivers the libraries fu September, De- Doug Dafoe and s. 'I', Stewart. camber, March and June aill According to Mrs. S. L. Krom- well as many schools providesipart, county chief librarian, a constant change of reading mom than 15,000 county books material for the areas involved.) are in rural schools. For the last two weeks the Not all the schools in the bookmobile has visited schools county, are visited, ]firs. Krom- in the Princeton, Drumbo, part said. Plattsville, Bright, Kintore and). "We try to go to the smaller M a a t e r s and mix -year -old Steven Hart carry a load of books to the bookmobile to be exchanged for a different var. ietyy. Doug Dales, a part-time driver for the county library assists the students in ex• changing the, books. The book, Town to join board TILLSONBURG — Tillson- burg council has decided to join the Oxford County planning board which recently hired a full-time planning con- sultant. However, council made it clear Tuesday that, while they wished to become part of the county system, the 'tillsonburg planning board . was to have the final say in matters directly related to tho town itself. Reeve Ken Webster, a mem- ber of county council and the local government study com. mitten which sponsored the hiring of the full-time planner, told council the planner would assist the Tillsonburg board at any time ha matters related to the town. lie would be able to do so better than a person in Lon- don or Toronto, air. Webster said. The reeve said county coun- cil expects the operation of the planning board to cost about $40,000 a year. Prior to the council meefing, Tillsouburg and D e r e h a m Township were the only two municipalities in the county not involved in, ibe. county twufd. C I 9 Oxford bed -care need critical, 100mbed nursing home studied Free Press Woodstock Bureau WOODSTOCK — Oxford Re- gional P l a n n i n g Council, which is studying health needs in the county, is investigatin the need for a 100 bed nursing home here, Peter Smith ad- ministrator of Woodstock Gen- eral Hospital said Friday. Mr. Smith, who is sowing on the council with other coun- ty hospital administrators, medical staff and municipal • representatives, said the bed situation in nursing homes in the county is "rather critical'. lie said the Ontario hospital Services Commission has been contacted to obtain ideas and a commercial chain of nursing homes contacted to deternune interest. Tire company was identified a s Extendicare, which has five centres across Ontario. The 100-bed requirement, he said, was determined in a sur- vey by administrators of the three hospitals in Oxford. The number, he said, may be slightly high at the mo- ment, but will not be high when guvonment insurance coverage on nursing homes starts April 1, 1972. Mr. Smith said the need is particularly noticeable in the central area of Oxford near Ingersoll and Woodstock. County of Oxford is HANDBOOK 1971 WILLIAM UUCKLOW Warden The homes, he said, are for persons no longer acutely ill or who can be rehabilitated to some extent. Some, he said, will be able to return to their own homes. Patients in the nursing homes, he said, require spoci- aliized care not available at homes for the aged. Mr. Snuth, a member of the board of directors of the On. tario Hospital Association, said results of a regionalhos- pital study in the Ilamlton area are being watched close- ly. The pilot project, he said, involves a study of hospitals at Brantford, Kitchener, Galt and Guelph, starting with lab- oratory services. The government. he said, is asking hospitals to avoid ex- pensive duplication of service, particularly in larger centres. Obstetrics procedures may be conducted in one hospital and pediatrics in another, he said. It may reach the stage, he said, where one major hospital cando the bulk of surgery — other than in an emergency. Woodstock hospi- tal, lie said. will probably be assisted by the London region- al unit when it is established. This year, he said, has been a good year for getting new practitioners. A specialist in obstetrics and gynatecology, Dr. Maneel Bodessee, and general practi- tioners Dr. Ross McElroy and Dr. Wayne Helmer have be- come staff doctors, and a third, Dr. James Towne is ex- pected later this year. Ingersoll, he said, has two new doctors, with Dr. John DWto a n d Dr. Peter Rae moving to the town. The presence of extra doe - tors, he said, is reflected in the number of persons now seen at hospital in -patient and out -patient areas. The length of stay, he said, is going down and no change in patient days has resulted. tie said there is no long backlog in surgery. Woodstocr hospital, he said, has 28 doctors on the active staff, and a courtesy staff of 10 doctors who have offices outside the city. The numbers, lie said, are probably the high- est ever, however, the area is not overpopulated with doe - tors: Nlr. Smith said the hospital will not have interns unless there is an affiliation with a satellite hospital system, pos- sibly with the University of ilntario. St. Thomas- Woodstock and Stratford, he said, could possi- bly be used as part of the teaching program, particular• ly if they go with fourth year students serving in hospitals, County of Oxf ord HANDBOOK 1971 WILLIAM DUCKLOW Warden Do- fi_ 0 Y.SCUCCCCC�CCC VL_ D ra ki z •i A �C F G a. 5 Y Q0G C7 G 01ao z� m a A. 40 z COO N Wz UO USf04B� � zz re E FENQ .aw a % x,V y0 WWG � Wam LeFWO YramwzF TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS Township of Blandford Population — 1445 Clerk-Treas . ........ Mrs. C. MacLachlan, R.R. 2, Innerkip 469-3848 Road Supt..... Howard Carter, R.R. 1, Innerkip Innerkip 469-3342 Tax Collector ................ Mrs. Carol MacLachlan Building Insp..... O. Aspden, RR. 5, Woodstock Eastwood 467-5357 Date of Meeting —Fist Monday, Township Hail Township of Blenheim Population — 4622 Clerk-Treas..................... I. J. Haines, Drumbo Office: Drumbo 463-5347 Home: Drumbo 463-5365 Road Supt. .................... Herb Balkwill, Drumbo Office: Drumbo 463-5389 Home: Drumbo 463-5343 Tax Collector .................................. Robert Hoskin Building Inspector ...................... Robert Hoskin Date of Meeting — First Monday, Township Office Township of Dereham Population — 5138 Clerk-Treas....... F. E. Harris, RR. 1, Mt. Elgin Office: Ingersoll 485-0477 Home: Brownsville 877-2390 Road Supt..... Lawrence Rooke, R.R. 1, Mt. Elgin Office: Brownsville 877-2953 Home: Brownsville 877-2944 Tax Collector .................................... F. E, Harris Building Insp. .................. Ernest Smith, R.R:, 1, Brownsville Date of Meeting —Second Monday and Fourth Friday of Each Month Township Office, Dereham Centre Township of East Nissouri Population — 3350 Clerk-Treas . ........ G. Gregory„ R.R. 1, Lakeside . Office: Kintore 283-6475 Home: Medina 17-R-17 Road Supt............. E. G. Rout, RR. 1, Lakeside Home: Medina 29-R-19 Tax Collector ................................ G. L. Gregory Building Insp....... Alex Muir, R.R. 2, Lakeside Home: Medina 5-R-3 Date of Meeting —First Monday of Each Month Township Office, Kintore Township of North Norwich Population — 2475 Clerk-Treas... Robt. C. Watkins, R.R. 2, Norwich Office: Norwich 863-2646 Home: Norwich 863-2238 Road Supt..... Albert Freeman, R.R. 2, Norwich Office: Burgessville 424-9933 Home: 424-9229 Tax Collector ........................ Robert C. Watkins Building Insp......................... Robert C. Watkins Date of Meeting —Second Monday Township Office, R.R. 2, Norwich Township of South Norwich Population — 3141 Clerk-Treas....................................... M. M. Howse Office: Otterville 879-6568; Home: 879-6723 Road Supt................... Elmer Almost, Otterville Home: 879-6515 Tax Collector .................................... M. M. Howse Building Insp..................................... M. M. Howse Date of Meeting —First Monday Township Office, Otterville — Office 879-6568 E Township of East Oxford Population — 2229 Clerk-Treas... Glen Kitchen, R.R. 4, Woodstock Office: Burgessville 424-9871; Home: 539-3907 Road Supt..... Ralph Huggins, R.R. 4, Woodstock Office: 424-9735; Home 424-9398 Tax Collector .................................... Glen Kitchen Building Insp............. Douglas McLeod, R.R. 4, Woodstock; Home: 424-9434 Date. of Meeting —First Monday Oxford Centre Municipal Building Township of North Oxford Population — 1767 Clerk-Treas............. Richard D. Seldon, R.R. 3, Ingersoll; Office: 485-2490; Home: 485-3708 Road Supt..... J. S. Shannon, R.R. 2, Ingersoll Home: 485-1967 Tax Collector ........................ Richard D. Seldon Building Insp. ............................ Wallace Baigent Home: 485-2448 Date of Meeting —First Monday Municipal Hall, No. 2. Highway, 2 mites west of Ingersoll Township of West Oxford Population — 2723 Clerk-Treas..... L. B. Curry, RR. 1, Woodstock Home: Woodstock 539-2874 Road Supt..... Don McKay, R.R. 1, Woodstock Home: Woodstock 53--8897 Tax Collector ... .... ........... ...................... L. B. Clxrry Building Insp. ............ A. D. Robinson, R.R. 4, Ingersoll; Home: 485-2941 Date of Meeting —First Monday Foldens Corners Township of East Zorra Population — 4422 Clerk-Treas. .................. Earl Hostetler, Hickson Office: 462-2697; Home: 462-2364 Road Supt................. John Appleton, Tavistock Office: 462-2698; Home: 655-2919 Tax Collector ............... Earl Hostetler, Hickson Building Insp................. John Killing, Hickson Office: 462-2697 Date of Meeting —First Tuesday, Township Hall, Hickson — Hickson 462-2697 Township of West Zorra Population — 2216 Clerk-Treas..... Keith Robinson, R.R. 3, Embro Office: Embro 475-4741 Road Supt....... - Wm. D. Smith, R.R. 4, Embro Home: Embro 475-4274 Tax Collector ................................ Chas. H. Foster Home: 475-4487 Building IMP ....................... Keith W. Robinson Date of Meeting —First Monday Township Office, Embro Phone Embro 475-4741 OFFICIALS OF TOWN AND VILLAGES Town of Tillsonburg Population — 6275 Clerk-Treas............. K. E. Holland, Town Hall, I Tillsonburg; Office: 842-5252; Home: 842-8127 Deputy Clerk-Treas. Clair Rush Home: 842-3913 Road Supt......... James Hornsby, 3 Victoria St., Tillsonburg; Office: 8424812; Home: 842-4657 Tax Collector ... Clair Rush, Tillsonburg Office: 842-5252; Home: 842-3913 Building Insp..... Jules Covey, 83 Simcoe Street, Tillsonburg; Home: 842-4145 Date of Meeting —First Tuesday Council Chamber, Town Hall Village of Beachville Population — 991 Clerk-Treas..... A. Douglas Watson, Beachville Office: 423-6991; Rome: 423-6350 Road Supt............. John J. Nadalin, Beachville Home: Beachville 423-6271 Tax Collector A. Douglas Watson Building Insp. A. D. Robinson Date of Meeting —First Tuesday Evening Beachville Municipal Office Village of Embro Population — 962 Clerk-Treas. .................... Ross T. Smith, Embro Home: Embro 475-4132 Tax Collector .................................. Ross T. Smith Building Insp..................................... The Council Date of Meeting —First Monday Evening Council Chamber — Village hall Village of Norwich Population — 1742 Clerk-Treas............... F. C. Lowes, P.O. Box 460 Office: Norwich 863-2435 Home: Burgessville 424-9265 Road Supt................. Harold Williams, Norwich - „ Home: Norwich 863-2944 Tax Collector ....................................... F. C. Lowes Building Insp. .............................. John E. Young Home: Norwich 863-2714 Date of Meeting —First Monday of each month, 8 p.m., Public Utilities Building Village of Tavistock Population — 1356 Clerk-Treas................... Robert Rudy, Tavistock Office: Tavistock 655-2315 Road Supt. ... ................. Robert Rudy, Tavistock Tax Collector ........ Walter Schaefer, Tavistock Home: Tavistock 655-2962 Building Insp................................. Charles Quehl Home: Tavistock 655-2257 Date of Meeting —First Thursday of Each Month, Public Utilities Office 0, PHONE NUMBERS WARDEN—Wilham Ducklow ................ 655-2342 JUDGES OFFICE ...................................... 537-5811 SHERIFF ...................... ............................. ...537-IM61 CROWN ATTORNEY ........-- .................. 537-2611 REGISTRAR OF DEEDS ......... ........... - 537-6286 PROVINCIAL COURT ............................ 537-2369 PROBATION OFFICE ........... ...... !.......... 537-2551 LIBRARY .................................................... 537-3322 JAIL.............................................................. 537-2411 WOODINOFORD LODGE ...................... 539-1245 PROVINCIAL POLICE ............................ 539-9811 ROAD SUPERINTENDENT ................... 537-7961 CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY ._............ 537.3425 COUNTY CLERK and TREAS. .......... 537-3911 LEGAL . AID ................. — .......... ................. 539-2381 OXFORD SOCIAL. SERVICFS ............ 537-3428 OXFORD HEALTH UNIT M. A. IL ...............................: Dr. G. Q. Sutherland Woodstock Office .. Phone Woodstock 537-5711 Ingersoll Office .................... Ingersoll 485-0570 Norwich Office ...................... Norwich 863-2330 Tillsonburg Office .......... Tillsonburg 842-2979 Drumbo Office ........................ Drumho 463-5487 CONSTRUCTION SAFETY INSPECTOR Clarke Daniel ..................... 353 Bell St., Ingersoll Office: Woodstock 537-3911 Home: Ingersoll 435-3546 n L'A 1971 COMMITTEES TREE CONSERVATION COMMISSION MSnler, Fleming, Barrett, ROADS: ce, Ducklow Patience, Ducklow Roy Hughes ............ 185 Bidwell SL, Tillsonburg FINANCE: Wilkinson, Rutherford, Dickson, Phone Tillsonburg 842-2124 Nadalln, Gehring, Ross •••••• Ross Calder .................. RR. 2, Thamesford PROPERTY & ADMINISTRATION: Pollard, Phone Kintore 283-8254 Webster, Scott, Longworth, Martin, Balls John Mitchell Jr . ....... ................ R.R. 2, Innerldp AGRICULTURE & COMMUNITY SERVICES: Phone Innerkip 469-3362 ,. Peers, Franklin, Killing, Manzer, Sibbick, Nagle WOODINGFORD LODGE: Ducklow, Ross, WEED INSPECTOR ! Hofstetter OXFORD HEALTH UNIT: Ducklow, Nadalin, Burnice McAllister .......... ......... Salford ••••••'•••"' Phone 485-1759 Fleming OXFORD SOCIAL SERVICES: Ducklow, Balls, Rutherford OXFORD COUNTY LIBRARY: Ducklow, Mar- tin, Longworth REGIONAL GOVERNMENT: Ducklow, Web- ster, Patience, Gehring, Hofstetter, Peers, Ross CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY: Ducklow, Dick- son, Minler MUSEUM: Peers, Dickson WOODSTOCK HOSPITAL: Ducklow INGERSOLL HOSPITAL: Longworth TILLSONBURG HOSPITAL: Barrett , ST. MARYS HOSPITAL: Patience WARDEN'S: Webster, Gehring, Ross, Long - worth, Hofstetter First named on Roads, Finance, Property & Administration and Agriculture & Community Services is Chairman. ' OFFICIALS — 1971 Provincial Kenneth Y. Dick ............................ County Judge R. G. Groom, Q.0..................... Provincial Judge A. A. Bishop .. County Court Clerk and Sheriff A. C. Whaley, Q.0................. Clerk of the Peace and Crown Attorney Mrs. Sylvia Reid ...... County Judge's Secretary and Court Reporter Mrs. Myra Griffin .... Provincial Court Reporter Miss Margaret E. Ross .......... Provincial Court Clerk, Criminal Division Mrs. Jeannette Hill .... Provincial Court Clerk, Family Division Wm. Harrington .................... Registrar of Deeds John Campbell .................. Jail Superintendent Sgt. Jack McDowell ................ Provincial Police C. A. Rawson, T. H. Griggs ........ Probation Officers County William Ducklow........................................ Warden G. R. Staples ...................... Clerk and Treasurer D. L. Pratt ........................ Road Superintendent J. E. Wood ...................................... Administrator, Woodingford Lodge B. D. McReynolds .................... Office Manager, Woodingford Lodge Gerald H. MacKay ..... Welfare Administrator Mrs. Louise Krompart .......................... Librarian Mrs. Jane Webb .................... Assistant Librarian Howard Pye .................. Court House Custodian MacDougall, Carnwath & Lewonas .. Solicitors Monteith, Monteith And Co ................. Auditors 0 • E Dignitaries viewing Sugar Maple tree planted at time of establishment of the plantation on the Chesney Tract , 1944. Oxford County Forest. July 20/71 Ted Jenkins - 71-TJ-40/1 L. to R.: U.C. Eichenberg (Warden (1911)-Oxford Clunty) L.K. Coles (Former Clerk -Treasurer -Oxford County) L.B. Currie (Dep. Reeve (19��4) Town of Tillsonburg) ��11iM� �' B1ii184 M bfx'rh1� r'� Dignitaries viewing Sugar Maple tree planted at time of establishment of the plantation on the Chesney Tract , 1944. Oxford County Forest. July 20/71 Ted Jenkins - 71-TJ-40/1 L. to R.: U.C. Eichenberg (Warden (1911)-Oxford Clunty) L.K. Coles (Former Clerk -Treasurer -Oxford County) L.B. Currie (Dap. Reeve (19)* ) Town of Tillsonburg) . * '(.Fri. F".'rsi• 0 Dignitaries viewing Sugar Maple tree planted at tome of establishment of the plantation on the Chesney Tract, 1944. Oxford County Forest. July 20/71 Ted Jenkins - 71-TJ-40/6 /V Left to Right: U.C. Eichenbert (Warden (1944) - Oxford County) L.K. Coles (Former Clerk -Treasurer - Oxford County) L.B. Currie (Dep. Reeve (1944) Town of Tillsonburg) I w p 53A k,z V4 4 C� E Dignitaries visiting Oxford County Forost - July 20/71-Ted Jenkins-71-TJ-40/6/+ Left to Right: U.C. Eichenberg (Warden(1944) Oxford County) L.K. Coles (Former Clerk -Treasurer -Oxford County) L.B. Currie (Dep. Reeve (1944) Town of Ti.11sonburg) (D i 't ct O Ct (t O in F O w to rc Ct < .. µ (0 rrr" Ct � w o C-) o s o x K N 5 O F m ID 'I 0m .r " 7'(JVMGTIA t0oy o m Ha o <s m �s _CD x CO i "I C, �O a CO >4 'C „y. cFc I 's O - 00, ti. O # J y 0 0 F. I ^� s .1.% 01d a o G s SG�K c� v cr x U C �/c !� e yr b � v cr �lA✓« w�1�+�/9�f�f� —!] 7�`f-� o� �`�"" W d J 1 ,q � �. �u✓viG {%✓r {See✓ 1194/4 / / 01 Reviewing newspaper clipping of the establishment of the plantation on the Chesney Tract, Oxford County Forest - Ted Jenkins - 71-TJ-40/7 B Left to Right: Donald Taylor (Agr. Rep. Oxford County) U.C. Eichenberg (Warden (194 ) Oxford County) William Ducklow (Warden - Oxford County) .. n 563K�.�ia j? % 5/i l e Viewing pulpwood cut during the winter of 1970/71 from the Chesney Tract - Oxford County Forest - July 20/71 Ted Jenkins 71-TJ-40/8B Left to Right: G.R. Staples (Clerk -Treasurer - Oxford County) Ken Peers (Reeve - East Oxford Twp.) R.N. Staley (Tbr. Supervisor, Dept. of Lands and Forests, Respeler.) / G � wvlvzC . /1 • S� /e S �G /P�'" /1 �v"GuS — C/ 'X i—=�` G9 �� ci7 ` r'e �jC✓S Viewing pulpwood cut in the winter of 1970/71 from the Chesney Tract - Oxford County Forest - July 20/71 Ted Jenkins 71-TJ-40/8A Left to Right: Ken Peers (Reeve - East Oxford Twp.) D.R. Ablett (Tbr. & Forest Prot. Deputy -Stratford Division. - Dept. of Lands and Forests) G.R. Staples (Clerk - Treasurer - Oxford County) 4e y w + � ✓I /) %% / X > v�� L/eta %i�� Viewing pulpwood cut in the winter of 1970/71 from the Chesney Tract - Oxford County Forest - July 20/71 Ted Jenkins 71-TJ-40/8A Left to Right: Ken Peers (Reeve - East Oxford Twp.) D.R. Ablett (Tbr. & Forest Prot. Deputy -Stratford Division - Dept. of Lands and Forests) G.R. Staples (Clerk - Treasurer - Oxford County) • 0 m y F 0 0 wi ca m molz t` _ c� 4O A Ry Q mE O tam C F C O 1 ^1 O : O 4a O +� M U MU C G O m •r+ •o b `S 14, F C O-=I, OH. I H ri mH 04 mOim m .d •d 1 .-... _......... m 4� Co CO M A o a Y/ _ - - - _ • Q 1>a NC 0 a m Jo q Mani EOr ;tee ca5 r-f •d w � ^�..: U 'd ri •rl F cQ • r-I F O C U r I m ;- O r Lv La J R L. /c1 C m h0 / 43 �c �u / L t r � .A4 y Y r .I zI Reviewing newspaper clipping of the establishment of the plantation on the Chesney Tract, Oxford County Forest. Ted Jenkins - 71-TJ-40/7 A Left to Right: Donald Taylor (Ag . Rep. Oxford County U.C. Eichenberg (Warden (1944) Oxford County) William Ducklow (Warden, Oxford County) • 0 w a c ° 0 G � q o , 1 m h ,N Q A � m TFa 4� O 4� 4� O FGr (7 m I p y m m 01 O z D U f.' A � CDC•a G +3 4-3 0 O P. 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Ablett(Tbr. & Forest Protection Dept. -Stratford Division, Dept. of Lands & Forests) Standing: L to R. Henry Killing(Depty Reeve -East Zorra Twp) Donald Taylor (A . Rep. Oxford County) William Ducklow Oxford County Warden) R.N. Staley (Tbr.Supr.-Dept. L & F. Hespeler) Max Franklin (Dep. Reeve W Est Twp.) Ken Peers (Reeve - East o Twp.) L.K. Coles (Former Clerk-Treasurer,Oxford County) George Nagle (Dep. Reeve - De4eham Twp.) Robert Manzer (Dep. Reeve - East Nissouri Twp.) G.H. Murchison (Mgt.Forester,Dept. of L & F ) G.R. Staples (Clerk -Treasurer -Oxford County) Perry Sibbick (Dep. Reeve -Blenheim Twp.) Dignitaries visiting Oxford County Forest - July 20/71-Ted Jenkins-71-TJ-40/2 s ti et tOF I e7 L j / le- tle-el le', �lipel l�vcr ��;� /` T m I +3 0 0 4 to ►o •rj E ^ ri 1 Q •N 3 4� ae E % % 1 ^ F� 0 0 i Fd % FI 3¢, p, Oka-HH 0— ID � 02 m 4� H H• Fro. 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