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byiTiECOidWOiiler \Vtilkt‘rtllll vim - llili walk will bCiUl‘Oiliiitl‘v “a. iEth’tilllliiiHil4illl.l‘|l Thu tii'cakthn value “I I‘ll“ Mun Maw: timin» uuhim: .t|l[J|In.IiiL1l Mr' Gnrdnn L'rulier run lrn mumil Mr- (‘rniiers [zitiiur had been the iimiui hi Parkiiill, Sn she hm! mint kiitmlcduv ul lin- hcudachus a wuncil nirmiwr wuld LII- COflnlER She had long it liliil women should take a keener interest in pulnitxil at- iuirs. SU it w hard [or her tn l'OlllSi‘ Helen Crozicr was buin and riJINL‘d in Parkhill After her marriage in Gordon. they lived out west [or same wars in 1919 her husband was made ma ugei at the Walkmtnn branch hi the Canadian Bank of Commertc, and the {amin muva min the hnuse the bank owned at 601 (.‘Ulimrne Street They lived in that house itil‘ Iii/Bl" :5 years and raised their family of Seven children there. The last oi their children. Norm. was born two years after they moved toWulkenon. Mayor McNaughton had good reasons for wanting Helen to sit on his Cunncil. She had been council representative on tho weltare board during the depression, She had been convenor of the women's wurkroom during the war. She was an active niembEr oi the flourishing [ODE of her day. and she had been instrumental in the formation of the Walkerton Hubby Club. which later led to the formation of the Recreational Commis sion. In her first bid for a council seal Helen led the polls. During her six years on council she filled her positions with energy and tact. She was chairlady at the Recreation Com- mission. and also of the cemetery board. as well as a member nfthe property committee and the library board. It was with all this experience behind her l Helen Crozier that she came through “1th a large majority when she ran [or deputy reeve in 1953. This automatically made her a member of coun- ty council. She was the first lady to ever sit on county council. When Helen retired from public life in 19$, Harry Buehluw was the mayor, and he paid her a fitting tribute when he stated she had served her town well. In closing, it might be Well to mention that her children also served their Country well, One son, David, lost his life in World War II. Daughter Nora was in the service, and rccclved a decoration for “service beyond the call of duty"; and sons Douglas and Nor- man both served with the air force. Three of her suns entered the banking field and bath daughters became nurses. Next week- Silver Creek . ‘ \. A GANG cl Mennonite workers tore down the tanner Walk I man A ricunumi S order last week. The vacant lot will be used for parking by MacDuig‘s Motor Sales. (Wasslnk ph b, ervlces hulidlng. next In Kelly's Tavern, In short oio) Af¢1.&,,: j”, 3;):