1973•
CJ
It look seven ballots but the
n,•w Oxford County Warden is
Lcsltc Dickson, Reeve of North
Harwich Township.
\h. Dickson was elected in an
I,,pell vote at the inaugural
m erltng of Oxford County
�'ouncil held Tuesday at 2 p.m>
At 1:Ro p.m, the council
chamber was packed, with
people standing in the halls. The
inaugural meeting is
traditionally one of the best
attended County Council
meetings of the year.
Many. past Wardens ant
a?uncfl members were in at
tendance as well as are,
dignitaries including Les Cook
ylavor of Woodstock; Gordor
I h•nry. Mavor of Ingersoll; Bit-
Allen, former WoodstoeM
The 197
office tt
ship.
Warden elected
on seventh ballot
Les Dickson
new
warden
mayor: and Dr. Harry Parrott
MPP tP.C. - Oxford).
The voting began shortly aftet
p.m. by lot for the first and of
subsequent ballots, where all tht
council members names were
drawn from a large silver bow
to determine the order of voting
In this election a candidate was
required to have a majority of at
least. 20 voles to win of a possible
total of 39.
On the first ballot. Mr. Barrett
had 11. Mr. Dickson had 10, Mr.
Nadalin had 8, and Mr. Patience
to voles and the ballot was
declared no election.
The second ballot gave Mr.
Barrett 10 voles, Mr. Dickson 9,
Mr. Nadalin 9, and Mr. Patience
11 votes and was also declared
no election.
The third ballot was Barrett 8;
Dickson 10; Nadalin 10; and
Patience 11.
The fourth ballot was .Barrett
8; Dickson 12; Nadalin 8; and
Patience 11.
The fifth ballot was Barrett 8;
Dickson 1.4:_ Nadalin 8; and
Patience 9.
-The sixth ballot was Barrett 5:
Dickson 16; Nadalin 12and
Patience 6.
Mr. Barrett withdrew his
nomination and retired from the
race after the sixth ballot.
The seventh and deciding
ballot gave Mr. Dickson 24
votes: Mr. Nadalin 9; and Mr.
Patience 6 votes. Mr. Leslie
Dickson was declared the
winner.
Mr. Dickson then took the oath
of office and past warden Clair
Minler escorted Mr. Dickson to
the Chair and presented him
with the ceremonial gavel.
Mr. Dickson thanked all
members in the council for their
Oxford County warden, Clai
the new warden, Reeve Lesi
Former Warden (Wilder was It
assistance and support in the
past and paid particular at
tention on stressing the
significance of tradition in the
proceedings and his gratitude
for hospitality shown him by
members of council. and their
families.
Following his election Mr.
Dickson said that one of the first
projects of the year will be the
familiarization of area govern.
ment proposals by the 14 new
members of the 30 man Oxford
County Council.
fie went on to say that the area
gavernmentstudy of Woodstock,
Ingersoll and Oxford County will
be presented to the Province and
deals with a proposal to adopt a
new area government in 1975
He also expects council to
continue its efforts to have a 100
tied addition to the Oxford
County home of the Aged which
now has only 160 beds and an NEW
application for the addition is
being looked at by the province. Warden Leslie Dickson
Mr. Dickson is an eight year
veteran of the North Norwich (receives some welcome aid
Township Council and has from County Clerk treasurer
served as its Reeve for two G. R. Staples in the inaugural
years, and deputy reeve for four
years. He has served four years
on Oxford County Council, and
on the finance committee and
the agriculture and community.
tt II
WARDEN FOR OXFORD COUNTY
meeting of Oxford ContraryCouncil, yesterday. Mr.
Dickson was elected on the
seventh ballot of yesterdays
services comm i e ee as was
its chairman. By WAYNE-MacPHERSON
fie was a member of the Free Press Woodstock Bureau
county personnel committee, a
board member of W'oodingford W'OODSTOCK — Reeve W. Leslie Dickson
Lodge and a member of theof North Norwich Township was elected Os -
Oxford museum board. He fsford County's 119th warden on the seventh
also a sales representative for,ballot Tuesday.
the Oxford County Holstein
Breeders Association antci� Reeve Dickson defeated Reeve J. J. Nadal -
operates a 135-acre Holstefdin of Beacltville and Reeve James Patience
Farm and apple orchard, nortl f East Nissouri Township, after Reeve
of Burgessville. (.Louis Barrett of Dereham Township with -
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
G, Minler, left, presents guiei of
e Dickson of North Norwich town•
reeve of North oxford Township.
ew after the sixth ballot.
All four are starting their fifth year as
embers of county council.
Warden Dickson said, after his election, it
difficult yet to say how far the Oxford
election. =Story on Page 13)
i Staff Photo by Dave
Boettger,
area government study will advance during.,
the year.
The areagovernment study recommenda-
tions of Oxford County, Woodstock and. In-
gersoll, he said, will be presented to the
province. The proposal is to adopt a new
area government in 19775.
Warden Dickson said one of the early pro-
jects will be for the 14 new councillors of the
county's 30 to become familiar with the area
government proposals.
Meanwhile, council will likely confirm to
press for the need of an addition to Oxord
County home for the aged. Application for a
100•bed addition to the county home, which
now has about 10 bed& is now before the
province.
Warden Dickson served of the Wtwdinc_-
ford Lodge (ward durinf; 1972.
Sales agent for Oxford Holstein Rreexlers'
\ssociation. Mr. Dickson operates a 135•acre
farm just north of Burgessville where he has
an apple orchard and raises Holstein cattle.
The last warden to represent North Nor-
wick Township. J. Grant Smith. served in
1958.and also resides in Burgesville.
Earlier George Fewster nerved as warden
from North Norwich in 1949, his father, Rob-
ert Fewster in 1918. and grandtather. W'il-
liant Fewster in 1887.
Other wardens front North Norwich were
Harry H. Scott who served in 193L John A.
PlemIng In 1906, Samuel R. Waliacx fit 1903,
and Thomas Abraham in 1871.
Warden Dickson served as clialrWan of the
,;,,riculture and community services tvowtit
t,•e en county council lot 1973, al the Cramty
personnel committee and Oxford museum
t,ocud. He was a member of county vWIC11's-
1111atir4 Committee over the past 6hr" years.
Ali olght-year veteran on North Norwich
council, he has served two years us reeve
and t%%o as deputy reeve. He has been sere
fit,, aJ a representative On the county plan-
nhrg board and a meniber of Norwich DII8,
_ trict Historical Soviety eormailtee which op:
crates the Nomitch disuict museum.
Former PC leader
George Drew dies
TORONTO tCP) — George
Drew, former premier of On-
lario and former national leader
of tiro Prmgrasslve Conservative
party, CIA today..
The armouncement was made
by Wellesley Hospital officials
ai 5:25 a.m,
Mr. Drew. 78, was national
leader of the Progressive Con-
servative party between 1948
and 1936. As premier of Ontario
before that.. his victory in the
provincial general election of
im began an unbroken 21 years
of Conservative government in
the province.
Mr. Drew had been in Well-
esley Hospital since Nov. 19 fol-
lowing a heart attack eom-
phcateil by pneumonia.
His death followed by only
eight days that of former prime
minister Lester B. Pearson, an
old House of Commons oppo-
nent, on Dec. Vr. Mr. Pearson
was external affairs minister
during Mr. Drew's time as
leader of the Opposition.
i4AS MAYOR AT M
In a long period of public. life
after service in the First World
War. he had a varied career as
an author, lawyer, civil servant
and municipal official. He was
mayor of his native city of
Guelph Ord.. at the age of 31.
Mr. Drew became leader of
the Ontario Conservative party
in 1939 and five years later top-
pled the Liberal government of
Mitchell Hepburn. The Con-
servatives have been in power
ever since.
George Alexander Drew (1965 Who's who photo)
After five years as premier,
he look over leadership of the
party nationally following the
Nation pays its final
tributes to Pearson
OTTAWA iCPi — Lester
Bowles Pearson lies buried in a
tiny. snow-covered rural grave-
vard now. his memory honored
by thousands as his body lay in
state on Parliament Hill before
a state funeral Sunday.
"Humility with him was not a
garb to be put on, but belonged
to his inner being and his un-
derstanding of himself," said his
funeral eulogist- the Very
Reverend A. B. B. Moore, a
family friend and former mod.
erator of the United Church.
The 75-yearnld former prime
minister, who died of cancer lest
Wednesday, was buried in a
brief private ceremony in a $11)
plot he bought M years ago near
Wakefield, Que., in the. Gatineau
Hills north of Ottawa -
Sunday's rituals began as
eight RCMP pallbearers carried
bib flag -covered coffin from the
flail of Honor in the Parliament
Suildulp to a hearse for the
procession Through freezing rain
to Christ Church Anglican Catb-
1111,
Prime Minister Trudeau led
the honorary pallbearers —
many of them cabinet
colleagues of Mr. Pearson —on
foot for the one -mile march,
their pace measured by the
funereal music of a military
band.
Among the 1,200 who attended
the cathedral service were Gov. -
Gen. Roland Michener.
representing the Queen, and
British Prime Minister Edward
Heath.
National leaders from around
the world sent messages of con-
dolence and tribute to the for-
mer prime minister, diplomat,
writer and Nobel Prize winner.
"The wisdom of a humble man
will lift up his head and seal him
among the great," said Dr.
Moore of Mr. Pearson dm-ing the
hour-long bilingual and
ecumenical service,
Mr. Pearson's widow,
Maryon, sun Geoffrey and
daughter Patricia, their spouses
and several grandchildren lis-
tened in composure to the pray.
ers, hymns and anthem.
RFPLACkAl,
The "Grim Reaper"' warning
sign has been replaced at
Newark corner after being
stolen last May.
resignation of John Bracken,
former Liberal -Progressive
premier of Manitoba. After
unsuccessful election cam-
paigns against the Liberals in
1949 and 1953. he resigned the
leadership in 1956 following a
series of illnesses.
He returned to the public eye
in 1957 as Canadian high com,
missioner in London, where he
spent a successful seven years
in the key post.
In Ottawa. Progressive Con-
servative Leader Robert
Stanfield paid tribute to Mr.
Drew as a man who contributed
greatly to public life in Canada
at much personal. sacrifice,
Mr. Stanfield noted Mr.
Drew's military service in the
First Wld War; hia dhieve-
ment otcorstabllshing a strongaPC
governrinent in Ontario, and the
energy put into running Ow
national party even though it
seriously undermined hi
health.
The Conservative leader
spoke of his personal fondness.
for Mr. Drew, who had offered
encouragement and advice,
when Mr. Stanfield became
party leader in Nova Sculia in
191
HAD'd CHILDHE%
Mr. Drew was married in 1936
le the former Fiorenza
d`Arneno Johnson, daughter of
Edward Johnson, then manager
of the Metropolitan Ophra Com-
pany. and the, late Viscountess
d'Arneiro of Lisbon. They had.
two children, Edward- now of
Vancouver, and Sandra, wife of
London, F.ng.. banker David
scholev.
Mrs. Drew, a constant com-
panion and hostess in a lengthy
political and diplomatic life,
died March 9.. 1965, .after a long
illness.
In 1966 Mr. Drew married the
widow of George McCullagh. at
one lime publisher of Toronto
Globe and Mail and Toronto
Telegram.
Despite his success in provin-
cial politics. Mr. Drew failed
twice in bids to become Can-
ada's prime minister. His at -
most eight years as Opposition
leader in file Commons, during
which the Liberals won land-
slide victories at the polls in 1944
and 1953. were turbulent, as was
his later diplomatic career.
He was 62 when, in 1956, he
made the "heartbreaking deci-
sion" of resigning after a series
of illnesses and rigorous parlia-
mentary sessions left. him ailing
and exhausted.
SENT TO LONDON
The next year he was named
high commissioner to the United
Kingdom by .John Diefenbaker.
an old colleague and leadership
rival who had broken the Liberal
grip on office in 1957. He Stayed
in London until early 1964.
New Year rings
in centennial
CHARLO7TETOWN XPi
(Prince Edward Island, hesitant
when it joined Confederation in
1873, greeted the New Year and
its Centennial as it Canadian
province gleefully with a formal
all in this capital city and cel-
ebrations in just about all the
Island's small towns,
Gov. -Gen. Roland Michener
sliced into a three -layer birth-
day cake with a sword at -tile
stroke of midnight to usher in
1973 and the province's birth-
day.
And across the Island, happy
revellers toasted the province at
,special dancea held at places
such as Souris, Montague and
i Tignish.
The coke -cutting ceremony
was the highlight of lh(,. ball that
followed Centennial ceremonies
in front of the legislature
building.
A crowd of about 2,500 showed
up in a light snowfall, 19-degree
temperatures and chilly winds
to watch the Governor-General
throw a switch, lighting too
electric candles on a wooden
birthday cake to open
celebrations. A hundred boy
scouts each carried a lighted
torch.
But Islanders were not always
su happy about being a province.
Although the Fathers of Con-
federation held their first
meeting here in 1064, making the
island the birthplace of Con-
federation, PEI at first declined
to join,
Throne
speech
in brief
OTTAWA (CP) — Hlghfights of the govern-
ment's throne speech opening the 291h Par.
ffament
Measures to stimulate the economy and
employment, including new aid to industry,
exporters and co-operatives.
An overhaul of the social -security, system
to emphasize co-ordinalion with provincial
programs, more aid for the disadvantaged.
revised family allowances and amended on.
employment insurance.
Efforts to achieve "reasonable price sta-
bility" to include a joint Commons -Senate in-
quiry into food prices.
Parliament to be asked for free vote, and
urgently, to decade the. future of capital pan-
ishment.
Action to improve housing, including a
study of urban transport, aid in home pur-
chase and a warranty system to protect Pur-
chasers.
A summer meetin_ of the federal and four
western provincial governments to promote
industrial, transport and financial develop -
meet.
Measures affecting government, including
proposals for broadcasting and televising
parliamentary proceedings, for reducing can-
flicts of interest and controlling election ex-
penses.
Fitness program to be expanded by more
than doubling grants in the nest three years.
Immigration Act to be tightened further
by legislative amendment.
A spring meeting of federal and provin-
cial government heads to harmonize goals
and programs.
Permanent library
opens in Harrington
with 2,000 books
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
HARRINGTON — A permanent library has
been started in the Harrington community
haft.
The library will be open Nfondays, 3 to 5
pain.; Wednesday, 7 to 9 p.nr,; and Satuo-
days, 2 to 4 p.m.
About 2,000 books will be available. The it.
brary will be operated by Mrs. Alma Kitt.
mer and Mrs. Sigfried Jensen.
New librarians will take over duties Tues-
day at two branch libraries in Oxford Coun-
lv.
Al Princeton, Mrs. Charles Gurney will be
replaced by Mrs. Jelin Anderson, while Mrs.
Vickie Chambers will take over Mrs. Flossie
Pullet's post at Hickson. Mrs. Gurney had
been with the library 12 years and Mrs.
Pullen 10 years.
CERTIFIIII
The Nurses' Association of the
Oxford Health Unit has been
granted certification h)
represent all istered and
graduate fl of
the ,healttt.
Toyed for 24
Inuits per
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Free Press Woodstock Bureau
Blandford Township Reeve Melvin Balls, recovering from a back opera-
tion. has been unable to leave his home. So, Monday, township council
moved its 1973 inaugural meeting to the reeve's home at Eastwood. Keith
Reibfiug, Blandford clerk -treasurer, left, swore in Reeve Balls for his
1973-74 tern,
East Oxford Tp. council
seat slated for recount
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
OXFORD CENTRE — A recount to deter-
mine the winner of a third and final East
Oxford Township council seat will be held
Jan. 23, Reeve C. Wesley Dew said Monday.
Reeve Dew said there was a difference of
seven votes between Charles Riach and John
B. Wallace. Mr. Bloch was credited with 392
votes and Mr. Wallace with 385, The recount.
Reeve Dew said, was requested by council
and will be conducted by Judge Kenneth Y.
Dick.
Clerk -treasurer Wayne Johnson said coun-
cil requested the recount, deeming it "in the
Public interest'. Ile said a municipal council
is not required to post a bond for a recount;
although an individual would be required to
post one.
Reeve Dew said there is no word yet on
the holding of a recount on the East Oxford -
liquor vote, also conducted Dec. 4 with the
municipal election,
Judge Dick discovered provision for liquor
recounts was overlooked in Municipal Act re-
visions during 1972 and the legislation is now
being examined.
A recount in the liquor vote was requested
by John Dzimira, owner of the Coconut
Grove, who asked for the vote. Residents
voted 56.8 per cent in favor of dining lounges
and 51.9 per cent in favor of liquor lounges.
A 66 per cent majority is needed for approv-
al.
'Liquor plebiscite
recount queried
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
WOODSTOCK — Oxford MPP Dr. H. C.
Parrott is attempting to determine whether a
recount of a liquor vote is possible.
Dr. Parrott is seeking a clarification of the
Liquor Licence Act oil the question after
Stewart Miles named
,.Norwich deputy reeve
Former Councillor Stewart
Miles became the first deputy
reeve, in the 97-year history of
Norwich, at the inaugural
ceremonies of council, held on
Monday Jan. 8.
Mr. Miles has served the past
four years as Councillor, prior to
being elected Deputy Reeve, by
acclamation in November. He
served several years on Nor.
wich Public School Board and
has the distinction of being the
lastchairman of the School
Board prior to the formation of
the Oxford County Board of
Education in January 1969,
Councillor Carmen Sweazey
also took the oath of office,
having been re-elected by ac-
clamation as a councillor for his
second two-year teen.
Reese Kenneth Pollard
welcomed all members back to
council and wished them suc-
cess in the New Year.
.S I EINItRT 1,111.Vs
...first deputy
Corporation of the City of Cambridge
"A New
Canadian City"
(tonvarly Galt, Prottm1 a Helpeler)
being approached by Ross Webster. a Wood-
stock lawyer.
Mr. Webster is representing John
Dzindra, owner of the Coconut Grove in
East Oxford Township, where residents last
month voted 56.8 per cent in favor of dining
lounges and 51..9per cent !it favor of liquor
lounges. A 60 per cent majority is needed for
approval,
irhen a recomt was requested, Oxford
County Judge K. Y. Dick said legislators had
overlooked provision for recounts. He said.
twu sections of the Municipal Act which pro-
tided for liquor vote recounts were repealed
and the new sections do not refer to the Liq-
uor Licence Act.
Mr. Webster said he has received a written
ruling from Judge Dick and is awaiting word
from Dr. Parrott. The Oxford member said
that he has asked for an answer as soon as
possible and that he believes the Oxford situ -
alien is unique.
Wayne Johnson, clerk -treasurer of East
Oxford Township and returning officer for
the plebiscite, said that Roderick Lewis,
clerk of the legislative assembly and chief
elections officer for Ontario. has also asked
for a copy of the judge's decision,
Four may contest
Warden's chair
Reeve Louis Barrett of
Dereham Township may
become the fourth candidate to
throw his hal into the ring for
election of Oxford County
warden on January 161h.
In a Thursday morning in-
terview, Mr. Barrett said that he,
hopes to run for the Warden's
chair but will not be able to
announce a definite decision
until early this week.
The three definite candidates
are: Reeve Leslie Ditltson of
North Norwich Township, Reeve
John J, Nadalin of Reachville
and Reeve James Patience of
East Nissouri 'rownshtp,
Reeve Kenneth Pollard of
Norwich. Reeve William.
Ducklow of Tavislock and Reeve
Melvin Balls of Blandford
Township have all decided
against running, in the upcoming
elections,
Candidates for the t972 post.
were Reeve Kenneth Peers of
Fast Oxford, Reeve Kenneth
Webster, TitlsonburR.. Reeve
John Hofstetter and the it..
eumlient Warden Clair \linter.
None of the—" candidates will be
on the 14M council.
The Daily Sentinel-Raview, Sot., Jan. b, 1973 Page 5
Four lane subway approved
completion year
ex ected this
p
TILLSONBURG (Staff) —
Tmvn Clerk, lien Holland, is
confident that a subwav at the
level crossing on Highwav 19
north, at the Penn Central
crossing would be very in.
fluential to proper traffic flow on
Broadwav, the widest main
street in the province.
Al present, the hold tip for a
train backs up the traffic con-
siderably. When the train does
go through, cars travel down
Broadway at one time,
congesting the town. He believes
that the subway would allow for
a continuous flow of traffic,
easing the stress on tine down-
town area.
the ooard Its Transport
Commissioners in Ottawa has
agreed to pay $500,000 of an
estimated $750,10 total cost,
towards the removal M the level
crossing.
However, a definate financial
split between the Penn Central
and the Ontario Department. of
Transportation and Com-
munication has not been
finalized.
The Town of Til Isonburg itself,
has no part in the construction,
except In supervising the
building of the walkway under
the crossing.
The highway being built under
the railway, will be of four
lanes,. At present, the road is
only two lanes wide, with no
sidewalk at all.
Immediate work being done is
the re -siting of sewer and water
mains. No date has been made
as to the beginning of actual
construction or of a completion
date, but it is expected to be
BLENHEIM TOWNSHIP ATHLETE HONOURED — Last Wednesday evening Blenheim
Township officials, board members and employees held their annual banquet at the
Drumbo Agricultural Hall. Special guests of the evening were -Grant McLaren and
members of his family from Richwood. Grant's accomplished long distance running
career was climaxed in 1972 when he was chosen as one of Canada's representatives
for the Olympic Games in Munich, Germany. In recognition of his athletic achieve-
ments, Grant (centre) was presented with a plaque by the Township, which he dis-
plays to incoming Blenheim Reeve Perry Sibbick (left) and retiring Reeve John Hof.
stetter (right). The plaque contains a list of Grant's record: 1965, Ontario High
School Cross Country Champion; 1966, Ontario High School Track Championships;
1967, Canada Junior Cross Country Champion; '1968, Ontario University Cross
Country Champion; 1969, Canada Games, Halifax; 1970, British Commonwealth
Games, Edinburgh; 1971, Pan Am Games, Cali, Columbia; 1972, Olympic Games,
Munich, Germany. Grant showed slides and commented on Germany and the
Olympic Garnes.
gniahed within the year.
The first major work to be
done, will be detouring of both
the highway and the railway. it
Is expected that Highway 19 will
be re-routed to the west of the
present site, with the Penn
Central being moved to a
temporary south location.
Trains using the right of way
are mostly freights, carrying
automobiles from the St.
Thomas Ford Assembly plant,
with very few passenger trains
being seen in the recent past.
About 29 trains use the crossing
daily, with much greater use
anticipated in the future, he
said.
The subway has met with
some opposition with local
residents, but it anticipations
for the future becorne a reality,
it will be much appreciated
Three new
region plans
proposed
HAhIILTON (CP) — Ontario proposed the
establishment of three regional governments
west of Metropolitan Toronto Tuesday night.
Proposals are for regional governments for
each of the counties of Peel and Halton. and
one for Wentworth County and the city of
Hamilton.
The proposals, presented by Treasurer
John White, call for two-tier regional govern
merits in Peel and Halton and an alternative
one- or two-tier system for Hamilton -Wend -
worth.
The proposal would affect about 850.000
_people. Hamilton -Wentworth under the one,
tier system would contain 11 wards —Hamil-
ton's eight plus three new ones.
In the two-tier setup, which would involve
local and metropolitan governments, Hamil-
tun-Wentworth would be larger and would
have five area municipalities in which clam.
ilton would retain its present boundaries.
The other four would be formed by the
amalgamations of Saltileet and Stoney
Creek; Binbrook and Glanford; Dundas and
Ancaster; and Beverly and West Flambor.
ough.
Peel would have a southern area munici-
pality composed chiefly of Part Credit.
Streetsville and most of Mississauga.
A central area municipality in Peel would
be created by combining Brampton, Toronto
Gore Township and portions of Chhtguacotisy
and Mississauga.
Peel's northern Brea numticipahty would be
composed of the present villages of Bolton
anti Caledon East, the townships of Albion
and Caledon and the northern hart of Chin
gnacousy.
In Halton region, the municipalities would
be made up of:
• Burlington, composed, of most of the
present town of Burlington, last Flambor-
ough and Waterdown;
• Oakville, including most of the present
town but excluding a northern sector;
• Central Halton. cleated from it northern
part of the present Oakville and embracing
the present town of Milton;
• North Hatton, conlposod of Arlon.
Georgetown and the northern tnve thirds of
Nussagaweyn and Estlueslug townehlits:
Ki
Oxford council committee chairmen named
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
WOODSTOCK — Tavistock, South Norwich
avid Blenheim Township reeves were elected
has chairmen M newly appointed Oxford
(County con mcll committees, Wednesday.
Reeve William Ducklow of Tavistock, 1971
Oxford County warden, was elected chair•
man of the finance committee.
Reeve William Martin of South Ncnwich
was elected chairman of the agriculture and
community services committee and Reeve.
Perry Sibbick of Blenheim township, chair-
man of the property, and administration com-
nuttee.
Appointments to the finance committee
also fncludr Reeve Melvin Balls of Blandford
•Township, viee�chairntan; Reeve John Na-
dalin Beachville, Deputy Reeve George Na-
1 ^le, De reham Township; Deputy Reeve Stew-
Iatt Miles, Norwich; Reeve Hartwell Baigent,
North Oxford Township; and Deputy Reeve
Mac Robson, East Nissouri; Deputy Reeve
Robert Blair, West Zorra township.
The agriculture mid community services
committeeincludes Deputy Reeve Robert
N'lholm, Blandford Township; Deputy Reeve
ames Nfiterer, North Oxford; Deputy
reevereeve Jaanes McDowell, East Oxford Town-
hip: Reeve George Jakeman; Wesl. Oxford:
Reeve Robert Aathewn, West Zorra; Deputy
Reeve R s Livingston, Blenheim Township;
and Reel Kenneth Pollard, Norwich, vice-
chairman.
Includes( on the property and administra-
lion committee are Deputy Reeve Darwen
,Scott, North Norwich: Reeve Wesley Dew,
East Oxford; Deputy Reeve George Davis,
.South Norwich; Deputy Reeve Russell Hons-
berger, Tillsonburg; Deputy Reeve George
'Wilhelm, East Zorra; Deputy Reeve Cecil
Wilson, West Oxford Township and Deputy
Reeve .fames Francis, Tavistock.
Appointed to the road committee were
Warden Leslie Dick,m, reeve of North Nor-
wich township: Reeve .lames Patience, Easl.
Nissourt Township; Reeve Louis Barrett,
Dereltmn Township; Reeve Seldnn Wilkinson,
Tillsonburg slid Reeve Henry Killing, East
Zorra township. The road committee has yet
to elect a chairman.
The personnel committeeis to include
Members of the finance committee plus
chairmen of the roads, property and agricul.
ture committees.
Warden Dickson, Reeve Sibbick and Reeve
Ducklow were appointed to Woodingford
Lodge committee; Warden Dickson, Reeve
Martin and Reeve Nadalin, Oxford Health
Unit; Warden Dickson, Reeve Pollard and
Reeve Dew, Oxford County library; Warden
Dickson, Reeve Matheson and Reeve Balls,
Oxford social services committee,; and War-
den Dickson, Reeve Jakeman and Deputy
Reeve Francis. Oxford C'hlldreti s AM socie-
ty.
Reeve Baigentt and Deputy Reeve Nagle
were appointed to Oxford museum board;
Deputy Reeve Scott, Victoria Order of Nurs-
es; Reeve Balls, Woodstock General Hospi.
tat; Reeve Nadalin, Alexandra Hospital, In-
gorsoll; Reeve Barrett, Tillsonburg District
Memorial Hospital; Reeve Patience, St.
Marys Memorial Huspital and Clair Minder,
North Oxford Township's 1972 warden, Ox-
ford County district health services council.
Consideration of resolutions prepared by
Norfolk and Brant Counties after a Nov. 29
Southwestern Ontario meeting on tree man-
agement in Woodstock were referred to com-
mittees for recommendations.
Norfolk County, in seeking an amendment
of the Trees Act has requested the right of
entry to property by an officer appointed on -
der the act, who has reason to believe there
is a contravention of the brew .bylaw legisla-
hon,
Also being sought is permission for the of,
ficer to apply and obtain a court order to
stop any clearing of trees that he believes is
in contravention of the bylaw.
Norfolk has requestedi a penalty inrrease
for contraventions to he increased from a
maximum of $100 to a fine from $500 to $2,-
(W or imprisonment of up to three months,
They have also asked that provincial judges
be given the authority to direct the replacing
and maintenance of the planting.
Brant county has requested Minister of
Natural Resources Leo Bernier to provide an
adequate supply of trees for municipalities at
the same $1 price and trees be planted at the
direction of the planting authority — roador
reforestation department, whether on a road
allowance, municipally owned property or
private property.
There was discussion at the meeting that
the supply of trees to municipalities for
roadsides and in forestry plots may be re-
duced or discontinued.
Council received notice of an application of
Tillsonburg to join Oxford County planning
board.
Peter Atcheson. Oxford County planner,
said the only other Oxford municipality not
Included in the county planning area is Dere-
ham Township.
Oxford council refers
hospital grant bid
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
WOODSTOCK — A $166,667 grant for addi-
tions and renovations to Tillsonburg District
Memorial Hospital was referred Tuesday by
Oxford County council to its finance commit-
tee for recommendation.
G. W. Stevens, hospital administrator, in a
Flu cuts
attendance
in Oxford
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
WOODSTOCK — Oxford school attendance
has been cut by 15 to 25 per cem. this week
'by influenza, Dr. G. Q. Sutherland, Oxford
Medical Officer of Health sold Thursday. Dr.
Sutherland said some of the cases could be
London Au.
No doubt industry Is hit to smile degree,
too, Dr, Sutherland said.
Like any flu, the illness shouldn't be treat-
ed lightly because that's whet) complications
occur, he said.
Maying at home and notspreading the m-
flueaea after contacting it. Is as good advice
us any, he said. It is good basic advice for
sufferer's to check with their doctors.
Dr, Sutherland sold the Influenza is quite
contagious and It is likely to be worse than
previous years.. _
request to county council, said the Oxford to-
tal is 50 per cent of the amount being sought
from municipalities towards the estimated S1
million total cost.
Ile said Norfolk counh's share would be 30
per cent of the total or $100,000; and Elgin
County, 20 per cent, or $66,667.
Judge K. Y. Dick
selected to head
police commission
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
WOODSTOCK — Oxford County Judge
Kenneth Y. Dick was re-elected chairman of
Woodstock Police Commission, Monday, to
serve his eighth consecutive year as chair-
man.
Judge Dick said negotiations for a 1973
agreement. with Woodstock Police Associa-
tion are to begin by Jan. 30. Plans were
made for a Jan. 24 meeting.
1'oliee Chief W. James Ennis said staff
Sgl. James Miller and Sgt. Robert Smith
hive returned from a one -week course at
RCMP headquarters In Ottawa. They, and 90
other officers, studied a new communication
network.
The police chief said Woodstock will con-
nect to the national communications network
aboul. Feb, 15,
Considering restraints have been placed on
hospital construction by the rmdstn• of
health, it is expected the program won't
start before 1974, he said. The hospital had
hoped to start the program in 1973.
Mr. Stevens said the board felt council
might wish to raise a portion of the funds m
19M, even though they would not be needed
before 1974, to lessen the levy for the grant.
Additions to the emergency, laboratory,
x-ray and administrative areas and rerieva-
tion to the central supply, physiotherapy,
dietary and pharmacy departments have
been. planned.
Pressure on emergency service has been
classed as "critical" together with radiolo&v
and laboratory facilities, following changing
patterns of treatment.
Council, in other business, received ncnifi-
cation of an increase of $4,000 in the annual.
grail from the ministry of transportation
and communications to $690.000.
A. A. Ward, director, municipal branch of
the ministry, said the allocation is Riven
"subject to the approval of each fndividual
work of road and bridge construction, each
contract for construction or maintenance and
the purchase of each unit of equipment."
A. K. Addington, vice-president, admi nis-
tration and finance, University of Western
Ontario, told oxmncit Oxford is one of the two
counties having increased enrolment at the
university. Enrolment of first year students
Increased from 48 to 57 and ftvm 19 to 28 in
Brute County.
A greater effort, he said, will be placed on
the office of the registrar to mafntafa a bet,
ter relationship with high schools and guid-
anrce offives in order that better career
choices can be made.
Consideration of a gran to the university
wax deferred to committee, Cesalcil, in re-
cent years, has contributed $5,0i annually.
WOODSTOCK.INGERSOLL, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1973 12 CENTS-12 PAGES
Heart attack claims
Lyndon Johnson's life
Express sympathy
OTTAWA (CP) — Paul Mar-
tin, government leader in the
civil rights in the U.S.... and
for ccntributions to great educa-
Senate, conveyed sympathy and
tional programs."
regret t the people of the
United States on the death Mon-
Mr. Martin was minister for •
day former president Lyndon
external affairs in the Pearson
Johnson.
s
government when Mr. Johnson
"He was president of the U.S.
was president.
at a very difficult time.
External Affairs Minister Mit-
"We did not see eye -to -eye on
chell Sharp said Monday night
many aspects of government
that Prime Minister Trudeau
... especially the Vietnam war
would make a statement in the
.. , but the relations between
Ilouse today on the death of Mr.
our two governments were sat-
Johnson,
isfactory and cordial."
"I'm sure he will go down in
Similar statements are ex.
peeled from the leaders of op -
history for his contributions to
position parties.
Vietnam: 1950"1973
Longest, costliest,
most unpopular war in U.S. history
LONDON, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1973-52 PAGES. NEWSSTAND PRICE
MONDAY TO PRIDAY 104 SATURDA`i 201:
Ceasefire effective Saturday
Agreement
ends
Vietnam war
White Ontario treasurer
London MPP tackles big job in political swan -song
By GEORGE, HUTCHISON
of The Tree Presa
TORONTO — Londoner John While Mon-
day was named Ontario treasurer, becoming
the number two man in the cabinet of Pre-
mier William Davis
-
lie also assames the ministry of economics
and intergovernmental affairs as successor
to Huron Clounty's Charles MacNaughton who
resigned Friday,
The premier elevated Claude Bennett (P(_
Ottawa South) to the ministry of industiy9'
and tourism, the portfolio held by Mr. White
for the last year.
Mr. Bennett was appointed a minister
without portfolio Sept. 28 and was concen-
(ral.ing an municipal affairs.
The new treasurer, whose frugality has
been used in the past to pare government
spending, said he will present. his Furst budg-
et in late March or early April.
Ontario's deficit position —the provincial
debt ran to $597 million last year —will un-
doubtedly continue, Mr. White said.
"We are certain to have a deficit."
"This is a way of spreading capital costs
over several generations rather than having
one generation, the present generation, pay
all of the costs of such things as highways,
health facilities and universities.
"But it is absolutely essential to maintain
the fiscal integrity of the province and so I
will try to keep these deficits within
bounds."
Pargeter chosen
for second term
The Oxford County Roman
Catholic Separate School Board
last night re-elected William
Pargeter as ehairnan for the
IsT,3 board year.
Mr. Pargeter x•as chairman of
Ihe, board for i1772. He is the third
chairman. in four years.
Recount confirms
Riach's election
in East Oxford Tp.
Tree Press Woodsu)ck Bureau
WOODSTOCK — The election of Charles
Riach as councillor for East Oxford Town-
ship for 1973.74 was confirmed Tuesday in a
recount conducted by Judge Kenneth Y.
Dick,
Count. Riach received 387 votes in the re-
count to John B. Wallace's 380,
East Oxford council requested the recount
for the third and final council seat after the
Dec. 4 election resulted in a seven -rote
spread.
In the election night tally, Mr. Riach re-
ceived 392 votes, Mr. Wallace 385.
Clerk -treasurer Wayne Johnson said there
n no word from the province as vet an the
holding of a recount of the Dec. 4 liquor vote.
Judge Dick discovered that provision for
liquor plebiscite recounts was overlooked in
municipal act revisions last year.
'I•lie recount was requested by John Dzi-
mira, owner of the Coconut Grove, who had
asked for the original vote. Residents voted
56.8 per cent in favor of dining lounges and
51.9 per cent in favor of Liquor lounges. A 60
per cent margin is needed for approval.
T i I I s o n b u r g trustee Aluy oir Woodstock garbage
li ucks are u curnmon silo oir
Highway 50 South (if the city
these days as wry. u'ut:fe
is new board chairman
LANDFILL ACTION
L,m b r1,e lu the edv :s Ile% twrcause the ureity lucalhrn
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Oxford joins area planning body
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
WOODSTOCK — Two members of Oxford
County council were appointed 10 a regional
Planning council Wednesday and will meet
with representatives from cities ;and towns fit
Middlesex, Elgin and Oxford counties.
Warden Leslie Dickson, reeve of North
Norwich Township, said the decision to ap-
point representatives as requested in a letter
frnm London Mayor Jane Bigelowwas unan-
micas.
"It was felt we should be concerned enough
with what was being planned fit neighboring
areas to at least keep in touch," Warden
Dickson said.
The warden and Reeve William Ducklow of
Taristock. 1971 Oxford warden, were named
as the Oxford representatives.
Mayor Bigelow said in a letter to Oxford
County council the province will be request-
ing London and approximately 20 other mu-
nicipalities to appoint representatives to a
regional planning council, which is to advise
the province on regional planning.
She said Oxford and Elgin counties may
actively be, involved in the study.
Oxford County municipalities late last year
approved an area government proposal call-
ing for amalgamation of townships and areas
around Woodstock, Ingersoll and Tillsonburg,
recommending the area be extended south to
Lake Erie. Plans are being made to present
the Oxford proposal to fine provincial govern-
ment.
0o11111,y council members increased their Tillsonburg hospital officials expinined by
pay for attending full clay meetings of coon. letter that even Ihough the money would not
cil or commiltoes from $30 to $40 and half be needed before 1979, council may wish 1.n days or less l yearontr
$20 to ave$30rages
spread the amount over more than. one year.
The council gem• averages 15 mitten' meet. Consideration of a 2,711 ings, with 11, one-half day committee meet. $ grant to fake
ings and bi-weekly meetings for members on Eric Economic Council, baser) on a six -cent
the road comrittee., per capita levy, was deferred by council to
The warden's extra allowance was in-
creased from $2,000 to $2,500 and his mileage
allowance increased from $1,400 to $1,700.
Consideration of a request to allocate nnon-
ey this year towards a planned $1,000,000
Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital addi-
tion and renovation program was deferred to
a pre -budget meeting. Oxford has been asked
to contribute $166,667.
its March session.
A grant of $1,300, the same as in 1972, was
approved for the Canadian National Institute
for the Blind; and. $1,200 to the Salvation
Army.
Grant approvals included $5,000 for the
Tillsonburg and District Association for the
Mentally Retarded towards a completed
building program; $400, Woodstock Agricul-
tural Society; $200, the Canadian Mental
Health Associaton and $260 to the Muscular
Dystrophy Association of Canada,
Reeve James R. Patience, Gast Nissourd
Township, was appointed a member of the
road committee for five years; Reeve Henry
W. Killing, East Zona Township, three years
and Reeve Seklon Wilkinson, Tillsonburg,
two years.
Reeve Melvin Balls, Blandford Township;
Reeve Louis Barrett, Dereham Township;
I Reeve Kenneth Pollard, Norwich; Reeve
Rowland Rutherford, Embro and Deputy.
Reeve Darwen Scott, North Norwich Town.
,hip were appointed to the warden's commit-
tee.
$1 million needed for hospital
Oxford
One million dollars is
estimated as the total cost of
adding necessary additions and
renovations to the Tillsonburg
District Memorial Hospital and
is asked for $166,667
Oxford County has been asked to
provide a grant of $t66,667 as
their share.
In making the request G. W.
Stevens, hospital administrator
said the amount asked from
Oxford County Council is fifty
per cent of the total asked from
municipalitites towards the
estimated $1 million cost.
Council hears reports,
receives$690,000 grant
An annual grant to Oxford
County Council from the
Ministry of Transportation and
communications has been
raised from the usual $4,0oo to
$590.000. Council was notified of
the increase at yesterdays
meeting and was told that the
allocation is based on approval
of individual bridge con-
struction, road work, individual
construction and maintenance
contracts and equipment pur-
chases by unit.
In other business of the
meeting Council was told that
Oxford is one of two counties
having increased enrolment of
first year students at the
University of Western Ontario in
London. Oxford increased its
enrolment from 46 to 57 first
year students and Bruce County
bas had an increase from 19 to
26.
Oxford Council has con.
Iributed $5,000 annually to the
University of Western Ontario
and this year's grant has been
delegated to a committee for
consideration.
Elgin County is being asked to
provide $66,667 and Norfolk
County $100.000 or 20 and 30 per
cent of the total respectively.
There is a critical need for
additional facilities and services
for emergency radiology and
laboratory departments as well
as necessary expansion of
Central supply, physiotherapy,
pharmacy and dietary depart-
ments.
The construction program is
expected 1.o start in 1974
although it was hoped that it
could have begun in 1973 but
Ministry of Health Construction
restraints or. cutbacks have
forced a delay.
Air, Stevens said that the.
Hospital Hoard suggests that
Council may wish to raise a
portion of the fonds in 1973 to
reduce the levy for the grant
needed in 1974.
County Council has referred
the request to their finance
committee for study and
recommendations.
The portly Sentinel- Review, Mon„ Jon. 22, 1973
Area government report for
Oxford almost complete
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Oxford construction
60 p.c. over record
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
WOO➢STOCK — A record construction
year for Oxford County municipalities in
1972, 60 per cent higher than 1971, the pre-
vious high, was reported Monday by Clarke
Daniel, Oxford Construction safely officer.
Mr. Daniel said construction started in
1972 has been valued at $15,004,241, an fit -
crease over the previous year of $9,337,447,
New home construction led the way in-
creasing from 232 to 310, with the value of
the new houses up from $4,463,087 to $6;
668,440.
Dereham Township again led oxford Coun-
ty council member municipalities with new
houses. 89, an increase from 66 the previous
year. Most of the residential construction
was in subdivisions at the north edge and
west of Tillsonburg.
Mr. Daniel said that East Zorra Town-
ship's 49 houses were spread around the mu-
nicipality with the largest concentrations at
Hickson, Innerkip and along Highway 59 just
north of Woodstock.
Blenheim Township, with 30 new houses,
reported construction in the Princeton,
Drumbo and Plattsvive areas.
East Oxford and East Nissouri Townships
both reported 16 new homes, West Oxford
s and Tillsonburg, 15: Blandford Township, 14;
North Oxford 13; North Norwich Township,
12: West Zorra township, 10; Tavistock and
South Norwich township, 9 each; Beachville,
7; Norwich 4 and Embro 2.
Dereham Township led construction in the
county,, with $2,608,246, followed closely by
West oxford Township with new construction
valued at S2,576,135.
Mr. Daniel said large West Oxford Town-
ship projects include $684,000 for Harris
Heights Public School, just south of Inger-
soll. 025,000 for construction of a Product
Supply Ltd., food processing Plant on Hamil-
ton Road and a $282,000 Woodstock under.
ground water reservoir.
Tillsonburg's S1,509,702 worth of construc-
tion included three and six -storey apartment
buildings valued at $465,000 being construct-
ed by Commercial Courts of London; a
three -storey, $120,000 apartment of Patzer
Holdings Ltd; a $109,000 chiropractic clinic
of Robert and Earl Eidt; Warwick Lumber,
$26,000 and Fleck Manufacturing Ltd., $24,-
000; Bank of Nova Scotia, $75,000 and a two -
storey nursing home addition, $47,000.
Construction at Western Ontario Breeders
Inc., on Highway 59, valued at $293,000 in-
cluding a new office building, topped the
East Zorra Township total of $1,489,670.
The Norwich $1,216,550 permit total in-
cludes a start oil the village's water pollution
control plant system and a new bridge.
Other construction totals included Blen.
helm Township, $962,99; North Oxford
Township, $691,767; West Zorra Township,
$869,275; East Nissouri Township, $659,440;
East Oxford Township, $594,090; North Nor-
wich Township, $592,440; Blandford Town-
ship, $503,998: Tavistock, S447,264; South
Norwich Township $282.700; Beachville,
$174,050; Embro $26,660.
Permits tqr commercial construction to
talled S2,153300; roads $2.063,130; farmiflg
buildings $1,892,833; schools $920,967; resj-
dential alterations and repairs $939,571 and
industrial, $376,200.
County board
sets budgets
Oxford Coolly Planning
Board has set its 1973 budget at
$7R 300.
Based oil a formula of 50 per
cull assessment and 50 per cent
population, the budget still
needs approval of individual
municipalities.
It its firsi. eight months of
,operation last year, the budget
xos set al s3i.800-
Largest item on the proposed
budget goes 10 staff at $42,200.
fnerluding two full-time planners.
Ilonnraria for board members
antnunls to $12,000. based on a
tee of S20 per meeting plus
tnilea Kc
Acrial phoingraphp this year
in expected to cost the board
$3.000, according to the proposed
budget. Special studies will cost
another $2,500.
Woodstock will pay the lion's -
share at $24.429. followed by
Tf llsonburg's share at S7242 and
Ingersoll's portion at $6.929.
Break -down given for villages
in the county is Beachville $978:
Embro $SST Norwich $1,409;
and Tavistock $1.252.
The sharing will go this way
for townships: Blandford 91,605;
Blenheim $5,089: Dereham
$5.089: East Nissouri
North Norwich $2,583; South
Norwich s3,601: East Oxford
$2.153; North Oxford $1,879:
West Oxford $1.701: Est Zorra
$4.345 and West Zorra $2.936.
Planners approve six
,phase market analysis
Oxford planning board
Wednesday night approved six
phases of a study for a proposed
shopping centre just east. of
Woodstock.
A 30-acre site oil Highway 2,
just west of the Ontario
Provincial Police detachment
has been earmarked for the
centre.
The study, undertaken by the
firm of James F. MacLaren, of
Landon, will establish a ten-
tative trade area for the centre
and will determine the size and
nature of existing shopping
centres in Oxford County,
The $10,000 study will also
estimate the purchasing power
of trade in this area and analyze
trade areas In relation h, their
attractiveness to shoppers,
A survey will be carried out 1n
find Ott consumers' ehopping
habits In determine how
shoppers use retail facilities,
said planning consultant J.
Peter Atcheson.
When the data is complete, the
information will be related to
looney spent In the area stores
and growth of this area
projected for 1995, -
Lehndorff Investors Service.
said in aletter to the consultant
(flat the firm had put a $10,000
deposit lit a trust account for the
marketing study.
Mr. Atcheson said if the
project proves detrimental to
Woodstock merchants, the study
would be halted and the
MacLaren firm would be liable
up to
that pponint.
A preliminary report, said Mr.
Alch(won, will be presented to
the board fit late February or
eariv March.
In other business, the board
deterred a density policy for
Ingersoll until a vacant land
study has been adopted by the
town.
Mr. Atcheson said if the study
is adopted in Ingersoll, it might
mean revisions to the lown's
official plan.
Under special projects for the
board, several requests were
made by municipalities for
services from the board's full -
lime planning staff.
Requests included one from
South Norwich seeking help fit
preparing an official plan, one
from East Zorra asking
assistance in completing a
zoning bylaw and another fnna
East Nissouri with a
preliminary request to study W
status of a zoning bylaw.
Because of the newly
established full-time fanning
staff, a letter front TilPsonburg
asked that 1111sonburg be in,
eluded in the board's planning
area. 'file request was ap-
proved.
An amendment to a 9yesl
Oxford zoning bylaw was ap-
proved by the board for two
properties at the corner of High-
way 14 and County Road 12, A
126 font frontage piece of
Properly was zoned commercial
for a new store to locate and a
residual area was zoned ia,
dustrial so the building could
house equipment.
Farmer chairman of the boars(-
W. I,;_ Lazenby of, Blandford,
resigned from the board list'
night after 13 year. of service:
Land freeze halts proposed
Fla Press Woodstock Bureau
WOODSTOCK — The province has placed
a freeze on Blandford Township land use. at
the request of neighboring Woodstock and
East Orford Township to halt a proposed
shopping centre development by Multi -Malls
Ineorp. of Toronto until an area retail mar-
ket study is completed.
Both Woodstock and East Oxford councils
acted Friday. asking John White, minister of
treasury, economics and intergovernmental
affairs for the restraining order. Both coun-
cils said they understood that Blandford
Township council had lifted a freeze on its
wring, in part. after being approached by
representatives of Multi -Malls Thursday.
A six month freeze was placed on Bland -
ford Township, Jan. S on its own initiative,
at the request of Oxford County Planning
Board, to allow a land use plan to be pre-
pared.
Reeve Melvin Balls of Blandford said Mul-
ti -Malls, planning a shopping plaza with a
department store, a large grocery store and
subsidiary stores, has requested the township
take a site on the north side of Highway 2,
east of Imterkip Road, out of the holding
zone:
It is a good place for a shopping mall, he
said, elm to Highway 401 and adjacent to
County Road 4 (Innerkip Road).
The site is across the road from a pro-
posed development in East Oxford Township.
Allan Ward, Ingersoll, chairman of Oxford
County planning board, said members be-
came concerned because it appeared a $10,-
"I wouldn't dare try that ... My mother
says it takes off ten years!"
Blandford mall
000 retailstudy would be jeopardized by a
development in Blandford.
Representatives of the county board ap-
proached Woodstock and East Oxford he
said.
Mayor Leslie J. Cook of Woodstock said
the city asked for therestrainingorder to at.
least block the proposed development.
The Woodstock action, he said, wasn't done.
as a direct attempt to block any such devel.
opment, period, but simply to give the study
time for completion and review so that it can
be determined where the best location for
development is.
To permit the proposed Blandford Town-
ship development without the blessing of the
county planning board, he said, would render
the efforts of the planning board useless. "If
people can just walk in and do as they
Please where they please," Mayor Cook said,
'there really isn't a heck of a lot of reason
to have a planning board or any other con-
trols."
Reeve Wesley Dew of East Oxford Town-
ship said they asked for the freeze after a
special meeting Friday afternoon and re-
ceived a quick response from the province.
"Our developers put the money up for the
study and another is going to whack one in
across the road," Reeve Dew said of the
Blandford proposal. The province, he said,
will possibly want Blandford to do a bit of
zoning now.
"If the study finds there is a need," Reeve
Dew said, "we will probably be on equal ba-
sis with everybod„v else. Likely the one with
the best scheme would get the go ahead."
Reeve Dew said the East Oxford proposal
by Lehndorff Management Ltd. of Toronto.
would be in the neighborhood of no,000
square feet and valued in the area of;3 mil-
lion.
The East Oxford development has been
Proposed on a 33 acre site on the south side.
of Ifighway 2 west of United Co -Operatives
of Ontario and the Woodstock OPP detach-
ment buildings, about one-half [Wile east of
Woodstock.
East Oxford first applied to the county
planning board to rezone its site from re-
stricted industrial to a general commercial
area, late in 1972.
Oxford County planning board refused to
consider any request for an amendment to
the official Plan, however explained it would
give further consideration to the proposed
zoning change on receipt of "well document-
ed. Professionally qualified information re-
garding all of the planning aspects of the
proposal as they affect the area as a whole."
Lehndorff Investors Services Ltd. has for-
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warded the 1110,9W to the county planning
board for the retail market study by James
F. MacLaren Ltd. of London
Peter Ateheson, Oxford County. Planner,
said at the time, Lehndorff representatives
have forwarded the money with the under-
standing the board is not obliged to give any
consideration to the firm's site.
In Woodstock, aq Ontario .Municipal Board
hearing has been planned for Feb. S, for re.
consideration of a community shoppmg
centre by J. J. Barmcke Ltd. of Toronto, err
a site north of Devonshire Avenue in thc'
northeast of the city. -
The board initially turned down the develo-
Per's request for a 10 acre shopping centre
site. limiting it to about sic acres, However a
rehearing was ordered after an appeal to the
Province.
That .Proposed development is about three
mites from the two sites east of the city.
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Proper planning key
to.1.1mall development
Allan ward, chairman of the
Oxford County planning Board
said Friday the key phrase in
the restraining order placed on
..Blandford Township was
"proper development."
The planning board sought to
have Blandford prevented from
allowing the development of a
major shopping plaza in order to
proteel. at $10.000 regional
shopping centre study now
underway according to Mr.
Ward-
Lehndorff investors' Service,
which is interested in developing
a shopping centre large enough
to serve Oxford County on a 30-
acre site just west of the
Woodstock OPP station on the
south side of Highway 2 has
placed $10,004) in trust to pay for
a study into the county's need
for a shopping centre and the
bestlocation for such a centre.
Lehndorff is gambling that their
present site will be found
suitable for development.
Mr. Wardsaid the study would
also determine the impact of a
regional shopping centre on the
county.
Mr. Ward outlined the events
that lead to the provincial order
freezing development in
Blandford Township.
Last year Blandford was
«7lhout any development plan
or zoning bylaws. Developers
were free to purchase land and
after obtaining a building
permit from the Township could
go ahead with construction.
On Jan. 8, the Blandford
Council passed a holding bylaw
which froze areas in the town-
ship to development in ac-
cordance with their present use.
Mr. Ward said that on Jan. 25,
the Township council listened to
a presentation from
representatives of Mufti -Malls
Inc. and rescinded the part of
the bylaw that dealt with lands
adjacent to Highway z.
Members of planning board
learned of the Township's action
Thursday night and became
concerned that their shopping
centre study would be en-
dangered by the new develop-
ment.
The planning board members
decided to seek the support of
the two municipalities that
would be most affected by the
Blandford development,
Woodstock and East Oxford
Township.
The situation was explained to
Woodstock city council last
night during a closed meeting
and council passed a resolution
requesting the Ministry of
Treasury, Economics and
Intergovernmental Affairs to
restrain Blandford and require
the township to prepare a
comprehensive zoning by-law.
The planning board members
spoke to the Township of East
Oxford Friday and obtained a
similar resolution.
The Ministry was contacted
by phone and acted promptly to
restrain Blandford according. to
Mr. Ward.
He said a delegation had been
prepared to go to Toronto, but
this proved unnecessary.
"I hope our actions won't
disturb relations with Bland.
ford," Air. Ward stated.
No comment: Reeve
Blandford Reeve Melvin Balls.
had no comment to make this
morning on Oxford County
Planning Board's charges that
the Township had changed its
development holding bylaw to
permit the development of a
regional shopping centre at the
intersection of Highway 2 and
the Innerkip Side Road. "I
o.ighl have a statement in a
week's time," he added.
'n an interview conducted
Friday before the province
slapped its development freeze
on Blandford, Mr. Balls denied
that the Township had rescinded
its holding bylaw.
Mr. Balls refused to say
whether or not a building permit
had been issued to Multi -Malls
the developer which is planning
the centre.
Blandford clerk treasurer
Keith Rcibiiog also declined to
say whetlmr nr not he had issued
a Building permit He added he
had been instructed not to say
anything.
In reference to the
... refusal
province's development freeze,
deputy -reeve Robert Gilholm
said there was bound to be some
opposition when the township
became involved in a
development of this type.
Mr. Balls said Friday that
Multi -Malls had approached the
township for a shopping centre
site.
He added that 06 acres owned
by Fisher -Control on the north
side of Highway 2 directly
across from the United Co -
Operatives of Ontario were
involved.
Another developer, Lehndorff
Investors Services, has taken
options on property on the other
side of the highway in East
Oxford Township.
Lehndorff had proposed a
shopping centre with a 25o,000
square foot area on a 33 acre
site. After meeting opposition
from the Oxford County Plan-
ning Board, Lehndorff agreed to
finance a $lo.wo independent
survey to determine whether the
county needed a regional
shopping centre, what impact
the centre would have on the
county and what would be the
best location for the centre.
The Multi-MalLe project also
Involves plans for a centre in
250,000 square foot range.
Reeve Balls said the county
needed a quality shopping
centre. "I would as soon see it in
Blandford ... We were elected
to look after the people here," he
added.
He said the Township had
imposed. its holding by-law to go
along with county planning and
the 'township planned a
February meeting to further
pursue zoning bylaws.
White levels control
TORONTO — A Provincial
zonin order covering the
township of Blandford in the
Wuostcck area was imposed by
treasurer John While, yesterday
afternoon.
The order prohibits com-
tnercial or industrial use of land
in lire township or the con-
snvction of multiple dwellings
or acme than one single family
home on any lot or (lie establish•
went of mobile home parks.
Mr. While said the order is
Intended in slop construction
which could have an adverse on
the environment or on orderly
development in the township or
JOHN W'HITF:
..."undue hardship"
neighbouring municipalities or
which could result in un-
necessary public expenditure to
provide and maintain services
Although the township has
indicated an intent to adopt
planning controls, there are, at
present, no municipal testrlo-
lions on the land which would
prohibit certain uses which the
treasurer said are considered
undesirable at this time. When
planning studies have been
completed and adequate con.
Irols imposed by the
municipality the zoning order
will be repealed. In the
meantime, amendments to the
order will be considered from
time In time to permit "proper
devolopment" and to avoid
undue hardship,", Mr. While
said.
Reeve defends lifting
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of freeze on zoning
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
INNERKIP — Action by Blandford Town-
ship in lifting an area from a zoning freeze
at the request of a shopping centre developer
was defended Thursday by Reeve Melvin
Balls at a meeting of about 60 township resi-
dents.
Reeve Balls was responding to a sugges-
tion by a former township reeve and warden,
William Chesney that the move was a breach
of faith, after the township had complied
with a request from Oxford County planting
board and imposed the freeze until prepara-
tion of a zoning bylaw in the township.
"It was quite a decision to [Hake," Reeve
Balls said. "It means a lot to the township."
He said the proposed 53 million develop-
ment of Multi -Malls Inc. of Toronto on the
north side of highway 2 East of Innerkip
Road, about one-half mile east of Woodstock,
would represent 1/8 to 1/6 of the township's
assessment.
He said he was not in the position to say if
a building permit has been issued for the
centre. -
COan. William Hles suggested that Bland -
ford council made a mistake in inviting. Pe-
ter Atchesoa, Oxford County planning board
Planning consultant, to its meeting with Mul-
ti -Malls, Jan. 25, when the freeze was lifted
for the shopping centre area.
Reeve Balls defended action taken by Mr.
Atcheson, explaining that the planner was
doing his job, representing each municipality
in the county.
Later Jan. 25, Woodstock council decided
to petition the province to have the Bland -
ford Township land zoning frozen, a step also
taken by neighboring East oxford Township
Jan. 26. The province announced a freeze on
Blandford later Jan. 26.
Mr. Atcheson explained that the county
Planning board requested the township freeze
on land use in Blandford after denying a zon-
ing change in East Oxford Township for a
shopping centre, proposed by Lehndorff Man-
agement Ltd. of Toronto, without a county
comprehensive retail study,
lie said Lehndorff has deposited $10,000
with the county planning board for the retail
study to determine items including possible
need, effect and best possible locations.
The first part of the retail study, he said,
is to be completed by March 15, with an op-
lional second phase taking about two months
more.
Acceptance of the money by the county
Planning board was criticized by Mr. Ches-
nsy, who submitted that the county planning
board should have conducted The study on its
own. "I don't see why Oxford County plan,
ning board should accept the money," he
said.
Mr. Atcheson said the developeroffered to
Put up the money. The board, he. said, felt
that It wasn't in the beat interest to have the
board pay for the study, with a private firm
standing to reap the benefit.
"There bag been no commitment to that
firm whatsoever," Mr. Atcheson said.
Gordon Aspden, a former township reeve
and county warden, paid Woodstock was the
bade 1nsUgator of the township's freeze. "If
.the city of Woodstock is going to tell us how
to zone it, we might as well go home," he
said.
Mt. Atebegon saki that a comprehenslxe
zoning bylaw breaks land into agricultural,
residential, commercial and industrial areas,
with a limit of uses being drawn up for each
by the township. It establishes minimum re-
quirements in zones for building, he said.
The bylaws are to protect individuals
against something they don't want beside
them, he said. In a number of rural areas,
there is concern about houses being located
next to farming areas.
He said a fair part of the township will be
zoned agricultural.
Dereham applies
for membership
in planning board
DERElTAM CENTRE — An application to
join the Oxford Countyplanning board is
being made by Dereham Township, the last
of 18 municipalities to take the action.
1 Mrs. Helen Prouse, township clerk -treasur-
er, said Thursday Dereham is making the
application to the province and is submitting
a copy to the planning board.
The township has been notified it will be a
couple months before acceptance is consi-
dered, she said..
Dereham's official plan was approved last
May and the zoning bylaw is not in its final
preparation stages.
Tfllsonbutg earlier this year made an ap-
plication to join the county planning board.
It has yet to be approved.
The board started out in 1958 as adminis-
tering the Woodstock and suburban planning
area, which then consisted of Woodstock,
Blandford and East Oxford townships, part
of East Zorra, part of West Oxford and part
of North Oxford townships.
A part of West Zorra was added in 1961, a
few months prior to the inclusion of all of
West Oxford. Beachville, when incorporated
as a. village, was added in 1962.
Other municipalities Were added later and
the name changed to Oxford County planning
area.
Two new members
join Oxford zone
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
WOODSTOCK — The inclusion of Tillson-
burg and Dereham Township in the Oxford
County planning area has been approved by
Treasurer John White, minister of economics
and Intergovernmental affairs.
G, R. Staples, Oxford County clerk -treasur-
er said that the inclusion of TBlsonburg and
Dereham into the area will increase the
number of municipalities to 18, all within the
council.
Ile said county council will consider nomi-
nees from both the municipalities on Tues-
day.
Councillor Norman Paton, a Dereham
Township planning board member, is being
recommended by Dereham council and
Reeve Seldon Wilkinson by Tillsonburg.
Reeve Balls said there are residential
areas around Chesterfield, Eastwood and
Bright.
Deputy Reeve Robert Gilholm said the On-
tario Municipal Board has the final say in
zoning. The township, he said, may think
something is desirable and the OMB repre-
sentatives see it the other way around.
Reeve Balls said council will consider, at
its Feb. 6 meeting, proceeding to seek plan-
ners to prepare its zoning bylaw.
60 Legal Notices Woman accused
PRINTING of welfare fraud
TENDER
Sealed Tenders marked as such,
will be received by the un-
dersip,ned until 5:00 P.W.
Mon., Feb. 12,
1973
for the printing in book form of
1972 County Council Minutes.
Information can be obtained at the
County Clerk -Treasurer's Office,
P.O. Box 397, Court House, Wood-
stock, Ontario.
Lowest or any tender not
necessarily accepted.
G. R, STAPLES,
Clerk -Treasurer
County of Oxford
Court House
Woodstock, Ontario.
N4S 7Y3
nw
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
WOODSTOCK — Mrs. Sue Horsley, alsu
known as Sue Anderson and Sue Adams, of
Toronto, formerly of Beadtville, has been
charged with fraudulently obtaining 12,400
under the welfare system in Ontario.
She is scheduled to appear in provincial
judge's court, Woodstock. Feb. 12.
Police have charged she obtained 32,400 by
making false statements in regard to em-
ployment and sources of income at London,
Woodstock and Toronto from November,
1971, to May, 1972.
OPP Constable J. A. Marshall, Woodstock
detachment, and Det. Sgt. R. W. Smith, To-
ronto OPP anti -rackets branch. Have been in-
vestigating..
Dereham reeve heads
Oxford road committee
WOODSTOCK — Reeve Louis Barrett of
Dereham Township has been re-elected
,chairman of Oxford County road committee
for 1973.
Reeve James Patience of rest Nissouri
Township was elected vice-chairman.
The committee also includes Reeve Seldon
Wilkenson, Tinsonhum Reeve henry Kill-
ing, East Zorra Township and Reeve Row.
land Rutherford, E:ntbro.
Donald Pratt, county road superintendent,
said the committee now will start preparing
its budget, expected to be presented at a
March 20 meeting of county council.
CARD OF THANKS
COLDHAM — We would like
to express our appreciation for
all the kindnesses received,
cards, floral tributes and heart
and cancer donations at the time
of Did's passing. We too are
grateful to the Glendinning Fun-
eral Home, and Rev. H. Pillen
for their services. Also thanks
to the Washington U.G.W. for
the delicious lunch.
The families of the late
c9 Charles Coldham.
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May deadline on Oxford boundaries
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
WOODSTOCK — A request to recommend
sw boundaries of Woodstock, Ingersoll and
illsonburg for tin Oxford area government
Ludy, was referred by Oxford County plan -
big board Wednesday to its area planing
omnnittce.
Planning board received The request from
le Oxford area government study commit-
ee which seta deadline of May, 1974 for the
ounty's reply.
The area government study has recom-
iended that to ensure development occurs
a an orderly fashion in conjunction with Ole
xpansion of full urban services, the three
seas have sufficient vacant land to allow for
9 years growth.
Both Woodstock and Ingersoll have "a sig-
dficant amount of land available for devel-
ipment within their boundaries" the area
;overnment itudy says Tillsonburg, the
dud_!, notes does not have enough land avail-
able for development within its boundaries.
Planning boaTd, in other business, referred
I request from Cxford Mobile Home Estates
or an official I plan amendment — which
would permit att' 100-lot mobile home park in
Nest Oxford township, about one ,mile south-
nst of Ingersoll — for study to its local area
conmiftlee. A report was requested for
March 21.
Peter Atcheson, planning director, sold the
park should not be located in a rural area.
Deputy Reeve Cecil Wilson, of West Oxford
'township said the council bud supported the
project.
BLUES CHASER
Painted on the back of a lumbering truck
on a mountain highway: "We may be slow
but we're altead of you."
NEW ADMINISTRATOR
George Woslir. the new Fanshowe College, Wand. Inmistrat.ive records at the
}r bllhll;Ylcr of the Oxh,rd sltick and secretary Mrs. P. hrh,wi. 18141'1'photo)
School m Agriculture nil Prince look over ad-
Allan Ward Of Ingersoll, Past chairman,
said the park would be an encroachment of
an urban use in a rural area.
Reeve William Ducklow of Tavistock said
he recently examined "beautiful mobile
home system" in Florida and Georgia
which he describer!as much better kept than
a lot of subdivisions,
Bruce Johnson of Aylmer, lawyer for the
developers, Russell and Barclay Clifford,
said the park would cost about V2Mi,Wo.
Lot sizes with a minimum of 7,000 square
feet have been planned. The subdivision
would be serviced with water and sewer and
roads to be paved and maintained by the de-
velopers. A recreation area of 1.8 acres,
about six per cent of the total development
has been planner_
West Oxford has a $15 per month licence
fee, in lieu of property tax, for trailers, cal-
culated at $18,000 per annum for the 1WIct
development.
Planning board also approved a Blandford
Township request to have Mr. Atcheson pre-
pare a comprehensive zoning bylaw for its
municipality. Blandford land use was .frozen
earlier this year by the province until a zon-
ing bylaw was prepared.
Ernest Garner of West Zorra Township, a
Past chairman of the former central Oxford
planning board, was elected chairman.
Reeve John Nadatin of Beachville was
elected vice-chairman.
1974 start expected
on home for aged wing
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
WOODSTOCK Approval for a 100-bed,
$1,080,000 addition to Woodingforrl Lodge
home for the aged, is expected some time
this year, G. R. Staples, county clerk -treas-
urer said Tuesday.
Mr. Staples, secretary -treasurer of the
home's committee of management, told Ox-
ford County council there are sufficient funds
in reserve to cover any preliminary archi-
tect fees and other expenses.
Construction, he said, is anticipated in
1974.
The estimated provincial contributions has
been set at $540,000.
Estimated municipality shares are Oxford
County, 56 per cent or $302,400; Woodstock,
34 per cent or $183,600; and Ingersoll, 10 per
cent or $54,000.
Oxford, he said, has $loilpo available for
construction.
Mr. Staples reported a $116,000 surplus for
1972 consisting of $67,o0U from welfare serv-
ices, including operation of Woodingford
Lodge, $33,000 from general administration
and almost $16,000 front county roads opera-
tions.
The welfare services surplus, he said, is
largely due to a reduction in expenses of Ole -
ford social services department following an
improved employment picture.
County council set its budget meeting
March 22.
A county levy of $634,000 towards the cori-
struction and maintenance of county roads,
an increase of $4,700, was. approved.. Of the
total,. $38,302 is to be used by the Woodstock
suburban. roads commission and $7.391 for
the Ingersoll suburban roads commission.
The Woodstock budget was set at $156,009,
of which $29,150 is being requested from the
City of Woodstock.
Council approved the Ingersoll request to
assume County Road 7 from Ingenolt north
to Rayside as part of the Ingersoll suburban
road system when reconstructionhas been
completed. The addition, which will increase
the system to 16.4 miles. costs $2956rt. of
which $6,800 comes from the county and V.-
391 from Ingersoll.
Approval in principle was given a Wood-
stock patting authority request to lease Ox-
ford County property on the east side of Gee -
ham Street, across from Oxford County
courthouse, for a parking lot to be rented to
merchants and employees. Estimated cost is
$33.0N. Rent is expected to be about $i$ far
each of 90 spaces. A 10-year lease was Pro,
posed by the parking authority.
Council approved a $1,000 increase in its
grant to the Victorian Order of Nurses for
1973,. raising the amount to $3.500, Grants ap-
proved included. $2,000 for bursaries for stu-
dents attending University of Western Ontar-
to and $1,000 for students attending U.nivarst-
ty, of Waterloo,
A $500 increase was: granted Oxford fbuuty
museum, increasing the 1913 contribution 10
$3,000,
County, council authorized the loaning of a
rage within the death cell of tile, Woodstock
Provincial jail to Norwich District llistorical
StxlNly, to be displayed it, a second nlutetml
building to be collstructetl.
The cage was also being satight by the
ministry of cvureeuunal services and G(Ide-
rich museum_
Council, in other buslneM, asked, its road
tomminve, to "Insider Installation of ;fart
skeet lights in Harritution, on County 1%osd.
98 at the request of WVA Ttirra TOwpahip
ropresentatives, Reeve Robert ;itathesotn W4
Deputy Reeve Robert hlatr.
Income tax cut
t r S 0
Pensions higher
Exemptions up
od news
Province orders freeze
on East Zorra land use
By WAYNE MacPHERSON
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
WOODSTOCK — Land use of East Zorra
Township, a municipality extending from
Woodstock north to Tavislock, was frozen
Friday by a provincial zoning order imposed
by Treasurer John White.
The freeze of land use followed a similar
restriction on East Zorra's eastern neighbor,
Blandford Township, Jan. 26 at the urging of
both Woodstock and East Oxford Township.
Oxford County planning board had request-
ed Blandford to impose a freeze on its own
land use, a step which Blandford council
Look, planning to maintain it until prepara-
tion of its zoning bylaw. When Blandford lift-
ed the freeze at the request of Multi -Malls
Inc. of Toronto, to accommodate a *million
shopping centre development, Woodstock and
East Oxford councils applied to the province
to make it a province imposed freeze.
The county planning board has been with-
holding consideration of an East Oxford zon-
ing change for a shopping centre on the
south side of Highway 2, one-half mile east
of Woodstock, by Lehndorff Management
Ltd. of Toronto, until a retail study has been
completed for the county. The Lehndorff de-
velopment firm deposited $10,000 with the
planning board to have the county study con -
dueled.
The order prohibits new commercial or in-
dustrial use of the land in the township, con-
struction of multiple dwellings or more than
one single-family home on any lot, and the
establishment of mobile home parks.
Mr. White said the order Is to stop con.
struction which could have an adverse effect
on the environment or orderly development
in the township or neighboring municipalities
or which could result in unncessary public
expenditures to provide and maintain serv-
Imi.
Although the township has indicated an in-
tent to adopt planning controls, there are, at
present, no municipal restrictions on the
land which would prohibit certain uses which
the treasurer said are considered undesir-
able at this dme.
When planning studies have been complet-
ed and adequate controls imposed by the mu-
nicipahty, the atoning order will be repealed.
to ftte meantime, amendments to the order
will be considered from time to time to per-
mit "proper development" and to avoid "un•
due hardship" Mr. White said.
Reeve Henry Killing of East Zorra said
Friday he was unaware. of the provincial
land freeze at the time. "In places," he said,
"I think it is a good thing. In East Zorra, we
are trying to hold scattered houses down as
much as possible."
A total of 49 building permits for houses
were issued in East Zorra in 1972, mostly in
Hickson, Innerkip and along Highway 59
north of Woodstock. There is some scattered
housing, he said, but mostly farmers' second
houses.
Reeve Killing said he hadn't heard of any
Shopping centre proposals for East Zorra.
There have been a couple of new residential
subdivisions talked about in the Hickson
area, but nothing since December, he said.
Earl Hostetler, clerk -treasurer of East Zor-
ha, said the provincial freeze really doesn't
affect us. These points are all covered in our
zoning bylaw."
The zoning bylaw, hesaid, has been
passed by the township and is being followed
by the council, but has not yet received On-
tario Municipal Board approval. "We are
going by this zoning bylaw, so really, it is
entirely in agreement with the freeze."
He said the only place it could possibly ef-
fect East Zorra would be on an application
for a commercial building permit that is in a
commercial zone in the bylaw at Innerkip
and Hickson, The township, hesaid, would
first have to obtain approval from the de-
partment. "and I don't. think this would be
any problem at all."
"Because our bylaw has notyet been ap-
proved, maybe they are not really aware we
have it," Mr. Hostetler said. "But we are
very much in the process of having it ap-
proved as early as possible."
Peter Atcheson, Oxford County placating
director said: "I was quite surprised it oc-
cured. East Zorra had a bylaw prepared, We
didn't ask for it.
At a meeting in Blandford Feb. 1, former
Blandford Reeve and Oxford County warden,
Gordon Aspden, asked why Blandford was
being singled out for the freeze, when other
municipalities were still without zoning by-
laws.
Dereham, East Nissouri, North Norwich
and West Zorra townships have had zoning
bylaws approved by their councils. but not
by the Ontario Municipal Board. South Nor-
wich township and Tavislock have no zoning
bylaws.
Beachville's zoning bylaw was approved
.Tan. 9. The other Oxford municipalities, in.
eluding Blenheim, East Oxford, North Ox-
ford and West Oxford township, as well as
Ingersoll, Tillsonburg and Woodstock have
zoning bylaws,
W
owns •
ips oppose
shopping plan
centre
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
W'OODSTOCK — Blandford and East Oxx
fold townships have voiced opposition tc
shopping centre construction in Woodstock
after rezonings for developments in the town-
ships washeld up pending completion or a
retail marketing study.
Reece Melvin Balls of Blandfo•d said, in a
loft .r m Woodstock council to be considered
�
\ te>ht, tote township "strongly opposes the J Pt'Qpesals of shopping centres in the city of
J Wtnxlstock,' He sold the Oxford County plan-
' ping beard, of which the city is a member,
has not completed its study to consider
amendments to the official plan to indicate
strtabie locations for shopping cerNres.
He+,,said the bylaw freezing township devel.
opmolit was initiated by the city through the
Province and has created many problems for
his nmnicipality. "The township council was
to = steps toward comprehensive zoning
bent e the freeze was imposed by putting on
a holding by-law throughout the township ear.
ly in Jiiauary, 1973.
"We'.Icel the city's actions against Bland -
ford were not in the interest of good plan-
ning,as advertised in the press, but rather
forttq-ir own personal gain."
Wajlrne A. Johnson, East Oxford clerk, has
forlded an East Oxford Township "for-
mal 7ection to the construction of a region-
al or sub -regional shopping centre within the
boundaries of the city of Woodstock."
The Fast Oxford objection, he said, was
submitted following applicatjrns made to the
city and.Ao its planning board for approval to
construct. one or more shopping centres with.
in Woodelock.
Mayer Leslie J. Cook said. he was "a little
distur ' at first, on hearing of an Axis
Rentals Ltd. proposed commercial develop-
ment sIithwest of the Dundas .and Burtch
Street anlersection. However, no zoning
change !is needed. "It is just a local com-
munity shopping centre, as opposed to a
large regional one," Mayor Cook said.
The cityhe said, is not going Lo entertain
a regional shopping centre of the area of
2:0.000 square feet until the retail study is
complete.
Aid. Phillip Utting, president and general
manager fdyPhalhrJ S. Utting Ltd., real estate
co-ordinabn� agent of Axis Rentals Ltd.,
owners- of Ilie proposed development, said an
11-store net.'##,�,hnorhoad shopping plaza of 13,-
700 square .'ethas been planted rather than
a Comntum , shopping centre of 200,000 to
250.OW syuare feet. He said the sa00,OW pits
development will be under constluclion with-
in 60 days. Some of the spaces for stores,
ranging bra a maximum of 1,200 square fe
already taken. el,
Questions are 10' Include the average week-
ly grocery expenditure, the number in a fam-
ily, the percentage of grleery shopping done
In a specific mumc:ipelitp and means of
transportation to the market.
Mr. ,lanes said the first or a two-phase
study is In be presented to The planting
board at a meeting April 4. The planning
board stipulated a retail survey was neces.
sary before it would consider an amendment
in East ( xfo'd Township for a shopping
centre on 33-acre site on Highway 2, just east
of Woodstock.
Peter Alcheson, planning director, said
when the study was authorized that the (ward
was in no way obligated on receipt of $10,000
in cheques from Lehndorff Investors Services
Ltd., a firm involved in the Fast Oxford pro.
posal.
In other business, planning board referred
to its planning committee a Blenheim Town-
ship resolution asking support for an $18•mil-
lion Grand River Conservation Authority re.
aorvoir on the Nith River which would take
UP 7,500 acres or 10 per cent of the township.
Blenheim Township Reeve Perry Sibbick
said the resolution will be presented to coun.
ty council today.
DRIVES ACCIDENT FREE FOR 58 YEARS
George Balkwill. RR I, Druntbo, has accumulated a per-
fect driving record which will be hard to equal. George has
been driving since 1914, a total of 58 years, accident-rreo.
His first car was a Ford 'louring, Unit Over the years he has
seen many changes in both cars and roads. Geoge claims the
best at heever owned was a 1937 Chevrolet, which lie had
1'or eight or nine years. Not only did this auto serve him
faithfully, it was also used by his two sons, licit, and Jim.
during their courting drys. Now bx (eorgc is required to
take a yearly test in order to have his licenc • renewed. In
Decenibu Mr. Balkwill stick csst Lilly passed the test,. and at
dial time Ire told the luster he'd be back again next year
•'with another year's experience",
George was born on the 71h Concussion ill' menheiul.
where he Itas resided all his life. wilh the exception of fqur-
Well years spent in wolvertoll.
Ouite Interested in municipal polities, Mr. Balkwill nerved
,,it Blenheim Tuwnnhgt ('ouncil front 1929 35, two Yeats as
councillor, duce year, is dept ty-reeve, and ttvo yeal:c as reeve.
In 1935 he also served as Warden of Oxford County. Following
rwtiten)ant from enan<il, he was appamlvd Lox cotleedor, a po.
sition Ile filled fill 35 years. Yearly s;dary when he conunenecal
duties was $200,
George is an avid lawn howler, and is now waiting der
spring to arrive when he will participate In events at clubs
throughout this arc,(.
k
Woodstock will be getting a to -
metre Olympic diving tower
within the next few months, the
first of its kind in southwestern
Ontario.
Ontario government Friday
gave verbal approval to
Woodstock Diving Club for a
$17,000 grant under the Local
Initiatives Program. Club
members said today they are
now awaiting written approval
for the grant.
Designed by R. M. Pow Ltd.,
Woodstock engineering and
management consultants, the
diving tower will be con-
structed on leased land at Sid
'I'sthem's Pend. on Governor's
Road.
The tithed hydro tower so far
has been named The Leaning
Tower of Tatham,
Mr. Talhoin said the ckwa d
to-nnetre diving tower is in
Toronto and the new tower is
expected to attract top divers
from across southwestern
Ontario,
The new lower will be built
alongsada the one and three-
ntatre boards existing at live
pond to gave the diving club
complete dieing facilities, said
Air. Tatham.
Work starts on the project
Monday and Is expected to be
completed within three months.
Mr, Pow said an old hydro
tower will be tilled at 30 degrees
and anchored by footings set in
concrete.
Mr. Tatham said the new
tower was sought after with Kea'
Armstrong of Ingersoll, in mired'.
Ken didn't qualify for Last year's
Olympic Games, but was sent to
the games by the national diving
association as an ambassader
and Canada's toed promising
diver.
Converting the hydro (Omer
into a diving tower will include
construction of platforms ats�
steel work, There willbe half.
board,, 3, 5. 7,5 and 10 melrv&
The basic tower weigli
around 2,00onds, said Mr.
Pow, and ad tional steel µ•ark
to be added will weigh another
L5W pounds,
Mr. Tatham said when the
project is completed, Prime
Minister Pierre I,Mint Trudeam
will be invited to be the first io
take a dive horn it. rr
V
DEATHS
COLES — At Alexandra;
Hospital Ingersoll, on SaturdnN.
March 10. 1973, Marjorie A.
Adams beloved wife of Leonard
K- Coles .of 212 Oxford St.
Ingersoll,f?ear mother of James
F,of F 'rim' anN,8,; Robert K. i
Fenwich Oht.; Roger L. of Mt.
Pleasant Mich., Anne of
Waterloo. Dear sister of
"redriek R. . Adams of
Mississauga. Dear grandmother
Of . Debra Coles of Fenwick, in
her Wrod year.
Friends will be received at the
AlcBeath Funeral Home 246
rhames St_ South Ingersoll, i
until Monday, March 121h, at.
1:45 p.m, 'then to St. James
Anglican Church for service at 2
p.m. Rev. R. R. Sadleir, rector
officiating. Temporary en-
tombment in the Ingersoll
Mausoleum. Interment later in
Ingersoll rural cemetery. In lieu
If flower rernberanct<s to the
it, James Church, altar
{memorial fund or the charity of
your choice may be arranged for
at the funeral home. MIO-71
MRS. LEONAICD
K. COLES
The death occured at
Alexandra Hospital Ingersoll, on
Saturdav March 10. 1973, of Mrs.
Leonard Coles of 212 Oxford St.,
Ingersoll, in her 62nd year.
She was the former Marjorie
A. Adams. She was born in St.
Catharines, daughter of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick H.
Adams. She lived in Toronto and
carte to Ingersoll 55 years ago.
where she has resided since.
She was married to Leonard.
K. Coles of Woodstock. She was
a member of St. James Anglican
Church. the Altar Guild, vice-
president of the ACW and a
member of Norsworthy Chapter
the LODE.
She is survived by her
husband, three sons, James F.,
of Fredricton N.B., Robert K., of
Fenwick, Ont., Roger L. Mount
Pleasant, Mich„ one daughter
Anne, of Waterloo., one brother
Freidriek R. Adams, of
Missisauga, one granddaughter.
Deborah Coles, of Femvick.
Friends will be received at the
McBeath Funeral Home 246
Tharnes St. South, Ingersoll,
until Monday, March 12, at 1:45
p,m. then to St, James Anglican
Church for service at 2 p.m.
Rev. R, R. Sadlier officiating.
Temporary entombment in the
Ingersoll Mausoleum, burial to
'follow in the Ingersoll Rural
Cernetery. ]n lieu of Rowers
remembrances to the St. James
Church Altar Memorial Fund or
the charity of your choice may
"be arranged for at the funeral
home.
Oxford County sets
lower 1973 tax rate
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
WOODSTOCK — An average 16.295 mill
tax rate for 1973 was struck by Oxford Conn.
ty council Thursday.
G. R. Staples, county clerkdreasurcr, said
the rate is .151 mills lower than in 1972. The
total budget of $1.236,814 represents a reduc-
tion of $2.390 from the 1972 levy.
The estimated 1973 mill rates by munici-
pality with the actual 1972 rates in brackets
are:
Blandford Township, 17-979 (18,53); Blen-
heim Township 17.612 (17.706); Dereham
Township, 15.646 (16.152); East Nissouri
Township, 16.559 (17.148); North Norwich
Township, 17.289 (17.265); South Norwich
Township, 17.835 (17.912); East Oxford Town.
Ship. .16.403 (17,074): North Oxford Township,
16.132 (16.005); West Oxford Township, 15.057
(15.987); East Zorra Township, 16,610
(16.612); West Zorra Township, 16.496
(16.642).
Tillsonburg 13.754 (13.797); Beachville
16.305 (15.736); Embro 15.176 (15.093); Nor-
wich 14.837 (14.602); Tavistock, 14.943
(14.695).
The county roads levy of $634,000 repre-
sents 8.199 mills; general purposes of $269,-
786, 3.489mills; social services $233,303, 3.017
mills and county library $99,725, 1.59 mills.
Included in the budget is $124,561 as Ox-
ford's sbare of Oxford social services; $94,.
805 towards operation of Oxford Health Unit;
$99,725 for Oxford County library; $59,226 for
the Children's Aid Society and $34,106 to.
wards operation of Woodingtord Lodge, coun.
ty home for the aged.
County council approved its $11,538 share
of file costs for construction of a 16-bed resi-
dence for the mentally retarded at Wood.
stock: $5,000 towards Arewood Acres at Till-
sonburg and $5,000 for the. University of
Western Ontario.
Warden .Leslie Dickson, reeve of North
Norwich, said that an accumulated surplus
of $395,000 and a capital fund of $108,000 will
allow the .county to pay for its share of a
100-bed addilinn to Woodingford Lodge and
an addition to Tillsonburg district Memorial
Hospital when fit(- projects have been ap-
proved by the province.
Reeve William Ducklow,. chairman of the
finance committee, said the levy is due from
the, municipalities Dec. 20.
Council approved paying interest on pre-
payment. of county rates on the basis of one
per cent below the current primeborrowing
rate.
In other flushness, county council supported
a Blenheim Township resolution opposing an
$18 million Grand River Conservation Au-
thority Ayr reservoir.
Deputy Iteeve Ross Livingston of Blenheim
Township said the township stands to lose 10
Per cent of its land to the water in a project
which would separate the municipality into
north and south sections.
Reeve Louis Barrett of Dereham Township
said the purpose of the .project is to help re-
generate wells to supply water for Kitchener.
Reeve Kenneth Pollard of Norwich said
Brantford is in the need of water too and
that a pipeline from Lake Erie could .serve
both areas.
FOR FIRE COSTS
Beachville.
wins
battleµ
Beachville has won a two-year
truck on Highway 401 in 1971,
village council decided two
battle for re-imbursement when
Reeve Nadalin said firemen
years ago to ban calls to High -
the village's fire trucks have to
were on the scene for six hours
way 401 was because it left the
answer fire calls on provincial
and the village tried to get $400
village unprotected.
highways.
reimbursement from the truck's
NO FIRES
Reeve John Nadalin said this
insurance company. When this
While Reeve Nadalin said
morning a letter from the
ministry of transportation and
failed, he said, the new ruling
was made,
there have been tires in the
communications states the
Reeve Nadalin said he
e fire
village in the past trucks were on Highway whilwhilfile
provincial government will re.
believes insurance companies
, don't know when this could
umburse the village for all fire
should pay for calls when trucks
happen'
calls on Ontario right-of-ways,
and cars are involved.
Reeve Nadalin said this ap•
"Most motorists are covered
Since the 1971 resolution wns
plies to Highways 401 and 2,
for fire," he said, "so why
passed, the village fire trucks
Beachville council passed a
shouldn't insurance companies
turned down three calls to High -
resolution in 1971 forbidding
pay for it when trucks catch fire.
way 401, the reeve said.
firemen to answer calls on High-
"I don't seewhythe provincial
The resolution was spb-
way 401, unless it. was a matter
taxpayers should pay for pulling
sequently endorsed by Oxfoixa
of life and death,
out a fire on somebody's truck."
County council and 75 per cent of
In a call to put out a fire in a
Another reason why the
other municipalities in Ontario.
Oxford plans
$951000
road link -up
WOODSTOCK — The north and south sec-
tions of Oxford County Road 6 will be linked
this year by a road nine -tenths of a mile long
across farmland south of Governor's Road.
A total of $95,000 was included in the $1,-
708,050 Oxford County council road budget,.
approved Thursday, for construction of a
granular -base road. Included In the allocation
is provision for purchase of land, fencing,
drainage and grading.
With the link County Road 6 will provide a
direct link south of Embro from Governor's
Road to Highway 2 between Beachville and
Ingersoll and south to Foldens Corners.
Earlier, the road was proposed as a con-
necting lint from Governor's Road to High-
way 401. The Oxford road committee an-
nounced plans last July to carry out minor
reconstruction and maintain the road to a
standard slightly above that of existing town-
ship roads.
The maximum construction .standard for
the road is to be a 20-foot gravelled surface
with three-foot shoulders. Traffic would have
to increase considerably above its. present
level to justify paving of the road, the road
committee report said.
The budget includes a planned expenditure
of $907,150 for road and bridge construction
and $01,000 for road and bridge mainte-
nance, with S72,400 for urban improvement.
A total of $634,000 is to be raised through
the county road levy. 529,150 from Woodstock
towards suburban road commission projects
and $6,800 from Ingersoll towards the subur-
ban road commission expenditures. Provin-
cial grants are expected to total $M,o00.
Urban -improvement rebates of $4500 for
Tillsonburg, $6,600 for Norwich, S6,001 for
Tavistock, $5,100 for Beachville and $2,500
for Embro were approved.
The largest project included in the budget
is a $405,000 expenditure in Blenheim Town-
ship for granular -base construction on a
four -mile stretch front Princeton to Drumbo.
Some land purchasing and fencing is includ-
ed in the estimate, A S20,000 expenditure has
been planned in Princeton for urban con.
struction and storm -sewer installation,
Road work on County Road 4 from Inner -
kip south 11iii miles has been estimated at
$160,000.
A total of $5000 has been allocated for
completing reconstruction of the intersection
of Tllson Avenue and County Road 29 at
Tillsonburg.
Bridge -construction plans include replace-
ment of the Delmer bridge aver Stunev
Creek on County Road 20 in Dereham Towm-
ship at a cost of $36,000. A total of 517.W0
has been set aside for completion of a South
Norwich Township culvert two miles north of
Springford; $6,000 for designing of a pro-
posed County Road 5 bridge aver the
Thames River, three miles north. of Inner -
keep; and $20.000 for surveying Nigineernig
and design of future road and bt'idge-con.
slriction jobs.
A granularbase. reconstruction pitoject has
been planned on County Road 17. from Toll-
gate school at Highway 59 north of Wood-
stock to County Road 4 (lnnerkip Road) at a
cost of $30,000,
Budget figures include $15,650 for minor re-
construction, curve realignment and paving
on County Read 49. a. distance of 7,10 of a
mile west of Tillsonburg in Dereham Town-
ship.
A total of $30,000 has been set aside for re-
construction of the CPR Beachville crossing
and installation of modern erasing signals.
Plans include construction of a W,IW0,
four -bay patrol garage for the 1.ntblp patrol
district, a project to he started during the
year and completed in 1974.
County council, in other business, turned
down a request from West Zorra Tot nship to
have the camty pay for the installation of
street lighting in Ilardnglon West, couslder-
ing it it project for the local municipality.
0
Page 6 The Doily Sentinel -Review, Wed., March 2..1, 1973
Winter returns to county
in snow, ice, and accidents
Oxford County was plunged
A high pressure ridge ex -
into the worst storm of the
lending from the -Ontario-
winter during the weekend,
Manitoba border to the
after balmy 70-degree tem.
southeastern United States is
perahrres last week.
forecast to move slowly east,
The weatherman promised
ward in the next 36 hours. As this
two to four inches of the white
ridge approaches, a return to
_(*if, but delivered about six
mainly sunny skies can be ex-
i*L,;. Winds gusting 1050 miles
peeled by Tuesday, except for
an,hour reduced visibility to nil
localities near Lake Huron and
•\ at^ times, crippling traffic
ttioughau the county.
Georgian Ray.
The weatherman predicts a
✓1
-Tow trucks were still working
high of 35 for this area today,
Ilils afternoon pulling aban_
with a low. of 15 to 20 degrees
cloned cars and trucks from the
tonight.
ditches and median of Highway
4V Many motorists during the
PLOWS
County roads supervisor
heightof the storm Saturday
Michael Woodcraft said snow-
pjgbt left their vehicles on the
removal. equipment has been out
bighway to lake refuge in ser-
on the roads since the sorm
started Saturday afternoon.
xtre centres.
Nam, rural roads were still
afternoon. '
blocked at press time as snow
"We are coping with it well,"
he said. "Everything is going all
plows worked on a 24-hour basis
le clear major roads-
right so far. Most of the roads in
-Police reported no serious
the county are clear, because we
accidents caused by the sorm,
have been working steady. Out,
-Ralph Wallace, of RR 1,
crews have been on the road day
Princeton. was taken to a
and night since the storm
hospital in Paris Sunday af-
ternoon when the tractor he was
started."
.Mr. Woodcroft said snow plow
driving turned over in a laneway
operators expect to have the
first round of county roads
near his home. Police said
Wallace suffered a broken leg
completed by today, then we
yhen he teas pinned under a
will make a second round with
wheel of t* tractor.
--
1CCIDENTS
ln all. 24 accidents were
reported in the county, all of
riynor nature.
.Constable Paul Hampson. of
Woodstock provincial police
said main roads were passable
today, but slippery.
.-Snowmobilers had a hey -day,
bringing their machines out of
storage becauseof what has
been a rainy season so far.
- "1 suppose we were glad of the
%leather." said secretary
Audrey Hess of the Woodstock
.,jwwmobffe club. "But it was
heavy going because of water
ubder the snow. It was easy to
get mired down. But most of us
didn't have time to en,loy the
leisure part of the weather, we
were too busy helping others."
-- A spokesman for the club said
nowmobilers answered about
25 mercy calls, taking medical
staff to and from Woodstock
General Hospital, and picking
up motorists stranded on High-
way 401.
plows."
Students who use school buses
got cheated out of what might
have been an unexpected
holiday because of the storm.
They are already on their spring
break holiday Ibis week.
Superintendent Vic Gingerich,
of the Woodstock Public Utility
Commission, said there were no
problems caused by the storm
for his department. The only
problem call, he said, was for
work crews to cut down two tree
limbs blown onto wires.
HYDRO
Ontario Hydro foreman Bob
Miller, of.the Beachville depot,
said read conditions presented a
bigger headahce for hydro
crews than falling wires.
"our biggest hang-up was
getting stuck on the road trying
to answer calls," he said.
"Driftingsnow caused power to
be knocked out in individual
homes, but all power was
restored by Saturday night.
A spokesman for Woodstock
board of works department said
ail streets had been plowed in
the city by early this morning,
and were in the process of being
plowed a second time.
That blanked of snow left its
Shopping needs study
std its in area today
A threcday grocery shopping
surveystared today in three
different poops in Oxford
County to detmrmine the need if
any for more retail outlets,
.Oxford County planning
director Peier Atcheson said the
studies will he, carried out In
Woodstock, Ingersoll and
Tillsottburg to study secondary
trade areas.
Oxford Planning board has
called a special meeting April 4
to consider the first phase of a
retail market study, sold Mr.
A tchesnti.
At a closed aessintr of the
board Wodoesday night., a
consultant gave prellminury
finds on Ole sio%However, Mr,
Atcha rim Bald I a finds ol, this
point are atpll confidential.
loll on those who stayed at home
as well as motorists.
A cable shorted Saturda
evening at the corner of Norwich
Avenue and Parkinson Road.
Don Stewart of Western Cable
TV Ltd., said this morning, and
service wasn't restored until
Sunday noon.
Mr. Stewart said the break
caused snowy reception
throughout the area,
deteriorating the signal
throughout the cable system.
15 may be dead
in flaming
BARRIE, Ont. iCPt — A
death toll of al. least 15 was
feared today as searchers
soughtmore victims in the wake
of a flaming Sunday pileup on
Highway 40u near here that had
already yielded nine bodies.
Barrie Coroner Dr. William
Farrington said at least six
more persons were believed to
have been trapped in burned and
shattered vehicles which were
being pried open by workmen.
A doctor who walked through
twisted metal at the scene said it
might be days before a death
count was establishedamong
the debris of more than 30 ve-
hicles that crashed in a blinding
snowstorm ill miles south of
here about i-30 p.m. Sunday.
Identities of most of the vic-
tims were unknown today but
authorities released the name of
one —Geoffrey Brian Johnson of
Newmarket, Ont.—who appar-
ently had been killed standing
by the highway alongside his car
as other vehicles slewed into the
spot..
Canada's .worst previous high-
way accident was at Espanola.
Ont., on July 17, 1967, when 10
persons were kilted.
i5 IN HOSPITAL
More than 40 persons were in-
jured in Sunday's smashup and
l.5 remained in hospital here to-
day, all described as in "satis-
DR. HARRY PARROTT;
right, provincial member for
oxford invited the mayors of
7911souburg, Ingersoll and
Woodshick along with the
warden of oxford comity to
attend the ornlng of the
legislature I'lut3ay ar-
crash
factory" condition with broken
Icons or other injuries.
Fire fed by exploding gasoline
tanks and a tractor -trailer load
of lumber. which scattered over
vehicles that began telescoping
at the scene of an original minor
accident, reduced many of the
dead to charred skeletons.
Several crushed cars were
trucked to an Ontario transport
department garage on Highway
s9, where police were attempt-
ing to remove trapped bodies.
Some had been crushed so that
there was only a foot between
roof and floor.
Dr. Farrington said one of the
cars taken to the garage may
contain four bodies. From an-
other vehicle, police removed
only a backbone and pelvis.
Police said it could be a long
time before positive identi-
fication is made of all the vic-
tims. some were charred or _
crushed beyond recognition.
CHECK PLATES
Police were trying to trace the
ownership of some of the cars
through licence plates.
As police tramped through the
snow, a portion of the south -
bound lane of Highway 400—
normally carrying heavy corn
router traffic into Toronto —re-
mained closed. Most or the
wreckage had been hauled
away, but some remained.
ter000n. Flom felt, Bryan
Jones, mayor of Taholaburg;
Les Ctxdt. Mayor of Wood-
stock: Lets Dickson, Oxford
County warden, and Dr.
Parrott, Absent when the
picture wastaken was
Gordon Haug, ntayar nl
e-
Ingersoll. The sio�,osiori was
,,homed yesterday by
Lieutenattt-t-,overtor W.
Itoss Macckmald who read
the speech from the throne.
r'1'tirtnil+z Setrl'ntcl-Ravfew
Bureau Phntol
Property value threatened
by dam, spokesman claims
Blenheim Township officials
human use,
maintains, while 'benefits of
nol. have to he built is supply
determine if a dam should be
told Oxford County Planning
Another point to consider, the
such a pproject would be largely
adequate amounts of water,
buillin the Inwnship; or if
Board last night a proposed dam
planting hoard was told, Is that
available only to the residents of
AUTHORITY
running a pipeline to the lake
would involve relocating high-
the township has had ap.
Kitchener and Waterloo area."
Al a meeting of the authority
would he more feasible.
ways and loss of revenue for the
proval for installation of a
Direct benefits available to
in Kitchener, Wednesday,
While Mr. Coutts couldn't
township,
modern sewage disposal system
residents of Blenheim would be
Deputy Reeve Rues Livingston
assure the Blenheim 'township
The township is objecting to a
in. Platteville. Using a lagoon
negligible in comparison to
and planning board chairman
delegates the reservoir wouldn't
dam pproposed for Blenheim that
system, the discharge from the
losses In taxation revenue and
.lack Cockburn said they would
be constructed in the township,
wouldsupply water to Kitchener
system would flow into the Nith
added cost in providing
fight the proposal right along the
he said the authority won't
and take a 10 per cent slice of
River, a short distance up-
necessary services,
line..
complete an analysis study
arable land from the township.
stream from the proposed
There is no assurance for the
Theysuggestedan alternative
before 1975 to determine which
The primary purpose of the
reservoir,
i,ownship that the reservoir
to the dam would be to run a
plan would be accepted,
dam is to provide a water
Totalcost ofthe proposed dam
would fulfil its function due to
pipeline from Kitchener.
Mr, Livingston told a recent
reservoir, that through soil
would be assessed to the
soil water regeneration
Waterloo to Lake Erie.
meeting of the select committee
absorption would recharge the
member municipalities of the
characteristics, the planning
General manager of the
on land drainage that the
system of wells serving the.
Grand River Conservation
board was told, or that within a
authority G. M. Coutts said
Ituvnship "will fight tooth and
cities of Kitchener and
Authority, the township
few years a water pipeline will
additional studies are planned to
nail," the authority's proposal.
Waterloo, Blenheim Township
officials said.
Areas flooded by the dam
would be about 5,004) acres, the
board was told, and together
withady.»ning lands around the
perimeter of the reservoir it
would represent a total of 7,500
acres of Blenheim Township. • •
Prime concern of the Township ® 'council and planning board.resolution stators, has been the ®� off Is
conservation of farm lands
within the township.
NON -PRODUCTIVE
"Recognizing that the acreage
of productive agricultural land
across the province is rapidly
being permanently absorbed for
non -productive uses." the
resolution states. pocket
Planning policies employed in
the township up until now have
been to control development in
such a way as to preserve arable
land for agricultural use.
In the proposed reservoir
area townshi off ' I t
p cia s sta e,
lands are in a state of active
By WA,YNE MacPHERSON
cultivation, producing a variety
Free Press Woodsiock Bureau
-WOODSTOCK
Of agricultural crops. If this
— Pay packets for elected
area is flooded, much of the
OxfordCountyofficials come in a variety of
taxation revenue from the land
shapes and sizes.
will be lest
contends the
The townshacreage
A survey of the 17 municipalities shows
large acreage the
flooded by
each with a different system, the main one
proposed dam would cause
involving
nga set honorarium and payment per
relocation and rebuilding of
meeting. Some pay mileage to the meetings..
Highway 97, Oxford County
The scale. ranged from Beachville's $20 a
Road 3 and the relocation or
meeting without an honorarium to that of the
disruption of a number of
township roads,
largest municipality, Woodstock, where the
The exact extent which
mayor is paid $4,300 for council duties plus a
would depend the results of
$500 car allowance. Woodstock aldermen re -
surveys . yet to be
be completed," a
ceive $2,400.
spokesman for the township
Beachville planning board members re -
council said, "and on the exact
ceive a total of $75 a year, compared with no
boundaries of the proposed
remuneration in Woodstock.
reservoir and adjoining con-
nervation area yet to be
Tiilsonburg planning hoard members also
10)
biggest salary
'North Norwich -Norwich planning board. The
reeve of North Norwich is paid $250, deputy
reeve $200 and councillors $150 in addition to
$25 for each meeting.
In Blandford, where there is no planning
board, the reeve receives $500 and $350 for
Mileage; deputy reeve $350 and $50 mileage
and councillors $300 plus $50 mileage, in ad-
i dition to $15 for any -special meetings.
Blenheim Township council members get
$30 for regular meetings and $25 for special
ones in addition to $500 for the reeve, $350
for the deputy reeve and $150 for councillors.
Planning hoard members are paid $25 a
meeting.
'Council members receive $25 a meeting in
Dereham Township, where the reeve receives
$600 and deputy reeve and councillors $300.
determined," I
Relocation of the current road
vo unteer their services, but the mayor re.
system, the planning board was
selves $2,000 and $1,000 .for expenses; and
told, would present problems of
councillors receive $800 and $400 for expen-
addIlia nal mileage and costs in
ses.
providing commercial,
edueational and protective
The Ingersoll mayor receives $2500
,, coun-
ces
servito areas isolated by
cillors $1,200 and planning board members,
these road closings and
$5
relocations and would lend to
The Tnvistock reeve gets a $1,200 remu-
lower normal land values and
neration with the deputy reeve and council -
assessments.
STAGNANT
Tors each receivin $000. The village has no
Another to the
planning board.
In Norwich the
proposal Is (hat fluctuating
at fluctuating
reeve receives $300 remu. '
water Icwels in the reservoir
neration, plus $20 a meeting, the same as
would, during low water
other council members. Members of a joint
ea(ve
mud t
Norwich-North Norwich nning
flats and stagnant is
which could ruin the aesthetic
lwadn:wly reactivated, are toracelve $6 a
values of the area
meeting,
It .
destroy its value far
North Norwich council will copsider a $5
liona
recreational use, make it un-
1ab1 f
per meeting sum for its members on the
Planning board members receive $15 a meet.
ing.
East Nissouricouncil members are paid
$25 for each meeting and the reeve is given a
1 $400 honorarium. East Nissouri planning
board members receive $15 a meeting,
Thirty dollars a meeting is paid each Fast
Oxford Township council member in addition
to an annual remuneration of $250 for the
reeve, $200 for deputy -reeve and $100 for
councillors. Appointed planning board mem.
bers in Fast Oxford receive $10 a meeting .
South Norwich council members. receive
$25 a meeting and $20 for special nreelings.
A township planning board is in the process
OF being appointed for South Norwich.
North Oxford council members receive $20
a meeting. The reeve a $200 honorarium and
the others, $100. In 1972, North Oxford plan-
SO l a or wlldhfe habitation
and Produce conditions that
would foster mosquitoes and
disease," the spokesman said.
Fluctuating water levels
would he unavoidable, the
township contends, because of
the limited flow a the Nith
River during dry periade and
necessity of maintaininlawn.
stream for agricultural and
ners received $ly a meeting and the chair-
man received a $25 honorarium.
Twenty-five dollars a meeting is paid in
West Oxford Township where the reeve and
deputy reeve receive $200 honorariums and
councillors $150. Planning board members
receive $10 a meeting.
East Zorra council members receive $35
for a full day meeting and $25 for a halMay
meeting. The reeve receives a $100 honorar-
ium and planning board members, $15 a
meeting.
West Zorra Township council members re-
ceive $30 a regular meeting :and S20 for a
meeting of less than three hours. The Wert
Zorra reeve in addition receives a 050 hon-
orarium. Planning board members there re-
ceive $20 per meeting.
Oxford County council members receive
$40 for each full day and $30 for half days.
Social set -vice committee members receive
$30 for half -day meetings while members of
Woodingford Lodge, Oxford County house for
the aged; Oxford Health Unit, Oxford County
library and Oxford County planning boards
receive $20 per meeting.
The chairman of Oxford County board of
education receives an income of $3,200 for
his service, while trustees receive $2,400
each, and separate school representatives,
serving for secondary school purposes. $1:
goo.
The chairman of Oxford County Roman
Catholic Separate School Board_;is paid $1,500
and trustees, $1,200, ,
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Oxford lowest in ballot loss
Returning officers ponder ways to make voting fool -proof
By CHERYL HAMILTON
of The Frce Press
The Liberal government isdt alone when it
comes to lookingatwhat went wrong last
tact. 30 — the returning officers who manntil
the polls are doing it, too.
Twenty-two returning officers from South-
western Ontario met Monday with chief Cleo-
total officer Jean -Marc Hamel, of Ottawa, to
go over experiences of the last federal Mee -
(ion. The election showed an increase in
spoiled ballots from 1.1 per cent in 1968 to
three per cent in IN2 on the national aver-
age.
The'moeting at London's Downtown lioli-
day Inn was the ninth in a series of 21 re -
ginned meetings.
Mr. Hamel said the Southwestern Ontario
average for spoiled ballots was "amazingly
low". Oxford riding had the lowest percen-
tage of rejected ballots for Ontario at .38 per
cent.
Of 39,899 ballots cast in London East, 578
— or 1.52 per cent — were spoiled. London
West had 748 ballots spoiled — or 125.per
cent — of a total of 59,747 votes cast. Middle-
sex riding had an average of 1.46 per cent —
658 spoiled ballots out of 45,159. But Lamb -
ton -Kent riding was over the national aver-
age with 3.94 per cent of its ballots rejected.
In the Perth -Wilmot riding, the percentage
of spoiled ballots was .63 per cent and in
Sarnia-Lambton it was .93 per cent. Grey-
Simcoe had 1,16 per cent of its ballots
spoiled.
Mr. Hamel said the Ontario average was
1.91 per cent of ballots spoiled.
There are two private members' hills to be
considered by the Commons on the issue of
federal ballots, said Mr. Hamel. One recom-
mends going back to the old ballot and one
recamnsends adopting the ballot used in On-
tario provincial elections..
Mr. Hamel said he has no preference. His
said there obviously were problems with the
new ballot, but there is always the question
of people getting used to it, making some ad-
justments.
The ballot on Oct. 30 had a white oblong
for the names of candidates and a small
white. circle beside each oblong where the
voter was supposed to make his mark.
In some cases, the ballots were printed in-
correctly, leaving too much space after the
candidates names so that somevoters
marked in the oblong instead of in the circle,
said Mr. Hamel.
Theinstructions for printing said there
should be no more than one -eighth ofan inch
of white space on either side of the names,
tie said.
He showed a ballot from the Nickel Belt
riding in Ontario which had about a half -inch
after the names —and that riding had 114 per
cent of the ballots spoiled.
Mr. Hamel said the Ontario provincial bal-
lot, which is in reverse offset so that every-
thing is blacked out except the candidates'
names and the circle, is "as perfect a ballot
as ballot can be".
Ile said there were problems with the old
federal ballot where a voter could make his
mark anywhere after the candidate's name
— otherwise Parlianent would not have
changed to the new one in 1970.
Davis proposes
strong county rule
in rural
By GEORGE HUTCHISON
of The Free Press
regions
TORONTO — Strengthened county govern-
ment %yas cited by Premier William Davis
Thursday as an alternative to regional rule
in rural Ontario.
lie said his' government has no intention of
imposing regional councils on the entire.
province, but is encouraging stronger county
organization outside areas already ear-
marked for regional government.
'"rhe government of this province is not in
the process of imposing regional government
in all sections of the province," the premier
said.
"Bub I think it is important In some areas.
that perhaps a greater strength or responsi-
bility, be given to the county council."
Mr. Davis was speaking during a testy de-
bate on the speech from the throne, in which
he SO regional governments had falsely
been, rapsed as an issue during the March 15
byelec It in Huron county.
"It shouldn't have been an issue because
there vjas no plan for regional government,"
ho I
. •'There was no determination by the
a that there would be regional gov-
ernt in the County of Huron."
While the premier was showing his flexibil-
ity toward rural parts of the province, he
was drawing the line on the expansion of
some municipalities into valuable farm land,
especially around Toronto.
He emphasized his government's determi-
nation to curb urban sprawl and repeated a
popular Davis phrase;
"As long as I am premier of this province,
as long as I have the responsibility, we are
not going to see asphalt and concretes from
Queen's Park to 01 Main St. S. (the pre-
mier's home in Brampton),
"That is not the way we are going to see
development take place:"
To date, Mr. Davis has been vague on the
extent of the land control he intends to intro-
duce.
His strongest statement so far was given
to a Time correspondent. "We will be saying
to certain municipalities, 'your ultimate popu-
lation densities will be x number.' This
means. that development just won't occur on
a certain amount of acreage ... we are just
not going to permit urban sprawl."
Liberal leader Robert Nixon earlier In the.
day tried for an explanation of the govern-
anent's position from Provincial Treasurer
John White, the man in charge of the govern-
ment's master plan on municipal affairs.
Mr. While said the government's position
Is not rigid, but certain uncontrolled develop-
ments will no longer be permitted.
"Zoning and planning and land control are
far too complicated for a rather simple an-
swer," he said.
"So while it is perfectly true, we do intend
to establish population densities as part of
zoning and development, it must be said that
Implicit in any zoning is the flexibility to let
these plans evolve as times and needs and
Hie wishes of the community alter."
Premier Davis has promised tougher land
controls this session, aimed Initially at the
Niagara escarpment and a parkway belt con-
ceived as an "urban separator" around met-
ropolifun 'Toronto.
lie has refused to reveal what plans he has
ahead for farm area cities such as London,
Woodstock, Chatham, Stratford and St,
Thomas.
Mr. Hamel said a change in format of the
b[dlot would have to be made by the House,
but from the series of meetings being held
and comments from judges who did the re-
counts In some ridings, tie. can .see where im-
provements could be made In lost ,year's bal-
lot, without changing the format.
Ile said the circle could he made larger,
since it was found some voters with bad eye-
sight couldn't see it well enough in a dimly -
lit polling booth. And he said the printing
would have to be improved so there wouldn't
be big white spaces after the names to tempt
voters to mark there instead of in the circle.
Mr. Hamel said it is impossible, without
examining the votes, for which he needs a
court order, to estimate how many votes
were deliberately destroyed.
If Southwestern Ontario was "one part of
the country which did the best" in not wast-
ing ballots by spoilage, Quebec, where the
Parts Quebecois had waged an - "anti -cam-
paign" of not voting or destroying the ballots
as a protest against federalism, had the
worst provincial average of 5.81 per cent.
Mr. Hamel said the riding of Montreal-
Bourassa had "a perfect ballot," but 8.8 per
cent of the ballots were rejected.
"In a democracy, even spoiling one's bal-
lot is a democratic privilege," said Mr. Ha-
mel.
Mr.. Hamel will be reporting to the House
committee on privileges and elections on his
meetings with the returning officers across
the country.
"This one (ballot) has obviously caused a
few problems. But if you look at how it did
go in this area, I can't see it is basically a
bad ballot — it's basically a good ballot."
White to meet Oxford
officials here Monday
TORONTO Ill, REAL
governments were annormeed w
tt mdstock5entinel-Review
Kateritio, fork. Peel. Hatton.
TORONTO — Treasurer and
and Hamilton -Wentworth,
Intergovernmental Affairs
Mr. Meen told the Toronto
Minister John White will meet
bureau of the Woodstwk Sent -
with Oxford County officials
Monday to receive the Oxford
tinel-Review Wednesday} af-
County local government report...
plans s there are no furtheron the drawing boards
plads
The closed door meeting is
apart from the four regions
planned at the County Court
under study at present. The
House. ,
A delegation from Guelph-
regions
rt iiielude and ilton-
Wentwoeel to
It'ellington County met Wed-
the west of Toronto and (ishawa
nesday with Arthur Meer,
area to the east -
parliamentary assistant to Mr.
Meen said he
White 10 learn of plans for their
vl r.
fiscal government study sub-
believes the local government
mitted to Queen's Park inearly
plans in Oxford and WeltinaWa'
1972.
comities were started when
The delegation was told the
people did not want to have
government had no plans in the
government proposals made
immediate future for the area
first.
and that regional government
lie said Wellington doesn't
was some five to ten years in the
have to fear surrounding
future.
regional governments nor does
' The Guelph study was started
Oxford which is between
.by the city and county council
Waterloo Regional Government.
when plans for regional
and Wentworth proposals.
Local government
meeting postponed
WOODSTOCK — Presentation of the Ox-
ford area government study committee's rec-
ommendation for future local government to
the province, scheduled for Monday, has
been postponed.
G. R. Staples, Oxford clerk,tivasurer and
secretary of the committee, said the meeting
planned with Provinclal Treasurer John
White was postponed due to a special meet-
ing requiring the attendance of the minister
of intergovernmental affairs,
An alternate date is being planned, Mr.
Staples said.
Plans of the Oxford committee, made up of
representatives from Oxford County, wood•
stock and Ingersoll councils. include a pro-
posal to create,a region that would extend to
the shore of Lake Erie,
Two Oxford centres
reject area rule report
By WAYNE hlac.PIIERSON
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
WOODSTOCK — Tillsonburg and South
Norwich Township representatives opliosed
approval of the final report of Oxford area
focal governmentstudy committee report
Wednesday at a special meeting of Oxford
County council.
Reeve Seldori Wilkinson and Deputy Reeve
Russell Flonsberger of Tillsonburg and Reeve
William Martin of South Norwich opposed in
a recorded vote the report which is to be
Presented to the province Anril lb.
The Tillsonburg and South Norwich reprC-
sentalives had approved the report in De-
cember. The report was re-examined after
new members joined county council this
year.
Opposition was expressed to the absence of
defined boundaries for urban areas in the
study report prepared over the last 2yt
years.
Reeve Wilkinson said: "I feel we are being
discriminated against. They don't want to do
anything about our boundaries at the pre-
sent
The Tillsonburg reeve said the study com-
mittee is willing to change boundaries of
townships but does not do anything about
Tillsonburg. "They have had plenty of time
to work it. out," he said.
Forwarding a study on the urban bounda-
ries to Oxford County planning board, he
said, could take one year or two.
Tillsonburg, he said, has new industries
constantly locating in the municipality and
needs additional room for housing. If the
boundaries are changed for other nnmfcipali-
lies, he said, the town would be in agree-
ment to changing Its boundaries.
Reeve Martin said that if the report is ap-
proved by the province, annexation hearings
for Tillsonburg will begin before the recom-
mended boundary changes.
Boundaries of urban municipalities, he
said, should be fixed and not be included in
an annexation hearing one or two years after
they are set.
The province is interested in orderly resi-
dential growth for servicing in urban munici-
palities, he said.
Eight municiplitieshave been proposed in
a strengthened county council form of gov-
ernment, with Woodstock and Ingersoll, now
separated municipalities, recommended as
members.
The municipalities under the proposal are
to include Tillsonburg, Ingersoll, Woodstock,
the combined municipalities of Blandford
and Blenheim townships; Tavistock and East
Zorra Township; East Nissouri Township,
West Zorra Township and North Oxford
Township; East Oxford, North Norwich,
South Norwich townships and Norwich, and
Beachvitle, West Oxford and Dereham town-
ships.
Kenneth Webster of Tillsonburg, chairman
of the area government study committee,
said Oxford County planning board is to
complete its recommendations on urban
boundaries of Tillsonburg, - Ingersoll and
Woodstock by May, 1974. Included, he said,
will be land enough to accommodate growth
over the next 20 years.
PUBLIC NOTICE
COUNTY OF OXFORD
BY-LAW NO.72-1978
TO RESTRICT AND REGULATE
THE DESTRUCTION OF TREES
The above by-law restricts the destruction of many species of trees by cut-
ting, burning or other means unless certain conditions are met as set out in
the by -lay..
Copies of the by low are available from the following Tree Commissioners
appointed by Oxford County Council:
Mr. Ross Colder R.R. 2, Thomesford
Mr. J. C. Eichenberg 16 Lisgar Avenue, Tillsonburg
Mr. David Chambers Norwich
Mr. John Mitchell R.R. 2, Innerkip
OR
Clerk -Treasurer's Office Court House, Woodstock
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture 954 Dundas Street East,
and Food Woodstock
Please refer to By low No. 72-1978, or contact one of the above Tree Com-
mi_sioners for further information.
G.R.STAPLES
Clerk -Treasurer
County of Oxford
Court House
Woodstock, Ontario.
Warden Leslie Dickson, Reeve of North
Norwich T o W n s h i p, said Oxford's first
choice is to have the county boundary main-
tained. It is a possibility, he said, the prov-
ince will see fit to designate Oxford as a re-
gional government area.
The study report includes the recommen.
dation of joining. these municipalities:
e In Norfolk County —Middleton, Bough-
ton, North Walsingham, South Walsingliam
and part of Windham Township (in Delhi's
community of interest) and Delhi.
• In Elgin County—Bayhaut Township
and Vienna.
• In Perth County —part of South East -
hope Township, excluding Shakespeare.
Reeve Perry Sibbick of Blenheim Town-`
ship said the original guidelines from the
province indicated a requirement of 150,000
people in each regional government area.
However, the province is indicating present
county boundaries take in a population large
enough. lie said he feels Brant County will
remain within its confines in regional gov-
ernment.
Reeve William Ducklow of Tavistock said
Perth County is on "pins and needles" about
the Oxford regional government study report
and has been objecting to South Easthope,
being a part of it.
South Easthope he said, had no objection
to the Oxford committee making the recom-
mendation of inclusion of part of the town-
ship in the Oxford study.
Woodstock and Ingersoll councils approved
the area government study report last De-
cember.
Home for aged plan
referred to committee
A Tillsonburg proposal to
establish satellite home for the
aged in the southern portion of
Oxford County was referred to
the Woodingford Lodge com-
mittee of management for
comments and recom-
mendation, by Oxford County
council.
Council was told that
Tillsonburg doesn't have land
available for the project and
Reeve Seldom Wilkinson
suggested that it could be
located in either Dereham or
South Norwich Township where
Tillsonburg services would be
available.
A $1,080,000 addition to
Woodingford Lodge which would
include too beds still needs
approval from the Province
before the project may continue
Area government study
to be presented April 16
W0t5l)S'fOCK — A tentative ,date of April
10 has lwn made with Provincial Treasurer
John White: by an Oxford area government
study group for presentation of a proposal
for future area government.
Presentation of the study was originally
schedules Monday but was postponed when
Mr. White could not attend.
Proposed in the study is creation of a re-
gion that would extend to the shore of Lake
1'.rte.
Oxtord Count,t's second tull
time planner will be a woman
Eliz,beth Chantler. in her
I wcntles, of TovQ nin, was hired
b) Oxfad County Planning
Huard last night. She assumes
duties :April 30. Planning
director Peter AWlieson said
Miss chanUer was One of five
candidates and one of 43 ap-
plicants for the Job. "The
executive committee was very
ituprossevi with Miss Chantier."
SAW Nit, 'Uchesa*, "she has a
very kcmn
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DO YOU WANT TO MEET A FEW ANGRY
FARMERS?
A few weeks ago Oxford County set up
a board which would handle the cutting of
trees. Last week, farmers between Drumbo and
Princeton were amazed when they found the
maple trees along the road being cut down
by County employees. Is it possible that the
County has passed tree cutting legislation
which will be enforced against everybody else
but the County? It seems quite obvious that no
one else but the County would be permitted to
destroy trees in such a senseless manner.
Book circulation
is up by 1
The Oxford County Library
system had a circulation of
424,986 books during 1972, an
increase of 13,564. The figures
were contained in the 1972 an-
nual report of the Oxford County
Library at the regular meeting
of county council.
The library was operating
with total revenue$ of $187,583.
Oxford County supplied
$102,221; Ontario funds were
%3,918; Ingersoll was $17,011.
There was 1,768 from rents and
fines and there was a surplus of
$2,624 from prior years.
In 1972 expenditures totalled
111117,944 which resulted in a
deficit of SM. There was a total
of $42,170 spent. on hooks and
periodicals; $99,255 for salaries
and benefits; and $1,569 for
binding and book repairs.
Permanent improvements cost
$6,288 and bookmobile expenses
totalled $664.1o. Operatinp.
expenses totalled ,.36,o16 for
fuel, Supplies, l. leiephone,
ppoosstagge, rent, insurance and
freve
A total of 9,297 books were
added In the library services
during 1972 and the total
3r564
collection stands at 163.671.
Oxford County Library is also
a member of the joint fiction
reserve system which enables
old fiction to be held by certain
libraries so that shelves will not
be crowded by little used old
novels.
BLENHEIM REEVE COMMENTS ON TREE ISSUE
Princeton. ontarin, April 21, 1973.
Mr, James Schmidt, Editor, Ayr News,
Ayr, Ontario.
Dear .rim, —
in reply to your editorial with the accompanying photo-
graph appearing on the front page of last weeks Ayr
News titled "Do You Want to Meet a Few Angry Farm-
ers?", may I be permitted to make a few comments and
observations? First of all, I want to make it perfectly
clear that no member of Oxford County Council or the
Oxford Road Department wishes to indiscriminately des-
troy trees along our roadsides. The road In question,
County Road No. 3. Princeton to Drumbo, is to be rebuilt
this year, and for this reason most (it the trees have to be
removed, The present road allowance is 66 feet which
does not meet minimum County requirements of 100 feet.
The paved portion will be two feet wider than at present.
with at least a six foot shoulder. This will allow for pro-
per ditching and additional space for snow removal
without piling it on farmers' fences. A road is only as
good as its base, and the base is only as good as the
drainage that Is provided.
I have been in conversation with the farmers affected
most by the tree removal. While they deeply regret the
loss of the trees, 1 think they realize the necessity of it.
It is admittedly difficult to assess the value of a tree, but
a financial agreement between the owners and the Coun-
ty was reached some weeks ago.
We have in the County a tree -cutting by-law which Is
enforced by four tree commissioners. It is their respon-
sibility to ensure that a tree must have a certain minimum
circumference at the stump before it can be cut or des-
troyed, with such exceptions as diseasehowever, agen-
cies such as roads and utilities that provide a service to
the general public need not comply.
In order to protect our environment. the Township and
County, in agreement with the Ministry of Natural Re-
sources, have or are in the process of planting thousands
of trees on the "retired" dump sites on the sixth and
tenth Concessions; on the eleventh Concession at the east
townline; and on a part of the former Clark farm near
Moscow Bridge, Further to this point, it will be my rec-
ommendation to the County Road Department, that trees
be planted along the new road upon its completion.
Present and past memhers representing this Township
on County Council have been criticized for some time for
the condition of the road in nuestion. Although County
Road No. 3 has long been nn the "critical" list, the money"
has finally been made available to rectify this situation,
and the general public .stands to benefit,
I would appreciate you expressing. my views on this
matter through your valued newspaper.
Sincerely,
Perry C. Sibbick, Reeve, Township of Blenheun.
Norwich Gazette
purchase
NORWICH — The Norwich
weekly newspaper is coming
under new ownership.
The Norwich Gazette, now in
its 98th year, is being sold to J.
C. R. McKnight and W. J. Pratt,
Of Tillsonburg. it has been
owned and operated for the past
25 years by S. N. Manore.
The new owners are principal
stockholders in the Tillsonburg
News and The Ingersoll Times.
A complete change of formal
is set
for the paper is planned, star-
ting with today's edition. The
paper will be converted to offset
production, permitting more
extensive use of photographs.
The paper will eventually be
printed on the modern offset
press being installed at the
Tillsonburg News plant.
The printing plant in Norwich
will continue to operate with the
present staff', with emphasis on
job printing.
W ood ingford
annex stalled
by province
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
WOODSTOCK — Provincial approval for a
$1.080,000 addition. to Woodingford Lodge, the
Oxford County -Woodstock -Ingersoll home 7nr
the aged. may be three. years away, the
lodge committee of management has been
notified.
The homes for the aged branch of the pro-
vincial ministry of community and social
services notified the committee funds for the
S534,000 provincial share of the building ^osts
may not be forthcoming for that length of
time.
The ministry left open, however, the possi-
bility of a smaller or less expensive addition
and a meeting is being arranged with Law-
rence Crawford, branch director, to took into
the situation, county clerk -treasures G. R.
Staples said Thursday.
The $1,080,000 figure for the 100-bed addi-
tion was calculated two or three years ago
and there is some worry the total cost may
now be higher. Oxford County has already
raised its $M,000 share of the estimated
building. costs. Woodstock and Ingersoll are
still working on their shares.
Tillsonburg hints at separatism
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
WOODSTOCK—Tillsonburg must consider
annexation, becoming a separated town from
Oxford County or part of a tobacco area re-
gional government, Tillsonburg town council
notified Oxford County council Tuesday,
The letter followed Tillsonburg's opposition
to the final report of the Oxford area govern-
ment study committee presented to Treasur-
er John White Monday.
Earlier, Tillsonburg council said the. town
"rejects absolutely and disassociates itself
entirely from the final report of the study
committee."
Council said it was its duty to consider the
following "various courses of action":
• To annex parts of neighboring munici-,'
palitfes to uccommadate the orderly and pre.
dictable growth of the. town;
• Tobecome a "town separate" from the
County of Oxford, in the same way and situa-
tion as the "separated town" of Ingersoll:
• To request the legislature, in auv fir
lure studies of regional goverimtent fur Till-
sanburg and the tobacco areas of Elgin, Nor-
folk and Oxford counties, to consider these
areas an administrative entity.
Tillsinburg's letter requests Dr. H. C. Par.
rott, MPP (PC -Oxford) "to make every ef.
fort" ... to discover avenues of mutual ac-
ceptability regarding the future of the coun-
ty ,
The Tillsonburg report noted that the town
pays about 18 per cent of the county levy and
"this contribution merits some otAnsideraticin
Eby the council of the County of Oxford: of the.
dollar,value of the town of Tttlsonburs to tha
county ..."'
A meeting with members of the area goo-
ernnlant study committee and Tillsonburg
council had earlier heft planned for April 1;
after tho town atmotmeett its oppositlon to
the brief.
FRIDAY APRIL 13, 1973-
7 p.c. Levy imposed on home heating, hydro
More t ax
on at:,
ost ever h
yt in yF
Oxford precedent
in regionalization
says treasurer
Provincial Treasurer and
Minister of Economics John
White said this morning Oxford
County has set a precedent in
recommending to the Ontario
government how the county
wants to be regionalized.
"It's the first time a local
government has taken the
initiative." said Mr. White, "and
Oxford County is the first."
.Itll l\ 11"II I'tT:
Local priority
in legislation,
says treasurer
fly ROBERT WNITELAW
Toronto Bureau
Daily Sentinel -Review
Legislation to establish
strengthened_ local and county
government in Oxford could
come this fall, says. John White,
provincial treasurer and
minister of intergovernmental
affairs.
Mr. White received a local
government study from Oxford
County Monday.
"Oxford is a priority because
these people have come together
and reached an agreement to
revise local government. I have
j an obligation to deal with the
report expeditiously," he said.
In the special interview with
the Toronto Bureau of the Daily
Sentinel -Review, Mr. White said
it was his hunch Oxford County
has come up with the best
solution for its problems, and
the proposals could serve as a
model for county reorganization
in other areas of Ontario.
Mr. White says he sees the
Public outcry forces
about-face by John White
Tax on heat,
Oxford reforms and future
county reforms based on
political decisions rather than
technical decisions For
example, he said, planners
suggest a population minimum
of 150,000. He said the 60.0011
population in Oxford would not
stand in the vrav of local
government reform.
Mr. White said the report
which he received from Kenneth
Watson, chairman of the local
government study committee,
has been turned over to officials
in his ministry for detailed
study -Mr. White will meet with
Oxford representatives at
Queen's Park May 10 to give his
views on Lie proposals.
"If we conclude the solution
proposed by Oxford is
reasonable, then we have to
decide whether to proceed to
legislation through a private
members' bill or general
government legislation
Dr. Hate Parrott would in-
troduce and direct the private
members bill through the
legislature. On the other hantl,
in general legislation. the
ministry would direct the act
through Queen's Park.
Mr. White said if general
la: ' Intion is used it will provide
a basis for which other counties
may avail themselves of a way
to reform county and local
government.
nlr, While said participation
of the provincial member is
important because he knows the
people of the. area better than
any planner.
Mr. White, -who brought down
the IW3lrudgat, is also juggling
regional government
reorganization in Peel County,
Halton County and Hamilton -
Wentworth, along with a large
area east of Toronto centred in
the Oshawa area, On top of this
is added responsibility for
amendments to the Regional
Development Act and`ihe(+qrk-
way grer-nbelt alone Like
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TURN ON THE SHOVEL
Woodstock ?Mayor Les Cook
takes a Cum at the shovel during
an inaugural tree -planting
ceremony Thursday, evening at
the Oxford County Library. The
red -bud trec was presened by
the Oxford chapter of the
Council for Childhood
Education. Looking on are, from
left president Margaret Ghent,
vice-president Angela Piovesan
and secretary Marg Bessanl.
County warden Les Dickson
received the tree on behalf of the
county, and Glen Kitchen,
chairman of the Library board
accepted it. (Staff Photo)
PROBATION OFFICER HONORED
P111WI.NCIAL JUDGE 'R. G. 'nut Mrs. Rawson at a farewell
Groom. Ic41. is seen with dinner Friday night, Right Is
Probation Officer Glen) Rawson probation officer 'Pom Griggs.
rary board visits
ithern Oxford area
I - 'the Oxford
Oxford, Burgessville, Norwich,
wish was started An 1376.
•ary Board visited
Otterville. Brownsville. Mt.
The local libirary became a
in South Oxford on
Elgin. Ingersoll and Beachville
branch of the county in 19f,5 and
hick include East
The visit was a tour of Inspection
prior to that was a co-ope-native.
to meet the librarians. and
In the county library yearly
inquire into the. requirements of
report for 197Z. Mrs. Kromarl
each library,
states the Oxford board has
The group composed of
tried to increase its services to
Warden Leslie Dickson. County
the knowledge -seeker and
librarian and secretary, Louise
general reader, to keep pace
Krompart; Glen Kitchen of East
with the ever accelerating pace
Oxford, chairman of the board:
of society today, and deveinp a
Sidney Underwood of Ingersoll,
sense of confidence into the
vice chairman, Howard Day
complex societies of the future.,
assistant county clerk: and K. L.
During 1972 there was as
Pollard, Norwich. C. W. Drew of
increase in the County library
Fast Oxford, and Harry Arm-
circulation. of 13,564. bringing
strong of Dereham. members of
the total to 424.986. Total
the board.
collection of looks 163,6,1 of
The visit to Norwich had a
which 9,297 were added in 1972.
rpedal significance, as some of
the county board have never
seen the many improvements at
Elie Norwich library, which
include a new roof, wall-to-wall
carpeting and matching drapes:
decorated walls, new book
racks, colorful new tables and
chairs, and an antique screen.
Louise Lossing, Norwich
librarian, for the past 16 ,years,
states library service in Nor-
robation officer
onored by friends
Glen Rawson has given a lot of
reports on people. lain night it
was his turn, and they were all
glowing.
Praise was lavished on the
probation officer at a farewell
party held at Craigowan Golf
and i'Omu1'y' Club. About 3o
persons connected with th,
-
Mtr- Rawson Iruves Oxford to Brueo County. (See story on
hrconur probation officer for Page 9) (Staff Photo)
court and lawattended the
scent
-NII liawsnn takes up duties
Tue-,day as prohation officer for
Brace C'ountx. lie has been
probation officer for Oxford
Counts for the past 12 year,.
after serving ^_n years as a pdol
the Rm'al Canadian Air
oree.
Judge R. G. Groom presented
Mr. Rawson with a pair of
marble bookends and court
stenographer Sharen Jackson
presented Mrs Rawson with
roses Dlher gifts were
showered on the probation of
liver at another party held
Thursday
Police Chief t4 J. Ennis said
police placed a dual role +%hen
probation first started.
"Now' you\e gut the situation
down to a tine science,' said the
chief. noting the low level of
erinie in Oxford bore witness to
his slitteiuew,
,Judge Groom .aid the lives nl
I lany dung men have changed
because of (lit, probation of
User's cen Vern l it them
Others paling tribute to hs,.
work were lhll.Qr 1,eShe ('nok.
Crwrn ARornev ..\ e'. W'hulec.
sot. 1)ougtas Rtns, of %Wodstock
detachment of Oman,
Ih'ocim•ial Police. and Rernari
Calder. president Of Uxlnryi
t'ounty Bar Assa-iation.
{{'KLI. RAPRI VENTED
Marry o' ' UOnS were
representtK3� :the weekend
at a faro 1, - for probation
officer - on who has
In een tr o Walkerton,
educattoll, ftford
Ilealth Centre, school
and the Salvation Ari
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
A Toronto woman, Miss Elizabeth Chantler, has .joined left, Kenneth W. Perrin, planning technician and Peter
the planning board staff (if Oxford County. The'plannhng Atcheson, planning director. Miss Chantler is a graduate
staff of the one -year -old department also includes from of the University of Waterloo.
Woman Oxford planner
Female tops 45 applicants for position on board
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
WOODSTOCK — A woman has broken into
the planning field in Oxford.
Miss Elizabeth Chantler. one of four wom-
en graduates in urban and regional planning
studies at the University of Waterloo this
term, is the newest member of the. Oxford
County planning board staff.
This year, women equalled the mother of
men in first -year classes in planting at Wa-
terloo, she said. The number of students in
her class dwindled from 120 including about
12 girls to about 60 at graduation. Most, she.
said, transfer to other courses, with several
going into geography and environmental
areas.
Information Oxford's
opening coming soon
The official opening of There is, still a need for
Information Oxford, where you workers for the resource centre.
can find anything you always Mr. St. Clair said that volun-
wanted to know, but didn't know Leers from the general public
where to ask. will beofficially would be appreciated to work
opened in "the very near for a few hours per week.
future", according to its co- Information Oxford issues any
ordinator Ross fit. Clair. information that it has, and if it
Mr. St. Clairai,u+ted there has dares not have it, it is able to get
also been a change in the hours it, he said. The centre also acts
of the office, from those as a referral service.
=pdeviously announced. The new For information concerning
hours will be from '-5p.m.daily, * Information Oxford, or for
The change was brought about volunteer work, the centre may
by a large number of morning be reached by telephoning 507•
appointments. 4889,
Pelcr .Atcheson, Oxford planning director,
said Miss Chantler was one of 45 applicants
for the position. Ile said women, are time
holdhi;t a number of planning positions in the
prm'ince.
Miss Chantler, he said, rvili be working on
the Manifold zoning bylaw and South Nor-
wich official plan, in addition to developing
applications as they are forwarded. She may
he assistinl, the Oxford area local govern-
ment study committee.
This week, Miss Chantler, who is front To-
ronto, has Ixaen studying the Oxford official
plan, official plans of neighboring counties
and the Oxfprd local government study,
Reports from the public meetings for the
urea government study indicate a great deal
of interest from the public on the future of
the area, the woman planner said. Iter grad-
uating ossay covered large-scale develop -
mew In rural areas..
Construction rate
declines in Oxford
for month of April
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
WOODSTOCK — New construction in fix•
for County in April totalled lfifs3.M5, almost
$1 million less than a year ago, according to
figures released Friday.
Clarke Daniel, construction safely inspee.
tor for Oxford, reported that the countv's 16
municipalities issued a total of 56 building
permits last month, down from 115 in April,
1972.
New construction in April. 1972 lotalled
$1.551,342.
Residential construction last month to.
talled $422,580, down from $72a.11di0 a year
ago.
Construction of new farm buildins. silos
and repairs last month totalled $29600, down
from &339,600 in April, 1972.
Aereham Township reported tide biggest
volume of new construction — 3247,000 —
most (if it residential.
Tavislock reportr,rl the next largest amount
— $163,893 — for residential, industrial and
commercial constn,ction and repairs
LE5LIE FROST
ex•prentier of Ontario dies
Premier for 12 years,
George Thomas, ud�
mrnialralnr of Alexandra In honor of bride -elect,
lfespirnl, has teerm elected as the Brenda Mutthieg the staff of the
new settrMar piof tal Asioi 2 of the Court I louse held a rmop tun- Leslie
Frost dies a 7
Ontario ttoepltal. Assoeiallon, choon and Mr. A. A. Bishop
presented her with a gilt
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Implicated by fired lawyer
Nixon said to have okayed
Watergate coverup attempt
Free Paws Wire Services
WASHINGTON — President Nixon's crisis
of confidence and credibility grew deeper
Sunday amid allegations that he knew of and
approved White House attempts to cover up
the Watergate bugging.
The White House declined to comment offi-
cially on the accusations of presidential eom-
p6city, reported to have been made by for-
mer White House counsel John Dealt. Dean
was dismissed by Nixon last week ld the
same time as the president's chief of staff,
Id. R. (Bob) Haldeman, and his domestic af-
fairs chief, John Ehi'lichman quit their posts.
Dean left the White House after saying lie
would not be. made a scapegoat in the affair
and now is negotiating for immunity from
prosecution if he tells all he knows. Some of-
ficials were openly suggesting that his alle-
gations against the president could be a des-
perate attempt to gain that. immunity.
Legislation base
possible: White
TORONTO - The focal
government reform committee
for Oxford County met with
Treasurer John White late this
morning to learn of his official
reaction to its proposal-
Jill- .White has maintained to
to the Toronto bureau of tine
Woodstock Sentinel -Review he
was favorable to the report for
the start but has been awaiting
details from his senior depart-
ment personnel w-bo are looking
at the proposal in greater depth.
Mr -White was so enthusiastic
when he received the report that
he told the Sentinel -Review it
could form the basis of
legislation for counties
throughout Ontario who want to
re -organize and strengthen
municipal governments.
CM Tuesday Nir, White is
expected to announce details of
regional governments east and
west of Toronto. Included are
the Oshawa area. Peel. Halton,
and Haunillon-lt enricnrth.
Mr. White says these will be
the last regional governments in
Ontario He has been trying to
seek an alternative tmvards
regional government and says
strengthened counh' units such
as the Oxford proposal may w'eli
form the basis for future
reorganization.
The Oxford delegation in-
cluded Ingersoll Mayor Cordon
Henry. Woodstock Aid William
Dutton. chairman of the local
study group Kenneth Webster of
Tillsonburg. Tavistock Reeve
\Gilliam Ducklow', G R. StAples.
Oxford cierk treasurer. who is
serretary of tite study c•om
nnittee.•The delegation was
introduced to Nir. White shortly
after it o'clock this morning by
Oxford member Or. Harry
Parrott. The group left im-
mediate]} for private discussion
of the proposal in Nir. White's.
office.
His claims, the first to link Nixon directly
with the White House cover -tip of last June's
.bugging of the Democratic Party's headquar-
ters in the Watergate Building, were reported
here by Newsweek and Time magazines.
The Washington Post quoted a Senate
source as confirming that Dean had made
the allegations.
TO CONVENTION
Planning director Peter
Atcheson has been delegated to
attend a convention on regional
governments in Stratford June
10, 11 and 12.
BEN WICKS
"Great sermon ..'Whatsoever
a man soweth, that shaft he
also reap. "'
BLUES CHASER
Husband to trife as they straggled aver the
budget: "We should have saved daring the',
recession so ice could live through this pros-
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Planning board
urges Oxford
allow trailer park
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
WOODSTOCK — An Oxford County official
plan amendment to establish regulations to
govern trailer parks and to allow for the de-
velopment of a trailer park near Ingersoll
has been recommended to Oxford County
council.
Oxford County planning board, Wednesday,
endorsed the proposed amendment and will
submit it to county council for consideration.
The amendment was favored, .11 to 1, with
Allan Ward. Ingersoll's representative. the
only member in opposition.
Ingersoll council had given its approval of
the amendment. However, Ingersoll Public
Utility Commission expressed concern a wa-
terwell required for a proposed 75-to-100
trailer site on part of lots 17 and 18, conces-
sion 1, West Oxford Township, about one
mile southeast of Ingersoll would be in the
same cone of influence as an existing Inger-
soll well.
East Nissouri Township council had also
opposed the amendment.
The amendment would allow trailer parks
in the lot 17 and 18, area, and in Beachville,
Embro, Tavistock, Norwich, Eastwood.
Ratho, Bright, Chesterfield, Oxford Centre,
Curries, Sweaburg, Folders, Thamesford,
Burgessville, Lakeside, Khntore, Innerkip,
Dickson, Harrington West, Drumbo, Platts-
ville, Princeton, Richwood, Canning, Gables,
Washington and Wolverton in the official
plan.
Peter Atcheson, planning director,said the
local municipalities stilt have the option of
whether they want trailer development.
A. D. Robinson, West Oxford Township
planning board chairman, said the township
board is unanimously in favor of a SM0,000
mobile park at the proposed township site
planner] by developers Russell and Barclay
Clifford.
The minimum size for individual lots has
been set at 7,500 square feet in areas with
communal water and communal sewage sys-
tems, and 10,000 square feet with communal
water and individual septic tanks.
Parks would he permitted on sites of at
least five acres, but not exceeding 30 acres,
under a single owner -operator, with lots rent-
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Page 8 The Daily Sentinel -Review, Thurs., May 17, 1973.
Sir Francis Hincks in 1:852 Oxford Gazette.
F(ift-rm' E%,r 0.... U
rd
MA IFERNk 0
I Zx- hwi 1.1 ed
By DAVE McCOLLOW
did not come to the•polls. Shortly
' The letter was signed by J. G.
Sentinel -Review Staff Writer
afterwards,' he publicly stated
Vansittart, Returning Officer
Six historical plaques will be
that his only object in becoming
for the County of Oxford.
unveiled in Woodstock this
a candidate at all was to assist in
Again, quoting from Mr.
month, two of them having been
Mr. Hincks' defeat, according to
Shenston, " ... Mr. Carroll was
declared national historic sites
Thomas Shenston.
unseated by a very large
of importance on the recom-
DEFEAT
majority in the House and Mr,
mendation of the Historic Sites
Mr. Hincks was defeated in
Vansittart; the returning officer,
and Monuments Board of
this election, 742-722, despite a
very severely reprimanded."
Canada.
144-51 vote in his favor in Nor-
While in office between 1851
The plaques will com-
wich. This Parliament also was
and 1854, Sir Hincks and A. N.
memorate Sir Francis Hincks;
defeated, not serving its full four
Mortin jointly led the govern -
the Old City Hall, the James Hay
year term. It was dissolved by
ment. Hincks was also once
residence, Whitelaw Foundry,
Lord Elgin.
again in the office of Inspector
Richards Pure Soap Works, and
Reports Thomas Shenston:
General and remained there
former Mayor Bernadette
"The third Parliament was from
until the next election.
Smith.
March 1848 to August 30, 1851.
"The 4th Parliament is the
The first two plaques will be
The nomination for this election
present one. The first session is
unveiled in special. ceremonies
of a member for Oxford, to serve
to meet on the 19th of August of
on Saturday, May 19.
in this Parliament, was held in
the present year," says 'Shen-:
Judd Buchanan, (MP for
the court house, Woodstock, on
ston's book, printed in 1852. `
London West) will unveil the
Tuesday, the 21st day of
ROUND FOUR
plaque of Sir Francis Hincks at
December, 1847, John G.
"The nomination was held in
the Oxford County Court House,
Vansittart, Esq. returning of-
front of the court -house,
at 3 p.m., and the plaque attheficer.
Polling days, Saturday,
Woodstock, on Tuesday, the 15th
Old City Hall at 4 p.m. The other
the 30th of December, and
day of November, 1851, and the
unveilings will take place on
Monday, the 1st of January. The
polling days, Tuesday and
Wednesday, May 23, from 4-5:15
candidates were Hon. F. Hincks,
Wednesday, the 2nd and 3rd of
p.m.
and Peter Carroll, of Hamilton.
December. James Carroll, Esq.,
Dr. J. J. Talman of the
"Mr. Hincks had a very large
Sheriff, returning officer. The
historic sites board will be the
majority of votes, but Mr.
candidates were Hon. F. Hincks,
chairman at the unveling of the
Carroll was, by the returning
and John G. Vansittart, Esq.
Hincks plaque. Mr. Buchanan
officer, returned duly elected.
"At the close of the pool the
will be the guest speaker,
We would most willingly forbear
votes stood at 1299 for Hincks, a
1 representing Jean Chretien,
any further attention to this
79 majority over the 1,220 of
Minister of Indian and Northern
election return, but we must
Vansittart."
Affairs. Music for the occasion
account for Mr. Carroll sitting in
According to S. Smart, of the i
department
will be supplied by the Wood-
the House as a member :for
of -Indian and
stock Salvation Army Band.
Oxford," writes Shenston.
"Previous to the dissolution,.
norther affairs, Sir Francis had
an active in the struggle for
DEDICATED
Sir Francis Hincks was
Mr. Hincks went to Europe and
part
responsible government. He was
perhaps one of the most
there when the dissolution took
instrumental in bringing
.dedicated and hard working
place, and until the elections
together the reform elements of
members of Parliament for his
were mostly over, Mr. Hincks
Upper Canada (under Robert,
time. He was elected as Oxford's
had taken the precaution, as a
Baldwin) and Lower Canada;
member in 1841, after coming
dissolution was anticipated, to
(under Louis H. LaFontaine), in
from Toronto, where he was the
leave'his qualification before he
a united legislature of the
editor of the Examiner.
went, which qualification was
Provinces of Canada.
The sitting for Sir Francis was
sent to Mr. T. S. Shenston, to be
During his two terms as ,in -
especially suited to his initiating
used in the event of an election
spector general in; the LaFon-
personality, being on the first
before his return.
tam -Baldwin administrations
Parliament after the union of
" . . The friends of Mr.
from 1841-1843 and 1848,1851,
Upper and "Lower Canada.
Hincks, to be prepared for any
Hincks actively promoted the
In the election race of 1841, he
contingency, had aiso lodged
development of the railway,
had received a majority of 31
with Mr. Shenston the
systems of Canada.
more votes than his opponent"
qualifications" of two other
Reports Mr. Smart: "In 1856
Peter Carroll, Esq., a surveyor
gentlemen. Mr. Hincks'
he left Canada to accept ap-
from West Oxford.
qualifications being refused,
pointment as Governor of
In the Oxford Gazeteer, of
and Mr. Shenston had these
Barbados and British Guiana, a
1852, reprinted in 1968, author
qualifications in his pocket in
position he held for 13 years,
Thomas S. Shenston says, "Mr.
the court house at the time the
earning a knighthood for his
Hincks, shortly after his elec-
returning officer asked for,
services. Finally, on his return.
tion,, was appointed Inspector
received and accepted Mr,
to Canada in 1869, Sir Francis'
General, and was obligated in
Hincks' qualification.
was invited to Join John"A,
consequence, to vacate his seat
" • • • We have no wish to
MacDonald's cabinet as finance,
and return for re-election. This
election was held on what was
display any feeling in a book of
this nature, we will, therefore,
minister.
In this, his final role' in:
then called the "Court House
only add Mr. Vansittart's own
Canadian politics, he formed -the;
Square," upon hustings erected
letter, which he addressed to the
Bank Act, of 1871, which laid the;
for that purpose, on the 14th day
clerk of the Crown in Chancery,
foundation of Canada's banking;
of July 1842. The candidates
when he made his return: -
system. .
were Hon. Francis Hincks, and
LETTER
CITY HALL
John Armstrong, Esq., then of
"honor
The Old City Hall, where the
Zorra. Mr. Armstrong closed the
I Sir, - I have the to
second plaque will be unveiled,;
pool on the third day, noon, at
inform you that the election
has served as home for much of
which time the votes were for
for the County of Oxford was
the city's life. It has been the
Mr. Hincks, 348, and for Mr„
yesterday brought to close
home of local government, asa
Armstrong, 130."
that being the day I named
lecture hall, opera house, assize
ELECTION LAWS
for declaring the return. The
court for the region, and today,
During the sitting of the 1842
candidates were Mr. Hincks
houses the Oxford Museum. ;
Parliament, a new election law
and Mr. Carroll, and the
The hall is also architecturally
was put into effect. The prin-
result of the poll was, for -
significant, being an.example'of
ciple features of the new act was
Mr. Hincks, 813 votes;, Mr.
colonial Britain, showing the
that the polls were required to
Carroll 487 votes; giving a
influences ,of the ,Italianate'
be opened in each township
large majority for Mr,
revival style as well.
instead of one for the whole
Hincks; but as that gen-"
Following the ceremony at the
county, as had previously been
tleman did not attend at the
court house,' on the, cornet' of
the custom, and a simplification
day of nomination to make
Light and Hunter Streets. acid
of the election oath was brought
declaration of qualification
j the ceremony at the 01d City
about. ,
as demanded, and no
Hall, in Civic S uare, ' a
The second Parliament was
unavoidably cause was
reception will be hed in the.
from Dec. 20, 1844, to July 28,
shown for his absence, and as
museum.
1847. The election for this
the qualification handed to
session was the first held under
me by his agent was dated
the provisions of the new
long previous to the Writ for
Election Act. The nomination
the Election, I deemed it my
was held in the court house, in
duty to declare that he was
Woodstock, on Friday, Oct. 18,
ineligible, and votes
1844, with Edward Merygoid,
recorded for him thrown
Esq. being the returning officer,
away, and therefore
The candidates for this
declared Mr. Carroll, having
election were Robert Riddell,
the next largest number of
the honourable Francis Hincks N
votes, duly elected to
and the honourable Thomas
'represent this county in. the.
_p ly% Mr. paXke apparently,,
ensuing Parliament,
Iwo Plaques make note
Y•,
^� an histo
ric, past
Two plaques, to be unveiled
soon in Woodstock, have been
declared national historic sites
of importance, on the recom-
mendation of the Historic Sites
and Monuments Board of
Canada.
The first plaque, com-
memorating Sir Francis Hincks,
will be on the grounds of the
Oxford County Court House, on
the corner of Hunter and Light
Streets. The other plaque will be
at the old city hall, in
recognition of its 121 years as a
centre of municipal and social
life in the Woodstock area.
The unveiling will take place
on Saturday, May 19, by Judd
Buchanan, MP for London West.
Mr. Buchanan is the chairman
of the standing committee on
Indian and Northern Affairs,
and represents Jean Chretien,
Minister of Indian and Northern
Affairs.
Hincks plaque mars
courthouse aesthetics
They could have put up a bill
board.
It looks as if the Department of
Indian and Northern Affairs put up a
plaque last week for people who would
rather read about Sir Francis Hincks
than look at the\. Oxford County
Courthouse. "IN
-The new plaque blocks -the view of a
good 'part of the courthNse for a
pedestrian rounding the c6rner of
Light and Hunter Streets.' , The
motorist, sunk in .his ear seat f as
even more of the courthouse hidden
behind the plaque.
Did the Department of Indian and
Northern Affairs want an enduring
monument to itself which was so high\,
that it could not be buried under the
deepest snow storm and so obtrusive
that no one would ignore it while
looking at the Courthouse.
Maybe the DiNF thought no one
would be interested in an old stone
building when they could look at a
nice new plaque.
It's a nice modern plaque gen-
tlemen, but it just doesn't stand up to
the mass and flare of the Oxford
County courthouse.
The plaque could have been set on
a shorter stand. or bolted to the side of
the courthouse.
The Department of Indian and
Northern Affairs tried to preserve
some of Woodstock's history and
\ ended by obscuring one of history's
best products
Gentlemen thank you for spending
sour, of our tax money on a nice
k aque"for the city. Now would you
p I ease,me the plaque so we can see'
our couttkV. e. We're proud of tha
old building:'
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Judd Buchanan, (MP) (L—London West) unveils a union of Upper and Lower Canada. From left are Sandy
plaque at the county court house in Woodstock in memo- DeMontmorency of Brantford, Mr. Buchanan, Doris Fi-
ry of Sir Francis Hincks, a politician and newspaper man aura, Kitchener, and RCMP Constable Sandy Fraser of
who represented Oxford in the first Parliament after the London. (Photos by Williams)
Mayor Leslie J. Cook unveils a plaque at the old Wood. of community activities co-ordinated by the Woodstock
stock town hall to inaugurate Ilappening 173, eight days and District Chamber of Commerce.
Historical plaques unveiled
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
WOODST'OCK — An historical plaque
placed cm the oxford M'uscum Saturday as
rornplishod at least two things.
It Inaugurnted Happening'73 and also car•
reused some misinformation which had been
on ;in old plaque. The original building dale
was wrong and the old plaque also Indicated
the building was an exactreplica of Ila town
hall In Wootlstock, England, which It is not,
The building was erected In J851.08.
Happening '73 is eight stays (It eommunll.y
aeuvilles Mordinated throuµit Woodstock
District Chamber of Commerce.
Today, a parade will be held, with all
floats, live marching units and nine bonds
led by hobby Gimby and 200 school children.
The parade will leave Vansillar( Park at 10
a.m, and proceed to Southdale Park. Other
events Include a freckle contest, a rack festi•
val, it mini -bond tattoo and a ball tourna•
meat.
A demolition derby and fireworks display
will concludo the. days proceedings.
ISnrlier Saturday, Judd Buchanan, NIP (L
—London West) unveiled a plaque at oxford
County courthouse honoring Sir Francis
lllncks, a Canadian politician and newspaper
man who rel*resentod Oxford In this first
parliament after this union. of Upper and
l,owcr Canada, lie served two terms as
inspector-goneral and daring the time was
all active promoter of the railway system in
Canada.
He Joined the colI net of Sir John A. Mav`
Donald in 1909 as finance minister and draft
ed the flank Act which laid the foundation
for the nation's banking oystom.
Amona these attending the unveiling ware.
Miss Alice Hincks of Toronto, a great niece,
Mrs, Malcolm Orr a great, grain niece opal
her two children, hosomary and I)OagIYS,
also of Toronto.
The eoremnnies at the courthouse and for -
'nor town hall were arranged by the tltstarfe
Sues and Monument Hoard of Canada.
Oxford County sites
proposed for dumping
By WAYNE MacPHER-SON
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
WOODSTOCK — A Tillsonburg landfill site
and an East Zorra Township farm owned by
the City of Woodstock have been proposed as
regional areas for disposal of between 50,000
and 60.000 tons of garbage a year for Oxford
over an 18-year period.
Kenneth Webster, chairman of . Oxford
Co nty's area -government study committee.
said representatives of the 18 county munici-
palities, who received the study Wednesday
night, will consider the recommendations. It
is hoped that the proposals can be put into
effect by Jan. 1, 1974, he said.
Eighty-one namicipal officials from across
Oxford attended the meeting. The $18,001
study was authorized a year ago by Oxford
County, Woodstock and Ingersoll councils,
taking advantage of a 50 per centprovincial
government grant.
Mr. Webster said the recommended sites
are the existing Tillsonburg landfill site of 55
acres in Middleton Township and the former
Hartley farm owned by tine City of Wood-
stock, northwest of the city.
There has been no detailed study of the
soil at the Hartley farm to determine its suit-
ability for a landfill area, Mr. Webster said,
although it is known to be good agricultural
land. Good agricultural land is usually re-
quired for a landfill site, he said -
No longer are former gravel pits or gullies
acceptable for landfill, because many, of
these pose water -pollution problems, Mr.
Webster said.
Steel box containers have been proposed
for seven transfer points: near Kintore; be-
tween Ingersoll and Thamesford; southwest
of Mt. Elgin; north of Hickson, South of
Washington; between Woodstock and Hol-
brook; and south of Norwich. The transfer
points, he said, would be used by individuals
from the area wishing to dispose of garbage.
The recommended disposal is by the land-
fill method, Mr. Webster said, with investi-
gation recommended at intervals in recy-
cling portions of the material.
He said a commercial site near Holbrook,
of Ingersoll Sanitation Ltd., has agreements
with some municipalitigs extending for sev-
eral years.
Mayor Leslie J. Cook, of Woodstock, said
the proposal of the hartley farm for a sard-
tary landfill site "was a complete bolt out of
the blue." No elected officials had previously
been approached about the idea and no mu-
nicipality has voiced opinion on the landfill
study, he said.
Woodstock council, he said, could consider
the plan at its meeting planned for today.
Mr. Webster said it would seem reasonable
that the area would buy the sites from Till-
sonburg and Woodstock or rent the sites, if it
was agreeable to those municipalities.
A lengthy report of Brian Turnbull and As-
sociates, urban and regional consultants,
Kitchener, done in association with Dr. Gra-
hame Farquhar and Frank A. Rovers, Unk
versity of Waterloo, summarized that munic-
ipalities now dispose of refuse by sanitary
landfill or open dumping. The existing prac-
tices were described as often inadequate and
not complying with regulations of the waste
management branch of the ministry of the
environment.
Urban costs have been projected at $2.77
per ton, Including an equalized haulage cost
of $1.04 and a landfill cost of $1,73. Collection
costs are considered a local responsibility.
Rural costs were projected at $4.33 per tun,
including $t.56 for transfer station costs,
$1.04 for equalized haulage cost and $1.73 for
landfill costs.
The report noted that rural municipalities
do not generally provide door-to-door gar-
bage collection. Under the proposal, it would
be the responsibility of township residents to
take their own wastes to the transfer sta-
tions,
Slandiford mall
permit is upheld
By JIM WATERS
Toronto Bureau
Daily Sentinel -Review
A Supreme Court ruling an-
nounced at noon today went in
favor of Multi -Malls Inc.
allowing that a zoning order
imposed on Blandford Township
by Treasurer John White on Jan.
26 did not invalidate the building
permit issued to the firm the
same day.
World's oldest pilot
has made final flight
Ry MART GILMOUR
Sentinel -Review Staff Writer
Torn Williams will fly again,
but he won't be at the controls.
The world's oldest active pilot
said lodav he won't renew his
pilot's licence that expired at
midnight last night.
Mr. Williams, 87, of
Sweaburg, started flying in 1916
in World War 1. He estimates
he has piloted 800,000 miles since
then and has made more lake.
offs and landings than any other
pilot.
Britain's Guiness Book of
Records, he said, will record
him as the world's oldest., active
pilot in its 1974 edition.
Oxford MP
improving
Wally Nesbitt Oxford PCi is
pulling through an illness that
put him in hospital about it
weeks ago.
Mr. Neshitt'r, personal
this
h ssiMorning Mr, Nesbit "is
coming along title '
Dr. Webb, who said he
planned In visit.Mr Nesbitt in a
Londonhospital today, indicated
Mr. Nesbill.'s condition has been
slowly Improving slum he was
allocked with o cerebral
Inelnnrrbage.
Nesbitt"s condition
said deteriorating
Wallace Nesbitt, MP (PC--l)xfurd), was
partly conscious and in "fair" condition
Thursday night in University Hospital, Lon-
don, after suffering a brain hemorrhage.
Dr. G. A. Webb, Mr. Nesbitt's physician,
reported that the Oxford member's condition
had deteriorated. A small cerebral artery
spasm, which he suffered May 19, ruptured
and resulted in the hemorrhage.
Mr. Nesbitt was taken to Woodstock Gen-
eral Hospital last Saturday and admitted to
University Hospital on Monday.
Ile bad returned recently from a holiday In
( reeve.
Mr. Nesbitt, 54, has retained his Commons
seat through eight. consecutive elections
since first winning it in 1953.
Nesbitt in hospital,
listed 'satisfactory'
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
WOODSTOCK — Wallace Nesbitt, MP (PC
—Oxford) is in "satisfactory" condition at
University Hospital, London, improving dai-
ly, Dr. G. A. Webb, his personal physician
and friend said Wednesday.
Dr. Webb said that Mr. Nesbitt has had a
"small cerebral artery spasm."
Ile said the Oxford member had just re-
turned front a holiday in Greece. Mr. Nes-
bitt was home at the time of the spasm. Sat-
urday and was taken to Woodstock General
Hospital. Ile was admitted to the London
hospital Monday afternoon.
Dr. Webb said he expects to know in two
or three days how long Mr. Nesbitt is likely
to be in hospital.
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TAVISTOCK REEVE CLAIMS
The Daily Sentmel-Review, Fri., June 8, 1973 page 3
County co-operation undermined
TANISTOCK - Reeve
William Ducklow of Tavistock
and a member of the Oxford
:ounty Local Area Stud)
"otumiltee, in a statement
Thursday stated that there are
vrlain elements at work in the
,aunty who appear to he trying
n undermine the mulual� co.
rperatlon that has existed
x•tween the City of Woodstock,
fawn of Ingersoll and member
nlmicipalities of Oxt'ord County..
This element has been getting
ome unnecessary publicity
zhich has been giving the public
Slanted version of the true
acts.
Reeve Ducklow admits that
•, here are individual problems
ffeeting some municipalities,
ut these could be rectified if the
fte.cted municipalities would sit
own and discuss the issues.
He recalled Provincial
reasurer John White's
Bmarks after reading the local
rea study report, that this
sport could be a model for the
itire province of Ontario and
fat he was pleased and
Blighted that elected people at
ie local level could come up
ith such a report without
rovincial help..
Reeve Ducklow is concerned
bout the unfavourable attitude
iken b, Tillsonburg's Mayor
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BEEN 1r] W'ILLLIM DUCKLOW
Bryan Jones concernini, the
recent Oxford Landfill. Study
Report
"Is the mayor aware that
pressure was applied by the
former Tillsonburg council to
speed up proceedings ono the
waste management study as
they were negotiating on a site
that would he suitable for a
count waste disposal site, IL
was also questioned if the site,
which e, in Norfolk County
would he chgible for county
a sistnnee," he said.
Thu 'limn of 'Tillsonburg at
Ihal. Gone appeared to be badly
in need of Ir local ion for disposal
of Ihcir industrial waste
.14 IM \ CIIANGF,
Iteei. Ducklow questioned the
suddrn change in Tillsonburg's
attitude, Has the financial
picture changed and now the
town does not need the
assistance they had requested
prior to the start of the Oxford
Waste Management Study?
Or is it a personal mal.ter that
the mayor has taken upon
himself, not being aware of the
full content of the report?
The mayor received his copy
of the report on May 30 and the
following day remarked that we
now have $18,000 of garbage to
dispose of. The $10,000 being the
cost of the study. He also ob-
jected to other inunicipali ties in
the south of the county being
allowed to use it.
He doubled that his council
would even look at the report.
This leads one to believe that
Tillsonburg is no longer con-
cerned about the business done
in that town by persons of the
neighboring municipalities and
East Oxford liquor vote
ballot recount assured
The wets of East Oxford
Township will get another
chance at a dining and liquor
lounge nr both thanks to a
Terontn court decision ordering
a liquor vote recount.
Woodstock lawyer Ross
Webster said Friday his client
John Dzimira, owner of the
Cocoanut Grove located in East
Oxford, will proceed with an
application to oxford County
Judge K. Y. Dick for a recount of
the liquor plebiscite taken in
East Oxford oa Decealber 4,
1972.
Judge Dick ruled against a
recount on the basis that
legislators had overlooked a
provision for recount appeals.
He said that the Liquor
Licence Act fn dealing with
recounts refers to two sections
of the Municipal Elections Act
which were repealed in June of
'72.
Although County Court opens
its .spring sessions Monday,
there is no indication of when the
recouatwillbe held according to
the business is not longer
necessary for the town's
economy, he said.
The garbage from the neigh
boring municipalities is
primarily containers, originally
purchased in Tillsonburg.
It also appears that Tillson-
burg does not want to operate
the .site in conjunction with the
county on a cost sharing basis,
claims Reeve Ducklow.
The mayor apparently was not
aware that five of the six
alternate sites recommended
could become county landfill
Silos, rather than the Tillsom
burg site.
If the Tillsonburgcouncil
decides not to share their site
with the county as the former
council requested the county
may investigate the other
possibilities mentioned in the
report.
Reeve Ducklow cautioned that
when the new system of
government is implemented as
proposed it will have the right
under present legislation to
expropriate lands in any
location as urban municipalities
have been able to do for some
time.
Meanwhile the City of
Woodstock is waiting the final
decision of the Oxford Waste
Management report as it ap-
Mr. Webster.
According to the contested
vote count, a majority of East
Oxford residents voted wet last
year, butnot a large enough
majority to change the town-
ship's liquor laws.
Dining lounges were favored
by a 56.8 per cent majority
according to the count and
liquor lounges got the nod from
51..9 per cent of the voters.
A majority of fi0 per cent is
needed to go from wet to dry
under Ontario liquor legi Luoa.
County of Oxford Notice to Property Owners
DESTROY WEEDS
Notice is hereby given to all persons in
possession of land, in accordance with the Weed
Control Act, 1972, Section 4, Nos. 11, 14 and
20, and amendments thereto, that unless noxious
weeds growing on their lands within the
Municipality of the County of Oxford are
destroyed by the date of June 22, 1973, and
throughout the season, the Municipality may
enter upon the said lands and have the weeds
destroyed, charging the costs against the land in
taxes, as set out in the Act.
The co-operation of all citizens is earnestly
solicited.
Burnice McAllister,
Area Weed Inspector,
Municipality of
County of Oxford.
MAYOR BRYAN JO,NbS
pares that they are in serious
need of a landfill site..
Woodstock like Tavistock is
concerned about the tran-
sportation costs, claimed Reeve
Ducklow,
Brian Turnbull and Associates
who prepared the report
mentioned Tavislock in par-
ticular as being in an on-
fa-murable spot in regards to
transportation due to the
Tillage's location when the final
ante is chosen -
Reeve Ducklow feels that the
committee as a whole is con-
cerned with the attitude taken.
by Mayor Jones es rally since
all former councils have been
kept informed of the progress of
the various reports and agreed
with them in principle.
The Oxford Local Area Study
Committee was formed in 1969
The committee as a whole feel
that if the people of Oxford are
to get full value for the money
spent in the study thy,
municipalities should be willing
to sit down and discuss the
reports instead of making rash
statements..
or, are we to leave the im-
pression with the provincial
government that we cannot
agree among ouselves at the
present level and have the
province ir,,plement a type of
regional gover iment that may
not be acceptable to the tax-
payers of the county, asked the
Tavistock reeve.
It is the wish of the committee,
claimed Reeve Ducklow, to get
down to work and solve our
problems and implement a type
of government for the people
and by the people that they
deserve.
Peel County regional
government legislation
TORONTO iCP5 — Legisla-
tion establishing regional gov-
ernment in Peel County was in-
troduced in the legislature
Thursday.
John White,. minister of inter-
governmental affairs, said the
terms of the bill "follow sub-
stantially our original proposals
for a two-tier regional munici-
pality with three local munici-
palities, the cih, of Mississauga,
the town of Brampton and the
township of Albion."
Elections for the new regional
government will be held Oct. 1.
The first council elected will
hold office for three years and
the.19,6 elections will be for a
two-year term, conforming with
government policy for the rest of
the province.
The first regional chairman
will be appointed by the govern-
ment. Beginning in 9977, the
eliairman will be elected by the
regional council -
Mr. White said there have
been "some minor changes from
the original boundaries"
discussed when plans of regional
government for the area were
first introduced last January.
He saidthe boundaries were
also changed to accommodate a
parkway Felt which was an-
nounced by the province Mon-
day.
TO H.AYE ?= MEMBERS
The new regional council will
consist of 2+2 members —the
mayor of each are municipality,
nine members from Mis-
sissauga. five from Brampton
and four from Albion Township..
And a referendum on election
day will allow voters to alter
names of the three areas to snit
local preferences.
Within the. region, the villages
of Alton, Caledon, Inglewood
and Palgrave will be dissolved
,fan. 1, 1474.
On the same day, local. police
farces will be abofished in favor
of a regional police force.
The regional police commis
Sion will consist of the local
county court judge. two mein
hers appointed by the govern
ment,
Mr. White Said he planned to
introduce similar bills for other
areas in the next few days,
The government has an
trounced plats for regional goy
ernment in Hamilton -Wen
tworth, Halton and east, of 3tot.
ropolitan Toronto, the Durham
area,
Western Ontario Breeders
new plant officially opened
East Oxford requests appeal
on area plaza court ru
East. Oxford 'Township has
asked the provincial govern-
ment to appeal a supreme court
decision of last month that
exempted a shopping mall
project from a development
freeze on Blandford Township.
The appeal period expires
June 4"
Beeve M Past Oxford Ivesiey
Oeec said he didn't believe the
township could afford to launch
an appeal on its own,
The court ruleti on play ,w that
a VI -million shopping plaza
building permit issued by
Blandford Township to Multi -
Mails Inc. on Jan, 26 was valid
despite a development free
placed on file township on the
same day by the provincial
government because the
township lacked proper
development regulations.
Wtwdstock, East Oxford and
Oxford County requested the
freeze claiming that the Bland.
ford development would be
Premature in the face of an
uncompleted, ;HI,One study of
the need and best location in the
county for a major shopping
centre,
-
ing
Oxford council to study
locking waste containers
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
WOODSTOCK — Legislation to force the
locking of bulk waste disposal containers at
I schools and commercial buildings as a safety
Precaution will be considered by. Oxford
County council.
Council Wednesday referred to committee
a letter from the ministry of the environment
Pointing out legislation could be passed on
the design and safety features of the garbage
containers.
G. C. Chisamore, ministry acting assistant
director, environment, said the branch licen-
ses haulers who use bulk containers but are
not responsible for approving equipment de-
sign. He said the ministry is not aware of
any government agency which has jurisdic-
tion over the regulations and feels it can best
be handled by municipal bylaw.
George E. Hammond, Oxford board of edu-
cation assistant business administrator, in a
letter to the ministry, expressed concern on
the safety of the containers.
"We are concerned that a child may be.
come trapped inside a container, or seriously
burned as a result of a fire which might oc-
cur in the container," Mr- Hammond said.
Lids are heavy and could easily break or
sever an arm or leg if the lid was to fail.
Mr. Hammond said several container fires
have been caused at one school after regular
hours by children.
He said the containers should, be designed
to be locked. The containers are popular at
Shopping plazas, supermarkets and indus-
tries. ,
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White talks of action
Legislation available to keep Oxford
By WAYNE MarPHERNON
Free Press Ron sit ek Bureau
WOODMICF — Lecfslation can be intro,
duced next pring to renape Oxford County
into an area _overnnwnt beginning Jan, 1.
1-2", liner-gevernmertal Affairs ► orister
John VOUte notified (-Word County council by
letter Wednesday.
Mr. White said his ministry plans to re.
view the study M Oxford County, Woodstock
and Ingersoll for a proposed area govern-
ment. Once a "mutually saWeetory set of
arrangements can be arrived at for reorgatl-
idag the county," it would be possible to in-
troduce the legislation in the spring, he said.
The ministry is willing to app pint a provin-
Reeves appointed
to open meeting
Reeves -Martin and Barrett
have been appointed county
cou of delegates to a Tillson-
burg meeting on Jere 2 where
an Ontario Hydro transmission
Lor. to supply hydra to the
L+udm area from the Nanticoke
genrratmg station is up for
di_ . Utscion.
The general public and
municipal representatives from
the southern portion of Oxford
County and other area
municipalities are expected to
be in attendance -
.An additional meeting has
been planned for the regional
ofitce of Ontario Hydro in
London on June 25 for
municipalities west of Oxford
and the London area.
Approval has been given to
$Moser a horse race during the
summer race meet of the
Woodstock Fair and a 52116 purse
will he offered in addition to the
winnings. The sponsorship of the
race had been suggested earlier
by former Warden Clair Minter,
a precious reeve of North
Oxford Township.
The county branch of the
Canadian Red Cross has
planned a meeting for June V to
consider the introductierii of a
home - care program in 0x1otd-
cial liaison committee to provide technical
backup and assistance, asrecommended by
the Oxford local government study commit-
tee.
The study conunittee, which prepared the
report for restructuring of the county, was
disbanded by county council at the Wednes-
day meeting because it had completed its
work.
The committee recommended six repre-
sentatives from Oxford County, three from
Woodstock and one from Ingersoll be ap-
pointed to the implementing committee.
Reeve William Martin of South Norwich
Township; Reeve Perry Sibbick, Blenheim
Township; Reeve James Patience, East Nis-
souri Township; Reeve John Nadalin, Reach-
ville; Reeve William Ducklow, Tavistock;
and Reeve Seldon Wilkinson, Tillsonburg,
were appointed as Oxford County representa-
tives to the implementing committee. They
represent each of the six recommended new
municipalities.
Warden Leslie Dickson, reeve of North
Norwich Township, was appointed an ex•offi-
cio member of the committee, without voting
powers.
County council requested that Oxford Coun-
ty planning board conduct a study on re-
alignment of the boundary between Tillson-
burg and Dereham Township for area gov-
ernment.
Reeve George Jakeman, West Oxford
Township asked: "Why are we trying to put
forward the idea we are trying to change our
boundaries?"
G. R. Staples, Oxford County clerk -treasur-
er and former secretary of the now -disband-
ed local government study committee, said
the study committee recommended the re-
alignment of boundaries of Tillsonburg, In-
gersoll and Woodstock.
West Oxford Township is satisifed with its
boundary, Reeve Jakeman said.
Reeve Ducklow said the area government
implementing committee will likely talk with
West Oxford Township and Ingersoll repre.
sentatives.
Reeve Louis Barrett, Dereham Township,
urged unsuccessfully that with Woodstock
and Ingersoll going into the new area gov
ernment, a study should be made of their
boundaries as well.
Reeve Wilkinson said Tillsonburg has re-
quested a study of its boundary. HesaidIn-
gersoll and Woodstock are not interested per-
haps in boundary changes.
In other business, county council requested
the ministry of natural resourcesto consider
locating all of Oxford County within one re-
gion rather than splitting it between two, and
that it be serviced by one district office rath-
er than three.
Mr. Staples said Blenheim Township is in
the new Central Ontario region, with its dis-
trict office at Cambridge,
Other Oxford municipalities; he said, are
in the Southwestern Ontario region. He said
East Oxford, North and South Norwich town-
ships are under the Simcoe office and the re-
mainder of Oxford municipalities under the
Aylmer office.
fie said a meeting has been arranged with
W, T. Foster, assistant deputy minister, min-
ister of natural resources, to consider the re-
quest.
Reeve Barrett and Reeve Marlin were ap-
pointed County delegates to a .tune 22 meet-
ing at Tillsonburg where an Ontario hydro
transmission line, to supply power from the
Nanticoke generating station to the London
area, will be discussed. The Tlllsonburg
meeting has been planned for municipal rep.
resentatives and the general public from the
southern portion of Oxford and adjoining mu-
nicipalities.
Another meeting has been planned at the
Ontario Hydro regional office in London June
25 for municipalities in the west of Oxford
Country and the London area.
Warden Dickson said the County branch of
the Canadian Red Cross Society has planned
a June 27 meeting to consider the Introduc-
tion of a home -care program in Oxford.
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Approval was given to sponsor a horse
race during the summer race meet at Wood-
stock Fair, as recommended earlier by IYiR
Warden Clair Minder, former reeve of North
Oxford Township. Approval was given for a
SM purse for the event to he added to the
winnings of the race,
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
Oxford County relinquished its International Plowing Match trophy for the
warden's competition, Thursday, to touring Lambton County, councillors
who will be this year's hosts for the competition. From left, front, Reeve J.
D. McGugan, Brooke Township, host farmer; Oxford Warden Leslie Dick-
son and Lambton Warden James Moran; at back, Max Steadman, Lamb -
ton, Ontario Plowmen's Association director; and Reeve D. L. William,
Dawn Township. plowing match committee chairman.
Furrowed brows
Green wardens prepare to plow
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
WOODSTOCK — Lamblon County council-
lors retrieved the International Plowing
Match trophy for wardens from Oxford Coun-
ty Thursday, as a step for the first interna-
tional match in fambfon in 50 years.
Warden James Moran, reeve of Sombra
Township, picked up the trophy won last
year in Perth County by former Oxford War-
den CL-ttford Minter.
Orford county councillors chided that the
trophy will be returning to Oxford following
the Sept. 25 to 29 Lambton County match
planned for the farm of Reeve J. D. Me-
Gugan of Brooke Township, and his neigh-
bors, four mites north of Alvinston.
Warden Leslie Dickson, reeve of North
Norwich Township, said he's plowed only
about. one acre with horses and that was
about 10 years ago.
Canadian divers are high
on 'new' Woodstock tower
By BOB GAGE
of The Free Press
A couple of years ago, Sid
Tathalo had a dream.
"I thOUght at first he was
crazy," his wife Marnie says
with a smile today.
But Sid went ahead with his
Idea and today the Woodstock
Diving Club, which is coached
by Mrs. Tatham, is the envv
,of diving clubs all across the
province.
Thanks to some ingenuity, a
lot of hard work and a govern-
ment grant, the Woodstock
club has one of the few 10-
Mrs. Marnie Tatham, coach of the Woodstock Diving Club, stands in
foreground of the club's new diving tower, Some free labor, $50 and a lot
of ingenuity went into converting the former Ontario Hydro tower for
diving purposes and has since drawn the praises of several Canadian class
divers.
metre diving towers In Ontar-
to.
Tatham bought an old hydro
tower for $50 and then got
things moving when the club
obtained a LIP (Local Initia-
tive Project) grant of f17,0 0
from the federal government.
The LIP grant was a help
but even bigger aid came_
from people who donated their
services to the project.
"If we hadn't had this vol-
unteer help, the costs would
have been frightening," says
Tatham who once played foot-
ball for the Western Mus.
tangs.
One of the big contributors
was Bob Pow, a consulting en-
gineer who worked without
fee. Two others, Hilco Udema
and Jerry Vanderidder of
Quartex Machines gave their
sendces in fabricating and
welding the tower.
The tower was erected on
the Tatham's property west of
W o o d s t o c k on Governor's
Road. A pond already on the
land had to be deepened to 19
feet.
A stipulation for obtaining
the grant was that the proper-
ty had to be leased to the
Woodstock Diviag Club.
The safety factor was anoth-
er reason for placing the Low-
er on the Tatham property
where supervised instruction
could take place.
Divers from as far away as
Toronto, Pickering, London
and Strathroy have been flock-
ing to the tower to work out
with the Woodstock divers.
The closest 10-metre tower to
Woodstock is Sudbury'. Other
10-metre boards are located in
Ottawa and Toronto but the
latter is seldom used because
most divers don't Like the fa-
ctlfty.
But it's a different story
with the Woodstock tower.
"Thev really like it," says
fifes. Tatham referring to such
international diving stars as
Cindy Shatto and Bev Boys.
Divers from Montreal
worked out last weekend at
the Woodstock facility and
were so impressed that their
coach Herb Flewelling has ar-
ranged with Mrs. Tatham to
hold an Ontario vs Quebec
competition there Aug. 19-19.
Mrs. Tatham, who got start-
ed coaching diving in l"S de-
spite the fact she had never
done any before, has some
top-flight people of her own in.
cluding lien Armstrong of In-
gersoll and Lester Newby who
attends the University of Wa-
terloo.
Tile Ontario outdoor champi-
onships will also be held at
the new Woodstock facility
July 21-27. Also included 00
the tower are three. five and
seven and a half metre
boards.
EFFECTIVE JUNE 30
Ennis and Anderson
By MARYGILMOUR commission, Mudge K.Y. (lick
Sentinel -Review Staff Writer this morning.
The two top men in Woodstock ,ludge flick wouldn't, reveal
Police Departmenthave any delalls surrounding the
resigne& resignations, stating "they will
Chief W.J, Ennis is retiring be tumounee.d later."
because of his age and deputy
chief John Anderson has been Commission member Mayor
told to quit work by medical Lcs Cook said the resignations
authorities because of ill health_ will "he accepted" at Monday's
"The resignations are in the meeting of the commission,
hands of the police corn- "Chief Ennis is two years
mission," said chairman of the heyond refiring age," said
Re-entry okay
a safe landing
for Skylab men
ABOARD TICONDEROGA
AP'i — Skylab's astronauts
came safely home from man's
longest space ]gurney today.
splashing down with pinpoint
precision in the Pacific Ocean
after 28 days and 1t million
-miles in orbit.
Just 39 minutes after touch-
down. Charles Conrad., Dr. Jo-
seph Kerwin and Paul Weit2
were hoisted onto the deck of
this United states Navy recov-
ery carrier, still inside their
Apollo ferry ship.
CHIEF W.J. ENNIS
-,.retiring
James Miller chosen
as city police chief
Two Woodstock police
sergeants were warned Tuesday
! as chief and deputy chief of
Woodstock Police Department.
Staff Sergeant .lames Miller,
49 will be the new chief, and
Defective -Sergeant Joseph
Moses; 42, will Ix. the new
deputy chief. their duties
commence Monday.
Police Chief W. J. Ennis and
Deputy Chief John Anderson
retire from the department this
week after serving a combined
r vears of service with the
department.
A great era is about to end
with the retirement of Chief
Ennis and Deputy Chief
Anderson." said Sgt. Miller,
"and God willing may I continue -
With the competency that has
enhanced our departmentfor so
many years...
4t. Wiler joined the Word-
stock force in 194a, after servingg
four years with the Rnyal
Canadian Air Force and two
yews with Winnipeg city police.
Detective Mores omed the force
in 1952, as a cadet.
"We have great confidence in
that they are from our own
force," said chairman of
Worxlslock police commission
Judge K Y. Dick, Judge Dick
said Chief Ennis and Deputy
Chid Anderson retired at the
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... new chief
same time "by coincidence."
Judge Dick swore in the two
new department heads Tuesday.
Sergeant Miller said no
changes are planned within the
department at the presenttime.
Detective Moses said he will
give up detective work "to some
degree," because of added
administrative work.
Born in Cyprus River, •Man.,
Sergeant Miller was promoted
to patrol sergeant in 1951, to
sergeant in 1952 and staff
sergeant in 1962,
Detective Moses, who hails
from Norwich, worked inthe
traffic division of the depart-
mentin formative years and
later worked as detective under
Deputy Chief Anderson.
Detective Moses currently
heads the detective department..
Sergeant Miller has two sans
Kevin and Glenn and Detective
Moses has three children
Richard, Cheryl and Deanna.
resign
Mayor Cook, "anti deputy
Andorson has had a health
problem and is resigning on his
d ictor's advice."
Deputy Anderson underwent
major surgery last summer.
Mayor Conk said the fact the
two resignations were submitted
at the same time was "purely
coincidence."
Chief Ennis, said the mayor,
told the commission in late Mav
he would be resigning from the
force. Unaware of the chief's
plans, said Mayor Cook, deputy
Anderson also handed in his
resignation while the chief was
on holiday.
Mayor Cook emphasized the
resignations were not a result of
problems in the department, or
for any other reasons other than
the ones he stated.
Chief Ennis and deputy
Anderson were not available
this morning for comment.
No successors have been
named for the two men.
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BURGESSVILLE ISTAFFI —
A main barn valued at more
than si,%o10 was destroyed by
fire on the RR ? Burgmsville
farm of Oxford County Warden
Leslie Dickson Saturday af-
ternoon.
Mrs. Dickson said she noticed
the fire first, threw water on
burning hay in the barn, but was
unable to extinguish it.
The fire had a good hold
before it was seen, she added.
She said the cause of the fire
was unknown, but added
children playing in the barn
could have started it.
A pony and bull stabled in the
barn were "gotten out just in
time", she said.
The barn was three-quarters
full of hay, but contained no
machinery. Mrs. Dickson said
part of the loss would be covered
by insurance.
The North Norwich and East
Oxford Fire Department was
called to the. fire.
CONFIDENT OF VICTORY
Despite the efforts of a valiant took a severe beating at the in Cambridge- The event was
'screw, county warden Les hands of the Cambridge entry. sponsored by the South Waterloo
'.Dickson, MPP Dr. Harry Above, full of confidence. the Agricultural Society, and in -
Parrott, and Woodstock Mayor Oxford crew push off to meet eluded a breakfast. (Staff
.Les Cook, Oxford's entry in the their rivals on the Grand River. Photo)
'.Oxford -Cambridge canoe race
Queen and Prince arrive
on "'meet the people" tour
TORONTO f CPi — The Queen
and Prince Philip arrived in this
provincial capital today after a
14-vear absence on the first leg
of a 10-day, four -province "meet
the people" royal tour.
They will be met at the airport
after a 714-1101-1r Bight from
London by Gov. Gen. and Mrs.
Roland Michener, Prime Minis-
ter and Mrs. Trudeau and a host
of other federal. provincial and
civic politicians.
First duly, as in all six pre-
vious visits Elizabeth has made
to Canada as monarch, is to re-
view one of four guards of honor
she will inspect during five days
in Ontario.
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INGERSOLL GIVES QUEEN E.LIZABETH A ROYAL WELCOME
Great-grandson of founder
opens Tillsonburg museum
After one rear of intensive
work, the Tillsonburg Museum
was opened on Friday, cutting
the ribbon to officially open its
doers was Victor Tillson, great-
grandson of the founder ofthe
town.
Much of the work in restoring
the antique articles has been
done through an Opportunity for
Youth grant from the federal
government. Last year seven
students were employed for 16
weeks. This year, with most of
the major work done, four
students are again working
under an OF1' grant. They are
Mary Byerlay, project co-
ordinator. Jim Wies and John
Marc, all 1973 graduates of the
Ontario College of Art, and
Susan Lawrie, a Grade 12
student of Glendale High School
in Tillsonburg.
The museum now houses
about 900 artifacts, 7e9 of them
brought to restoration last year.
Most of the articles, according
to Miss B-verlay, orginated
locally. Some of the items in-
clude a stump puller, a Vic-
torian organ,paintings,
photographs and cameras, a
complete wood workshop, a
.loom, and a wooden sculpture of
Dr. Joy, a former doctor in
Nesbitt
is out of
hospital
Walk Nesbitt ((Oxford PC'I is
out of hospital and progressing
well. according to his personal
physician and friend Dr. G. A.
Wehb.
"He is up and around and
staring with a friend," said Dr.
Webb. -'but going to hospital for
treatment."
Dr. Webb said Mi. Nesbitt's
attending physicians feel %It.
Nesbitt will make a full
recovery from a cerebral
hemorrhage that struck him in
'fate May Mr. Nesbitt at the
lime was admitted to a London
hospital.
President of Oxford
Progressive Conservative
A.s-sncialion Torn Naylor said:
-He will eventually recover. 1
taiked io his doctor a few days
ago and everything points to a
complete rerovery. '
Mr. Naylor couldn't estimate
how long Mr. Nesbitt would be
away from politics, but said
"hgpefully he will be, in
.Parliament in the fall session."
Tillsonburg.
Those active in Friday's
opening were Gayle Leachman,
vice-president of the Tillsonburg
Historical Society, Dr. Harry
Parrott, MPP for Oxford, Rev.
William Skelley of St. Andrew's
Presbyterian Church,
Tillsonburg, Owen Hawkins,
president of the historical
society, Preston Williams,
charter president, and Selson
Wilkinson, Reeve of the Town of
Tillsonburg.
In his opening address, Mr.
Hawkins said he was hopeful of
obtaining still a more complete
collection for the museum. He
said the museum would be a
soureeof information, housed in
one of the historic buildings of
the town. The museum is the
former armoury building, which
Mr. Hawkins said is not the
oldest building in Tillsonburg,
but it had seen more people in
more capacities than any other,
Dr. Parrott said that.
everytime he goes to Tillson-
burg, they are opening
something new. Dr. Parrott
gave his thanks to the historical
society for "building something
that preserves the town".
Mr. Wilkinson wished the
historical society and the
mlueum evory success in the
future, lie represunted the Town
of Tillsonburg and the Oxford
County Council,
Mr. Williams introduced the
guest, Mr. Tillson. "When I was
it boy," said Mr. Williams, "my
father brought me up on Tillson
oats," referring to the former
prime industry of the town.
Before cutting the ribbon, Mr.
"Tillson, who still practices law
in Tillsonburg, presented a
theodolyle to the historical
society. The instrument was
used by the original settlers of
the town for surveying.
36 trees removed,
man fined $100
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
WOODSTOCK — Oxford County's tree by.
law claimed its first conviction Thursday
when Ernest Bruggeman, of RR 1, Safford,
was convicted of destroying 36 undersized
trees.
Justice of the peace B. C. Moore fined
Bruggeman $160.
The Derelram Township man -was charged
with destroying black oak, hickory, bass-
wood, white ash, and hard maple trees under
the minimum 18-inch diameter or 57-inch cir-
cumference last December.
J. C. Eichenberg of Tillsonburg, county
tree commissioner, said 36 undersize trees
had been removed by bulldozer on the
Bruggeman property. Mr. Bruggeman was
halted (luring bulldozing operations in a
woodlot of about eight acres.
The tree bylaw is intended to preserve
young trees.
Former area
reeve dies
A former reeve of East Zorra
Township, Fred S. Killing died
this morning at Stratford
general Hospital.
Mr. Killing, 88 of hrt 19.
Concesslon Hi, was deputy reeve
on county council in 1947 and
ngif and became reeve in 1949.
He served as reeve until 19611.
His son Henry, is the present
rmwc of East Zorra Township oil
county council.
Mr. Killing served in
municipal life with the township,
tint only as reeve and deputy
reeve, but also as a councillor,
Oxford County warden Les
Dickson expressed his regrets
this morning when he learned of
Mr. Killing's death and said he,
"had the greatestrespect for his
keen mind and courage."
Mr. Killing, he said was a man
with a mind of his own who did
not bow down easily to others.
Born in Wiltshire, England, he
was a son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Killing. Fie came to
East Zorra 71 years ago, where
he had resided and farmed.
Surviving are his wife, the
lormer Mary tangdon, four
sons, Henry. Jack and Ted of
East Zorra and Russell at home;
(our daughters, Mrs. Frances
McDonald. East Zorra; Mrs.
Reg (Lucy) Mciaren, Wood-
stock, Mrs. Donald (Marion)
Smith, RR 7 Woodstock and
Mrs. Mervin (Freida) Zehr, RR
1 Bight; two sisters Mrs. John
Masters, Brantford and Mrs.
Roy Hosington, Milford,
Michigan. Twenty-six grand-
children and eight great-
grandchiidren also survive. A
son, Fred, three sisters and four
brothers predeceased him.
Funeral services will to held
Thursday, July 5 at 3:45 p,m
from the M. 17. (Mae) Smith
Funeral Home, rig Wellington
SI.,. North, Woodstock. Burial
will be in Huntingford
Cemetery, East Zorra.
Reply expected Aug. 8
on oxford area plans
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
WOODSTOCK — A response from file prov-
ince on Oxford County's area government
proposal is expected by Aug. 8, the date of
tile first meeting of the area government im-
piementing committee, G. R. Staples, county
clerk -treasurer said Friday.
Provincial Treasurer John White was pre -
settled with copies of the area government
study April 16. The nmnicipal organization
branch of the ministry of treasury, econom-
I" and intergovernmental affairs, has been
i studying the report since, Mr. -Staples added.
Oxford plans to have the area government
system working by Jan. 1, 1975.
Proposed in the report is the restructuring
of the county council system with eight mu -
Expansion of lodge
.possible says Dutton
committee. ate Mavur G. llenry
of Ingersoll, county warden.
Leslie Dickson, Reeve William
Ducklow, county clerk G.
Staples, and Woodingord ad-
ministrator E. Wood.Oxford
MPP Harry Parrott was also at
the meeting,
The provincial government
wants to incorporate foster
home care with the Woodingfm•d
Lodge program according to
Aid. Dutton.
"We're not sold oil the idea,"
but it warrants it trial period, he
added,
one possibility considered for..
a foster home program would
)lave the aged coming to the
Lodge for one meal a day.
They would not have to eat
alone and would have note
feeling of being cared for, ae-
cording to Aid. Dutton,
Aid. William Dutton said
today he was under lire im-
pression that the provincial
government would authorize an
expansion of Woodingford
Lodge.
He added he didn't think the
expansion of the old age home
would he as large as the to() beds
sought by Oxford,
Ninety-two people requiring
normal, special, and hell care
are on a waiting list for ad-
mission to Woodingford. More
people would apply if there were
nore hope of getting in according
to the Alderman,
Finds for the Lodge ex-
pansitin are Included in
Woodstock, Ingersoll and
Oxford County's capital
budgets,
Aid. Dutton was part of it
committee which met with the
homes of the aged branch of file
provioelol government lost
week.Other members of the.
AIM, W'ILLIAM DUTTON
, ..hnpressfans
nicipalities, including Woodstock, Ingersoll
and Tillsonburg.
Others are to include the combined munici-
palities of Blandford and Blenheim town-
ships; East Zorra Township and Tav'istock;
Kahan, East Nissouri Township, West Zorra
Township and North Orford Township; East
Oxford, North Norwich and South Norwich
Townships and Norwich; Beachville, West
Oxford and Derehaur Townships.
Mr. Staples said county planning board or-
ficials are studying a proposed new bounds -
try for Tillsonburg.
The next steps will be up to the imple-
meriting committee, he said, with the timing
depending on the response from the provin-
cial government.
He said the province has proposed the cre-
ation of a liaison committee of staff mem-
bers from the ministry to work with the im-
plementing committee.
implementing committee members Are
?,favor Gordon B. Henry, Ingersoll; Mayor
Leslie J, Cook, Aid. Wendy Calder and Aid.
William B. Dutton. Woodstock; Reeve Wil-
liam Ducklow, Tavistock; Reeve Perry Sib-
bick, Blenheim 'Township; Reeve Junres Pa-
tience, East Nissouri Township, Reeve Wl-
limo Mattin, South Norwich Township;
Reese John Nadahn, Beaclrville, and Reeve
Seldon Wilkinson, Tillsonburg.
Mr. Staples said Oxford Warden Leslie
Dickson, reeve of North Norwich Township,
will be an observer,
Oxford's fortner area government study
committee, which compiled information and
made recommendations during the past Xi
years, included members who were no long-
er serving as elected representative: of their
own municipalities.
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City exchange student
will leave Saturday
GeIdermaIse it, the.
Netherlands, is the destination
this Saturday for Rotary ex-
change student Dorothy .lean
Kitchen
She will be slaying there for
one year, as she said. '•In get as
close as possible in the Dutch
way of life and still remain a
fanadian "
A graduate of Grade '12 at
College Avenue Secondary
School, Dorothy Jean will have
three host parents, although
Geldermalsen is the host Rotary
club. Her host parents are in
three other Dutch towns in-
cluding Trichl, and Zalt-
bammtk
Miss Kitchen said the initial
applicdMiotl to become an ex-
change student was in January
of .this year, with the con.
firmatioW coming at the end of
June. it was in May, she said;
that her application was in
Holland.
"I was very pleased about
that." she said about learning
she would be in Holland for a
year, "I'm really looking for-
ward to it-"
When she arrives, Miss Kit-
chen will be taking a two week
language course. She said she
has learned that it takes about
three months for "everything to
click into place. There are no
problems at all after that."
She said that the learning of a
new language would be the
oiggest problem in the venture,
but that she would. "take it in
stride."
"There is such a great deal
about it:" she said, "it's hard to
know where to start." I will
meet new people, everything
will be new."
Miss Kitchen said she was
again looking forward to the
challenge, saying the entire
year would be an experience,
and "something different.
• :A year flies by quickly," she
said, thinking about the time
away from home. "I'll be home
soon again. It's sad and neat,"
she said.
The school system in the
Netherlands will be different
than here, so Miss Kitchen has
learned. Letters from her host
parents say that she will be
entering pre -university school,
or a high school when she
arrives. "But." she added:
"meeting people is better than
education. 1 think it's a great
program."
While she is there, Miss
Kitchen has been asked to look
up some friends of some people
here, although she has no
relatives in the Netherlands
herself.
"All thanks goes to the
Woodstock Rotary Club," said
Miss Kitchen. They will be
sponsoring her on het year,
abroad, financing her for the
year.
Miss Kitchen said that when
she returns she will be. attending
the University bf Waterloo,
taking a general arts course..
Dorothy Jean Kitchen. (Staff Photo)
World fuel crisis
threatens to close
81000 U.K. stations
LONDON (AP) — About a third of 'Brit-
ain's 25,000 gasoline stations may have to
close because of a fuel shortage and because
hi^ companies are trying to squeeze them
out of business, the Sunday Telegraph re-
porls.
The newspaper quotes executives of sever-
al independent chains as charging that Idg
oil companies are aggravating the shortage
in Britain by diverting supplies to the United
States and West Germany to get higher
prices.
The British government's anti-inflation pol-
icy prohibits gasoline companies from in-
creasing prices.
The charge that big fuel companies are
trying to squeeze out small independent sta-
tions came from the Petrol Retailers' Asso-
ciation, set up last year to protect the small
service stations.
"I've been warned privately by the major
companies they want to see at least 15,000 of
the small outlets close down," the associa-
tion's general secretary, Geoffrey Atkinson,
is quoted. by the Telegraph as saying.
Oxford OKs homemaker service,
to seek Woodstock, Ingersoll help
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
WOODSTOCK — An Oxford County home-
maker service, to be operated through the
Canadian Red Cross Society, was approved
by Oxford County council Tuesday. There
will be a.$3,000 annual levy, and approaches
for financial help are planned to Woodstock
and Ingersoll councils.
Miss Nancy Mellons, director of homemak-
er services for the Ontario division of the
'Red Cross Society, said in a letter the socie-
ty is not in a position to assume the extra fi-
nancial burden.
"A great need for homemaker service"
;was indicated, she said in a meeting with
health, social agency and hospital represent-
atives.
The Red Cross homemaker service, she
said, is a program where mature, trained su-
pervised women, hired by Red Cross, go into
,homes to look after families and senior citi-
zens in times of emergency such as illness,
desertion or death.
She said the program is operated by a.paid
supervisor whose responsibility is to train,
place and supervise the homemakers who
are also paid.
Dr. G. Q: Sutherland,. Oxford medical offi-
cer of health, has been trying to introduce a
home care program in Oxford, including
Woodstock and Ingersoll, Miss Mellon said,
but has been unable to do it until there is a
recognized homemaker service in the com-
munity.
The main object of a home care program,
she said, is to release much -needed hospital
beds by providing the equivalent of hospital
care to selected patientsin their own homes,
Oxford health unit nurses
get retroactive pay raise
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
WOODSTOCK — Salary increases of about
six per Cent in the first your and 7% per cent
the second ,year have been _granted 14 nurses
of Oxford County Health Unit.
G. R. Staples, Oxford County stork -treasur-
er, sold it's the first contract with the nurses
association of the health unit.. Salary increas-
es for the first year are retroactive to Jan. 1.
The starting salary for the senior public
health nurse will range hum 18,200 this year
to $9,7W and rises to 18,001) to $10,400, Jan. 1,
1974.
Public health nurses will be paid fruit $H.-
000 to $9,500 this year and in 1974 from $8,400
to $10,200. Registered nurses are paid $7,300
to $8,800, increasing to $7,700 to $9,500 next
year.
Mr. Staples said the employer will pay 8l)
per cent of hinge benefits, un Increase from
the previous 00 2.3 lAr cult.
A Ifth holiday was added, aRoster holiday
to be determined by the employer.
Vacations vary slightly from the previous
four weeks after one year of service, which
Mr. Staples said has been in affect 85 years.
ire held the 'nurses will receive 20 working
days, except when the holidays are taken in
July and August, when they will be entitled
to un entire month.
with costs for services borne by the ministry
of health.
A grant of $7,000 was requested from coun-
ty council by a five -member delegation of
Norwich and District Historical Society to
Help build a U5.000. two -storey building to
house early agricultural implements.
Council referred the matter to its finance
committee for a report at council's Aug. 29
meeting.
Murray Rettie, a proper[, committee
member of the society, said a 7&by40 foot
building has been planned behind the exist-
ing museum at the north edge of Norwich.
Wilfred Bishop. a society director and a
former North Norwich Township reeve, said
the society is trying to portray implements
used and practices followed in agriculture.
Lavern Irving, society past president, said
$9,000 has been accumulated over three
Years through historical shows and projects
including walkathons,
In other business:
• Approval. was given by council for a
;:41M grant to Tillsouburg Commtmity, Centre
complex;
• Council advised the ministry of govern-
ment services the jail superintendent's resi-
dence, now occupied by former superintend-
ent John Counpbell, will be made available to
the nrinistn- of correction services for an ex-
panded jail officeon a lease basis;:
• Warden Leslie Dickson, reeve of North
Norwich, and. Reeve William Martin, chair-
man of the agriculture and communk serd-
Ices committee, were appointed to meet with
Upper Thames River Conservation. Authority
committee members on the possible use of
an authority property for a county arbart,,.
pun;
• Approval was given for expropriation.
siting County Road 6.. projected south of Gov-
ernors Road to build new road acruss 1.10
of a mile of farmland and along County Road
Township;
Malls pose threat to downtown stores
Ry WAYNY MacPHF.RSON
Free Press wdidslock Bureau
Wlh1DSTOC K — A 14 to 15 per Dent sales
doss would hit dowmuwn Woodstock. depart-
ment stones if am at two major proposed
shopping centres east of the city are devel-
oPed.by f97i, Oxford County- planning hoard
was told'Wedttesday.
The view w'es espressef in a retail studio
prepared by James F. MacLaren Limited of
London. environmental consultants.
A reduction of 18 per cent sales in Thames-
iW4. Entbt'o and Drumbo. U per cent in
Tavisfa'k :and three per cent in Ingersoll
was also predicted.
-Serious impact to existing businesses will
occur" if Multi -Malls Inc_ on a 'Hlandford
Township site, or Lehndnrff Management
Ltd., on an Kast Oxford Township site along
Highwa-v, 2, loth just east of Woodstock, are
allowed to proceed before 1976. the study
said.
" Fither of these proposals is of such a,
Magnitude that it would absorb allretail
sales growth in the period up to approxi.
mately 19.9t."
A policy wa> recommended that official
Plan redesigmations and bylaw rezrnings,
necessary to permit major noo-central retail
operations (similar to Multi -Malls and Lehn-
durff proposals), be refused until 1976.
Consideration was recommended to "phas-
ing new developments so that the introduc-
tion of such major blocks of retail space oc-
curs over a staggered period from 1976 to ap.
proximately 1983."
If either one of the shopping centres is per-
mitted to proceed before 1976. the consuh-
ants said they would recommend immediate
measures be adopted to improve the shop-
ping environment throughout_ the county, in -
eluding; general street furnishing in Wood-
stock, Ingersoll, Norwich and Thamesford;
partial at, total mall arrangements; distribu-
tion of parking- facilities to suit retail de.
mand; encouragement of better marketing
techniques and, greater retail stocking by
merchants; improvements In rear building
access and through walkways .and reexami-
nation of municipal ordinances respecting
sidewalk extensions.
In the event that Multi -Malls or 1,ehrl.
dorff's proposals do not proceed, the consul-
tants would recommend policy to encourage
smaller scale additions to department store
60 Legal Notices
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THENCE Easterly in a straight
OF T14E
line to the South-west 'angle of
COUNTY OF OXFORD
Lot 6, in the 16th Concession of
the said Township.
NOTICE
THENCE Northerly along the
Eastern boundary of the said
road allowance to the point of
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floorspace in the central business area of
Woodstock, or in its periphery. A shopping
centre of up l.0 125,000 square feel by 1476„
the report said, would not have serious im.
pact on existing stores.
By 1976 Woodstock could justify the addl-
tlon of about 21,000 square feet of food chain
floor space, the size normally placed in mod-
em shopping centres.
Anticipated Woodstock growth could justify
changes in department store merchandise
;ales for an additional 70,000 square feet by
1976, the report predicted. By halting 10 to 1.5
per cent of sales leakage to other areas, the
report said, 100.000 square feet could be jus-
tified for department store merchandise.
For Ingersoll, the report indicates addi-
tions to the food chain store operations of
about 13,500 square feet can be justified by
1976.
Additions to Ingersoll's department store
type merchandise operations, the report
said, does not appear to be justified even if
inroads were made into the dollar drift by lo-
cal facilities. The study justified an addition
of 13,363 square feet of department store
type merchandise floor space area by 1911&
Policy was recommended which would per-
mit additional retail development up to 60-
000 square feet in Tillsonburg.
A 243,000-square-foot plaza in the Wood-
stock area, the report indicated, would have
little impact on Thlsonburg. Some of the re-
tail dollars, it was suggested, would be
drawn from the northern part of the TWson-
burg area, however the greatest proportion
of sales would continue to originate from
Tillsonburg and its trade area to the south.
Oxford's offical plan, the report said,
should be regarded as the control planning
mechanism for the regulation and direction
of major retail expansion within the cma ty.
It was recommended the plan establish
broad policies on supply, staging and loca-
tion which are consistent with the distribu-
tion of residential development and with fu-
ture growth policies of the county.
An announcement of a shopping centre de-
velopment in June, 1972, and subsequent ap-
plication for appropriate land -use designation.
and zoning east of Woodstock in East Oxford
Township precipitated the study.
The study was designed to provide the
county planning board with an evaluation of
.retail expenditures across the county in food
and department stores, probable sales of ex-
isting establishments and a statment of rela-
tive surplus or deficiency in retail facilities.
Examination was made of the probable im-
pact of Lehndorff and Multi -Malls on existing
centres and which of six sites would seem to
serve the population in the study area.
Lehndorff Management Ltd. made art ap-
plication to Fast Oxford Township to rezone
a 32-acre site Aug. 16. 1972. Application to
amend the county official plan was made at
the county planning hoard Oct. 18.
Nov. 25, the planning board refused to con-
sider the amendment until well documented
information was presented to justify the pla-
za. Lehndorff later provided $10.000 for the
study.
Jan. 8, 1973, Rlandford Township passed a
holdikq bylaw, freezing its own laid, later
making a change and issuing a building per
mil to Multi -Malls for erection of a shopping
Centre at the northeast corner of Hi;;hway 1
and lnnerkip Road Jan, 20.
May 29, Multi -Malls building permit was
upheld by the Supreme Court.
In all instances, the report said, the pro.
posed shopping centre developments anal olfe-
er potential sites are not permitted under ex-
isting land use designations in the county or
City of Woodstock official plans.
Shopping centres, the reported-nwdf, are
not permitted under the rural land use_ rlWrg-
nation of the official plan,
The report said:
"In the case of the Multi -Malls develop-
ment, a building permit was issued in
absence of a zoning bylaw for Blandford
Township. However, the county official plan
policies do affect 06 area for which a devet-
opment of this scale should be in conformity
with the plan."
Asked to reconmiend a prime site. S. li
Janes, manager of the planting group, said
they feel there should be none right now the
size of the Multi,Malls or I.etmdorff propms
als, but indicated the Mf41 Street, Broos site,
north of Woodstock Inn would be the choice.
Availability of mumi,eipai water and sam-
tary sewers within the Dear future with ex-
tension being planned in the area were not-
ed as strong points in the report.
Owners of the 32-acre site have applied to
Woodstock to redesignate the site from in-
dustrial to commercial. A portion of the site
already has commercial designation.
L. D.Field of the Loudon consulting firm
said there is no difference in suitability be-
tween the Lehndorff and Multi -Malls site.
There would be no real difference in imdi,
victual impact on existing establishments
among five Woodstock area sites including
one in the neighborhood of highways 59 and
401 and Governor's Road, just west of the
city, the report said. -
An Ingersoll area site and Highway 401
and Highway 19, considered as a location,
Mr. Field said, would have poor aceessaitili-
ty to the larger population at Woodstock and
would have less sales-
Plarming board, in a 7 to 5 vote, decided to
ask Blamlford Township to reconsider its po-
sition after issuing. the btiliting permit to
Multi -Malls.
The recommendation to reconsider was
made by Reeve William Duckiow, Tavistock-
who said a centre of about 240,.1119 square
feet could bankrupt some existing businesses
throughout the county.
Reeve Seldan WUkinson of Tillsonbura re-
minded the board that the permit has at -
ready been validated by the supreme court
and felt there is little that can he done.
Brownsville man
drowns in pit
N Ell 'SC — Kevin Pad Clarke. 21.
son of Mr. and Mrs. Medford Clarke of RR 1,
Brownsville, drowned Tuesday while swim-
ming alone in a gravel pit mar here.
Previtndal police at 15Rsonburg said the
man drove a truck about huff a mile from
the Learn Farm where he was employed
shortly after 5 pm.
He was missed by his employer who went
looking fur hint and food the abandoned ve-
hicle unit the man's clothing near the pit.
The body was recovered in about seven
teat of water at s:to p.m, by volwneer fire-
men from Dereham Township.
Mr. Clarke: was pronounced deal at the
scene by a cs�or'atier from Ingersoll,
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i'AWNTN nl'I)API+HD
NOTICE
PURSUANT 'rl+ THE
MUNICIPAL At'..r 1t.S.1) M70,
CHAPTER gas, Seetiun 440 far
at*nil up certain Highways
e conveying ha
nds ands arising
from the stopping up Of the
inghweys:
TAKE NOTICE: that the Council in
of the County of Oxford proposes TI
to pass a Mynas pursuant to 4a
Section 441 Of The Municipal in
Act, R.S.0, 1979, Chapter 284 as
amended for stepping up those hi
part% of allowances for existing rt
Highways hereinafter cv
described, made necessary by R
the comitructios of the Gordon d
Pittdck Dam and Reservoir by It
Upper Thames River Con. C,
servation Authority and for the
conveyance of those parts of the w
Highways Hereinafter described C
to Uppar Thames River on.
s
servat on Authority. T
The Highways being stopped it
up are those portions of the t,
original County Road No, 4, 1'
between the south boundary of
the new Count$• Road No. 4 and C
the Thames River, being parts E
of the road Allowance between t
Concession 15 and 16 and Part of °
Lot 5, Concession Is in the ".
T'otvashlp-of East Zorra more
particularly, described it,
Schedule "A" hereto; and that
kmrtfon of the old County Road 4
tram the north limit of the
travelled road between the road
allowance between Lots 12 and
T3 in Concession 3 of the
Township of Blandford and the
road allowance between Con-
cessions 3 and 4 of the Township
of Blandford and the southerly
Boundary of the Thames River
more pludicularly described in
Schedule "A" hereto.
AND FURTHER TAKE
NOTICE that Council or a
Committee of Council shall hear
in person or by his counsel,
solicitor or agent any person
who claims that his land will be
preludically, affected by the By-
law and who applies to be heard
and for such purpose a meeting
will be held at the Offices of the
County. of Oxford, at the Court
House. Woodstock Ontario on
Thursday the 2nd day of August
19T.3 at the hour of 11 o'clock in
the forenoon.
AND FURTHER TAKE
NOTICE that the proposed By-
laws may be examined by all
persons interested at the office
of the Clerk of. the County of
Oxford at Woodstock, Ontario
during business hours at any
time before the same is passed,
which will not be earlier than
one (1) month from the date of
this notice and thereafter as
many be required by such
person.
DATED at Woodstock,
-Ontario this 3rd day of .iuly,
973.
THE CORPORATION OF THE
COUNTY OF OXFORD
per: W.LesbeDickson, Warden
Per: G. R. Staples, Clerk.
SCHEDULE "A"
a) THAT portion of the
original County Road No. 4
between the South boundary of
new County Road No,4 and the
Thames River being part of the
Road Allowance between
Concessions 15 and 16, and part
of Lot 5, Concession 15 in the
Township of East Zorra more
I1narijeulariv
described as
tLL AND SINGULAR those
:ertain parcels or tracts of land
and premises, situate, lying and
)eing in the Township of East
.orra, in the County of Oxford
and Province of Ontario. being
.mnposed of
FIRSTLY: Part of the road
allowance between the 15th and
i6th Concessions of the said
rnwnshfp. the boundaries of the
said parcel being described as
PREMISING that hearings
herein are asionomic and are
related to the centre line of
construction of Oxford Count}
Road No. 4 which has at
astronomic hearing of North 1:
degree 31' 20" West, aeeordinf
to Reference Plan OXR-29;
COMMENCING at a point in the
eastern boundary of the salt
road allowance at the distance
of 385.18 feet measured on
course of South 19 degree 01'20'
;East from the north-west angle
of Lot 6 in the 161h concession o
lip;
4 degrees 13'Re
THEME South 5 degree 13'30
East, So,o0 feet to a slander
iron bar:
THENCE continuing on a tours
4 South 5 degrees 13'30" EAx'
75.12 feet to a point in th
western boundary of the sal
road allowance distant Ss9.1
feet Southerly from the Norlt
east an(iIa id l dt if
In the to,
Cunceseion of the said 'fowl
F; soulhariy Along it
houndary of file $al
)wance to the Soutbwld'
t,ot 6 in the 15th C16i
of Uir said T'uwniihil
THENCE Easterly In it nlr;dtW
;lae to the swlth,wesl i1ogIv nl
Lot 9, in the loth Concession ul
thtt_snkl Towfthlp'.
1-HENCE Northerly along the
FiaaIxitladary III the said
randuern Allowed to Ole plant of
comnncneelnenk The herein
deacribed parcel eontulns Parl
2, according in Registnred Plan
ti•*. 1164;
CONDLY: Part of the road
Swanee between the'601 and
h C;nnecssions of the said
wnshkpp and part of Lut 5 In
t5th Coneessloi) of the said
wuahip, the boundarllw of file
it parcel being described na
lows;
(r,,MIslNG that bearings
rein are astronomic slid Are
Inted. to the centre line of
natruction of Oxford County
Old No. 4 which tins or
tonamic bearing of North 1)
greos 31'2ll" West, according
kefnrenca Pimt t)XR-29;
)MN1ENCING al the snuth
eat angle of Lot 6 In the Mth
)npcession of the said Town
HENCE Westerly In a straight
le to the South-east angle of
It 6, in the 15th Concession of
c said Township;
HENCE south 19 degrees
C20" East..66 real to the North -
Did angle of Lot 5, in the 15th
oneession of the said Tower
hip;
'HENCE Westerly along the
lorthern boundary of Lot 5 In
lie 15th Concession of the sale
'Ownship� l0.lfl1 feet;
'IfENCE South it degrees
4'20" East to the Northern
,oundary of the original bed of
he Thames River;
'HENCE in an Easterly
lirection upstream along the
.aid Northern boundary to Its
ntersection with the Eastern
oundary of the said road
Illowance between the 15th and
Gib Concession of the said
Twnship;
THENCE North 19 degrees
W20" West along the Eastern
)oundary of the said road
Illowance to the point of com-
mencement.
b) THAT portion of old County
Road No. 4 from the North limit
)f the travelled road between
the Road Allowance between
Lots 12 and 13. in Concession 3 of
the Township of Blandford and
the Road Allowance between
Concessions 3 and 4 of the
Township of Blandford and they
southerly boundary of the
Thames River more par
ticularly described as follows:
ALL AND SINGULAR that
certain parcel or tract of land
and premises, situate,. lying and
being in the Township of
Blandford. in the County of
Oxford and Province of Ontario,
being composed of part of Lot 12
in the 3rd Concession of the said
Township, part of Lot 12 in the
4th Concession of the said
Township and part of the
original road allowance betweer
the 3rd and 4th Concessions of
the said Township, the boon
daries of the said parcel being
described as follows:
PREMISING that bearings
herein are related to that portion
of the Northern boundary of the
original right-of-way of the
Canadian Pacific Railway
which lies immediately to the
east of the western boundary of
the said Lot 12 in the 3rd Con-
cession of the said Township
which has a bearing of North 3f
degrees 17'30" East according tc
Registered Plan No- 1073;
BEGINNING at the intersection
of the Northern boundary of the
original right-of-way of the
Canadian Pacific Railway as
shown on Registered. Plan No.
1o73 with the Western boundary
of Lot 12 in the 3rd Concession of
the said Township;
THENCE North 39 degrees
17'30" East along the Northern
boundary of the said right-of-
way, 1042.95 feet;
THENCE north 31 degree
e5 au west, 3711.75 teet.:
THENCE North 28 degrees
40"5o" West 174,35 feet to the.
southerp boundary of the
original bed of the Thames
River and the point of com-
mencement of the parcel herein
described;
THENCE South 28 degrees
40'50" East, 174.35 feet;
THENCE South 31 degrees 25'
Sul" East, 448.67 feel to the
Southern boundary of the
original right-of-way of the
Canadian -Pacific Railway
shown on Registered Plan No,
R)73 and the northern boundary
of a travellee road;
'DIENCE North 39 degrees
17'30" Fast. Along this last
mentioned boundary, 77,34 feet;
TIIENCK' North 32 degrees
mv' West 369.28 riot;
THENCE hearth 30 degrees 0t
West, fkl.' West, $0.64 feet:
THENCE .North 27 degrees
2510" West, 47.44 feeU
THENCE: North 23 deers
3640" gr
West to the south sm-
dery of the original bed of ate
ME:NC„E in u Westerly dlrac
lion downstream along the
southern lxrpndary of the said
drifilmel twl fit the point of
cnmmcra�nmunl,
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WednZdra"y in his 2,'id year and
the tributes of his countrymen
ring with a simple sincerity
reminiscent of the man himself
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Louis' St. Laurent dies in 92nd year
WAS PRIME MINISTER FROM 1948 TO 1957
The Drolly Senlinel-Review, Mon., July 30, 1973
FINAL PLANS COMPLETED
BeachvilLime plans
$1- mi40
llion expansion
A $1-million expansion
program was announced today
for the Beachvil,ime Limited
plant in nearby Beachville.
President of the firm D. A.
Lindsey said today the company
has completed final plans for the
renovation of theexisting
production facilities.
Former township
reeve dies at 92
Herbert Peter Dunn, 92, a
former Reeve of North Oxford
Township, died at St. Mary's
Hospital, London on Friday.
Clair Minler, former Oxford
County Warden and Reeve of
North Oxford Township said
that "Mr. Dunn took a real good
interest in community and
municipal affairs."
He had a lot of community
spirit and donated a lot of his
time to his activities, said. Mr.
Minter.
He was born in North Oxford
Township, son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. John Dunn and had
spent his entire life in that area.
He was first married to the
former Ethel Marshall who
predeceased him in 1919 and
then to the former Maude
Stephenson.
He served on North Oxford
Township Council for many
years and was reeve from 1949
to 1954. He was active in all of
the community's activities
and was a member of the
Canadian Order of Foresters
and a life member of King.
hiram Lodge No. 37 AF and AM.
He retired from farming in
1954 and has resided in London
since. He was 92 years of age.
He is survived by his wife, one
daughter Mrs. Eric (Pearl)
Chapman, of RR 4
Thameaford, one son Andrew of
Stratford and two grandsons.
Funeral service was held at
the McReath Funeral Home, 245
Thames St. Ingersoll at 2 p.m.
today. Rev. Paul 'Burns of-
ficiated. Burial was made in
Ingersoll Rural Cemetery.
SHERIFF FINED
$150 IN COURT
Oxford County Sheriff Alfred
Bishop' was fined $15e in
provincial court in Tillsonburg
fill Wednesday.
Mr. Bishop pleaded guilty to a
charge of impaired driving and
also had his driver's permit
oilsuspendedfor three months.
Queen arrives to welcome
leaders of Commonwealth
OTTAWA (CP) — The Queen and Prince
Philip settled themselves for a five-day stay
at Government House Tuesday shortly after
arriving from London for a royal visit linked
with a Commonwealth heade-of-government
o mfererlce,
While the Queen never aclualfy appears at
the conference, much of her time will be tak-
en up heeaum of It, and she'll spend most of
the 93•hour visit at the governor-general's
macrte estate In privato audiences with
heads of government
Little Olympics start
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in safety program
An extensive information
program will be carried out by
the flntar,a Mirk. of Labour
to explain the new Construction
Safety Act and its regulations,
said Labor Minister Fern
Guindon today.
The ram will be aimed
primarilyrngat the 23,000 em.
pfeyers and 200,000 employees in
the construction industry," he
said. "We want to make sure
that every person employed in
the industry is aware of the
Provisions of the new Act."
FORD BASE
Mr. Guindon said the new
legislation, passed during the
last session of the Legislature,
will form an effective base upon
which an accident prevention
program for protecting work-
men in the construction industry
in Ontario will be carried out.
Under the new Act, the
responsibility for construction
-safely inspections will be
transferred from the
municipalities to the province,
effective Aug. L The Bill
establishes clearly the
parameters within which en-
forcement will take place and
specifically defines the duties,
respsonsibifities, powers, rights
and penalties applicable to all
Persons associated with con-
struction projects.
Mr. Guindon said the in-
formational project would in.
elude an advertising and
communications program,
pamphlets, a speaker's panel, as
well as construction site visits
conducted by construction
safety officers.
LOCAL MAN
He said the branch has
already added 45 new con-
struction safety officers, in-
cluding Clarke Daniel of
Ingersoll, to improve the in-
spection services throughout the
province, and more will be in-
terviewed in the next two weeks.
Many of the officers were recruited from the Free Press Woodstock Bureau
WOODSTOCK — The area munici municipalities that previously Palile of
conducted safety inspections. Oxford Came a few steps closer to becoming
Keith Cleverdon, Director of a reality when the area government imple-
the Construction Safety Branch, menting committee held its first meeting at
the courthouse Wednesday night.
The committee, successor to the area gov-
ernment study committee, faces the task of
transforming the tatter's recommendtions
for a new and strengthened form of county
government into law —before Jan. 1, 197s.
If successful, the result will be an amal-
gamation of some existing Oxford county -
municipalities and the re-entry of Woodstock
and the separated town of Ingersoll into the
county system.
Five new rural municipalities will be
forged from; Blenheim and Blandford town.
ships; the Township of East Zorra and the
Village of Tavistock; West Zorra, Fast Nia-
souri and North Oxford townships and the
Village of Embro; West Oxford and Dere-
ham townships and the Village of Beach-
ville; and East Oxford, North Norwich, Soutir
!Norwich townships and the Village of Nor-
wich.
AIA addition, three new urban murdelpall-
ties, including Woodstock, Ingersoll and Till-
sonburg, will become part of the amalgam.
But before this alternative to provineu-itn-
posed regional government becomes a fact,
there -are a number of hurdles to leap hnclud-
Ing, among others, the establishment of in.
tarried boundaries.
Tavfstoek Reeve Wiplmn DUoklow, elected
chairmaa of the body as the meeting opened,
said the objectives are cloar, but the means
to achieve them are not quite s0 obvious,.
There are a number of seemingly small
said the prime aim of the
program is to standardize the
uispection service so that the
same procedures would be
carried out in all parts of the
province.
An intensive training program
to familiarize the new inspectors
with all phases of the new Act
and methods of inspection is
currently being held in Toronto.
"We want to make sure that
ail inspectors know the
provisions of the Act and in-
terpret them in the same way,"
he said. "Uniformity will be
essential in all inspection
processes."
MOBILE STAFF
He said the branch plans to
develop an efficient mobile staff
that can deal with any type of
situation or construction
project. Each of six regions of
the province will have a regional
engineer, supervisors and a
team of inspectors.
District offices will be
established in Thunder Bay,
Sudbury, Kitchener, Hamilton,
Toronto, Kingston, Ottawa,
London and Windsor, in addition
to the head office in Toronto.
Mr. Cleverdon said the new
inspectors would provide full
information on The Construction
Safety Act for the contractors
and for the employees. While
they are on construction sites
they will make sure that all the
changes from the previous
legislation are thoroughly ex-
plained.
Meat, egg prices.
to rise sharply
Unofficial
count shows
`wet° failure
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
DRUMBO — An unofficial count of votes in
a Blenheim Township beer and liquor plebes -
I cite Wednesday reveals bad news for the
"wets."
With about 52 per cent of the 2,480 eligible
voters casting ballots by the 8 p.m. deadline,
both propositions appear to have failed by
wide margins to meet the mandatory 80 per
cent majority.
A township spokesman said only about 49
per cent of voters favored the sale of liquor
in a licenced lounge and even fewer-43 per
cent —favored the sale of beer under a public
house licence.
The spokesman said the official results will
be available later today but added: "They'll
probably be about the. same.
Rural -urban
woes solved
in Oxford
Free Press Stratford Bureau
STRATFORD — Oxford County's local gov-
ernment study committee eliminated rural -
urban representation problems by simply
asking each municipality to decide which
other municipality it would amalgamate with
most harmoniously.
"It was a druther system," said Ken Peers
of the Oxford committee, speaking to a simi-
'tar Perth County committee Thursday [tight.
"We just said `Who'd you druther be amal-
gamated with,' and the municipalities got to-
gether in their own meetings and decided."
The Perth committee is still going through
a phase of rural -urban representation Proh•
lems.
Ken Webster, Oxford committee chairman,
said: "You have to get rid of local politics
and jealousies and realize you can't stay in
your own corral and be fenced in from your
neighbors. That day has passed."
And, he said, "you have to keep the public
informed either by public meeting or press
releases."
There must be some closed sessions to
deal with a few details, he said, but there
should be periodical public meetings.
The Perth committee has been meeting be-
hind closed doors until recently when repre-
sentatives of the press have been invited to
meetings. _
Area rule one step closer
points that will have to be resolved, he said.
among them such things as deciding upon a
name for the new municipal set-up, "The
area municipality of Orford" is a possibility,
he said, but only one of many. Another such
Problem will be renaming the amalgamated
rural municipalities.
Woodstock Aid. Bill Dutton was appointed
vice-chairman at the meeting, and the post -
Grim Reaper
ripped off again
tions of secretary andassistant secretary
went to Oxford County Clerk -Treasurer Ger-
ry Staples and Deputy Clerk -Treasurer H. G.
Day, respectively.
Other committee members present were
Woodstock Mayor Les Cook,Ingersoll Mayor
Gordon Henry, Blenheim Township Reeve
Perry Sibbick, Tillsonburg Reeve Seldon
Wilkinson, Beachville Reeve John Nadalin,
Fast Nissourf Reeve J. R. Patience and
Woodstock Aid. Wendy- Calder.
Also present were Oxford Comny Warden
Les Dickson and Dr. Harry Parrott, MPP
(PC -Oxford),
TILLSONBURG — Provincial puhCe here
charged three men Saturday uftcr the Grim
Reaper road sign from Oxford counlp Rood
18, three miles east of Mount Engin, was sto-
len again.
The sign warning motorists of a dangerous
intersection, his disappeared three times. It
was first,put up io January, of 1972,
A police spokesman said two fatalities and
15 to 20 accidents a year occurred at the in-
larsecllon before the sign was installed. But
since if went up there has not been a sinl;le
collision.
Glen Cowell, 24, Cvcil Gafcuski, 20, and
Robert McGil)igan, 27, all of Ingersoll, have
been charged with theft
Sign napping
nets a fine
Fred Lanr, "8, of 1813 Park
teems, was fined &50 in London
I'ro\'ittcial Court for possessing
u 'Grim Reaper' highway sign,
which had been posted on
i hlnrd County Road 13, in the
,m wich area.
�I r. IAur traderi a box of freer
wilh thrt,v strangers who had
utilmled the sign,
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septic approvals
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sentinel-Revfew Staff Writer
Multi -Malls $5 million major
shopping laza in Rland{m'd
Township has only one more
gngernmental hurdle to clear.
The plaza received medical
officer of health iM011l per-
mission to install a septic tank
sewage disposal system today.
The plaza had needed green
lights on its sewage system and
highway access. The ministry of
transportation and com-
nwnicatkms, is proceeding with
expropriation of land for the
access.
Michael Bragg, chief public
health inspector for the MOH
said he had reservations about
granting permission for the
sewage system, but was acting
on the recommendation of the
private waste and water
management branch of the
ministry, of the environment.
Mr. Bragg said he had some
doubts about the drainage of the
soil at the Multi -Malls site on the
north side of Highway 2 just east
of Woodstock,.
The MOH's office called in a
team of experts from the
mimstry of the environment last
January to inspect the site.
The ministry advised that
Multi -Malls should go _ahead
with grading and levelling of the
site and should be given per-
nrission for a septic sewage
system, according to Mr. Bragg.
He said the MOH's office was
acting strictly on the issue of the
septic system. It's not the most
ideal site for such a system, but
the ministry has decided one
will work there. he added.
Annex Blandiford mall
site -now, says Utting
Aid. Phillip Utting told city
council last night that Wood-
stock should annex an area in
Blandford Township where
Multi -Malls Inc. plans to build a
243,000 square foot shopping
plaza- just east of Woodstock.
Aid. Utting said that talking
about a retail study report. after
plans are moving ahead for the
plaza .was "closing the gate
after the horse is gone."
"We should annex that now,"
said Aid. Utting. "Sometime we
are going to need it, and it might
as well be now."
The alderman made his
remarks during discussion on a
retail study report that in-
dicated the Multi -Malls plaza
will absorb all the retail growth
in this area for the next few
years.
I think we should come up
with a reaction to this report,"
said the alderman.
Aid. William Hewson said that
Woodstock and Blandford had
an annexation agreement before
Multi -Malls came on the scene.
Blandford, he said, withdrew
from the agreement after the
township decided to allow the
plaza to locate there.
In the event of
regionalization, said Aid. Alex
Sutherland, the city's boun-
daries might change "so what
good is annexation°" he asked.
Aid. William Dutton agreed,
but said the area in question
mighlprove expensive because
"it gets to the point of no return"
as far as sewage servicing goes.
"We may be annexing a lot of
problems," said Aid. Dutton.
"I'd ral:her see it within out,
own boundary, rather than
somewhere else," said Aid.
Joseph Pember. "The city
should get off its haunches."
BETTER HERE.
Aid. Pember said it would be
better to build a plaza in
Woodstock than to annex land
containing the plaza in Bland -
ford Township.
"The implications are far-
reaching," said Aid. Wendy
Calder, "It would help Mr.
Atcheson (Oxford County
planning director) if we would
comment."
City council decided to list the
item for discussion on the
agenda for the next council
meeting.
In a letter to council, Peter
Atcheson said the report was
far-reaching in its analysis of
the retail situation in Oxford. He
asked council for comments.
IJILLSONBURG BOUNDARIES
Advocate 3,150-acre expa
A recommendation to expand
Tillsonburg's boundaries by
3,150 acres was made by the.
Oxford County planning
deppaartment in a proposal to
Tillsonburg Council Tuesday.
The 3,150 acre expansion
would be made into Dereham
Township with the advent of
restructured area government
for January 1975. A meeting
between Dereham Township
officials and the Oxford County
area government implementing
committee has been proposed
for the week of Aug. 27 to carry
out studies on the proposal.
The proposed boundary ex-
tensions would be. east to the
South Norwich boundary, north
at a line 1,320 feetnorth of the
south limits of the road between
Concessions 9 and 10 of
Dereham Township. This would
travel to the CPR right-of-way
on the west and the half lot line,
of 1.91 4 Concession 10 on the
east.
The western boundary would
be to a line 200 feet west of the
road between lots 0 and 10,
Concession 12 of Dereham
PETER ATCIIE'SON
.. many factors
Township.
By 1993 the municipality
would have an increased
nsion
population of 7,450 bringing the
assessment of $2,232,'VO -�r 295
total to 16,500 people.
per cent.
The present population is 1,860
At the moment there is 225
in the proposed area of the
acres of residential land stan-
Township to be used for the
ding vacant inside Tillsonburg's
extended boundaries and
boundaries which would provide
planners have projected an
residential requirements for a
increase of up to 62.064 if the
total of 2,676 persons.
Fond was used for residential
Residontial development land
purposes only. This figure goes
would be, restricted because of
beyond the expected 1993
the linyted amount of land and
population forecast for the area.
land prices would rise. There
Peter Atcheson, planning
are 19 new industries in
director of Oxford County said
Tillsonburg within the last ten
this morning the 50-page report
years which employ 548 persons
was given to the municipalities
and there is 243 acres of in -
(if Tillsonburg and Dereham
duslrial land still vacant.
Township on Aug, f and that
Tillsonburg had proposed a
many factors have been taken
development around the airport.
into consideration to study
situated north of the town but
future growth requirements for
Oxford planning department
the Tillsonhurg - Dereham
officials said this type of
Township areas,
development would put. too
He said he understands the
Tillsonburg official% haven't
muchressire on surrounding
agl'feurtural land, and would be
made any comment on the
too far from the town.
report as yet,
Dereham 'Township is ex -
If the boundary extensions go
ected to join West Oxford
into effect, 33,6 per cent of
�'ownship and Bearhville in one
Dereham Township's population
of five now rural municipalities
would he lost aswell as
in life area, government
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mall east of Woodstock
Woodstock planning hoard
Wednesday gave approval in
principal to a second shopping
centre east of the city.
A proposal by Lehndortf
Investors Services, of Toronto;
a as given approval. It is to be a
125Atx1 square -foot centre in
East Orford Township oil High-
way 2. one-half mile cast of
iPoodslock. The proposal is
about halt the size the
developers had originally
planned.
Plans for the centre are to
include a major Canadian
department store in an indoor
mall. Albert Hargreaves, a city
real estate representative and
also the laid assembler for the
project said plans also include a
restaurant and other stores.
The rile for the new mall is
across Highway 2 from a S5-
million shopping centre being
constructed by Multi -Malls Iile.
in Hlandford Township -Land is
now being prepared for a 250,000
square -foot mall containing 40
stores.
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Which store?
The major Canadian depart-
ment store which will be located
in the proposed Lehndortf
Investors Services proposed
shopping mall on Highway 2
could be one of two.
Albert Hargreaves, land
assembler for the project said
this morning the large store.
would be one of the .two major
Canadian companies located in
the Yorkdalc Shopping Centre In
Toronto. -
The two largest Canadian
department stores in the York -
dale plaza are Eaton's and
Simpson's and one of these may
have a new location in the
Lehndorrlmall.
Mr. Hargreaves would not
confirm which company it would
he at this lime.
OTTAWA (CP) — Parliament will be re-
called to legislate an end to the national rail
strike, Prime Minister Trudeau announced
Monday.
In a statement released shortly before he
was to appear on both television networks,
the prime minister described the strike by
56,000 non -operating railway workers as an
emergency and a "dispute which is hurting
Canadians everywhere."
"I have asked the Speaker to recall the
House of Commons at the earliest possible
date to legislate an end to this paralysis of
our railway system.
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It's strange that so many people bring
about being average. After all, average is
the worst of tine good and tile best of the bad.
Firm gets $69,887 contract
for road patrol
free Press Woodstock Hureuu
WOODSTOCK — Daly Construction Co. of
Cambridge was awarded a contract Thurs•
day to construct an Oxford County road de.
partment patrol headquarters at Youngsville,
two miles north of Embro, for $69,887.
oxford County council road committee let
the contract to the lower of two bidders on
the 40•by104 foot building, five -bay garage
and office,
Donald Pratt, county road superintendent,
said a change of name of the %O bro patrol
is being planned, with Zorra patrol and High -
quarters
land patrol (being close to Zurra ttw-all d
Park School) being considered, The patrol
covers East Nissourt, West i!01'ra and Part of
East Zorra townships.
The kmbro patrol of seven employees has
been working out of a atle-bay garage, based
at a former school across from Maintsoa
Park.
Mr. Pratt said the new garage: is the thine
and final garage recommended in the Most
recent county road needs study. Pthers have
been constructed at Drumbo sand near
tipringford.
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gets crown
Ilcather lanes. 20, dnlm'.hler of
\Ill. and Mrs. ,Inhu Ilmrs. of lilt
7 f:umrn, is the firs) Ozlord
County girl lit he crowned
l p:taria rm Dairy I'c•v,s.
I leather gad the holon" Iasl
night at the Canadian National
V,kInbitinn in Toronto. She wan
the 0xl'nrrl Dairy Princess Idle
:end the right h) compete in the
provincial competition at the
1972 Woodstock fair.
Iles mother said this morning
that Ileather had ,justcompleled
,loll year al Rverson
Politechnic.al In a 'hotel ,
restaurant and business ad -
milli .lral! r Poetry" moll had
ullrndod to rrhlnl It, r:c haul next
a vvk.
"filer plan:+ changed last,
nlghl," said Mrs. Innvs. Heather
,kill e+urk for untardo Milk.
!1'la rkolinl; hoard for one Year
prontoling the dairy industry.
.She is the first girl from
Oxford County to win the
Offal if) if fee and the I8th winner
in Ontario.
Her parents own a 200-here
dairy farm. -
"We are very proud." said
Mrs. lnnls. ••it's a great Op -
partiality for her."
Worst in seven years,
heat wave tapers off
Liquor vote recount
fails to change
negative outcome
Free Press µontstock Bureau
WOODSTOCK — A recount of fast Oxford
'1',rw,aship's Docemiier liquor plebiscite failed
in change the outcome, Huron County Judge
P. G. Carter said Monday.
Neither the. dining lounge nor the lounge It-
venc-e question gained a fill -per -cant majority
vote.
Judge Carter said 402, or 56.79 per cent,
supported thedining lounge and 306 were op-
posed.
A total of 367 voters supported the lounge
licence question, or 51.98 per cent, compared
with 339 who were opposed.
Wayne .Johnson, Last Oxford Township
clerk-Irea.surer, said the negative vole on the
dining lounge. licence increased by one vote
in the recount.
Judge Carter said a previously disallowed
vote was allowed in the recount.
John Dzimera, who had requested the vote
for his Highway 2 restaurant and who also
had requested the recount, soul the business
this summer to Michael. S(,larz, Mr. Johnson
said.
Mayor turns up nose
at smelly land freeze
The mayor of Tillsonburg said Thursday
there is something smelly about a land
freeze imposed around Woodstock and Till-
sonburg within a day or hours after building
permits were issued to a major developer for
shopping plazas there.
Mayor Bryan .lanes told a meeting of area
merchants in Tillsonburg that the freezing of
the land, after the building permits were is-
sued has given the developer a monopoly.
Mayor Jones was referring to building per-
mits issued to Multi -Malls Inc. near Wood-
stock and,Tillsonburg this year.
"This situation has a preUy rotten smell.,"
he said. "We tend to sneer at Watergate, but
maybe we better lake a closer look at
house."
The mayor declined later to elaborate pub-
licly on his comments or speculate about
possible influence peddling.
However, he admitted he is "quite an-
noyed" that requests from Tillsonburg and
Woodstock councils to the ministry of munic-
ipal affairs for a zoning freeze on the proper- ,
ties involved were not acted upon until after
the building permits to Multi -Malls were is-
sued.
"It's a strange coincidence," he said, "that
the two largest retail centres in Oxford Coun-
ty have experienced almost identical situa-
MUNICIPAL STATISTICS
bons with land freezes put on one day or
within hours of the building permits being is-
sued. This gives the developer a monopoly in
one county and it begins to look a little
smelly."
Mayor Jones charged career civil servants
with ineptitude in not complying with the
council requests and emphasized he was not
accusing any elected officials with impro-
priety.
He said Tillsonburg's request was not even
answered by Queen's Park and blamed gov-
ernment employees for the delay between
council's request of May 2 and the land
freeze imposition Aug- 9.
Oxford shows increase in assessment
r)3ford t unlit iN -hawing an .Imnunled hr $5.5 option, with
in 19-,0 coot Ilse city $M7,775 for
sewn system and and $38,241
separate schools.
increase m assessment with$3a3
$8,2 million coming from farm
the sanitary sl,wer system and
for. garbage disposal and.
Tillsonburg in 197a spsenl
million worth of it in 11170,
avert re>idenlial taxes, $1,5 from
$199,160 for garbage collection
collection.
$B3,a96 nn recreation am
compared In $316 million in mwi,
commercial and industry, and
and disposal. Conservation of
Recreation community
community services. sle,os6 foe
according In provincial
$691,422 from business
health coat another $37.971 for
and
services in 1970 cost the town
community planning aer
government statistics.
In expenditures totalling $5.4
public health services and in-
Sts.10nand community planning
development and a mere $Si) i,
Breakdown given was $92
million, Woodstock spend
spertionsand another $35,876for
general woftyreas,
-
Trillion from towns and villages
$506,172 for policing the city,
hospital fees.
and development cost $20.500.
Public work$ progl
and $'142 from townships and
$393104 for fire prolections and
Public works programs spent
General welfare assistance
iown spent U17,256ot ,de wal6>
improvement district.
$2011,451 for general govern-
$s43,177 on sidewalks and roads,
amounted to .539,501 and the
and roads.-$96,7ozs for the
Expendilures for tile county in
meal.. Education look a whop-
$5N,531; on traffic coni.rol and
town spent $sq,fial am children
sanitary sewer system and
1970 totalled $2 million. with $1.:1
ping $2.4.million, with $1 million
$9,a70 on drainage. Street
and day nurseries.
$37,716 for garbage collection
million spent on public works
fur puhlir schanls, $103,354 for
lighting cost another $65,396,
Tillsonburg showed a higher
and disposal,
project.., and $115,422 spent on
separate schools ;and $12 million
❑i expenditures of 111.3 million
assessnsent than Ingersoll, even
Police protection cast the town
general government,
for secondary education.
fro. Ingersoll, $20577:1 went on
though Tillsonburg has the
$166,849 and fire
Woodstock sheaved a total lax
hinnev apenl (in social and
secondauyeducation, $17v,2Gloil
amalle•.r population, Tiilsorsburg
.protection
another $C4.0"_ According to
roll of $4.5 million at the rate of
fantlly "I'vtces amounted 1114:1
public school education and
had a total revenue of $I.a.
government s4tustcs, in: 1971,
just snore Ihfan$164 per capita. A
million, with the lien's share of
sea,'' 9 for the separate school
Tillannin rg's. per capita lax roll
Tillsonburg {scut nothing tut
-Jac
If rr cruse for the city look in$269,1a2
going on recreation and
aystent..
`Police
was $242. compared to $133 for
children and nurseries.
$d.i million in taxation from
community services, home
protection for the town
Ingersoll and $IBA for Wood-
Pnitnnll!rC1aI And 117al llxirlal
$114.:44a was aped on EOn1^
Coal. $145,791 and lire pr9tnCtlOit
stuck,
in 9'itlsauthurcc's total revenue
stabllahnsnnls. Form nsd
nunuy planning,$75,g3uwent on
;mother $511,619, Some $187,255
Total expenditures for
of $1.8 mtlllwn, $691,963 came
residential taxes accounted for
hen•r;d welfare assistance, and
was spent on sidowulks and road
Tillsonhurg at $I.a million in
from residential and farm lax
$2,2 million, -
$59, 150 was spent on children
work and $N 233 on traffic
eluded $:aut,1M for secondary
't,a 1, 213 from commercial And
Tol.al revenue for the city
and (Jay nurserfex.
control, Somalian and waste
education, &iii4j9K for public
lnkiLat'tal vslahliahnsents and
Sinitaiton and waste removal
removal cast $a41,547 for the school educatim acid $51 15B for
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OXFORD COUNTY WARDEN
Les Dickson has strong
farming opinions
IIy MIKE RUN
price the produce should provide
Gnliart [iryiaw Staff Rrparter
the young with the incentives.
Oxford llwnty Warden, Les
It's harts today for a}young man
Dickson of RR 2 Hurgessville
togointofarmingashecan'lsee
has a rb acre farm and some
immediate results and the costr
definite opinions on modern
of starting a farm is almost out.
farming methods.
of reach for most voting people."
"There's a saying that there's
"The young today can see
2 types of farmers that never
where they may be better off in
getanlvhere-the ones that are
the cities. They can seethe
never at home. and the ones that
money and the advantages that
are never away from home."
city living can bring."
What Mr. Dickson is referring
Mr. Dickson continued:
to am the two extremes in the
"What with the high cost of land,
attitudes of some farmers. The
and the need for modern
oae 4ype £eels he has to be into
machinery, the farmer today is
everything. The farm suffers
facing the toughest competition
because hes never there.
yet."
The other type spends so much
. A successful farmer is herd 14
time on the farm he doesn't keep
define. ,Some feel that they
up with changes in agricultural
should grow, their own feed for
machinery or changes in dff-
their stock. This keeps the farm
ferent farming techniques.
at a constant level, whatever the
"I feel there'llbe less farmers
number of stock the land can
in the future," says Mr.
support is the size the farm
Dickson. "Less farmers doing
remains.
more work. The trend seems to
Some farmers feel that feed
be to expansion of existing
should be bought and used with
farms with more and more
home grown feed for the stock.
mechanized operations taking
This allows for larger herds and
place over manual labor."
more grazing,land. There have
Mr. Di&sens' farm is a family
been successes and failures with
operation and he lives there with
both attempts, it's hard to draw
his wife Helen, and their three
any hard and fast rules.
children; Katharine, 16; Leslie,
"Some of the farmers go over
io and Roddy. 6.
their heads," said Mr. Dickson,
"You must keep records
'"Ibey'll buy more equipment
today," said Mr. Dickson, "It
than they really need while
you want to remain com-
others won't increase thew line
petitive." -
of equipment at all."
At present Mr. Dickson is the
"It's a hard decision to make,
county warden and his time is
whether to add a new line of
divided between his duties and
equipment or expand the
as .warden and managing the
existing line. They have
farm. He's involved with buying
equipment today that allows one
and selling Holsteins and also
man to run the whole
has a 20 acre apple orchard on
operation."
his farm.
Do you replace your labor
"I- don't know where this
with machines and as a result
country would be without the
work too hard to make ends
family type farm. If this type of
meet or do you put the money
farm ceased to exist then the
into labor and spend less time
consumer would be paying a lot
working, its a hard choice to
more for their food."
make, he said.
"There's never been a time in
"There's no right attitude for
history when such a small
a good farmer,". said Mr.
amount of the paycheck has
Dickson, "Some farmers must
gone towards the food put•-
know when they have enough
chases," said Mr. Dickson. '
work to do. They, must learn
Mr. Dickson looked into the
when to draw the line."
future and felt that the incentive
"Some farmers specialize in
to keep the young on the farm
just one thing while others
wasn't with the property owner.
diversify into a nbmher of
INCENTIVES
things. Which one's right? It's
"I feet that the powers that
hard to say.
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$1 million tire store
WOODSTOCK — A Canadian Tire Corrmra-
tion store valued at $1 million was officially
opened here Thursday by Wowlgtock Mayor
Leslie J. Cook.
Old people
to become
'members
of family'
WOODSTOCK — A private home care pro-
gram, under which senior citizens will live
with families in the community, is being
planned by the Oxford County home for the
aged, Woodingford Lodge.
Ernest Wood, lodge administrator, said
Thursday a pilot project has been operating
successfully in the regional municipality of
Niagara where meblle people, requiring little
medical attention, are boarded in the com-
munity.
The program, he said, is encouraged by -
the branch of aging of the ministry of com-
munity and social services, but Woodingford
Lodge will stake all financial and other ar-
rangements.
Landlords will provide family settings. in -
eluding meals, to senior citizens, who will
virtually become "members of the family."
The ideal setting in the home care pro-
gram. said Mr. Wood, would be accommoda-
tion for one to three senior citizens. but the
number may reach six per home.
When the residences have ben aouroved,
he said, applicant senior citizens will have
several choices and if possible will be placed
in homes near their previous residences.
Afew replies have beenreceived from pro-
spective landlords in response to advertise-
ments throughout the county, continued Mr.
Wood, and these applications will be present-
ed to the management committee at its am
meeting, Oct. Is.
He said there is a waiting list of more than.
100 to enter the 160-resident OxfordCouaty
home. None of those on the list has been ap-
preached about the home care problem.
The home's management committee has
been considering construction of an addition
to the building.
Funeral rites
for publisher
A funeral service was held this
afternoon for Stanley Manors,
170, of Norwich, who died Wed -
it Woodstock General
,,%a al.
Mr. Manors was the former
publisher of the Norwich
Gazette and was a former ad-
vertising manager for the Daily
Sentinel -Review.
Rev. R. D. Duncanson of Knox
Presbyterian Church, Norwich,
officiated at today's funeral
service for Mr. Maseru.
j Cremation followed in London
Mr. Manors is survived by his
wife Mary Imbel iTib1 Hunter,
a daughter Mrs. William (Mary)
Wilson of Toronto, and a son
Reid, of Fredericton, and
brothers Carl and Ted, of Sar-
nia, and John, of Grand Bend.
The Arn and Son Funeral
Residence, Norwich, was in
'charge of funeral
arrangements.
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Reeve predicts licensing
of Oxford restaurants
Free Press Woodstock lhuran
woODSTIICK — Idcensing of Oxford coun-
ty establishments where fund is sold is likely
to go into effect in 1974, Reeve John Nadalin
of Reac-hville, chairman of the county health
unit board, said Tuesday.
Reeve Nadalin made the prediction after
comity council discussed a copy of a draft
bylaw for licensing.
Discussions also will take place at the In-
gersoll and Woodstock council levels berms
the matter goes back to the health unit for
final recommendations.
The health board, Reeve Nadalin said, has
been working for a couple of years trying to
get it completed.
Be said the bylaw would allow the hoard to
close restaurants if cleanliness and appear-
ance of buildings were not up to standard.
.Some restaurants in Oxford are not up to
standard. lie said.
G. It, Staples, secretary -treasurer of the
health unit said in a report to council that
the board has been concerned there has been
inadequate control over eating places.
The bylaw would cover restaurants or any
place where food is sold.
Licences would be issued annually on ap-
piiea4fon in: writing to the clerk -treasurers of
Oxford, Woodstock and Ingersoll. Issuing -of,
licences would follow receipt of a certificate
from the medical officer of health or his rep-
resentative.
The licences would be required to be post-
ed in a conspicuous place.
The licence fee has not been established.
However, a mnximum $50 firm for each of-
fence is proposed.
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wanted to buy something you waited until
the price came down. Now you buy it fast —
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The bylae-, Rr..c%e Nadalin said, could be
broad enough to cover church organizations
with a large catering operation.
In other cotmetl business, a $500 grant. in
Information Oxford, a public information
service operating in Woodstock, was ap-
proved.
Safety inspector honored
IVOODKTOCK — Clarke Daniel of Inger
.salt. Oxford Cuunfy consirration safety
inspector since 1065, was. honored Tuegdav
by county council which presented him with
a plaque. The inspector's dutiesbecame a
provincial rather than county re.gponsihilii.y
this summer.
Mr. Daniel is now it r-onstruction safety of
fiver of the ministry of labor, based in Din.
don.
Judges Honest Harry Parrott and Les Dickson' flank the new champion Les Cook
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(AP) — Doctors were elated
with the physical conditions of
the Skylab 2 astronauts today
after their record.5W4Aay space
mission
Alan Dean. Owen Garriott and
Jack Lousma planned to sleep
late aboard the recovery carrier
headed for San Diego, Calif -
The astronauts blazed back to
earth Tuesday in a perfect end-
ing to their 24-millton-mile jour-
ney, They splasheddown six
miles from the recovery ship
which was waiting about 230
miles southwest of San Diego
The three were quick]%
hoisted aboard the New Orleans
with their precious cargo of
films. tapes and other data
which may provide vital infor-
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Thev were taken to a medicall
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the spacemen suffered from
motion sickness and all three
had normal blood pressures' aid
heart rah..
The report said there was
some: evidence of dizziness. But
this was expected as part of the
process of adapting to earth's
gravity.
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well." sold the report. ';Pt*s}'
elans are very elated with the
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County drafts
zoning bylaw
for Blandford
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
WOODMCK — A draft zoning bylaw has
been prepared for Blandford Township and a
draft official plan for South Norwich Town-
ship by Oxford County planning department
staff, Peter Atcheson, planning director, said.
Mr. Atcheson said the Blandford Township
bylaw is similar to neighboring Blenheim
Township's. Ile said Blandford council will
consider the draft, make recommendations
for changes and circulated copies to town-
ship residents for consideration.
A zoning bylaw, he said, is required to
comply with the official plan and implements
Policy of the official plan. He said the zoning
bylaw establishes minimum standards for
development, minimum setbacks from roads,
minimum building size and location of var-
Was uses and types of uses in each zone -
Construction in Blandford township was
frozen by the province early this year after a
Permit was issued to Multi -Malls Inc. for a
85 million shopping centre development,
Pending the completion of a zoning bylaw.
South Norwich Township planning board,
Mr. Atcheson said, is considering its draft of-
ficial plan which is designed to establish has-
ic policy for land use and development.
He said South Norwich Planning board has
suggested some changes, mostly mapping
corrections before public meetings are held.
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Anti -rabies clinics
now scheduled
Due to the high incidence of branch, in co-operation with the
rabies in skunks, foxes and other Oxford CounhCouncil, City of
wildlife in Oxford County, a Woodstock, Town of Ingersoll,
series of free anti -rabies clinics and the Oxford Countv Health
will be held in the coumv. Unit.
The clinics will be conducted Vaccination is free of charge,
by the Canada department of but please bring only dogs or
agriculture, health of animals cats for vaccination.
$9,,000 tab likely
for Oxford iunket
By WAYNE Mael-HERSON
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
WOODSTOCK — Oxford County taxpayers
-a ill pay more than $9,000 to send 23 county
(uuncillors and three staff members to Half.
fax, Oct. 9 to 12, for the annual meeting of
ho Roads and Transportation Association of
C;mada. ,
lour others may go,
It will cost a minimum of $391 for each of
the council delegates for the four days of
meetings and $231 each for the staff.
The cost calculation Includes,
• $116 for economy air fare from Toronto!
• $160 for salary of $40 per day for each
councillor;
• $40 for meals at $10 a ds!y;
is $35 for registration, assuming it is the
same as the 1972 cost; and
• $40 for hotel accommodation, calculated
M $10 a night.
The Downtown Holiday Inn for the conven.
tion week in Halifax is charging $16 for a
single bed, $20 for a double bed and $22 for
two persons in twobeds to a room,
Based on the calculations, the cost for 23
members would be $9.993 and for three staff
members $693 for a total of $9,686. If the four
undecided attend, the total will increase by
$1.564.
It's been a tradition for oxford County
councillors to attend the national roads con-
vention. F,igltteen members went to Winni-
peg in 1972 and 21 members to Vancouver in
1971.
Warden Leslie Dickson, reeve of North
Corn.yield up in Oxford
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Tavistock, East Zorra�
back amalgamation
By WAYNE MacPHERSON
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
WOODSI'OCK — Amalgamation of Tavis•
took, Fast Zo17a Township and an easterly
point, of North Oxford Township Into one mu-
nicipality, as proposod in an Oxford area to-
oilgovernment study, has been endorsed- by
the TavisficNk and East Zurra councils,
The endorsement was announced Tuesday
at a meeting of the Oxford area government
implementing committee.
Reeve William Du(,*Iow of Tavistock,
chairman of the committee, said the umal-
garoation would be implemented at the time
of the proposed restructuring of the county
on .Ian.. '1. 1075.
Fast Zorra and Tavistock councils have
proposed that five. representatives be elected
from East 'Lorru and the portion of North
Oxford near Woodstock, which would be de-
scribed as Word one, The second ward, con.
sisting of the existing Tavlalock urea, would
have two representatives.
The proposal calls for the election at a
mayor, who would he one of 10 or 11 repre-
sentatives at the rnunly level, antl a reeve,
who would he. in charge in the absence of the
mayor.
The area now has it population of about
.Norwich 'Township, said the decision to at.
Lend was made early this year, probably at
the February session.
The finance committee recommended to
council, he said, that the same policy be fol-
lowed as in previous years. The policy that
members be allowed expenses for two con•
ventions during the year was explained in
new members in a committee -of -the -whole
meeting, he said.
"Even though it larks like he will be get,
Ling a free trip, theindividual is losing mon-
ey, being away from his employment," War.
den Dickson said.
Although some members may not obtain
much information from teel mical sessions,
hesaid, they get more from private discus-
sions 'later. -
Meetings with others carrying out similar
municipal service help broaden the viewpoint
of the delegates and their knowledge, he
said.
Each county council member, he pointed
out, also is representing his own municipali-
ty, with its own road department.
G. R. Staples, county clerk -treasurer, said
representatives will obtain a better or broad-
er outlook on transportation as it applies to
the whole country.
One can sit back in Oxford County and
deal with day-to-day problems, continuing to
establish roads and improve them, he said.
but the future as far as roads are concerned
should be studied. He cited talk of rapid
transit and other means of transportation.
Planning to attend the convention are: Mr.
Staples; Howard Dray, deputy county clerk:
road superintendent Donald Pratt; Reeve
Melvin Balls and Deputy Reeve Robert Gil.
balm, Blandford Township; Reeve Perry Sib-
bick and Deputy Reeve Ross Livingston,
Blenheim Township; Reeve Louis Barrett,
Dereham Township: Reeve James Patience.
Fast Nissouri Township; Warden Dickson
and Deputy Reeve Darrven Scott, North Nor-
wich Township; Reeve William Martin,
South Norwich Township; Deputy Reeve
.James blcDonvell, East Oxford Township;
Reeve Hartwell Baigent and Deputy- Reeve
-lames Muterer, North Oxford Township:
Reeve George Jakeman and Deputy Reeve
Cecil Wilson, West Oxford Township; Reeve
Henry Killing and Deputy Reeve George Wil-
helm. East Zorra Township: Deploy -Reeve
Robert Blair, West ZmTa Township; Reeve
Seldon Wilkinson, Tiltsonburg; Reeve John
Nadolin, Beachville: Reeve Kenneth Pollard
and Deputy Reeve Stewart Miles, Norwich;
and Reeve William Ducklow and Deputy
Reeve James Francis, Tavistock.
Expenses of wives who are attending will
not come out of public funds, officials said.
The wives will pay their own way.
Reeve Wesley Dew of East Oxford Towm-
ship, Deputy Reeve Russell Honsber-er,
Tillsonburg, Deputy Reeve George Nagle,
Dereham Township, and Reeve Rowland
Rutherford, Embra. were still uncertain
Tuesday if they would attend.
'three others. Reeve Robert Matheson,
West Zorra Township. Deputy Reeve Mac.
Robson, Fast Nissourt Township, and Deputy
Reeve George Davis, South Norwich Town.
ship, have not been planning to attend.
4,700 in Fast Zorra, 110 in North Oxford and
1,318 in Tavistock,
Woodstock, Ingersoll and Tiilsonburg have.
been proposed as urban municipalities.
Other proposed municipalities include
Blandford and Blenheim Townships; Embro,
West Zurru, Bast Nissouri and part of North
Oxford Township; Norwich, Fast Oxford.,.
North Norwich and South Norwich Town-
ships; and Boachville and parts of.West Ox-
ford and Dereham TovmIthips.
G. R. Staples; county clerk,Ueasure.r, said
grants could possibly increase 8409,113 under
the new structure, bused on present poptda- ,
lions.
W
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Gallivanting officials
.Sir: 1 was very interested in
reading the two articles to the
London Firm Press which ap-
peared recently concerning
the upcoming meeting of the
(toads and Transportation. As-
sociation of Canada to be held
in Halifax.
It was especially interesting
to note that the County of ox-
ford can afford the luxury of
sending 26 delegates which is
merely one or two short of
one-half the number being
sent from seven southwestern
Ontario counties, This could -
very well be the explanation
that the employees of the Ox-
tord County roads department
Ind myself have been seareb-
Ing for the past few months.
-Approximately eight months
ago the 28' employees of the
roads department decided to
join the Canadian Union of
Public Employees and were
certified as a union on April
16, 1973, and became Local
1589 of the Canadian Union of
Public Employees, Soon after
certification, negotiating com-
mittees were set up and nego-
tiations for a new collective
agreement have been proceed.
ing ever since. Unfortunately
on Sept 17. negotiations were
discontinued because there
was disagreement on a num-
ber of monetary issues, main-
ly wages, and the union ap-
plied for conciliation serv-
ices. A conciliation meeting
has been arranged for Oct. 22.
Unfortunately, the union does
not feel too optimistic about
achieving an agreement un-
less the county negotiating
committee oaters Into concili-
ation with a ouch more liber-
al attitude than they have )Intl
in Ole past,
The union does not feel that:
their requests are unreasona.
ble in that they are merely re-
questing that the wages of the
employees be brought into line
with other wages in the area
in comparable jobs. The coun-
ty negotiating committee has
admitted that their employees
are currently below par but
have indicated that they cun-
not afford at this time to close
that gap. How can anyone be-
lieve that, when they can
spend $9,000 on if junket to
Halifax like it was a drop in
the bucket? It certainly ap-
pears to us that this can be
done quite easily by prevent-
ing their employees from
earning a fair and decent
wage.
It is also interesting to note
that the expenses allowed
each delegate are higher than
for any other county. Of
course, there's nothing like
having the best when the tax -
pavers are fuming the bill.
MY last comment is an ap-
peal to the taxpayers of Ox-
ford County. Tell these coun-
cillors to quit playing games
and offer their employees a
decent living instead of using
your in o a e v to gallivant
across the country having a
good time.
AT. G. PENNESI
Representative, C.U.P.E
London
Home -care program
for Oxford elderly
possible in few weeks
Oxford County senior citizens
citizens in private homes, he 'rhame;ford, Lakeside Embro,
could have a private home -care
sairl. Tillsonburg and Salford areas,
program in four in six weeks,
Mr. Wood said he is pleased but has had no response from
W o n d i n g f a r d Lod g e
with the response from the Ihr Ingersoll area,
Administrator Ernest Wood said
Wtaxisfotk. Norwich, Tavislock. Financial arrangefar ma are
yesterday.
Drumbn St. Marys. made through the lodge.
Seven homeowners willing to
share Lhelr homes with senior
citizens have applied, he said.
Another seven homeowners
have expressed an interest in
the project.
Mr. Wood said the
homeowners would be in-
terviewed, then senior citizens
considered well enough to live in
private homes will be placed.
The senior citizens will be
selected from among 107 who
have applied for admission to
Wouringford Lodge, the Oxford
County home for the aged.
Individuals will make their
-
own selection of homes, Mr.
Wood said. They will be able to
participate in programs at the
lodge while living in private
homes.
Niagara has a successful pilot
project of locating senior
H ald imandeas Norfolk
to form instant city
By GEORGE HUTCHISON
of The Free Press
TORONTO — Treasurer John White intro-
duced legislation Thursday to establish a
new regional municipality of the two -county
area of Haldimand-Norfolk to accommodate
an instant city of 200,000 .persons.
Mr. White said the legislation will be
pushed through quickly. Regional elections
will be held Dec. 10 and the area council will
take office April 1,.
"This bill is going to have to be passed
very shortly to permit an election in Decem-
ber," the treasurer told the legislature as he
began to reshape the political future of the
Lake Erie shoreline.
The Haldimand-Norfolk region will he
home of the Nanticoke .development on the
north shore of Long Point Bay, a develop-
ment for Ontario Hydra, the Steel Co. of Can-
ada and Texaco Canada Ltd.
The government anticipates almost inune-
dfate growth of an urban area between Port
Iloeer and Sinicoe.
Nesbitt
in House
Wally Nesbitt rOxford-PC' is
back in Ottawa.
According to sources, he left
Woodstock Sunday morning to
Ile in Ottawa for today when
parliamentsite in session.
Mr, Nesbitt's personal
physician and friend Dr. G. A.
Webb said he didn't know what
Mr. Nesbitt's ph alcal condition
Was "because I have tared away
on holidayy.
Mr. Nesbill has been
recuperating since early
summer from an attack of
cerebral hemorrhage.
Commissions don't want
the county jurisdiction
Five Oxford County public
utility commissions told the
implementing committee of the
Oxford area local government
study Tuesday they didn't ward.
it county level jurisdiction over
water and sewer services.
Provincial government said
last month that under a
strengthened Oxford County,.
wa ter a nd sewer services should
came Under the county, rather
that' local level. The area
Oxford council
gets approval
for tree garden
Arboretum
is approved
A botanical Lree garden will be
Janted this spring on a site
acing Gordon Pdtock Lake.
Approval for Ihr 10-acre
arboretum was received by
Oxford Cnunl,v Courted Tuesday
The Lipper 'Thames River
Conservation Authorityy will
lease the site, west of :0unty
(toad g on the south shore of the
lake, tocouncil at $1 per year for
99 years.
Warden 1 ,; Dickson said
there will be paths through the
'roe garden, with slats Idea-
ti(ying arch variety. He said the
trees would not Ire limited to
Camidlan varieties and that as
elany as fill varieties could
survive In our climate,
The Nees will be purchased
and planled over a number of
years, Mr, Dickson said.
in other business, county
canned has recommended to the
federal department of
agriculture I.hat. anti -rabies
serum for farm animals be
provided free of charge,
The Oxford Plowmen's
Asstxialion urged council to try
and gel Ihr annual Ontario
plowing match for Oxford
County, in about 1978.
And councll received a letter
from Fast Znrra Township
detailing objections to objectioto file
prrtp.. A tuse of a 18tbacre farm
owned by Woodstock as if solid
waste disposal site.
government study report said
the services should remain at
the local level.
Thefive county PUCs
represented Tuesday were
Woodstock, Ingersoll,
Tillsonburg, Tavistock and
Norwich.
They all agreed that county
control of water and sewer
would result in higher costs to
the customer and poorer ser-
vice,
The implementing committee
Will prepare a report on the
discussions and submit it to
provincial government.
-We believe that it would be
expensive to attempt to operate
these scattered systems from
one remote office." said
chairman of Woodstock Public
Utility Commission Trevor
Slator. "We also believe that to
do so would provide a down-
grading of service.-'
"The three large -
municipalities within Oxford are
basic servicing units and the
distance between these systems.
necessitates a separate
system,"- said chairman J. C
Herbert of Ingersoll Public
Utilities Commission
WOODINGFORD
LODGE
FIELD WORKER
Applications will be received by the undersigned up to
November 8, 1973 for the position of Field Worker to take
applications for admission to Woodingfold Lodge and Wood
ingford's Private Home Care Program.
The successful applicant will work in close cooperation with
the Administrator and in addition ba required to:
Assist in inspecting the facilities of Home owners paroci�
paling in the Private Home Care Program as well as screen all
applications from same to determine their suitability,
- Maintain up-to.dato records of residents.
- Perform other clerical duties as required.
Applicants must be mature individuals who possess a genuine
interval in working with the elderly and should have a sound
clerical background acquired through several years of office
experience. Typing would be an asset.
Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifica-
tions. Application forms may be obtained from Waadirrgfmd
Lodge, 423 Devonshire Ave,. Woodstock, Ontario, Telephone
639 1245.
J, E, Wood,
Administrator
Oxford
ask
ed ed to
drop
regional I rut g e group
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
WOODSTOCK — Reeve George Jakentan
Of West Oxfnrd Township and Deputy Reeve
Ross Livingston, Blenheim Township, sug-
gested Tuesday that Oxford County council
dissolve a regional government implement-
ing committee. Councildeferred decision on
the suggestion to its Nov. 20 meeting,
The committee was to plan restructuring
Of Oxford County including joining Wood.
stock and Ingersoll and amalgamating some
rural areas, to be effective Jan. 1, 1975,
"I don't believe tine people of Oxford are
in favor of regional government at this time
and I think we should respect the wishes of
the people," Mr. Jakeman said.
"It isn't I don't like the Oxford proposal,
but I don't think we can benefit by it. Oxford
has had real good government in the {east
and has no debentures."
A regional system already exists, Mr.
Jakeman said, with joint services including
library, health, home and planning facilities.
Tavistock Reeve William Ducklow, chair-
man of the implementing committee, said
the move to dissolve the committee "upsets
me after three ,years of study."
County council agreed earlier this year to
set up the area government implementing
The applications from 14
Oxford Count)- homeowners
were received in response to a
proposed private home -care
program for some senior
citizens.
TO DUMP IMPLEMENTING COMMITTEE
conuuutee after completion of the report an
re-organi:,ahou which .cost $34,006, Mr. Duck -
low smd, The committee will meet Nov. 7.
Mr. Ducklow said council unanimously lip -
Proved the government reorganization pro-
posal last December and again early this
year.
Besides Mr, Ducklow, the committee has.
representatives from Woodstock and Inger-
soll.
During the committee meeting Tuesday
night, Pillsonburg, Ingersoll, Woodstock,
Norwich and Tavistock public utilities com-
missions said they want water and sewer
services to continue under local control rath-
rr than the proposed largerregion-
BLUES CHASER
Anlrinuttmn is one's continuing ellart to
vote took .err easy flat uynen mall srmte-
day be able to do it all,
Applications being Pos# code system
processed for care nears completion
A pp l i Cations f r o m The scmor citizens would live
homeowners willing toshare inprivate homes but lake part in
Iheir homes with senior citizens programs at Woodingfod
,tre nawbeing processed, Ernest Lodge. They would be selected
Wood, administrator of from applications for admission
Wnodingford Lodge, said today. made In the lodge.
Mr. Wood said the program
would not be implemented until
at least early next year.
Officials in St. Thomas have
contacted him for information to
help them in a similar program,
Nil wood said.
The Postal code system in
Canada which was brought into
being about two years ago Is
expected to go into complete
operation in two to three weeks
From this point on all mail
should include the postal code of
the sender and the receiver The
implementation of the three
letter, three number system will
enable the post Office personnel
to sort mail at the rate N 26JM
letters an -hour
County resolution "shocks" three mayors
First of t o parts
Ry \L\RYGII,NIOt'R
Sentinel-Iteview Staff Reporter
Oxford County's three mavors
today came aut in favor of
making a strengthened Oxford
County in the wake of a
resolution before Oxford County
council that would quash the
idea,
The area government study
committee spent three years of
public meetings and $34,000 to
find out how Oxford County
wanted to be restructured, when
the provincial government
moved in a regionalized other
areas of Ontario.
Last week at a meeting of
Oxford County council, a
resolution to dissolve the im-
plementing committee of the
report was tabled to the
November meeting of council.
All three mayors in the county
said this morning they were
"Shocked" it., think that county
council would even consider
such a move.
If the committee's recom-
mendations are dropped,
essentially it means that. nothing
will happen on Jan. 1. 1975, when
the plan was supposed to go into
effect. Provincial government,
meanwhile, is making its own
study of Oxford to ascertain how
it wants to regionalize the area.
Provincial Treasurer John
White said earlier this year that
the Oxford study will he eoin-
pared tit the provincial sWdy
before provincial government
gives its blessing to either one,
if the Oxford plan doesn't go
Into effect in 1975, authorities
feel it will be a matter of time
before provincial government
frnplements regianaIizatfall
here lf.'s doubtful if the
...disturbed
province would revamp} the
county in the same wily as Is
recommended in the Oxford
report.
1 was sharked to hear the
revolution was trade in council
to disband the imillemenling
committee,' said' Mayor Los
took. "I am certainly in favor of
the report. If the resolution to
disband the committee passes,
three years wok has gone down
the drain and Oxford might wind
up being split up for other ad-
joining counties. This is the one
thing we have attempted to
avoid."
Mayor Conk said the feeling
bus been good sn far among
oxford municipahties in
studying for the committee's
findings. Mayor Cook said be Is
"disturbed" about friction that
could he caused if the study
committee's report is dropped
,,It will he a tragedy to have
this upset now," said Mayor
Creek. '.aals•efully at a Ilmc
when we have to pull together if
we are ever ill achieve anything
as a county unit."
Mayor Cook said letuem's
Park has been pointing to
Oxford County with pride for
recommending to government
how the county wants to
restructure.
Speaking tin a public vote tin
the issue, Mayor Cook said it
would be a costly venture, "but
it might he a good idea to sound
out It le people."
Mayor G. H, Henry, of
Ingersoll, said the study report
was n golden opportunity ins
Oxford torun Its own affairs and
to reuu'n to Oxford smne of Ihr
aulhorl.y taken away from it by
provincial goverumcul..
"it people who lake a negalive
:Ippraach to the study were to
study oho complete report," said
Mayor Henry, "they would
If dershand that we litre It Villg to
make (oxford it communily
where tjwnpla are not only in
lereateel in their own restriclyd
vunlmunity, bul bf it broader
community to the benefit of all
residents in the county."
Mayor Henry said he was still
optimistic about the report and
didn't think it would be quashed
by county council. '
"The urban and rural com-
munities must work together,"
said Mayor Henry. "Those who
are trying to stir up disserl
are doing a disservice to their
fellow -men."
The issue shouldn't be put to
public referendum, said Mayor
Ilenry, because the issue is a
complex one and it's up to
elected officials to do their
homework and understand the
implications of the committees.
findings.
"-I don't oppose a public vote,"
he said. "but it would be very
costly. It would seem um
necessary after we have done a
complete study."
Mayor Henry said he thinks
there is a concerted effort to
quash the report, on the part of
some Oxford elected officials.
"But I doubt if some of these
people have ever read the
report."
The studyreport. said the
mayor, was the way to stop
regionalization in Oxford from
provincial government. He said
people are mislead into
believing that regionalization is
the same Ihing as restructuring
the county.
"We are tryying to restructure
nd astrenXn Oxford," he
said, "we are not regionalizing
it."
Mayor Bryan Jones of
Tillst nburg said he was glad the
resolution to dump the' im-
plementing eommittee "scraped
through" al last week's meeting
of count% council.
"But I was shocked this was
brought up said Mayor Jones.
"The implementing committee
was established by council and
recognized by provincial
government."
If the implementing com-
mittee is abolished, said Mayor
Jones, the area government
study report would be shelved.
"It came very close to being
killed," he said, "t wasn't there
to hear the lone of voices. but the
tact this was brought up and a
resolution introduced is
significant."
Mayor ,Jones said public
meetings to educate the general
public might be in order at this
point.
"A strengthened county is
within our grasp,'- he said. "We
are not just preserving new
township. but deslrovulg the
counl%,.-
No pressure: Parrott
Dr. Ilarry Parrott OVIPP for
Oxford) said today there is no
pressure oil the part of
provincial government to ditch
file Oxford County area local
government study report on
implementing cnavnlltee.
"A., & Inallrl' "I lac) " •ant III'
t'nrrolt. "prueinvutl gmt-111
mrnl ,, Innking to uxtord to
rslafiiWl a pall"Tit This was a
local rvmd} and it has been
unconditionally elated that it
will Ile initiated at the request of
Oxford County.'
Dr. Parrott said provincial
government has never told
Oxford to carry out the study,
but has -said many limes that the
I effort t is an f xcallent one
this is a miller that rests
onlirrly with the local people,'
said Dr. Parrott.
Speaking nn a public vote. Dr.
Parrott said there is no sense it,
elected officials if the public
ctm't rely oil their decisions.
With so Many members making
III, couoh rouneiL he said,
steeled oftwiatc should have a
positive derlsimn
"This is it involved issue and
should be derided on ll' those
who are charged with the
respolsibihly of knowing what
the facts are centering around
the issue. There has never been
any pressure by provincial
µovernment and never will be.
There have been many areas
where provtnelal governnteait
has Insisted. hill not in Oxford."
H.\lilt) 4'tltltP9`f
...ua pressure
0
0/
TO DUMP IMPLEMENTING COMMITTEE
Five municipalities
vote to drop study
Five of the 16 municipalities in.
Oxford County, have passed
resolutions to disband the
Oxfordarea local government
study implementing committee.
Rlandford, East Oxford, West
Oxford, West Zorra anti
Dereham townships, have all
black -bulled the report that
would have restructured Oxford
Coumy by 1975.
East Nissouri so far is the only
township to pass a resolution to
maintain the implementing
committee.
The issue will be put to a vote
at the Nov. 20 meeting of county
council.
Reeve of West Oxford, George
Jakeman. who put forward a
resolution to dissolve the
committeeat the last meeting of
county council, said he would
agree with regionalizing a fire
department for the county and
waste disposal, but not with
other recommendations in the
report
Reeve Jakeman said Provin.
cial Treasurer John While said
in Hamilton last week that
governmentisn't going to im-
pose regional government or
strengthen counties unless the
request comes froth the county.
"I feel that if we don't want
regional government," said
Reeve Jakeman, "we are not
going to ask for it, That's why I
feel the implementing com-
mittee should he dissolved and
the study shelved. W'e'renot in
an area that's going to be
regionalized in a hurry."
During the three years of
meeting leading up to the report,
said Reeve Jakeman, county
council didn''. take a vote on it
-and I thought it was time to
vole."
"There will be many things
coming up that will have to be
discussed," said the reeve. "and
I don't think Oxford is ready for
regional government until these
things are thrashed out"
Reeve Jakeman said he was
referring to a ment;ae several
weeks ago when five public
utilities commissions in Oxford
objected to utilities being ad-
ministered on a county level.
PARROTT MAINTAINS
While the study report wanted
utilities maintained at a local
level, 1trovmcial �wthonlies said
they should be run on a county
hasis.
Oxford has regionalized on its
own steam more than any other
county in southwestern Ontario,
maintained Reeve Jakeman.
lie cited social services,
library, Children's Aid Society
and Woodingford Lodge as some
of the services now operated on
a county ICyel.
Reeve .lakeman said he would
be in favor of a regional fire
department, similar to mutual
aid, in which fire departments
cover for each other in the event
of a fire.
A FARCE:
"Our mutual aid is a farce,"
contended Reeve Jakeman, "If
Beachville is called out, it can't
call Ingersoll because Ingersoll
doesn't have a water tank. Whal
goad is a pumper in the coun-
trv."
Police -departments in the
county, he said, should be left
the way they are "because our
Ontario Provincial Police and
urban police are doing a really
Reform termed confusing
TAVISTOCK (Staff) +
Local government reform is
rnnfused with regional gover-
nment and re -structured
government, Dr. Harry
Parrott f Oxford-PCi said here
last night.
"Concepts that might have
been valid even one year ago,
are not valid today,' he said.
addressing .the annual
meeting of the County Roads
Superintendents Association.
Provincial government, he
said, uses the word "reform"
in the literal sense, "to cast in-
to a new form;' By local
reform, he continued, govern-
ment means a re -shaping that
could result in regional gover-
nment, or in the
amalgamation of several
municipalities.
Because of rapid growth, he
said, provincialgovernment
put parts of southern Ontario
on a prioritv list for
regionalizing. This done, he
said, the Pressure is off and
each county is being left to its
own initiative.
"Many of thefeatures built
into regional governments,"
said Dr. Parrott, "have.
already arrived in Oxford
County and by our ,ywn
initiative."
Provincial government,
said Dr. Parrott, is frequently
accused of centralizing power
and authority. In reality, said
the member of Queen's Park,
provincial government has
been doing exactly the op-
posite.
POWER TRANSFER
"The transfer of respon-
sibilifies and powers from
Queen's Park to regional
DR. PARROTT
. . re -shaping
municipalities," said Dr.
Parrott, ' beggan years ago
with the first to clonal govern-
ments, and I,,stiY1 going on.
"We know there are some
counties that want to undergo
some form of re -structuring,
certainly this is true in Ox-
ford, To counties that ask for
help, we intend to provide ad-
vice, guidance and financial
assistance,"
Provincial government
believes, said Dr. Parott, that
all municipalities within a
county s boundaries should be.
included in any study for re-
structuring.
"Surely Oxford includes
Woodstock and Ingersoll if it
presently includes Tillson-
burg," said Dr. Parrott.
Criteria a county would
have to meet to obtain provin-
cial aid, he said, would be sup-
plying water, collecting and
treating sewage, operating an
arterial system of roads, p an-
ning, health services and
capital borrowing.
In addition to these func-
tions, he said, an additional
grant would be provided to a
county that operated its own
police force.
"But the final -decision is
yours,' said Dr. Parrott..
The speaker was introduced
by Tavistock Reeve William
Ducklow and thanked by
president of the association
John Appleton of East Zorra
'township,
GK0I161`1 JAKI MAN
...'•lime for a nle"
good job "
Reeve Jakeman said he would
also he, in favor of a regional
sanitation system as recom-
mended in the stud- report.
3 generations
of service to end
in North Oxford
Free Press wanishick aureaa
INGKRSOLL — Three generations of md-
nicipat service to North Oxford Township,
extending over 79 years, will citme to a close
with the retirement Dec. 31 of Richard D.
Seldon, clerk -treasurer.
Reeve Hartwell Raigent,ni announcing the
retirement, said ,"we are sorry to see Ium
gn.,.
Seven applications have. been received for
the position.
The, township office, Mr. Seldon said, was
built in 1967 at the corner of the family farm.
at Highway 2 and the Log Cabin Road.
His aunt, the late E. Annie Seldon, served
lls clerk -treasurer from 1929 to 1967. retiring..
after the office was moved from her Oxford
Street, Ingersoll, home.
Her father, Richard Seldon. and the grand
father of the present clerk -treasurer, served
in the position starting in 1991. fie had col-
lected road tolls as part of his dufies.
Reeve Baigent also announced that Stanley
Shannon. road superintendent for 20 years,
will retire Dec. Jl.
Gordon Hollingshead, a truck driver and
backhoe operator with the township, is the
new superintendent, effective Jan. 1..
Nothing presented
to the treasurer
Reeve William Ducklow, of
Tavislock, said this morning
that there were no briefs
presented to Provincial
Treasurer John White Tuesday
containing resolutions from
Oxford County townships.
Reeve Ducklow. chairman or
theintplemenling conunitiee for
the Oxford area local govern.
nienl study report, said the oniv
submission made to the minister
was a letter relating to public
utility commissions in the
county.
In a report from the Toronto
bureau of this newspaper
Wednesday, it was stated Reeve
Ducklow presented a briefto the
minister containing supporting
resolutions from Oxford relating
In disbanding the implementing
cumuill.ee.
Counly Council Nov. 20 will'
cote nn whether or not to dispose
of the committee.
• -I didn't ask Mr, White to take
a stand one way or the other,"
said Reeve Ducklow. "Mr,
White wanted to know what was
going on in Oxford County."
Reeve Ducklow said he ex-
plained to Mr. White the content
of the five resolutions from
Miles acclaimed
reeve of Norwich
succeeding Pollard
NORWICH — Deputy Reeve Stewart Miles
was accltumed reeve here Monday after
nominations closed at 5 p,nt. for the Dec, S
election. fie replaces Ken Pollard, 83, who
retires after being reeve for six years.•
Acclaimed to council are James Butler and
Bruce Maodel, Deputy reeve is Laverne Ion•
ing.
Mr. irvm9 replaces 0oputy,lteeve Stvwaiti
Miles, tieclaitned rueve.
60 Legal Notices
i
Township of North Oxford
requires
Clerk -Treasurer
:Applications will be received
by, the undersigned for the
position of Clerk -Treasurer
for the Township of North Ox-
ford. Applicants should have
accounting experience and a.
good working knowledge of of-
fice administration. Preferen-
ce will be given to a graduate
or trainee of the Clerk -
Treasurers training course of.
Queen's LIniversiIy
l A.M.C.T.O. l
Salary will be commensurate,
with - experience ands
reply in own nanawrin
stating age, marital stet
education and experience.
Letter of application should
marked as to content.
Applications must be st
mitted by 12 noon on Nave
ber 26, 1973.
Duties to commence Jan.
Ira.
Address reyylies to
RICHARD SELDON.
Clerk -Treasurer,
Twp. North Oxford,
RR 3,
Ingersoll, Out,
sy
WOODSTOCK-INGERSOI.L, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, I973
AS THE WHOLE WORLD LOOKED ON
Anne and Mark take wedding vows
Crowds cheer pair
under wintry sun
L.l1NDON LCPI — In a fairytale setting, Princess Anne married
handsome cavalry officer Mark Phillips today as huge crowds
cheered the royal couple under a bright wintry sun.
The royal spectacle, giving Britons a brief respite from
economic woes, was seen by more than 500 million television
viewers around the world.
Hundreds of Londoners camped out on the streets during the
night to catch a glimpse of the royal couple, particularly the 23-
benr-old Anne, attired in a high -necked silk wedding gown with
traditional veil held by a diamond tiara.
Mark. 25, was in his dress uniform as a captain of the Queen's
Dragoon Guards. He promised to "worship" her, she promised to
-ohev" him.
It was Britain's first great show of the 1970s, watched by more
than 30.o00 spectators on the streets, throwing up cheer after
cheer for the princess and the Royal Family.
Military bands thundered. trumpeters blared and brass -
helmeted cavalry clip -clopped along the flag -decked royal
procession route from Buckingham Palace to the nine -century
Westminster Abbey.
Landon newspapers caught the mood with the flaring headline:
"Her Day."
Spectacle fit for fairy tale
It Was a spectacle that seemed to fit also with the fairytale
conception of royal romance —glass coaches and grey stallions,
wigged coachmen and scarlet -attired horsemen, resplendant
military uniforms and drums and bugles.
Yet it also conveyed the age-old stability and tradition of the
British Royal Family, abiding though Britain was in the midst of
more labor strikes and threatened strikes, a credit squeeze and
another in the long line of economic emergencies.
Anne and black exchanged their vows in steady voices though
.Anne's seemed at the beginning to be a bit faint. They stole a
secret glance at each other as the Archbishop of Canterbury,
celebrating his 69th birthday, pronounced them man and wife.
Weather forecasters had predicted a gloomy wintryday but the
sun broke through to add to the joy of the occasion when the
crowned heads of Europe joined 1,900 other special guests in the
abbey ceremony.
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Area government committee
supported by narrow vote
By WAYNE MacPHERSON
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
11'OODSTOCre}c — Al
pralosal to disband an
Oxford aa gm ernent implementing com-
mittee was defeated Tuesday in a 214o.18
recorded vote by Oxford County council.
Warden Leslie Dickson, reeve of North
Norwich Township, said the committee., com-
posed of representatives from Oxford Coun-
11. Woodstock and Ingersoll, will go ahead
with the study.
Pians are for the start of a restructured
tiimtty council system with the addition of
Woodstock and Ingersoll effective Jan. 1.,
1075.
Reeve William Ducklow of Tavlstock.
chairman of the implementing committee,
said following the meeting, "I am still very
disappointed in not getting more support."
Fifteen members voted for and an equal
number against, in a weighted voting sys-
WILL (Some municipalities have more than
one vote, depending on the number of rate-
payers.)
"I would hope the committee can come up
will[ recommendations from the three partic-
i(,ating municipalities that would be aceepta-,
ule." he said. -
County council was assured by Reeve
Ducklow that Oxford, Woodstock and Inger-
soll councils will have an opportunity to con-
sider the final proposal.
The implementing committee, Reeve Duck -
low said, has recommended an increase in
representatives on the new county council
from 10 to 20; that the rural and urban rep-
resentation remain at 50-50 over the next 23
years and that meetings he planned with
each of the municipalities to receive recom-
utendations and answer questions.
"We should ask the province to prepare
draft legislation after we make the amend-
ments and .further recommendations," he
said.
. Ile encouraged representatives of munici-
palities to voice their feelings if there is dis-
agreement to the proposed mergers.
Lower tier area governments planned in.
clud: Blandford and Blenheim townships;
East Zorra Township, Tavistock And an east-
erly point of North Oxford Township; West
Zorra Township, Embro, East Nissouri
Township and most of North Oxford Town-
ship; East Oxford, North Norwich Township,
South Norwich Township and Norwich;
Beachville, West Oxford and Dereham Town-
ships; Woodstock; Ingersoll; Tillsonburg.
Reeve Hartwell Baigent of North Oxford
Township, who supported continuation of the
study, said he is interested in finding a solu-
tion for Thamesford, which he described as a
growing residential centre approachinga
population of 2.000.
Ile said the province has refused to allow
the village to incorporate and village trus-
tees have to work with councils in Math North
Oxford and East Nissouri townships, in
which the village is situated.
Reeve Perry Sibbick, of Blenheim town-
ship said lie couldn't see the theory that tax.
es would increase 50 to 100 per cent,
With social services, health, planninghoard, home for the aged, children 's aid so-
ciety and libraries on a county basis, he
said, there aren't many more things to move
to the area level.
Planning boards, would be bandied by the
new council and the suburban roads commis-
sions would be disbanded, he said. Ontario
provincial police would be retained.
The new area stands to receive all in,
creased grant of about $400 000 And 'I can't
see where our expense is going, to be that
high, he said,
Reeve George .lakeman of West Oxford
Township presenied fhe resolution Askin„ for
the disbanding of the area government im-
plementing committee last month and it was
deferred for consideration.
The maJority In the rural areas are not in
favor of restructuring, he said. He has re•
ceived letters and calls in opposition since
presentation of,the,resolution.
By not doing into the new system, he said,
Oxford would save many times the $34,000
spent on the study,
Deputy Reeve George Nagle of Dereham
Township, who opposed the studying said the
$34,000 has been well spent and the informa.
Lion will be available for the future. When it
was started, he said, municipalities were
being told if they didn't do it themselves the
province would impose it..
The province has changed its mind and
has indicated the new government systems
aren't needed, he said.
Reeve Nagle said he agreed with provin.
cial Treasurer John White that London isn't
I ready for the new system and added, "I
don't think Oxford is. I don't think there is
any rush about going into this thing.
Deputy Reeve Robert Gilhohn of Blandford
- Townhip said: "I have yet to talk to anyone
in favor of some sort of regional govern-
ment."
Supporting the resolution to disband the
implementing committee were Reeve Melvin
Balls, Blandford Township: Reeve Louis
Barrett, Dereham Township; Deputy Reeve
Robert Blair, West Zorra Township; Reeve
Wesley Dew, East Oxford Township; Warden
Leslie Dickson, North Norwich Township;
Deputy Reeve Robert Gilholm, Blandford
Township; Reeve George Jakeman, West Ox-
ford Township:. Deputy Reeve Ross Livings-
ton, ]Blenheim Township; -Reeve George
Matheson, West Zorra Township; Deputy
,Reeve James McDowell, East Oxford Town -
,.ship: Deputy Reeve George Nagle, Dereham
'Township; Reeve Kenneth Pollard, Norwich;
Reeve Rowland Rutherford, Embro; Deputy
Reeve Darwen Scott, North Norwich Town-
ship and Deputy Reeve Cecil Wilson, West
� Oxford Township. '
Opposing the disbanding were Reeve Hart.
well Baigent, North Oxford Township; Deputy
Reeve George Davis, South Norwich Town-
ship; Reeve William Ducklow, Tavistock;
Deputy R e e v e ,lames Francis, Tavis.
lock; Deputy Reeve Russell ilonsberger,
Tllsonburg; Reeve Henry Killing, East Zor.
ra Township;, Reeve William Martin, South
Norwich Township; Deputy Reeve Stewart
Miles, Norwich; Deputy Reeve James Muter-
er, North Oxford Township Reeve James
Patience, East Nissouri Township, Deputy
Reeve Max Robson, East Nissourt Township;
Reeve Perry Sibbick, Blenheim Township;
Deputy Heave George Wilhelm, East Zorra
Township, Reeve Seldon Wilkinson, Tillson-
horg; Reeve John Nadalin, Beachville.
Council received resolutions from Tillsmn.
burg and East Nisawrl Township supporting
the continuance of the study and from Dere.
ham, Blandford, West Oxford and East Ox.
ford townships regacsting the disbandblg of
the committee.
An' Oxford federation of agriculture resoiu-
tion, a letter from Alex Hassock HR 2,
Tbamcsford, and a petition form 28 East Nis.
sours Township residents asked for the dis-
handhtg of the committee.
BLUES CHASER
P,fit, dt'ink mnd be nterry—for toanorrote it
snit, cost Tore.
Dinner to honor
Oxford warden
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
TIL LSONBURG — The Oxford County
wardens dinner will be held Friday at
TRlsonburg Community Centre,
G. R. Staples, Oxford County clerk -treasur-
er, said the dinner is to honor Warden Lestie
Dickson, reeve of North Norwich Township.
The warden's family and township official;
will be among :150 guests.
Robert Nixon, MPP (L—Brant), leader of
the opposition, Dr. If. C. Parrott, MPP (PC
—Oxford), Wallace Nesbitt, MP (PC —Ox-
ford), Tillsonburg Mayor Bryan Jones, In-
gersoll Mayor Gordon B. Henry and Wood-
stock Mayor Leslie. J. Cook will pay tribute
to Warden Dickson.
County of Oxford
TENDER FOR
FUEL
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Undersigned until
5:00 p.m. Monday,
December 3, 1973
For supplying Furnace Fuel
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Treasurer's Office, P 0 Box d
397. Court House, Woodstock,
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SPEECH HIGHLIGHTS
OTTAWA (CP) — High- thine who need it most to
lights of Prime Minister those who ran pay the most.
Trudeau's energy speech —
Thursday night: Government confident it
Vnluntan• see •o conserve can complete a pipeline to
steps supply western crude to oast -
energy to be. announced Mon- ern Canada by the end of
day- 1975.
Petroleum allocation
planned at the wholesale
level.
Government creating a per-
manent energy conservation
office to advise on efficient
energy me.
Rationing books likelywill
not be necessary
End of voluntary petroleum
products price freeze Jan. 31,
1974 does not mean Canadian
prices will he identical to
world prices.
Rapid development of new
oil and gas sources are essen-
tial to future energy needs.
Days of cheap and abun-
No fuel to be diverted from dant energy are. over.
Oxford County
installs computer
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
WOODSTOCK — A =,000 computer has
been installed and programmed to handle a
large portion of the bookkeeping for Oxford
County administrative offices starting in
January.
Howard Day, deputy clerk -treasurer and
Betty Wood, bookkeeper and computer oper-
ator, took computer courses. Plans are to
keep parallel books on the computer and the
Present system during December. Both Mrs.
Wood and Aar. Day operate the computer.
The computer will handle accounting for
most departments, Mr. Day said.
fie said the general budget, libran,, health,
planning and part of social service figures
will be handled on the computer. Roads will
to be added later and perhaps county home
data.
OUR 1 ' 9TH YEAR
OPEN LIBRARY ADDITION
Anabel MacKay, left, the cut the ribbon that opens the will the ribbon -cutting at the
librarian at the Thamesford new addition to the library. official opening of the new ad -
Public Library, helps Mrs. S. L. Grace Patterson, the president dition. The ceremonies were
Kranport, the county librarian, of the library committee helps held during the weekend.
Council upset
Oxford Counay Council is
upset that the ministry of
natural resources permitted an
open deer season in Oxford
County for hunters with bows
and arrows. Council voted
Tuesday to inform the Ministry
to contact the county and local
municipalities in the future for
their approval if open deer
seasons are planned.
WOODSTOCK- I NGERSOL L, ONTARIO, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1973
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CANADA'S OIL RESERVES
We burn it faster than we can pump it
By VINCENT EGAN
Business and Consumer Affairs
Analyst
Thomson News service
Now much oil do Canadians use?
About 1,750W0 barrels a day-31 per cent in motor gasohnes,
22 percent in light heating oils, 20 per cent in heavy fuel oils, nine
percent in diesel fuel, three per cent in aviation fuel, and the rest
to miscellaneous products and the oil industry's own con-
wmption.
Hew much oil does Canada produce?
About two million barrels a day-85 per cent of it from Alberta,
11 per cent frnm Saskatchewan, three per .cent from British
Columbia and one per tent from Manitoba.
How mach oil does Canada export to the United states?
About one million barrels a day.-77 per cent to refineries east
of the Rockies, 7J per cent to the U.S. West Coast,
How much oil does Canada Import?
About one million barrels a dray. Venezuela, which used to
supply nearly all of Canada's imports, now accounts for about 44
per cent. Another N/ per cent comes from the Arab states, in per
Mid from Iran, the rest from scaltemd sources.
Since we produce nmre oil than we consune, why is there a
crisis"
First, our rate of consumption is growing faster than our rate of
discovering new reserves. By 1981 we will need another million
barrels a day from sources not now available to us, and by 1987,
two million more barrels a day.
Second, the continuity of our oil imports from the Arab coun-
tries, air) possibly elsewhere, is in doubt,
Can't we avoid the shortage by halting oil exports to the United
States and keeping It all for ourselves?
It's not as plausible or simple as that. Canadian government
policy. set in t961, has been to encourage production and de.
velopment of Western Canadian oil. Ottawa has ggiven guarantees
to Western producers that they could sell into lire U.S. Midwest
and into Ontario (which previously could buy its oil much more
cheaply from foreign sources). Eastern Cwfwda, however, was
allowed to buy foreign oil and thus save money,
Many parts of the U.S. are totally dependent upon Canadian oil,
11: we col them off, the Americans could retaliate —by closing the
ppfpnline that moves Venezuelan crude oil In bond from Portland,
Mr— to Montreal refineries, for instance, or by denouncing the
defence -sharing agreement or the automotive free-trnde pact.
What are the chances of discovering new reserves in K'anadaf
Very small, in the familiar oil fields of the Prairift, which bate
been thoroughly picked over.
Uncertain, but probably better, in the Arctic. the ?�•etie Islands
and off the Atlantic coast —although significant ('ants have been
few in relation to the effort and to the millions ofdollars that have
been spent nil frontier exploration.
If the exploration tennis do strike off an the Irentier, will
Canada he self-sufficient?
No, It bakes about 10 years from date of discovery to get the
first oil to the user. Our need appears to be greatestin the period
1978-8o, when many existing Canadian oil wells will be running
dry.
Can we gel the supplier we need from the oil "lids of ubertat?
Not soon enough, The oil sands contain an estimated three
billion to six billion barrels of oil (largest known de it outside
the Middle East.). But the technology, for extracting Coil is still
uncertain, find extraction plants will take a hing'Gme to build
because M the heavy requirements of capital. machinery, labor
and support services In remote areas.
May didn't the all companies start to develop fine all sands long
ago?
12 CENTS — 18 PAGFS
The cost of the oil extracted w+xuki have been far greater than
the cast of oil from conventional wells..
The federal government 6 talking aboat establishing a Na-
tional Petroleum Corp., and gettinr into the oil busina�s dirrctlr.
Is this a solution:"
Not to the problem of supply The ail industry 6 no woods fur
babes, and a crown corporation is unlikely to had oil where es•:
tablished, experienced oil companies cannot -
Ottawa apparenth took a long-term gamble that enough ail.
would be found off tfie Fact Coast to supply the needs of Ea=tarn
Canada, and thus displace imports. But the gamble failed, and
now ithas ordered the extension of a pipe Moue from Alberta
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which now ends at Sturnia—to Montreal.
A National Petroleum Corp, could be a useful vehicle in
negotiating contracts with governments of oil-prdua-imttt cour,
tries, however. if Canada has made any effort thr ugh diplooratie
means to persuade Arab countries to maintain their oil :hip-
nrents to its. the effort has apparently been secret aead an -
successful.
Is there a wlutkan''
CAnads is a cold c ointry, and a rest one. Heating Arai trans'
partatitat requiremoms Are vital. Canada most nnrurt "it. rhat
means it most compete vfgwou,11 can the world nvarket pith
Japan, Western pluope. and Mier purrhAsets.
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350 pay homage
to Warden Dickson
\I arc. than 350 persons
gathered in the Tillsonburg
Community Cenlre Complex
Friday night to pay tribute to W.
Leslie Dickson, warden of
oxford County,
The occasion was the annual
Warden's Dinner, held to show
appreciation for the job done by
I he warden during his term of
office.
There wero many speakers,
each attempting to pay tribute
to Warden Dickson and at the
same time reveal something of
the man's character.
The speakers each had an
anecdote or a joke to tell about
an experience they had shared
with Warden Dickson, keeping
the warden and his guests
amused and entertained
throughout the evening.
Wally Nesbitt (Oxford NIP)
told how he first met Warden
Dickson. His car became stuck
in a snowdrift near the Dickson
house in a violent snow storm.
Mr. Nesbin said. He asked for
help at the Dickson residence
and had been there for a half
hour before he realised the
identity of his good samaritan.
WILL CONTINUF.
Dr_ Harry Parrott (Oxford
f MPP( said he is certain that
Warden Dickson will continue to
serve the community and the
county in the future with the
same dedication as he has done
as warden.
Prmincial Liberal Party
leader Robert Nixon brought
greetings from the provincial
legislature and added his per-
sonal praise of Warden
Dickson's hard work.
Mayor Brian Jones. of
Tillsonburg, welcomed the
warden and his guests to
Tillsonburg.
,-The dedication and dignity
with which you have served has
added a fresh lustre to the of-
fice," he told the warden.
Woodstock Mayor Leslie Cook
remarked that he is certain the
end of Mr. Dickson's term of
office will not be the end of his
activities in the county political
scene.
Ingersoll Mayor Gordon
Henry said how much he had
enjoyed working with Mr.
Dickson for the mutual bet-
(erment of the county and the
'10w 11 of Ingersoll.
Letters sent
Chairman of the Oxford area
local government implementing
committee Reeve William
Ducklow said this morning that
the committee is sending letters
to each municipality in Oxford
County asking municipalities to
outline local problems. When
replies are received, said Reeve
Ducklow, the implementing
committee will meet with
municipalities having problems.
Reeve Ducklow said some of the
problems will go before
provincial government officials.
for an answer.
But Warden Dickson turned
the fables br' paying tribute to
his guests..
Aid. SPECIAL
"Fverymre here tonightis a
special guest, as far as I'm
concerned." lie said.
Ile talked of the strong in-
fluences of his rural heritage,
saying that it made him a
"sentimental person" who likes
to think twice beforetearing
down structures of sentimental
value
"I find it difficult to think of
or living anywhere else but
in North Norwich Township in
Oxford County," he said.
"']'his night is the highlight of
it county warden's term of of.
fice," he said. "But it should
also be a night lorecognite those
who served their townships and
the county this year'."
Joining Mr. Dickson and his
wife, Helen, at the head table
were Rev. and Mrs- E. S,
Stephens, Mr. Nesbitt, Dr.
Parrott, Mr. Nixon and Mrs.
Nixon., Mayor Jones and Mrs.
.tones, Mayor Cook and Mrs.
Cook, Mavor Henry and Mrs.
Henry. North Oxford Deputy
Reeve James Muterer and Mrs.
Muterer, L, K. Coles and Mr.
and Mrs. Gerald Staples,
Mr. Staples, clerk and
treasurer of Oxford County. was
chairman.
The guests included 20 former
wardens of Oxford County. .the
entire Oxford County council,
friends and family.
OXFORD WARDEN'S DINNER HELD
MPP Harry C. Parrott, (left), Warden's Dinner held at the including the mayors of
Mrs. W. L. Dickson and Warden Community Centre Complex in Tillsonburg, Woodstock and
W. Leslie Dickso:i, were on hand Tillsonburg. More than 350 Ingersoll. Staff photo by Tom
Friday night at the annual persons attended the dinner Mills) Story on Page 9)
Jobs ayadable,
Oxford welfare
payments down
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COUNTY OF OXFORD
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND THE
Warden's Dinner
FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 23rd, 1973
.... at....
COMMUNITY CENTRE COMPLEX
45 Hardy Street - Tillsonburg, Ontario
AT SEVEN O'CLOCK
Reception and Dance to follow W. LESLIE DICKSON, Warden
IF UNABLE TO ATTEND PLEASE REPLY TO SOX 397. WOODSTOCK
•_ BY NOVEMBER 161h, 1973
'E7lhe
qoarden'.6 �iHHer
FRIDAY EVENING COMMUNITY CENTRE COMPLEX
NOVEMBER 23rd, 1973 Tillsonburg, Ontario
W. LESLIE DICKSON, Warden
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County inspection
proposed in Oxford
Flee Press lVoudslock Bureau
WOODSTOCK — An inspection services dv.
partment for Oxford County has been prw
' posed in a report by Brian Turnbull and As-
sociates, urban and regional consultants.
Imchener.
The Oxford area local government imple-
menting committee received the report
Wednesday and plan.% to examine it at its
next meeting Dec. 10.
Reeve William Ducklow of Tavistock, com-
mittee chairman, said the report recom-
mends the creation of a building and plumb-
ing inspection department for the proposed
area and would include Ingersoll and Wood-
stock.
A building commissioner and three inspec.
tors had been proposed for services mchidirew
safety and trench inspection, repomibilitie-s
which have been assumed by the province
since the start of the report.
Proposed is a main office to ho located at
Woodstock with a sub -office at Tillsonburg
responsible for Tillsonburg, Norwich, South
Norwich, North Norwich and Dereeham town.
Ships,
Applications for permits would be avail-
able at municipal offices atii forwarded to
the county inspection office. -
Family A happy occasion for Mrs. Erie Kitchen Icentre row, second from left I her three sons and
nine of la grandchildren, was the unveiling of her late husband's portrait in the Canadian
Agricultural Hall of Fame: Toronto. Mr. Kitchen, a Holstein breeder from Woodstock
attends Ontario, was active in many organizations connected with agriculture and dairying. He
was secretary -treasurer of the Dairy Farmers of Canada, an active executive member
of the Ontario Milk Producers` League, the Ontario Concentrated Milk Producers•
eeremon y Association and the Ontario Agricultural Conference, In I946 he was awarded the O.B. E.
for his many contributions to agriculture.
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FRIDAY EVENING COMMUNITY CENTRE COMPLEX
NOVEMBER 23rd, 1973 Tillsonburg, Ontario
W. LESLIE DICKSON, Warden
Menu
TOMATO JUICE
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ROAST BEEF — GRAVY MASHED POTATOES
.CORN NIBLETS ROLLS
iT
COLESLAW RELISHES
CHERRY CHEESE CAKE
TEA OR COFFEE
Programme
CHAIRMAN — G. R. STAPLES
Grace
The Queen
Introductions
Members of Parliament
Town of Tillsonburg
City of Woodstock
Town of Ingersoll
The Warden
U
Rev. E. S. Stephens
Head Table
Oxford County Council
Ex -Wardens
Wallace B. Nesbitt, M.P.
Harry C. Parrott, M.P.P.
Robert F. Nixon, M.P.P.
Mayor Bryan R. P. Jones
Mayor Leslie J. Cook
Mayor Gordon B. Henry
AULD LANG SYNE
Should auld acquaintance be forgot For auld tang syne, my dear,
And never brought to mind, For auld tang syne,
Should auld acquaintance be forgot We'll take a cup of kindness
For days of auld tang syne. yet'
For the days of auld tang syne.
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OXFORD
COUNTY COUNCIL 1973
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W. LESLIE DICKSON
Warden
Reeve Melvin Balls ..............................
Blandford
Deputy Reeve Robert E. Gliholm ..................
Blandford
Reeve Perry C. Slbbick ...........................
Blenheim
Deputy Reeve Ross Livingston .....................
Blenheim
Reeve Louis Barrett .............................
Dereham
Deputy Reeve George R. Nagle .....................
Dereham
Reeve James R. Patience .......................
East Nissouri
Deputy Reeve Mac Robson .....................
East Nlssourl
Reeve. W. Leslie Dickson ......................North
Norwich
Deputy Reeve Darwen M. Scott.................North
Norwich
Reeve William J. Martin ......................
South Norwich
Deputy Reeve George W. Davis ................
South Norwich
Reeve C. Wesley Dew ...........................
East Oxford
Deputy Reeve James A. McDowell ................
East Oxford
Reeve Hartwell Saigent ........................North
Oxford
Deputy Reeve James N. Muterer .................North
Oxford
Reeve George Jakeman .........................West
Oxford
Deputy Reeve Cecil Wilson ......................West
Oxford
Reeve Henry W. Killing ..........................
East Zorra
Deputy Reeve George R. Wilhelm ..................
East Zorra
Reeve Robert C. Matheson .......................
West Zorra
Deputy Reeve Robert Blair .......................
West Zorra
Reeve J. Seldon Wilkinson........................Tillsonburg
Deputy Reeve Russell Honsberger ...................Tillsonburg.
Reeve John J. Nadalin ............................
Beachville
Reeve Rowland Rutherford .........................
Embro
Reeve Kenneth L. Pollard ..........................
Norwich
Deputy Reeve Stewart Miles ........................
Norwich
Reeve William Ducklow ..........................
Tavistock
Deputy Reeve James H. Francis ....................
Tavistock
G. R. STAPLES D. L. PRATT
Clerk and Treasurer Road Superintendent
H. G. DAY
Deputy Clerk and Treasurer
L
SPECIAL SPEAKER
George napes, right, was the
uest speaker for the regular
meeting of the Oxford Historical
Society Friday evening. Mr-
mayes spoke on Tommy Burns
Barbara Murray, of Hit 5,
Flmbro, receives a $2t11 award
from Professor M.J. lenkinson
at the Ontario Agricultural
and the early history of sports in
Oxford County. Mr. Hayes, a
sports columnist with the Daily
Sentinel -Review explained some
of the details shortly before the
meeting to L. K. Coles, left, who
was the Dominion of Canada
Doubles Badminton champion
with .Jack Sibbald in 1935-36.
(Staff Photo)
Road workers
authorize
strike action
WOODSTOCK — Authorization to take
strike action was given to Oxford County road
department Local 1599, Canadian Union of
Public Employees negotiating committee,
Monday,
M. G. Pennessi, London CUPS representa-
tive, said the 28 employees voted 90 per rent
in favor of strike action "if and when we feel
it is necessary."
The local will be in a legal strike position
Dec. 12, he said.
Donald Pratt, Oxford County road superin
tendent, said there has been no contact be-
tween the county and the union since nego-
tiations broke off Nov. 15.
Wages are listed as one of the major is-
sues but no figures have been released-
Nesbitt's condition
termed 'serious'
WOODSTOCK — Wallace Nesbitt, (PC —
Oxford) is in "serious condition" at Wood-
stock General. Hospital following a heart at-
tack here Sunday Dr. Norman Munnoch said
Monday.
Mr. Nesbitt, 54, is a patient in the core -
nary care unit of the hospital, his doctor re-
ported, and no visitors are being allowed.
The 20-year veteran member of Parlia-
ment suffered a stroke in mitt -May and un-
derwent treatment at University Hospital,
London, until his return to the House in mid -
October.
All 117 M PPs
get a raise
TORONTO (CP) —
Premier William Davis
Monday introduced
legislation which will give
Ontario's 117 MPPs a ret-
roactive pay raise.
'the legislation calls for a
private member's salary to
be raised to $15.000 a year
from$12,000, and the tax-free
expense allowance be in-
creased to $7.5W from $9,000.
Outside the legislature,
Premier Davis refused to
confirm that a free vote
would be allowed on the
salary increases which will
be made retroactive to Oct,
1, 1973.
College of the University of entering the firstsctnesfer of the academic record and active
(fuelph. T'hc award Is offered to B. St. agriculture program, interest in community,
a student from Oxford Comely Selection is bused on good agricultural affairs,
1IRFMIER DANIS
. .. $50MAI'mile
County crews
work to rule
Count, road crews were out
today clearing the heavy ac-
cumulation of snow that
blanketed the county overnight.
The road crews won't be able to
clear all the roads for two
ressons
"We've got more stow than
we can handle," said Donald
Pratt, the cotnly read engineer,
"AN far as 1 know there'tt
trounty road workers) out
working today," he said.
Tile other reason is that the
workers are working to rule,
that is no overtime. This is
heea the the% are working
without a coniract.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR:
First Taste of Regional
Government Is Bitter
In the spring of this year,
the Oxford Cnunty Library
Board adopted a policy'
whereby all librarians in Oxford
County under its jurisdiction
must automatically retire when
they reach the age or 65.
This policy when applied to
part-time librarians in small
towns and villages Is unrealistic,
and inhumane. It destroys the
dignity of people who in spite
of having reached the
chronological age of 65, are still
able and willing to give their
time and talents to serve their
communities. The policy is also
unsound economically. How
many of the several small-town
librarians forced into retirement
who have needed their small
salaries will now have to ask for
public assistance to make ends
meet?
Reaction to the Library
Board's decision was one of
dismay and concern in the
Plattsville area. Mrs. William
(Bell, librarian for 24 years, was
asked to retire. Under her
excellent and capable direction
library membership has grown
from 50 to nearly 400. For
most of these years, Mrs. Bell
worked in less than adequate
facilities, and for little or no
pay. Mrs. Bell's contribution to
the community is
immeasureable, and surely
deserves more consideration!
The Oxford County_ Libra
Board received many letters of
protest from individuals in the
community. The Plattsville
Board of Trade passed a motion
of protest, and also asked that
Mrs. Bell be allowed to
continue for as long as she was
able and willing. The Library .
Board answered none of these)
letters. Their decision has not;
changed: Mrs. Bell must retire
as of December 31st and a new
librarian has been hired.
The trend today is to
Regional Government. Is the
use of power to make sweeping,
arbitrary policies with cold
detachment typical of all tvoes
of Regional Governments?
Is the seeming lack of
responsibility to have to answer
to the taxpayer also typical?
Have we exchanged the
efficiencies of these large bodies
for the right to have a more
personal part in solving
problems which vitally concern
us all? i
It would seem so.
This in (feel[ is disturbing.
Even more disturbing is the Pact
that people have accepted Ih'a
and other decisions, and feel
the hopelessness and frustration
of trying to right so simple a
problem.
We are concerned. This first
taste of Regional Government is
bitter. How will the next "bite"
taste?
Yours truly,
Mr, and Mrs. Dan G. Stauffer,
RR 1,
Bright, Ontario.
Rural centres warned
to halt, urban sprawl
By GEORGE HUTCHISON
of The Free Press
TORONTO — Rural townshipsaround ma-
jor urban centres are being warned by
Treasurer John White to strengthen zoning
bylawstohalt the sprawl. of shopping plazas
into Ontario farmland.
The treasurer told the legislature Monday
he has sent 31 letters to various municipali-
ties saying "if they don't strengthen their
zoning to prevent this kind of thing from
happening, we will have, to„impOse ministeri-
al orders."
His action follows the latest disclosure last
week that a developer planned to build a
shopping mall outside Goderich, frustrating
the town's official plan.
New Democratic Party leader Stephen
Lewis said a similar situation occurred this
summer near Tillsonburg and other incidents
are on record in the Woodstock and Chatham
areas.
Michael Cassidy (NDP—Ottawa Centre)
called on the government to introduce legis-
lation to keep developers out of townships
lacking adequate zoning regulations.
Mr. White said Queens Park has no inten-
tion of imposing zoning bylaws on 900 munici-
palities across the province, "but we are at-
tempting to find solutions to the problem."
In his letters to township clerks, the treas-
urer urges the preparation and adoption of
suitable land -use controls to block urban
sprawl, particularly when it involves com-
mercial developments such as shopping
centres.
He stresses that if they don't act, he is pre-
pared to slap development freezes on the
townships with his ministerial authority.
Ken Marshall retires
Co-op service post
MISSISSAUGA — After
almost 50 years of service to
Ontario co-operatives, N. M.
(Ken) Marshall retired as
director of United Co-operatives
of Ontario at the Organization's
annual meeting in Toronto on
Thursday.
Mr. Marshall, 70, was prac-
tically born into the
management side of the co-
operative business. At age 10,
his father moved off the farm,
which the family had been
renting a mile and a half from
Norwich, and started work for a
Norwich feed business.
When the owner, Mr. Lossing�
died in 1925, the local Norwich
District Co-operative bought out
"They took Dad and I over as
part of the deal and 1 was only a
driver then, delivering feed,
coal, and general farm supplies
by horse," Mr. Marshall wryly
recalls.
In 1927, his father who was co-
op manager then, had a severe
heart attack and the local
directors asked Mr. Marshall to
take over.
At the time, Norwich had. 52
members and five employees
with an annual business volume
of $50,000. When he left, almost
49 years later on Jan, 1, 1966,
there were 2,000 members, 50
employees and an annual
volume of $2.25 million. Today,
as a UCO branch, Norwich has
1,602 members, 39 employees,
and an annual volume of $3.75
million.
Over the years, Mr. Marshall
managed to help In other areas
of his community. Elected to the
Norwich town council, he was
reeve from 1936 to 1939. He
KEN MARSHALL
... Warden 1939
served a spell on the Public
Utilities Commission, and 16
years an the Norwich High
School Board.
As warden of the county in
1939, he and his wife Viola, a
former school teacher from
Zenda, were presented to the
King and Queen during that
year's Royal visit.
"I've always taken such action, reluctant.
ly," he writes, "as I consider that the prime
responsibility for local planning should rest
with the municipal level of government.
rather than with the provincial levei.
"However, I am not prepared to stand Gy
and see the long-range planning goals of one
municipality frustrated by inaction or inap-
propriate action on the behalf of another mu-
nicipality."
Mr. White repeated his statement to the
legislature that he is prepared to go to court
to test the authority of a freeze imposed in
the Goderich case. That zoning freeze was
imposed at 5 p.m. Thursday, hours after a
developer was awarded a building permit by
Goderich Township council. Mr. White said
the freeze was dated Nov. 39 and therefore
covers the entire day.
Norwich Coop) before he was
elected president in 1947.
Although he left the UFCC
Board in 1949. Mr. Marshall was
re-elected to the UCO board in
1962, and has been re-elected in
successivezone elections ever
since.
Haidimand-Norfolk's
new regional council
Elected representatives of councils for the
.new regional municilnhly of llaldlmand-Nor.
folk were voted into office Monday.
All but a handful of thte 197 candidates who
contested the 76 positions in the realigned
two-tier government system are sitting or
ors former members or councils.
The now regional municipality — Ontario's
lath .- becomes legal April 1, but the new
regional council will work with existing coun.
ty counells until !lion, Voters turner) down
the name of Eric In favor of liaddhuund-Nor.
folk.
heavy with
experience
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Henry contends study report
for Oxford not Queen's Park
..The sludy was made for the
benefit of Oxford County." said
Ingersoll Mayor Gordon Henry.
"not for the benefit of Queen's
Park,
Mayor Henry was speaking at
the Woodstock Rotary Club
meeting on Monday. afternoon
:.ihout, re -organisation of local
1-wernment.
'The study mayor Henry was
referring to was to change The
present government system in
oxford County to a Iwo -tier
- -<tnm, which would comprise
three urban and five rural
centres as opposed to the la
amnici Ildles we have now.
• Ox ard County council,
Woodstock city council and
Ingersoll town council have
taken the offensive," continued
Mayor Henry. "Oxford is a rural
m comunity, Woodstock is a
rural city. and Ingersoll and
Tillsonburg are rural towns.
"We have 22 reports and have
spent 250 man hours in talks and
meetings," said Mayor Henry.
"We feel we're the furthest
advanced. We spent. $35,00ll for
our study while the provincial
government spent $7500)11 oil a
study in Norfolk alone."
The proposed areas in the
study would be Woodstock.
Ingersoll and Tillsonburg for the
urban centres and the five rural
centres would include; Beach-
ville. Dereham and West
Oxford; East Oxford, Norwich,
.North and South Norwich;
Blandford and Blenheim:
Tavistock and East Zorra and
the last region of North Oxford,
East Nissouri and West Zorra.
This amalgamation plan,
which is expected to start in
January 1975, was compared to
the change over from municipal.
school boards to county school
boards in 069.
Mayor Henry felt thatthis
amalgamation would reduce the.
costs of a number of services
required by the people of
Oxford. He alsn mentioned that
competition for land by industry
could be reduced and that in-
dustry could be located where it
was needed and where it would
benefit the county as a whole.
Petitions government for paper
on restructuring Oxford County
The Oxford area government
implementing committee -has
-passed a motion to ask the
Ontario ministry of treasury,
- economics and in-
tergovernmental affairs to draw
up a procedural working paper
on restructuring Oxford County.
The motion was made at a
public meeting of the committee
in the Oxford county- council
committee room last night.
Ald. William B. Dutton, of
Woodstock, vice-chairman of
the committee, said the
prucince'sworking paper could
act as a basis for the committee
and the people of Oxford County.
He said it would tell the
committee what would be
available to Oxford in the area
of government grants,
Ald. Dutton said increased
j grants are the major advantage
! of a restructured system. He
,aid 65 per cent of the people in
Ontario live in regional
municipalities but they are
getting more money.
A motion by Aid. Dutton that
the chairman of the restrue-.
Hired count- council system be
elected rather than appointed
v,as also approved last. night.
The committee will recom-
mend thatthechairman, to have
she title of Warden, be elected by
the county councillors.
In other regional
municipalities, the provincial
government has appointed a
chairman for the first two years.
Aid. Dutton said it could
happen that the appointment
would be a political one.
He said the election would be
the same as that now held for
comity warden, except that the
warden would resign from his
seat on the council in his
municipality.
There would be a by-election
held in that municipality to fill
the prn:ition he vacates, '
"The warden should be free to
represent the entire county,"
AN Dutton said. "it will take
t>nhhcs out of it and make it a
purely Oxford County struc-
toro
'1'avistock Reeve William
Ducklow, committee chairman,
said letters Have been sent to the
local municipalities asking for
items for discuasion at future
elm plementi ng committee
E meetings
Reeve John Nadalin, of
Beachville. asked that recent
modifications passed by the
committee be incorporated in
the study.
Ald. Dutton said the long-
range aim of the committee into
make one community of Oxford.
He said some boundaries will
be wiped out to a degree -
Under the proposed system of
restructuring. 16 present
municipalities will become eight
municipalities. At present, the
City of Woodstock and the Town
of Ingersoll propose no changes
in their borders, he said. but
there is discussion in progress
on the boundaries of Tillson-
burg.
Aid. Dutton said the basic
thing is that Ingersoll and
Woodstock would be going back
into the county.
He said major benefits will be
the increased grants from the
province and a better system•vf
taxation and distributio67-9f
funds in the count•. -
The proposed restructured
county council would have to
members elected from Wood-
stock. Ingersoll and Tillsonburg.
The other 10 council members
would be elected it= five rural
municipalities.
City benefits
if the county
re -structured
Woodstock will benefit in three ways if Oxford County is re-
structured, Oxford planning director Peter Atcheson told a
special meeting of city council Tuesday.
The city would get more government grants, would benefit
from a county level building and plumbing set-up and would have
a voiceon county council
Mr. Atcheson said that under a re -structured county, the
county would be $409,000 richer a year in government grants and
Woodstock would get an estimated increase of $50,000 a year in
grants.
CHANGES IN THIS DECADE
Before the end of this decade, said Mr. Atcheson, there will
be changes in regions across the province.
"If Oxford in the near future doesn't -take some positive
action," he said, "Oxford in 10 years may not exist."
The Oxford area local government study report was
prepared after three years of public meetings. The report is
expected to be implemented by January, 1975.
The report recommends that Woodstock and Ingersoll re -join
[be county system, that rural municipalities amalgamate and
that building and plumbing inspection be set up on a county basis.
Mr, Atcheson said the study report was well -received by
provincial government and by all appearances provincial
government would allow Oxford to benefit from the regional
grants system.
If smaller counties don't re -structure themselves, said Mr.
Atcheson, they will wind up not only without regional subsidies,
but will be subsidizing larger regions.
WORST CRISIS SINCE WAR
Three-day work week
ordered for Britons
Tax surplus to finance
home for aged, hospital
Free Press Woodstock Bureau Oxford County for 30 years has taxed mu-
WOODSTOCK — Oxford County has trans- nicipalities at a rate which creates a surplus,
ferred a SM1,069 tax surplus to its capital so" debenture borrowing to initiate county
building reserve fund to bring it to $469,000 projects can be avoided,
after about five years, clerk -treasurer Ger- Reeve William Dueldow of Tavisto&,
ald Staples told county council Wednesday. chairman of the finance committee, said the
Lease expired
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Plans abandoned
for shopping centre
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
WOODSTOCK — Immediate plans for a
second shopping centre at Bonds Corners,
one-half rile east of Woodstock, have been
dropped, -Oxford County planning board -
learned Wednesday.
Reeve Wesley Dew of East Oxford Town-
ship said Lehndorff Management Ltd. of To-
ronto has abandoned its lease on a 34-acre
site in the township on the south side of
Highway 2.
He said representatives of the firm have
Purchased a house and a one -acre site in the
area.
At present, Reeve Dew said, East Oxford
isn't trying to get the land redesignated. He
said a factory could be located them.
A proposed amendment to Oxford's official
Plan that would have redesignated the in-
dustrial land for shopping centre purposes
was abandoned.
building reserve should be sufficient to fi-
nance the oounty's share of a proposed addi.
tion to Woodingford Lodge, oxford county
home for the aged and Tillsonburg District
Memorial Hospital.
Application was made to the province for a
100-bed addition to Woodingford Lodge to
1970, but approve# has yet to be received,
Mr. Staples said.
Warden Leslie Dickson, reeve of Borth
Norwich Township, noted Tillsonburg has re-
quested a satellite county home.
Oxford County council also has been asked
for $166,000 in 1974 for a planned addition to
Tillsonburg hospital,
In other Business, the 30 members of coun-
ty council were delegated to attend a one -day
convention of the Association of Rural Mu-
nicipalities Feb. 4 in Hamilton.
Plans were made to petition the Ontario
Plowmen's Association to hold the 1WS or
1979 International Plowing Match in Oxford.
Approval was given to lease 10 acres in
East. Zorra Township from Upper Thames
River Conservation Authority for 99 years at
$1 per year. The site, nordt of the Thames
River and southeast of County Road 4 (In-
nerkip Road), will be used for a tree garden.
Warden Dickson said the property can be
used. after the 1974 wheat crop harvest.
Consideration of recent recommended
changes in the Oxford area government
study proposed by the Oxford area govern-
ment implementing committee were deferred
to the January session of county council, be-
ginning Jan. 15.
Warden Dickson proposed a county munici-
pal association to talkover common prob-
lems. It would be composed of council repre-
sentatives and municipal clerks.
Oxford, road workers
agree to resume talks
Oxford County road employees and county
negotiators have agreed to resume bargain
ng early in January provided a provincial
mediator is appointed by the labor minister.
Harry Parrott, MPP (PC —Oxford), said in
a telephone interview Sunday he called a
meeting of both sides over the weekend "and
theyagreed to meet again during speclflc
times suitable to both of them."
After 13 sessions, two of them involving
tnmciliation, the 28 members of Local 1589 of
the Canadian Union of Public Employees
..(CUPS:) have been in a position to strike
since Dec. 12. They have refused to work
overtime 'since Dec. 20. Negotiations broke
off Nov.15 .
Mr. Parrott said he hopes the labor minis-
ter will provide a mediator during the times
agreed to by both groups. lie would not
name the specific hours, but said they were
not during the "conventional business hours
between 9 to 5 from Monday to Friday."
The wage rates which have been in effect
since December, 1971, with CUPS proposals
in brackets, are: laborer, $2.87 ($3.60); grad
er operator, $3.19 ($3.80); truck driver, $3,06
($3,70); patrol leader $3.38 ($4.05).
The union says the county has demanded a
two-year contract with wage increases of 31
-to 33 cents an hour in.the various job catego-
ries.
Besides seeking wage parity with Wood-
stock road employees. CUPS wants im-
proved'working hours, holiday pay and paid
leaves of absence.
The road workers are negotiating for their
first contract since joining CUPS last April.
Until the workers were organized. they had
a form of wank contract with the county, but
this expired in December, 1971.
01,
AN EDITORIAL
Had potential
for greatness
By ALF'RE..D BURMAN '
Former SR Editor
Whether on his side of the political fence, or
not, there will be few who would disagree that
the death of Wally Nesbitt has taken untimely
from Canada a man who had the potential for
greatness in our House of Commons.
After 20 _years without break as member of
Parliament for Oxford, Wally still had many
years ahead of him in which to reach cabinet
rank, perhaps leadership of his party and even
the office of prime minister.
While he never said as much in public, or
perhaps in private, it was obvious from the
direction he set his feet after graduation from
the Woodstock collegiate that he was carving out
apolitical career which would last him a _.
lifetime, All of his training, his work as a
member of the Opposition and then as
parliamentary secretary to former prime
minister John Diefenbaker, other ministers and
his work as vice-chairman of the Canadian
delegation to the United Nations all pointed in
this one direction.
Canada has lost a man of great desire and
potential to serve her.
There wzil be many today who will tally up the
service Wally gave to Oxford. Despite his
national and international responsibilities, he
never neglected his home riding. A faithful
background team headed by the late Russ Brady
saw to it that Wally was "the member for
Oxford" and Wally worked willingly for them.
From the start of his career in the House with
his election in 1953 Wally established himself as a
colorful personality. Running against Clark
Murray, the sitting Liberal member, the newly -
launched Progressive -Conservative candidate
did the unexpected. He went up and down the
farm concessions knocking on doors and leaning
over farm gates. Voters, PC and Liberal alike
were saying "that man Nesbitt came to the
house, Never had a politician done that before."
The result was a narrow -margin win of 39 votes.
The next election, the Diefenbaker win over
Louis St. Laurent in 1959 saw that majority grow
to 12.129 and then in the PC landslide of 1958 to
14,774.
The unexpected makes news even in political
campaigns when such things can be engineered.
Typical of this, and of Wally Nesbitt, was the
time, in his first campaign, when he was the first
to greet and shake the hand of Prime Minister St.
Laurent as the latter stepped from his campaign
train in Norwich.
Said Uncle Louis "I'm pleased to meet you
Mr_ Nesbitt, but I'm afraid I wish you no suc-
cess.'•
There was a Victoria Day parade in Wood-
stock before one election, the Liberal candidate
rode in a suitable convertible. At the rear of the
parade in an old Chev 49, one of the antique
automobile entries, rode the member for Oxford,
In sports coat and plaid shirt,
His was a shirt -sleeved, down to earth ap-
proach to being the representative for Oxford
and a working politician for Canada,
Oxford should be pleased that she produced a
man of this stamp to serve her but most of all to
serve Canada,
Canada, Oxford, and his many fmnds will be
file richer for having known him but the poorer
for having lost him.
Couniv Warden Les Dickson
remarked that it is unfortunate
thata man list, Wally Nesbitt
would he taker Ir•um us at his
age. Mr. Nesbitt was 55.
"It bet'anrc more evident
with each election that he was
highly esteemed by his elec
tbraic," Mr. Dickson said.
"Wally listened to the
problems of his constituents and
it there was anything he could
possibly do to help them, he
would do it," he said.
"it will be difficult to fill his
,hoes." Mr. Dickson said. "A
new mail will have his hands full
carrying on the job Wally was
doing."
"on behalf of myself, county
rnuncil and the people of the
county, I would like to say that
we arc saddened by the news
and consider it a great loss.".
House pays tribute
to Wallace Nesbitt
By WILLiAM S. ROBINSON bitt was the tremendous num-
of The Free Press ber of people who were at the
OTTAWA —All silica paid very impressive funeral serv-
d li ie II e _ ice .. ,' Mr. Knowles said.
tribute Thurs d ay o a ac
Nesbitt, Woodstock lawyer
who died Dec. 21 after serv-
ing 20 years in the Commons
as MP for Oxford.
Prime Minister Trudeau,
Conservative leader Robert
Stanfield, Stanley Knowles on
behalf of the NDP, and Rene
Matt of Champlain for the So-
cial Credit party joined in the
tributes.
"Through eight elections
spanning 20 years he served
as one of the best known and
active members of this House,
both in government and oppo-
sition," Mr. Trudeau said.
He represented a beautiful
rural part of Southwestern On-
tario and,. with his skill as a
lawyer and politician, never
failed to do battle in Parlia-
ment for his constituents and
their concerns on the farms
and in the small towns.
"It is with particular sad-
ness that we pay tribute to
him today and extend our
sympathy to his family, many
friends and the constituents of
Oxfgrd, " Mr. Trudeau added.
Mr. Stanfield said:
"If I may speak personally
for a moment, he was a very
warm friend and a very capa-
ble associate.
"He undertook various diffi-
cult assignments within our
own caucus organization. I
have referred to his work in
external affairs, but since 1968
he has been our spokesman
front time to time for trans-
port. for Indian and northern
affairs and for science."
"I think one or the finest
tributes paid to Wallace Nes-
Chief Librarian
retires from
Oxford Library
By: Miny Taylor
Sentinel -Review
Women's Editor
"I feel people have used
libraries a great deal, at least
every library have worked in
has been busy." These were the
words of chief librarian of the
County Library.; Louise
Krompart who is retiring
Mrs. Krompart has been at
the County Library since 1.949
when they started out in the
Court House later moving to the
present site during 1967. It was
erected then as a Centennial
proJ'ecl.
She was with the Public
Library prior to.that and began
the first Story Hour there.
She is a graduate of Queens
University and has her BA. She
also attended the Ontario
Library School in Toronto.
Mrs, Krompart belongs to the
Registered Committee of
Librarians and the County
Librarians of Ontario. Her
favorite books are En lish
fiction and Biographies,
although she noted that a
librarian must read all t? PCs of
books to help out the public who
wish to know of a certain book.
At. the County Library there
are six full time staff and three
part. time to help with the Book
Mobile, There are IB small
libraries in the county and a0
deposit stations.
Each library trades books
according to reader interest.
To gel books out cards must be,
signed by the reader. The
Dictionary catalogue system is
used at the library,
The hours at. the County
Library areaa.tn, to 12 noon and
1:15 to 5 weekdays. 1t is closed
Saturday slid Sunday but the
libraries In the county preopen
on Saturdays,
LOUISE KROMPART
Mrs. Krompart said she en
jays working with the county
librarians and the schools.
Following her retirement she
plans to continue withIibraryj
work doing historical research,l
The next chief librarian will bet
Jane Webb. She begins her new I
position Jan. 1, 1974.
Aside from her active Itfe aft
the Library Mrs. Krompart
enjnys travelling. She has
been
I
Eat
eight times and has
traveiled extensively in Canada,
She is interested in CSIy Affairs
as well,
Mrs, Krompart has lived most
of her life in Woodstock aside!
from living in. Owen Sound fe o
short time.
Although retiring officially
Dec. iu we feel certain Mrs.
Krompart will keep active fa{
l.lbrarywork and also have time.
fnr more lrtvellitig.
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`ally Nesbitt will be missed in Oxford County (Photo by Gasparatto studio, Woodstock)
Popular MR 55,""
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By MARY GILMOUR
Sentinel -Review Staff Writer
Oxford County was plunged into mourning last
night with the death of Wally Nesbitt.
Mr. Nesbitt, 55, died in Woodstock General
Hospital Friday at 7 p.m., after being in,a coma nearly
four weeks.
He had been Oxford's representative in federal
government for 20 years.
A man beloved by all, regardless of politics, Mr.
Nesbitt's life was cut short Dec. 2, when he suffered a;
heart attack. He never regained consciousness afters'
the attack.
The body will rest at the F. E. Rowell Funeral
Home, 134 Riddell St., until noon Monday when a
funeral service will be held at the new St. Paul's
Anglican Church at 2 p.m. Canon L. W. Owen will
officiate at the service. Burial will follow later in the
Anglican cemetery.
Mr. Nesbitt was predeceased by his father
Montalieu Nesbitt, QC, in 1970. He is survived by his
mother, Mrs. Ruth Nesbitt, of Woodstock, one sister;
Mrs. Diana Stott, of London, and two nieces.
HIGH ESTEEM
The high esteem for Mr. Nesbitt by all political
parties was evident today as the Sentinel -Review was
swamped with telephone calls from his political op-
ponents and compatriots.
"Wally Nesbitt was truly a legend in his own
time," said Dr. Harry Parrott (Oxford PC). "The part.
he played in my life will never be forgotten. His years
of dedicated service will be a lasting monument to
home. Those whom he served are ample testimony to
his life of service. His record stands alone."
"The passing of Wally Nesbitt leaves us with -a
feeling of emptiness," said president of the Oxford
Conservative Association W. H. Beaty. "We are sad at
the passing of the man who wqrked so hard forus,
Working for people was Wally's pleasure. Party
support, or the' lack of it, was no barrier to his
providing a helping hand, The affairs of Oxford and
our people were never better looked after.
"Yet, while we are sad, to some of us it is
blessing for Wally to die in harness. Being the man he
was, to live in a disabled condition could never provide
ny pleasure to him: It will take a good man to till
N,tyally's shoes. We will never forget the Nesbitt era.
Ve will all remember it with pleasure and pride."
Both Oxford and Canada will miss Mr. Nesbitt,
said president of Western Ontario Progressive Con-
servative Association Tom Naylor;
CAMPAIGN TRAIL
"I have been involved with Wally Nesbitt's
campaigns since the very beginning," said Mr.
Naylor; "He was my very good friend prior to his
election in 1953 and the 20 years, of close political
connection deepened our friendship and increased the
esteem in which I held him. I will miss him."
Conservative member of Queen's Park from 1963
to 1967 Gordon Pittock, of Ingersoll, said he -'was
`shocked" at: Mr. Nesbitt's death.
"It is a severe loss for the country," said Mr.
Pittock. "It will be difficult to replace him. He put
tremendous effort into his work for everyone in
Oxford. He was always where he was needed."
President of Oxford Liberal Association Peg ,
Caffyn issued this statement today:
"On behalf of the Oxford Liberal Association, I
extend sympathy to the family of Mr. Nesbitt. All
people of Oxford County, regardless of their political
affiliation, have appreciated the dedication of Mr.
Nesbitt and his service to the community during:.his
lengthy term as member of parliament.
Liberal candidate in the last federal election
Charles Tatham said he admired Mr. Nesbitt's
political ability.
"We all recognized his untiring efforts and hand
work on behalf of the citizens of Oxford County. I am
sure that the people of Oxford are saddened at the
death of such a comparatively young man. I extend
my sincere sympathyto his family."
Gordon "Sparky" Innes, who served in provincial
government for 12 years, said he was sad to hear, of
Mr. Nesbitt's death.
KNEW HIIM WELL
"I wish to join with the people of Oxford in ex-
pressing my sorrow in the passing of Wally at such an
early age," said Mr. Innes. "I knew him well as -a'=
classmate, neighbor and politician. We served the
riding as representatives in federal and provincial
parliaments for many years, tending the same fun-
ctions, sharing and solving mutual problems. He will
be greatly missed by his party, the riding and his
contribution in parliament. I wish to convey my sin
cere sympathy to his family."
Peter Klynstra, president of Oxford New
Democratic Party Association, said Mr. Nesbitt "was
a great man , for the riding."
"Regardless of party ,politics, he represented"all
people in Oxford," said Mr. Klynstra. "It's very sad
it will be hard to replace Wally Nesbitt. The NDP'
extends sympathy to his family. He set an example for
Canadian politicians."
President of Woodstock, Ingersoll and District
Labour Council Ray Rogers commented that Mr,
Nesbitt.` `was an exceptionally good man for the people
of Oxford."
"He was concerned for people, regardless of party
politics," said Mr. Rogers. "He was a pretty good guy
He will be hard to replace.''
"I thought he was one lieck of a good guy," said
Mayor Leslie Cook. "It's going to take a very con-
scientious person to fill the gap left. He did a good job
representing the county in Ottawa. No matter what
your politics, if you had a problem, Wally would help.
Bernard Calder, president of the Oxford County
Law Association, said all members of the association
express sympathy for the Nesbitt family.
While Mr. Nesbitt was elected to office in 1953,
said Mr. Calder, he stayed active in law until the:.
Conservative government came into power in 1957m
I Three seek
Oxford
wardenship
Free Press Woodstock Burcau
WOODSTOCK — Three Oxford County
councillors have declared lhemselvey candi-
dates for warden hl 1I744 and two oilier,' say
they are considering running.
In the running are Reeve tYlcivin Balls of
Blandford Township. Reeve John Nadalin of
Beachviile and Reeve ferry Sibbick of Blen-
heim Township.
Possible candidates are 1973 Warden 6eslic
Dickson, reeve of North Norwich TownshdfT,
E+) and Reeve Seldon Wilkinson of Tillsonhtrrg.
The election will be held at 2 p.m. Jam. 15.
Reeve Bails, a four-year member of Ox-
ford County council aril an eight year mem-
ber of Blandford council, is chairman of the
county council personnel and warden's corn-
mittees, vice-chairman of finance and a
member of Oxford social services coninutthe
and Woodstock General llospitol Ward.
Ile operates a 250-acre dairy and Ifeef farm
on Highway 2 at Eastwood with his son,
Douglas.
Reeve Nadalin, a five-year county council
member, is lire only confirmed candidate
who has sought the warden's position pre-
viously. Ile is chairman of Oxford County
health unit, a member of .council',' finance
committee personnel committee told Inger-
soll Alexandra Hospital board.
Ile is superintendent of maintenance for
the steel Company of Canada. Ile also lives
along Highway 2.
Breve Sibbick, a member of Blenheim
Township council since 1965, has served on
county council three years. He is chairman
of council 's Property and administration
committee. He is also on the personnel cony
lattice, the area government implementing
committee and the Woodingford Lodge com-
mittee.
A pork producer, Reeve Sibbick operates it
250-acre farm at Highway 2 cast of Prince-
ton with a son, Bryce.
Oxford warden
won't run again
WOODSTOCK — Oxford County Warden
Leslie Dic•1'Son, reeve of North Norwich
Township, has announced he will not seek a
second term .Tan. 15..
Since the announcement of three candi-
dates for warden — Reeve Melvin Balls,
Blandford Township; Reeve John Nadalin,
Beacdrvilie and Reeve Perry Sibbick, Blen-
heim Township — Wardens Aim soll for aid he is,
tils torsi
not considering running k
10 lion. one
if there was only other entry, Warden
Dickson said tie would have considered run-
ning for re-election.
Ingersoll man N. Oxford Clerk
North Oxford township council
has appointed lion Peach, 51, of
181 Ring St. W., Ingersoll as their
clerk -treasurer. The release
came from a special meeting
Monday.
Mr. Peach will take over big
new position Jan. 2 on the
retirement of p a s t clerk -
treasurer Richard Seldom. He
was picked from s e v e n ap-
plicants for the position.
Mr. Peach lives in Ingersoll
with his wife and four children
and has been the office manager
and chief accountant at
Haggerty -Campbell Construction
in town for 14 years.
He also held the position of
assistant assessor in Ingersoll for
two years and the town's
assistant clerk -treasurer as well
for two years.
The township council also
recently announced that Stanley
Shannon, road superintendent for
28 years, will retire Dec. 31.
Gordon Hollingshead, a truck
driver and backhoe operator with
the township for four years in the
new superintendent effective
.Ian. 1.
Don Peach
County of Oxford
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COUNTY OF OXFORD
HANDBOOK
R973
W. LESLIE DICKSON
Warden
County of Oxford
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COUNTY OF OXFORD
HAND : OOK
1973
W. LESLIE DICKSON
Warden
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MEMBERS OF OXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL - 1973
I Municipality
, BLANDFORD
BLENHEIM
DEREHAM
EAST NISSOURI
NORTH NORWICH
SOUTH NORWICH
EAST OXFORD
NORTH OXFORD
WEST OXFORD
EAST ZORRA
WEST ZORRA
TILLSONBURG
BEACHV ILLE
EMBRO
NORWICH
TAVISTOCK
Name
Melvin Balls
Robert E. Gilholm (D.R.)
Perry C. Sibbick
Ross Livingston (D.R.)
Louis Barrett
George R. Nagle (D.R.)
James R. Patience
Mac Robson (D.R.)
W. Leslie Dickson
Darwen M. Scott (D.R.)
William J. Martin
George W. Davis (D.R.)
C. Wesley Dew
James A. McDowell (D.R.)
Hartwell Baigent
James N. Muterer (D.R.)
George Jakeman
Cecil Wilson (D.R.)
Henry W. Killing
George R. Wilhelm (D.R.)
Robert C. Matheson
Robert Blair (D.R.)
J. Seldon Wilkinson
Russell Honsberger (D.R.)
John J. Nadalin
Rowland Rutherford
Kenneth L. Pollard
Stewart Miles (D.R.)
William Ducklow
James H. Francis (D.R.)
Address
R.R. 5, Woodstock
R.R. 3, Bright
R.R. 1, Princeton
R.R. 4, Bright
Salford
R.R. 1, Safford
R.R. 2, Thamesford
R.R. 1, Lakeside
R.R. 2, Burgessville
R.R. 1, Norwich
R.R. 3, Tillsonburg
Otterville
R.R. 4, Woodstock
R.R. 4, Woodstock
R". pBorte No.
467-5263
454.95"
4584666
632-7565
485.275E
485-1564
285-552,
349-231d
424-987-
863-6421
842-4667
879-6625
467-5235
424-457d
R.R. 3, Ingersoll
R.R. 2, Ingersoll
R.R. 1, Beachville
R.R. 5, Ingersoll
R.R. 2, Tavistock
R.R. 2, Tavistock
R.R. 3, Embro
R.R. 4, Embro
26 Hyman St, Tillsonburg
28 George St., Tillsonburg
Beachville
Embro
3 John Street, Norwich
9 Carmen Street, Norwich
73 William Street, Tavistock
75 Centennial Drive, Tavistock
4850357
485-2168
539-1366
485-3446
462.2662
462-2513
475-45D3
475-4305
842-4061
8d2-5190
423-6277
A75.4171
863.2237
863-3131
655-2342
655-2907
TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS
TOWNSHIP OF BLANDFORD
Clerk-T,e ... re,
Keith Robling
R-R. 1, lnnerklp 469-3848
Road Superintendent
Gordon Aspden
R.R. 1, Innerkile 469-3623
Tax Collector
... ... . .. .. . Keith Reibling
Building Inspector
. ..................... . Lloyd Facey
Bright 454-8276
Reeve ...................
........... ........... Melvin Balls
R.R. 5, Woodstock 467-5263
Deputy -Reeve
Robert E. Gilholm
R.R. 3, Bright 454-8529
Data of Meeting —
First Tuesday, Township Hall
TOWNSHIP OF BLENHEIM
Clerk -Treasurer I. J. Haines
D,Qmbo Office: 463-5347 Home: 463-5365
Read Superintendent ....................................... Herb Balkvill
D,,mbo Office: 463-5389 Home: 463.5343
Tax Collector . .. ..... . .. ........... r. -- - .- ". Robert Hoskin
Drumbo Office: 463-5347 Home; 463.5336
Building Inspector ........... ... Robert Hoskin
Reeve . . .. ...... Perry C. Sibbick
R.R. 1, Princeton 458-4666
Deputy -Reeve - ...... ..................... .... ..... . . Ross Livingston
R.R. 4, Bright 632-7565
Dam of Me"ng — First Monday, Township Office
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TOWNSHIP OF DK*B"
Clerk-Treaevrer ..... . . , Helen L. Fewer,
R.R. 1,Mt. Elgin Office: 485-0477 877-2702 He": 842-3761
Road Superintendent . , Lawrence Roolm
R.R. 1, Mt. Elgin Office: 877-2953 Home: 877-2944
Tax Collector R. E. Saunders
R.R. 1, Mt. Elgin Office: 485-0477
Building Inspector Ernest Smith
R.R. 1, Brownsville
Reeve ...... .. . Louis Barnett
Salford 485-2758
Deputy -Reeve Gitorge, R. Nagle
R.R. 1, Salford 485-15"
Date of Meetings —
s .... d Monday and Fourth Frid,y of Each III
Township Office, Dereham Contra
TOWNSHIP OF EAST NISSOURI
Clerk -Treasurer .. -
G. Gregory
Kintore Office: 283-6475 Home: 3494256
Deputy -Clark -Treasurer ......
..... ... - Mrs. Ruth Rout
Office: 283-6475
Road Superintendent
E. G. ROW
R.R. 1, Lakeside Home; 349-2831
Tax Collector _ ...... ........
... ...... ............ .. .... G. L Gregory
Building Inspector ... ...............
- ---- A[es, Muir
R.R. 2, Lakeside Home; 349-2689
Reeve
James R. Patience
R.R. 2, Tharnesford 285-5524
Deputy -Reeve ...
Mac Robson,
R.R. 1, Lakesside, 349-2316
Date of Meeting — First Monday of Each Month
Township Office, Ki.t.,-
VNSHIP OF NORTH NORWICH TOWNSHIP OF EAST OXFORD
_. Robert C. Watkins Clorkdreesurer _._....., __..__. ,..,_ Wayne Johnson
Norwich Office: 863-2646 Home: 863-2238 R.R. 4, Woodstock Office: 424-9871 Home: 863.2269
dent _.. Albert Freeman Road Superintendent __. Ralph Huggins
Norwich Office: 424.9933 Home; 424-9229 R.R. 4, Woodstock Office; 424.9735 Home: 424-9919
.......... Robert C. Watkins Tax Collector ........., .._. ..__._..... Wayne Johnson
or _ .......................... ...... Harvey Thompson Building inspector _ Douglas McLeod
Norwich Home: 863.2029 R.R. 4, Woodstock Home: 424-9434
............ ............................. W. Leslie Dickson Reove __.._.__., ____..... .......... _.. C. Wesley Dew
R.R. 2, Burgeasville 424-9875 R.R.4, Woodstock 467,5235
_......._....,,._..................... Darwen M. Scott Deputy Reeve ._ .... ._... __. James A. McDowell
R.R. 1, Norwich 863,6421 R.R. 4, Woodstock 424-9574
of Meeting — Second Monday Data of Meeting — First Monday
,ship Office, R. R. 3, Norwich Oxford Centre Municipal Building
TOWNSHIP OF NORTH OXFORD
WNSHIP OF SOUTH NORWICH Clerk -Treasurer _ _.. Richard D. Saldon
M. M. Howse R.R. 3, Ingersoll Office: 485-2490 Home: 485-3708
Otterville Office: 879-6568 Home: 842-5489 Road Superintendent .............__......._....._....... J. S. Shannon
ndent ................... Elmer Almost R.R. 2, Ingersoll Home: 485.1967
Otterville Home: 879-6515 _ __..__.. Richard D. Seldon
Tax Collector ...... ...
__...._...._...._.__._....................... M- M. Howse Building Inspector ..... _.. _... _..._. .._.._.. ... __. Leroy Wilson
.for M. M. Howse R.R. 4, Thamesford Home: 285-2187
. .. Reeve .,.. .. .__..__... _. Hartwell V. aigent
...... William J. Martin R.R. 3, Ingersoll 485-0357
R.R. 3, Tillsonburg 842-4667 Deputy Reeve __._..., James N. Mvterer
............................ .
.__.._....................... ......... _ George W. Davis R.R. 2, Ingersoll 465-2168
Otterville 879-6625
Data of Heeling —Fast Monday
:ate of Meeting — First Monday Municipal Nall, No. 2 Highway, 2 miles west
a Office, Otterville — Office 879,6568 of Ingersoll
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• TOWNSHIP ...__ FL. B. Curry
WEST OXFORD
Clerk-TreasurerR.R. I Woodstock Home: 539.2874
: Road Superintendent ..,..,. ....... ... ..,._..... .......... Don McKay
R.R. 1, Woodstock Home: 537-8897
Tax Collector .............. _. _.._ .. _. _...... L. B. Curry
Building Inspector _.. _. __ _. A. D. Robinson
17 Cedar St., Ingersoll Home: A85.29AI
Reeve _... ................._.__...__. _...._...,. George Jakeman
R.R. 1, Beachville 539.1366
.� Deputy Reeve _ Cecil Wilson
R.R. 5, Ingersoll 485-3446
Date of Meeting — First Monday
Foldens Corners
TOWNSHIP OF EAST ZORRA
Clerk -Treasurer _._._,.... .... ..... _........... ._...... Earl Hostetler
Hickson Office: 462-2697 Home: 462.2364
Deputy Clerk -Treasurer John V. Killing
Hickson Office: 462-2697 Home: 462-2833
Road Superintendent _ ........... ..................._.. John Appleton
Tavistock Office: 462.2698 Home: 655-.2919
Tax Collector ........ ........... Earl Earl Hostetler, Hickson
Building Inspector ._ ..................................... John V. Killing
Hickson Office: 462.2697
Reeve ... Henry W. Killing.
R.R. 2, Tavistock 462-2662
Deputy Reeve ....... ........ ........ ...., George Wilhelm
R.R. 2, Tavistock 462.2513
Dab of Meeting — First Tuesday
Township Hall, Hickson — Hickson 462.2697
TOWNSHIP OF WEST ZORRA
Clerk -Treasurer ... Ward C. Harrington
Embro Office: 475-4741
Road Superintendent .... _._ . ..........__,. William D. Smith
R.R. 4, Embro Home: 4754274
I Tax Collector .... ....... ........ ..
.... ......... Charles H.Fostor
. ........ Home: 475-M87
Building Inspector ................... . Ward C. Harrington
Reeve _ ...................................... .... Robert C. Matheson
R.R. 3, Embro 4754503
Deputy Reeve ........... ............ _. ... Robert Blair
R.R. 4, Embro 475-4305
Daft of Meeting — First Monday
Township Office, Embro — Embro 475.4741
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OFFICIALS OF TOWNS
TOWN OF TILLSONBURG
Clerk -Treasurer ....... ... — , — ....... K. E. Holland
Town Hall, Tillsonburg Office; 842-5252 Home: 842-8127
Deputy Clerk -Treasurer Clair Rush
Home: $42-3087
Road Superintendent James Hornsby
3 Victoria St., Tillsonburg Home: 842-4657
Works Dept. 842-5951
Tax Collector Clair Rush
Tillsonburg Office; 842-5252 Home: 842-3087
Building Inspector . . _. .. ...... ..... . .. .. ..... Jules Covey
83 Simcoe St., Tillsonburg Home: 842-4145
Reeve ... ...... ..— . ..... - I .. . J. Seldon Wilkinson
26 Hyman St., Tillsonburg Home; 842-4061
Deputy Reeve Russell Honsberger
28 George St., Tillsonburg 842-5190
Date of Meeting — First Tuesday
Council Chamber, Town Hall
VILLAGE OF BEACHVILLE
Clerk-Treasurer11 ... —'.- —r-1-11— ...... ..... A. Douglas Watson
Beachville Office: 423-6991 Home: 423-6350
Road Superintendent .................................... John J. Nadalin
Beachville Home: 423-6277
Tax Collector .... . .. ............ ............. A. Douglas Watson
Building Inspector A. D. Robinson
17 Cedar St., �rgetsoll Home: 485-2941
Reeve John J. Nadalin
7 Beachville 423-6277
Date of Meeting — First Tuesday Evening
A I Reachville Municipal Office
VILLAGE OF EMBRO
Clerk-T,easwo, Ross T. Smith
E-bro Home: 475-4132
Tax Collector Rom, T. Smith
Building Inspectors The Council
Reeve .......... .. .... Rowland Rutherford
Emb,o 4754171
Date of Meeting First Monday Evening
Council Chamber, Village Hall
VILLAGE OF NORWICH
Clerk -Treasurer ... ........ . ....... ...... . ..... . F. C. Lowas,
P.O. Box 460 Office: 863-2435 Home: 424A265
Road Superintendent ..... ...... .... . -- ........ .. Harold Williams
Norwich Home: 863-21144
Tax Collector ......... ..... .. ...... ............... F. C. Lowers,
Building Inspector John E. Young
Home.- 8634714
Reeve ............ Kenneth L Pollard
Norwich 863-2237
Deputy Reeve ............ ...... ...- Stewart Miles
Norwich 863-3131
Dais of Mooting — Second Monday of Each Month
7.20 p.m., Public Utilities Building
VILLAGE OF TAVISTOCK
1973 COMMITTEES
Clerk -Treasurer _. _
- .... Walter Schaefer
ROADS —Barrett, Patience, Rutherford, Wilkinson, Killing,
Tavistock Office: 655.2612
Dickson.
Road Superintendent ..... .,.,.... ,.
Welter Schaefer, Tavistock
Wolter Schaefer
FINANCE — Ducklow., Balls, Nadalin, Nagle, Miles Blair,
Tas Collector
........ .
Tavistock Home: 655-2962
Baigent, Robson.
Building Inspector ._.... .. _....._...............
Walter Schaefer
PROPERTY & ADMINISTRATION—Sibbick, Scott, Davis,
William Ducklow
Dew, Honsberger, Wilhelm, Wilson, Francis.
Reeve __._....._......_,....___,.___....
_.. -
Tavistock 655.2342
AGRICULTURE 8 COMMUNITY SERVICES —Martin, Pollard,
Deputy Reeve _.__,......__......,....._._..._.
_. James H. Francis
Gilholm, Muterer, McDowell, Jakeman, Matheson,
Tavistock 655-2907
Livingston.
Data of Meeting — First Thursday of Each Month
WOODINGFORD LODGE —Dickson, Sibbick, Ducklow.
Tavistock Municipal Building,
39 Woodstock St. South
OXFORD HEALTH UNIT —Dickson, Martin, Nadalin.
TREE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
OXFORD SOCIAL SERVICES —.Dickson, Matheson, Balls.
J. C. Eichenberg .. _.. _,._.... _._.16
Lisgar Ave., Tillsonburg
Phone; 842-4814
OXFORD COUNTY LIBRARY —Dickson, Pollard, Dew.
Ross Calder .......... ......... ........ ... .......
..... R.R. 2, Thamesford
CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY —Dickson, Jakeman, Francis.
Phone: 283-6254
John Mitchell Jr. -..._.. _.. ..
_.._..._.... R.R. 2, Innerkip
MUSEUM — Baigent, Nagle.
Phone: 469-3362
VICTORIAN ORDER OF NURSES —Scott.
David Chambers _.._....._. _.. ....
_,. _.. __......_........ Norwich
Phone: 863-2143
WOODSTOCK HOSPITAL — Balls.
INGERSOLL HOSPITAL—Nadalin.
WEED INSPECTOR
Burnice McAllister ....._...._.
......... _.. Salford
TILLSONBURG HOSPITAL — Barrett.
Phone 485-1759
ST. MARYS HOSPITAL — Patience.
OXFORD HEALTH UNIT
OXFORD COUNTY DISTRICT HEALTH SERVICES COUNCIL—
M. O. H......... ..
Dr. G. Q. Sutherland
Minler.
Woodstock Office ........................
.. Phone 537-5711
PERSONNEL — Ducklow, Sibbick, Martin, Dickson, Nadalin.,
.....
A85-0570
Nagle, Miles, Baigent, Robson, Blair, Balls,
Ingersoll Office
_...
Norwich Office ...._...._ ....... ....
............. ._..__...... 863.2330
WARDEN'S —Balls, Barrett, Pollard, Rutherford, Scott.
Tillsonburg Office ......__..............
_, _.__._....__...,,. 842-2979
First named on Roads, Finance, Property & Administrathmn
Drumbo Office ... ........ ....... ...........__......._.
_.,._.... 463-5487
Agriculture & Community Services, is Chairman
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PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS —1973
County Judge ... --- ......
...... Kenneth Y. Dick
537.5811
Provincial Judge .-. ......
R. G. Groom, Q.C.
537-2369
County Court Clerk
and Sheriff _..........................
A. A. Bishop
537-6561
County Crown Attorney
and Clerk of the Peace ._.... A. C. Whaley
537.2611
Assistant County Crown
Attorney .._..._.__.....
. ......... ,. F. J. Porter
537-2611
County Judge's Secretary
and Court Reporter ............
Mrs, Sylvia Reid
537-5811
Provincial Court Reporter
.. Miss Sharen Jackson
537-2369
Provincial Court Clerk,
Criminal Division .:..
Miss Margaret E. Ross
537-2369
Provincial Court Clerk,
Family Division ..............
Mrs. Jeanette Hill
537-2369
Land Registrar ......................
Robert K. Thomson
537-6286
Jail Superintendent ..............._....
.. D. M. Fraser
537-2411
Provincial Police
Staff Sergeant ..........
...... .... _........ J. K. Ross
539-9811
Probation Officers ..,.__.__.........
C. A. Rawson,
537R354.
T. H. Grigg&
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Legal Aid Director ...................
J. D. Carnwath
539-2381
COUNTY OFFICIALS — 1973
Warden ......_.._.._........... ..... _.
W. Leslie Dickson
424-9875
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Clerk & Treasurer .__...............
_. G. R. Staples
537.3971
Deputy Clerk & Treasurer .,
Howard G. Day
537-3911
Road Engineer ................ .
D- D. L. Pratt
537-7961
Construction Safety Inspector
_.... Clarke Daniel
537-3911
Administrator Woodingford Lodge _ J. E. Wood
539.1245
Office Manager
Woodingford Lodge .__.
B. 0. McReynolds
539-T245
Administrator,
Oxford Social Services
__.. G. H. MacKay
537.3428
Assistant Administrator
Oxford Social Services _..
.. H. J. McCulloch
5373428
Planning Director, Oxford County
Planning Board _._.__......
... J. P. Atcheson
592fiM
537Jar+ t
Librarian, Oxford County
Library .................. Mrs.
Louise F. Krompart
537-3322
Assistant Librarian ... ............ ...
Mrs. Jane Webb
W3322
Director,
Children's Aid Society ..
Mrs. Jeanne Deans
5373425
Court House Custodian ...
Howard Pyr:
539-9710
Solicitors ...... MacDougall, Carnwath & Lewonas
537-6629
Auditors __..._._........ Monteith,
Monteith & Co.
271.6550
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