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•Mss Mary Cronin in Detroit
for the weekend,
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Ma-
loney and Peter Maloney, Kit-
chener, with Mr. and Mrs. Peter
Maloney.
Mr. and Mrs. John McQuaid,
St. Thomas, with Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Burke.
Miss Cleo Bowman, London,
with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bow-
man.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Malone,
Sudbury, with Mr. and Mrs. J.
L. Malone. They attended the
Grey Cup game in Toronto.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Maloney
in Guelph with Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Hagarty.
Student teachers from Strat-
ford Teachers' College are
spending this week practice
teaching at SS No. 4, -Hibbert,
Beechwood and St. Columban
Schools.
Mr. and Mrs. Auguste Duch-
arme in Wallaceburg attending
the funeral of Mr. Ducharme's
sister, Mrs. Jeffry.
Stephen Reeve
Is Re-elected
Glenn Webb was re-elected by
acclamation as reeve of Steph-
en Township. There will be no
election in this Huron County
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township, as all municipal offi-
cials were returned by acclama-
tion.
An earlier report in The Hur-
on Expositor which stated that
Wellington Hoist had qualified
for the reeve's office was in er-
ror. Mr. Haist was nominated
but did not qualify.
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Some people get there by pull,
others by push.
F
J. A. COOMBS.. -DOES SUDDENLY
LONG-TIME MWHCIPAL ENGINEER
James Andrew Coombs, 70, the i'oriner Helen Clark, oi;
Stratford, Perth County en- Wingham, at St. Paul's Angli-
gineer, died suddenly Sunday can Church in Wingham. He
in Toronto, where he was at- attended St. James' Anglican
tending a convention of county Church, Stratford, and was a
engineers. Mr. Coombs assum- member of the Officers' Mess of
ed the duties of county en- the Perth Regiment and the
gineer March 1, 1956, and sue- Stratford Country Club.
ceeded R. M. Dawson, who then Serviving besides his wife
resigned from the position to are two sons, James Andrew,
take up private practice as a Jr., of Montreal, and Michael,
consulting engineer. attending University of West-
ern Ontario in London; and
one daughter, Mrs. S. S. G.
(Mary Jane) Hale, Vancouver.
There are two grandchildren.
Mr. Coombs went to Strat-
ford from London 17 years ago
as Stratford district manager
for the Ontario Department of
Highways. When he assumed
his duties as county engineer
there he had been an employee
of the Ontario Government for
35 years.
Born in Blyth November 5,
1891, Mr. Coombs was the only
son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph (Mary) Coombs.
He attended public school
tthere, and was graduated from
the University of Toronto in
1916. For two years, 1917-1918,
he served in the Canadian
Army and was stationed during
the First World War at base
headquarters in Vladivostok,
Siberia.
After completing his military
service, he worked on various
construction projects through-
out Canada, and was employed
by the Canadian Northern Rail-
way, the Grand Trunk Pacific
and Alaskan Railways. Mr.
Coombs was later employed by
the Ontario Hydro Electric
Power Commission, and was an
engineer in the coal mines of
New Brunswick. He also super-
vised the construction of an
airport at Abbotsford, B.C.
In 1929 Mr. Coombs married
KIPPEN
Towne and Country Restaur-
ant, Exeter, was gaily decorat-
ed Saturday evening for the
fourth annual Times -Advocate
family banquet. A delicious
dinner was served to several
correspondents, their husbands
or a friend. Sing -songs were en-
joyed by all and colored slides
of Japan shown by Miss Lorna
Taylor, of London, and a pres-
entation made. Mrs. Beatrice
Hess, of Zurich, accompanied
the soloist. Those attending
from here included Mrs. Maude
Hedden, Hensall; Mrs. Archie
McGregor and sister, of Hen -
sail, Mrs. W. L. Mellis and Mr.
and Mrs. N. Long, Kippen.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar McBride
attended the christening Sun-
day of Marlene Louise, infant
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andy
Fisher, of Brantford.
Mrs. Tom Munroe left by jet
Monday for Calgary to visit her
sister, Mrs. Jim Biggar, of
Namaka, Alta., who has been
hospitalized.
CONGRATULATIONS
to
PUBLIC UTILITY
SEAFORTH - ONTARIO
on their
50 YEARS
OF HYDRO
SEAFORTH — a famous name, and
many friendly years of business
with
CANADIAN
BRASS LIMITED
GALT - CANADA
To the Editor
Huron Member
Congratulates
On Anniversary
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Parliament Buildings,
Toronto 5, Ontario
24th November, 1961.
Mr. Andrew Y. McLean,
c/o The Huron Expositor,
Seaforth, Ontario.
Dear Mr. McLean:
I am indebted to you for pro-
viding me with an opportunity
to comment through the col-
umns of your excellent paper
on the 50th Anniversary of
Hydro in Seaforth.
Anniversaries are all impor-
tant, in that they constitute a
milestone in the history of a
person, a family, an organiza-
tion, a community, etc. In so
doing, they make it possible to
review the accomplishments of
the past over a stated period of
time, they provide an opportun-
ity for comparison and review,
but more importantly, they pro-
vide an opportunity to con-
gratulate those who have been
involved over the years in mat -
HON. C. S. MacNAUGHTON
ters of development and ac-
complishment.
Such is certainly the situa-
tion with the anniversary of
Hydro in the Town of Seaforth,
and I am grateful for the op-
portunity of congratulating all
those people who from the in-
ception of Hydro and through
the years to the present, have
done so much for the commun-
ity they represent.
May I express the wish that
in the years that lie ahead men-
and
enand women of similar devotion
and character will apply them-
selves to the well-being of their
community through the excel-
lent medium the development
of Hydro presents.
Yours sincerely,
C. S. MacNAUGHTON,
M.P.P. (Huron)
Old Gentlemen: "You're an
honest lad, but it was a ten -dol-
lar bill I dropped, not ten
ones."
Youngster: "I know, mister,
but the last time I found a bill
the man didn't have any
change:"
PROBABLY NOWHERE are the changes that have oc-
curred during 50 years of Hydro in Seaforth more apparent
than in the type of equipment with which PUC crews now
work, and in the efficiency of street lighting units. Here in
a picture taken last summer, a modern street lighting unit is
being erected on a test basis on Seaforth Main Street. Mak-
ing the task relatively simple is the PUC ladder truck. Gor-
don Pullman, top left, and Ron Drager complete connections
above, while Charles Reeves operates the ladder.
Seaforth Council gave approval in June to a plan for
new lighting on Main Street. Under consideration for some
months, the new flourscent units replace incandescent lights
on heavy cast standards which had been in use since the
mid -thirties. The installation provided for 28 units, an in-
crease of one over the previous arrangement. While the
new units provide a substantial increase in light, the actual,
consumption is lower, officials said.
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Congrcitulations
to
SEAFORTH PUBLIC
UTILITY COMMISSION
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INTERNATIONAL
WATER SUPPLY
LIMITED
LONDON
WELL DRILLING
WATER TREATMENT
111 G 1..1
CONGRULATIONS
to the
PEOPLE OF SEAFORTH
and to the
SEAFORTH PUBLIC UTILITY
COMMISSION
on this the
FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY
of the
Introduction of Hydro to Seaforth
JOHN INGLIS CO.
LIMITED
Consumer Products Division
14 Strachan Ave. - TORONTO 3, ONTARIO