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Pogo 8—Clinton New$-Record—Thurs., .Jan. 13, 1966
Hydro Changes Rural Rates
Plans 5% Penalty Charge
Ontario Hydro has announced
a streamlining of its’ rural rate
system as a result of continuing
development (in the rural areas
of the province.
Hydro chairman W. Ross
.Strike said:. “Despite marked
increases s in cost, no major
change th toites for regular rur
al electric service has occurred
during the past 12 years.
“The (revisions are designed
to adjust the rate structure to
changed ■ conditions, re-align
rates with the cost of providing
service to various classes of
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customers, and simplify deal
ings with consumers. There wjll
be no overall increase in rev
enue to the Commission as a re
sult of this rate adjustment.”
Effective on bills mailed
after April 5, 1966, decreases
averaging 71 cents a month, will
be experienced by a group’ of
173,000 — including' 92,000 su
burban, 61,000 farm and 20,000
non-fairm rural residential cus
tomers. Increases averaging 51
cents monthly will affect an
other ‘ group of 165,000 —- in
cluding 12,000 suburban, 68,000
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Winter’s the time ...
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Wliy waif for spring?
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For Information, phone the local
CN Passenger Sales Office
realtor,
farm of
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Garry Wilson
- h t a.The wise ones take
advantage of winter.
Skilled men are more
readily available in the
wintertime—ready to do
your repairs and
renovations when you want
them. Materials are in
generous supply too, and
your renovation budget
will often go further In
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• Do Those Renovations and Repair Jobs NOW
For the Workers You Need, Call At Your
National Employment Service
35 East Street GODERICH 524-8342
FARMERS
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Educational Lectures, Conferences,
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Ask your farm equipment dealer for
free admission tickets.
Off 7% acres of indoor displays
by over 200 Canadian,
VkL American and European
manufacturers. New farm machines
— New industrial equipment — New
methods.
On Saturday, January 15, 1966
Anyone interested please contact
GEORGE WRAITH, Goderich
Res. 524-7002 — Phone — Bus. 524-9934
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Oil Burner Service
Cleanouts Done Promptly.
Repairs To All Makes of Oil Furnaces
We Carry A Large Stock of Oil
Furnace Parts.
Spare Motors to Loan to Customers
We Do Minor Repair Work on Oil
Furnace Motors.
PHONE 482-9411 ~~ CLINTON
; WE SPECIALIZE IN FUEL OIL
When Everybody Works,
Everybody Benefits
bank. And farmers can
qualify for up to $15,000
with ten years to repay with
a Farm Improvement Loan.
So you see, there are
a whole lot of very good
reasons why you should .»
have that work done around
yout home or place of
business during the winter.
Do it now I
discounts and extended
' paymerit plans.
You can borrow up to
$4,000 with up to ten years
to repay, at low interest
rates, with a government-
sponsored NHA Home
Improvement Loan from
your bank;
If you're the owner
of a small , business, then
winter, thanks to off-season you may take advantage
* of special Small Business
Loans available at your
Everybody benefits when winter work is increased
For advice and assistance call your National Employment Office.
G. A. McVittie
farm and 85,000 nan-farm rural
residential customers. •
For most commercial firms
in rural areas, and for farms
and residences outside subur
ban areas which use relatively
•large amounts of energy, pills
will be virtually unchanged.
Rates will be now quoted in
net amounts with a five per
cent late payment charge im
'stead of-iin gross amounts with
a 10 per cent prompt payment
discount. The practice of using
net rates dis being followed by
many other- utilities.
The half-million rural custo
mers of Hydro will be notified
directly by mail of the revision
in rural rates. Customers of
the municipal electrical utilities
are not Effected.
As Time Goes
J./ Frank Willis, himself an institution in
Canadian broadcasting, is host-producer of the new
CBC radio network series As Time Goes By, a
nostalgic look back at the ‘‘three golden decades”
of network radio 'in North, America. Willis is, also
seen on CBC-TV as host, of the irregularly-schedul
ed specials in the Centennial of Confederation
series, Canada 99. The sign pictured above, is at the
Oil Springs Museum, Lambton County.
(CBC Photo)
Funeral service was held Sat
urday, January 8 at the D. A.
Rann funeral home, Brussels
•for Garry Wilson, a skin-diver
whose body was recovered last
Thursday, January 6 from, the
7 Wafer-filled tunnel under a- lock
in the Welland Canal ait Sit.
Catharines.
Mr. Willson, 22, was working
with Schwenger Construction
Ltd., Burlington,, on a job modi
fying the locks. He was last
seen at the canal site on Dec
ember 22, and his work gloves
•along with his lunch pail were
found at the job site.
At first police could not ex
plain the young man’s, disap
pearance, but later they came
up With the .theory that he
might be lost in the tunnel.
Surviving ’are his parents, Mr.
and Mirs. Eldon1 Wilson, RR,
Brussels; two brothers, Frank,
Brussels and Scott,. at home;
three sisters, Mrs. James (Hel
en) Fisher, RR 4, Goderich;
Mrs. "Jack (Joan) Merrier, Bay
field and Gail, Kitchener.
Rev.'R. U. MacLean, Clinton,
officiated.
The WI met on Thursday.'
The President opened the meet
ing with. “Thoughts for the New
Year”. Assistant secretary, Mrs.
Harvey Taylor. read the min
utes, correspondence and a
number of “Thank you” notes1.
Achievement Day for 4-H
Homemaker Sleeping'Garments
project will be 'held in Seaforth
on January 29 and in Wingham
on January 22. A motion by
Mrs.- Clark that two extra sets
of keys be made for the cup
board doors was carried.
A.euchre party sponsored by
the WI wiH be Held in the Hall
"on the evening of Friday, Jan
uary 21. Everyone welcome.
Mrs. Josling favoured with an
instrumental. Mrs. Pipe gave
the .motto pertaining -to the
New Year.
Mrs. Lamb off Tiger Dunlop,
the district president, gave an
■interesting talk on “Resolu-
tions1”. Mrs. Watson Reid gave
a resume of important events
happening in 1965. Mrs. Bert
MRS. NORMAN LONG
Phone 262-5180
Mir. and Mrs. Gerald Parsons,'
Johnnie and Terri, Thiameisiford,
spent the weekend With Archie
Parsons and Donald. Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Parsons and Jim
my, Seaforth, were
guests with them.
- Joseph McConnell,
Seaforth has sold the
Winston Workman, Lot 8, Con
cession 10 to Michael Connelly,
Norfolk County, Who takes pos
session March 1.
Mrs. Reid Torrance returned
home from spending Christmas
holidays with her daughter,
Mirs. R. Hanes and Mr. Hanes,
Severn Bridge.
Mrs. Archie Parsons; a pat
ient in South Huron Hospital,
Exeter, is reported to have im
proved slightly.
M. Love of .Hensall visited
Sunday with Robert Thomson.
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W. R. Elliott
Funeral service Was. conduct
ed at Trinity Anglican Church,
Bayfield, on Saturday after
noon, Januaay 8, for William
Robert Elliott, Bayfield, who
passed away in Clinton Public
Hospital .on Wednesday evening,
January 5. He had been in dll
health for the past six months1.
The Rev. E. J. B. Harrison
officiated.
Pallbearers were Cliff Utter,
William Parker, Grant Turner,
Adam Flowers, Walter West
lake and Harold Stinson.
Bom oh September 20, 1891,
Mr. ElU'ott lived all of his life
in Bayfihld, Where he was a
member of Trinity Anglican
Church and a member of Gode
rich Branch, Royal Canadian
Legion. '
Mr. Elliott married Minnie
Meeks in January 1927 and he
had been a labourer, dbinig gen
eral Work.
Surviving besides his wife are
one son, John, Kitchener and
one sister, Mrs. B. (Rebecca)
Williamson, Porter’s Hill.
. Beattie funeral home, Clin
ton, was hi charge of arrange
ments.
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LondesboroMan
On January 8
Funeral service was held on
Saturday, January 8 at the Ball
md Mutch funeral home, Clin
ton, for George Andrew Mc-
Vittie, who passed away at noon
on Thursday, January 6 at Clin
ton Public Hospital. The Rev.
R. J. Tschanz, Londeisiboro, con
ducted the service.
Pallbearers were 'three neph
ews, Roy Easom, Harry Oakes
and Ivan Cai*ter; three Masons,
Leonard Caldwell, James Nell
ans and Joe Shaddick. .
Flower-bearers were nephews
John McFarlane, John McCow
an, Herbie Oakes, Harvey Car
ter, Derwin Carter and Stephen
Garten*.
Interment was in Clinton
Cemetery.
Born on March 27, 1887, Mr.
McVittie’s parents were Elisha
McVittie and Maria Morrison.
On November 17, 1915 he mar
ried Gertrude Oakes and they
celebrated their golden wedding
...anniversary last year.
Mr. McVittie was a farmer
■and carpenter, and served for
years - as secretary of SS 11
Hullett Township School. He
lived all of his life at Londes-
bo,ro, was a member of the
United Church there, and for
50 years belonged to the Ma
sonic order.
He had been in ill health for
the past three months. ’
Surviving is one sister,' Ruby
McVittie.
Attending the funeral were
people from- Galt, St. Thomas,
Weston and London, as well as
the local area.
* MRS. BERT ALLEN,
Phone 523-4570
’Shobbrook contributed a hu
morous reading.
Four “Get Well” cards were
signed1 by the members present.
The president closed the meet
ing with appropriate New Year
resolutions. Lunch was served
by the hostesses.
PERSONALS
The community extends sym
pathy to Mrs. George McVittie
and Ruby in the passing of
George on Thursday, January
6. He had suffered ill health for
several months but was consid
erably improved of late. He had
suffered another attack
Tueslday night.
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