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E. W. accepts gravel tender,
The Township of East Wa-
wanosh decided at its last meet-
ing, March 5, to accept the gravel
tender submitted by Joe Kerr
Ltd. of Wingham. The Wingham
company will supply, crush and
deliver approximately 12,000
cubic yards of five eighth inch
gray for the township at a cost
of $1 a cubic yard.
Thei decision to accept.the ten-
der is subject to approval by the
Ministry of Transportation and
COrnnlunications.
The council also discussed in-
surance during their meeting. A
motion calling for the purchase of
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$65,000 worth of fire insurance for
the East Wawanosh Public Works
Garage was passed by council.
The insurance will be purchased
through W. S. Gibson. In another
motion it was decided that a
recommendation should be made
to the Belgrave Arena Board to
increase the insurance on the
arena to at least $45,000.
Council adopted the auditor's
report from A. M. Harper and Co.
and passed a motion that the aud-
itor's fees, which amount to
$1,350, be paid. A motion was
presented and passed which in-
structed the roads superin-
tendent to attend' the Ontario
Good Roads School in Guelph.
The school will'be held from May
5 to 7.
Road and General accounts
totalling $14;511.52 were accepted
and approved for payment.
St. Helens
Mrs. Donald Wheeler and sons.
of Calgary have been visiting her
parents, . Mr. and Mrs. Gerald
Dorscht and family.
The next shoot, party will be
held in the St. Helens Hall on
Thursday night.
Tom Todd is a patient in Wing -
ham and District Hospital.,
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Perrott
andfamily of Goderich were Sun-
day visitors with Mr. and Mrs.
Lorne Forster.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Johnston of
Bluevale and little Heather Mc -
Gavin of Walton visited on Sun-
day with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mc-
Quillin.
Mrs. Bryan Gammie, Jeff and
Donnie spent the week with her
mother, Mrs. Ann Rosenhagen at
Collingwood,
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hunt, Jim
and Greg. of Owen Sound visited
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Allan
Cranston on Wednesday.
The Hon. Hedard J. Robichaud, Lieutenant Governor of
New Brunswick, and Winston A. Steeves of Moncton, N.B.,
national president of the Canadian Gideons.
Ten millionth scripture
presented by Gideons
The Honourable Hedard J.
Robichaud, Lieutenant Governor
of New Brunswick, and Madame
Robichaud, were the recipients
Saturday evening of the ten mil-
lionth co'py of the Bible to be
presented by Canadian Gideons.
They were given special red
leather bound copies of the new
bilingual Testaments that Gid -
eons began . 'lacing . last fall.._ in
hotels and hospitals in. Quebec
and New Brunswick. '
More . than 400 guests attended
the special .ceremony at the Hotel
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Beausejour in Moncton, N.B.'
Orvis A. Kennedy; Edmonton,
Gideon past president, delivered
the address, with the presertta-
tion being made by the national'
president, Winston A. Steeves of
Moncton.
Organized in.911, it took Cana
dian Gideons. 41 years to dis-
tribute their first million Bibles.
The second million required five
years and the third million three.
In 1969 at a ceremony in the
Royal York Hotel, Toronto, „the
seven millionth copy was pres-
ented to Governor General
Roland Michener. In the 41/2
years since then another three-,
million Scriptures have been dis-
tributed.
On a world basis Gideons in 98
countries are now placing a mil-
lion Bibles every 28 days in
hotels, motels, hospitals, schools,
penal institutions, and , various
other institutions.
Morris council . .
„. iv,.e . c
consIerS report
on Myth Drain
Morris Township Council re -1
ceived a report 'on the Blyth
Creek Drain at their last meeting
on .March 4. James A. Howes,
OLS, was present at the meeting
to answer questions from con-
cerned ratepayers. Council
passed a motion that, the en-
gineer's report on the Blyth
Creek Drain be provisionally
adopted by bylaw No. 5, 1974 as
read the first and second times. A
further motion on the matter
called for a Court of Revision on
the Blyth Creek. Drain to be set
for April 1, was passed. .
The council mored .on to trans-
portation and highway improve-
ment expenditures. A motion was
put forward by councillor Robert
Grasby that the statement of pro-
posed expenditures for public
transportation , and highway
improvements in 1974 in the
amount of $83,350 for a spbsidy
allocation of $50,000 be .adopted.
Another motion, this time moved
by councillor Ross Smith, sug-
gested that the council request a
supplementary allocation of
$12,000 in subsidies. Then
councillor Thomas Miller moved
that the statement of proposed
expenditures for public trans-
portation and highway improve-
ments in 1974 for the amount of
$20,000 for a supplementary al-
location of $12,000 be adopted.
That motion was carried.
Council decided ' to give third
reading to bylaw No. 6, 1974,
which calls fot the collection of
taxes twice yearly.
That crazy John McInnes literaily bends
over backwards just to please his
customers! No telling what he will .do
next!
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LAKELET 11
The first meeting of Lakelet II
4-H Club, "Taking aLook at
Yourself", was held at the home
' of the leader, Mrs. Mann on
March 6. The roll call was an-
swered by eight of the nine mem-
bers.
The election of officers resulted
as follows: President, Alice Ver-
" steeg; vice president, Karen
Mann; press reporter, Bonnie
Behrns; secretary, rotating.
The leaders outlined the club,'
the record book and the minute
book. Mrs. Behrns discussed
"Important Image". Group work
was "Expressing Yourself and
Personal Analysis".
The next meeting will be held "
at the home of Mrs. Behrns on
March 18th at 1 o'clock.
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