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WILLIS DUNDAS
DUNDAS and LONEY
Phone 573 or 138
If You're TIRED
Now and then ederybody gots a "tirod-out"
feeling and may be bothered by backaches.
Perhaps nothing seriously wrong, just a tempor-
• dal dderddi comfort. Thused at'srinary the time toon or
take
Dodd's Kidney Pills. Dodd's help stimulate the
kidneys to relieve thle condition which may
often cause backache and tired feeling. Then you
feel better, rest better, work better. 81
MARLATT'S
Dead Stock
Service
$1.00 per 100 lbs.
Paid for Dead Cows and
Horses over 500 lbs. More
for sick and disabled Cows
and Horses according to size
and condition.
FOR PROMPT SERVICE
PLEASE CALL COLLECT
Bruce Marlatt
Brussels -- Phone .133
License No. 88-C-61, 54-R.P.-61
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TIMES HAVE CHANGED since Union Gas started serv-
ing Southwestern Ontario fifty years ago. Among - other
things, the gas range has undergone an almost miraculous
transformation. The man of the house, however, is still in-
terested in the same thing—What's Cookin'?
FIFTY YEARS IN BUSINESS,
UNION GAS CELEBRATES
CHATHAM, Dec, 19—Union Gas
Company of Canada, Limited—
one of this country's largest in-
tegrated natural gas companies
--today completes half a cen-
tury of service to Southwestern
Ontario.
Union Gas was born in 1911,
and at the time, Canada was
bubbling with optimism. The
nation's population had swelled
to seven million people, many
of whom were humming a
catchy new tune—Alexander's
Then, on December 19, the
three major producers merged
their interests to form Union
Gas Company. They hoped a
single company controlling most
of the production would be bet-
ter able to conserve the field's
dwindling reserves.
AImost immediately, conser-
vation measures were adopted.
A program to curb gas waste -
age was started and a plan to
supply London — which would
have placed impossible demands
upon the field—was shelved.
Ragtime Band.
Canada's business outlook
was generally promising but, in
Southwestern Ontario, t h e
visiting Toronto?
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A HIBBERT
REVIEW
(Part One and Part Two)
and
THE STORY OF HIBBERT
TOWNSHIP
(Three Books)
By ISABELLE CAMPBELL
THE PERFECT LAST-MINUTE GIFT
For Friends of the Area and
Former Residents
Available at
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Phone 141 : Seaforth
$2.50 -PER BOOK
fledgling natural gas industry
had been having its troubles.
The Tilbury field, south and
west of Chatham, was the area's
only source of natural gas and
the various producers, compet-
ing desperately for markets,
were trying to out -produce each
other. The resultant accelerat-
ed production was threatening
to exhaust the field prematurely
and destroy the industry.
During its early years, Union
Gas was essentially a producer
and supplier to other distribu-
tors. Initially, it served direct-
ly only Blenheim, Dresden, Es-
sex, Highgate and Ridgetown.
But after World War I, with its
gas supply much improved, .the
company began acquiring distri-
bution systems in a number of
other communities. These in-
cluded: Tilbury, in 1919; Sarnia
in 1925; Windsor, in 1926; Chat-
ham, Petrolia and Wallaceburg,
in 1927; and London, in 1930.
Until World War II, Union
relied almost exclusively on lo-
cal sources of natural gas. Then,
demand soared! The purchase
of "still" gas from a Sarnia re-
finery and construction of a
propane plant at Windsor both
helped, but more natural gas
was still needed.
During the 1940s, Union ar-
ranged to import natural gas
from the United States, Unfor-
tunately, this gas did not be-
come available in time to ease
the wartime shortage, but it
did bolster the postwar supply.
In 1954, Union arranged to
purchase additional U.S. gas on
a temporary basis. The follow-
ing year, the company became
the first Ontario utility to sign
a contract for a long-term sup-
ply of Western Canada gas. The
extra U.S. gas became available
in 1956, but delivery of the
contracted Western gas did not
start until 1959.
Meanwhile, Union launched
the most far-reaching expansion
program in its history;'bringing
natural gas to such places as:
Strathroy, Guelph, Stratford
and Stoney Point, in 1957; Wa-
terloo, Kitchener, St. Marys,
Goderich. Clinton, Seaforth, Mit-
chell, LaSalle and Amherstburg,
in 1958; Owen Sound, Meaford
and Thornbury, in 1959; and
Elmira, Elora, Fergus and Har-
row, in 1961. Conversion of the
Hamilton area to natural gas
was completed by a subsidiary
in 1958.
Early in 1958, Union acquired
most of the Dominion Natural
Gas Company's facilities and, as
a result, began serving such
places as Galt, Preston, Hespe-
ler, Brantford, Paris, Wood-
stock, Ingersoll, Caledonia,
Dunnville, Simcoe, Hagersville,
Tillsonburg, Delhi, St. Thomas,
Dutton, Rodney, W h e a t l e y,
Kingsville and Leamington.
The past fifty years have
wrought great changes in Un-
ion gas, The staff has been ex-
panded from 25 to almost 1,-
600; the number of customers
has increased from 3,500 to
more than 183,000; the total of
municipalities served has risen
from 23 to over 180; and the
company's pipeline system,
which originally included only
300 miles of pipe, now contains
in excess of 5,000 miles of pipe.
In addition, Union has develop-
ed substantial underground gas
storage facilities in Lambton
County since 1942.
Isn't it odd that' the easier a
gal is to look at, the harder
the fellers stare?
Guess they call 'em window
envelopes because they contain
bills that give us a pane.
A well-known Hollywood ac-
tress was recently described as
a good housekeeper. Every time
she's divorced, she keeps the
house.
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Arnold STINNISSEN
Sun Life Assurance
Company of Canada
Telephone: 852 R 12
R.R. 5 - SEAFORTH
ZURICH TAKES SNORT END
AS SEAFORTH BANTAMS WIN
Seaforth bantam "C" hockey
team, in a recent tilt, downed
the Zurich squad 3-1. Seaforth
goals were scored by Brian
Wooing, from Murdo MacLean;
Larry` Scott from Gary Gray;
Ferg Quinn; and Brian Stewart
from Greg Rau. The lone Zur-
ich marker was counted by Bill
Schade,
Seaforth players are Bill
Boshart, Ray Devereaux, Ron
Hildebrand, Larry Mcllwain,
Murdo MacLean, Brian Broome,
Garry Gray, Larry Scott, Ferg
Quinn, Brian Phillips, Brian
Stewart, Greg Rau, Dave Brit-
ton, Jim Phillips, "Sam" Little,
Jack Pryce, "Sandy" Lamont,
Brian Melady, Don Hulley, Bill
McLellan, Allan Carter.
The team is coached by Jack
Eisler, assisted by Henry Lan -
sink and Charlie Wood.
The same evening the Sea -
forth Midget "C" squad defeat-
ed Zurich 6-2. Goalgetters for
Seaforth were Rau and Wylie,
2 each; Papple and Haynon; for
Zurich: Bannister and Witmer.
Members of the team are C.
Hachborn, Gary Betties, Joe
Dick, Peter Siliery, Rau, Sills,.
R. Haynon, Papple, McLlwain,
Townsend, Devereaux, Patter-
son, Wright, Murray, P. Betties
and Wylie.
It's a real friend who likes
you in spite of all he knows
about you.
Before you criticize the old
folks, remember that even
though a clock is run down, it's
right twice a day.
TIMELY TIPS
Allowing your cows to pas-
ture during the day and keep-
ing them it at night will enable
them to adjust more readily to
winter stabling, suggestla John
Dalrymple, of the Kemptville
Agricultural School, A cow is
used to moving around and
doesn't like to he completely
confined all of a sudden.
SEAFORTH MONUMENT WORKS
OPEN DAILY
T. Pryde & Son
ALL TYPES OF
CEMETERY MEMORIALS
Inquiries are invited.
Telephone Numbers:
EXETER 41 • CLINTON: HU 2-9421
SEAFORTH: Contact Willis Dundas
The following
CHRISTMAS
SHOPPING OU S
Hove Been Adopted:
1. Stores will be open ALL Wednesdays
during December until 6 p.m., induct,
ing December 27.
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2. Stores will remain open until 9 p.m. on
Thurs., Fri., Sat., Dec. 21, 22, 23.._
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3. Christmas Day will be observed on
Monday, Dec. 25. Stores will be closed.
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4. Stores will be closed Tuesday, Dec. 26,
in observance of Boxing Day.
Commencing SATURDAY, JAN. 6th, and
until further notice, Saturday shopping
hours will be 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- ' MERCHANTS' COMMITTEE
Seaforth Chamber of Commerce
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