Westwood WI Tweedsmuir Community History, 1964, [1954]-[1972], p. 6

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MONDAY, OCTOBER l9. 1964 Institute Activities WESTWOOD “RANCH A potluck diner was eniuved by the members at the April meeting on Tuesday in the cams munity hail. Mrs. lierliei‘t Pact-y won the tatei'it prize, (loltali'll by Mrs. Everett Budalill PillilS were made for a card purtv in the hall an April 24. Reports at the war's wmk were given ii)’ the secretai-yrtrezisurrr and till the standing committees. Block niiniing was iirst Choice in the lleailei’s training school. New llamps li‘om old was second rhnieei Mrs. Earl Deon. Mrs. William Mood and M Fred Neitsoti lWerE nnnmnlon \iiting ilelugaies in the district annual nieetlnE in Keene on May 20. Mrs. Mde conducted the elec- tion of dimers. The lolluwiii" were elected: iionu ' dent lili‘ Fred Nt‘ ' seei'utai'g. itiiss Jessie ’iid- Sun; [li'sl iioe-nrusnigm, hits Herhell wound Vim," ill‘k‘sldt’nl‘ liariy McKe- ‘wuii; s't-trinlarylraiisurer. \lrs 1:. w. Saigonl. disimi nu-ol DI_ lili‘S. Earl Deeii; ASADL‘IHlt‘ die roclm'. Mrs. William .‘iloo iii- i<lilutu direclm‘ar Mrs. William lElllIilli'vl. l\l15. William Post. Mrs Aubrey WtitiiJ. MI Lin-th ‘nii-iisall; piograni t‘iimniitie, Mrs, llaiiy ilch‘ewon. Miss Air lie .‘lUtiLl. iliiss Stella Boswell [\li‘ Alibro} \Viiiiil uiiiit Mis it E Gtiilillm, tiudilors. Mr». Tom Fai’ttiit'll and Mn li Neilson. convent‘i's. Mrs In l Sargent. l\llV. William i\lutitl lili- Earl Dt‘L'tI. )llss Stella BOUVL’lL Kiri llai'iy McKenonl ’luliit’v Wood. Mix. Fred on, ii . willinm Eliiililrsl. i‘tlri. Rédmun \V .\ll ¢ . l’E'l‘ERBOROUGH’S LIFTLOCK IS GIVEN A FACE-LIFTING New Gates Are Being installed, Machinery Renewed "rinsiic siii-gn _ Women’s Institute t , , WESTWOOD BRANCH The February meeting was held Tuesday in the Community Hall, and was (lei'otoil to hls~ tDriCEIl research The Rein Gilmour Smith, a niL‘niliL'r of the historical society or Peternoraugh. was guest speaker. lie showed slides and. ill-st'rihcr] (‘nnfilliOIIK on the northern part of Ontario, Where he had lived for many years. Mr. Smith was introduced by liiiss Jessie Davidson and thank- ed by Mrs, Everett. Birdsall, The Tweedsmiur Hisloi’v Book (iirst edition) was on display. it was hsgun in tho early [lays M the brunch and is now com- plate A second edition is being compiled. Quilt hlnck tor the Poterhon uuzh Fair ihi‘, were discus- sedi Lil‘iCh was served by Mrs. T. .l ('arrhroll and “it‘s Elie Pulft‘r. " Prtinram 0i Renovations l Continues On Trent Canal Ii’iflli‘i'liuruflfiills 60 - year - liltl will he Cuilliilete before the year LilllCIL‘k has been rewiring snme 1‘ up. during the lerccien and mal'hliit‘iy IS bring p, , t two nooks. The iaceiiningh-nnon -d New gates are being i This is the third phase of a three-year program in Will the Dominion gnvoi-ninant announc- rd 3 iirnerani n.’ rennvation to the Trent Canal System which is ‘nnuhtorl to lie oomph-tun in 10 years, "Tlirse rennraiinns will put ‘ht‘ Trout Canal tiitu siiuiit- tti handic- aver-increasing boatian '3 said Donald Farmer. superinr tending ongineoi- at tho systcnill noon-i, ‘ He said llial 3 Similar time grain is iii-in: Iinrli-itclir‘ii in (it. 'tEWa on the HIdCEI‘J Calla]. ITO COST StillllJlllO Last vear the Lii'iiocii's steel ‘ili'UCllll'E was iepainted anti LQ' neuod l ilnnnninn Bi'lilf"? ('nmrany lnnuloii. Mllniit‘al, is dim: the mark liwit' CO r i It'nOVE‘lif‘ll‘ ‘is :- iinnh-d at stimuli” h_\' in:‘ HF ml'i' .\ new int‘k us huiii lit Fenc- lion Falls and opened in July litii inhihw mun inr‘k it at shin hands on the Sn - n. 20 miles not-thii'cnt or ol-iiiia. VWI Favors Legal Abortions .74 y TORONTO (CP) â€" A resulti- tinn asking that abortions be made legal was passed almost unanimously Thursday at a con- ventiun til the Central Ontario Area Women's lnslilutes. Addressed to the icderal min- isters at health and justice, it requests: “That the Criminal Code at Canada be amended to legalize abortion on gro u H Lls which would include criminal assaults ‘and the health. both physical and mental. of the mother, and lwhen carried out by 2 races- nizcl‘l medical practitioner un- llEi' the authority of a medical committee. (lLlly ennstiiuted and when carried out in a dilly ae- credited place." The n e a t‘ l y 400 delegates passed the resolution wnhiiui iiisi-ussmn except for a come merit from the liner that "we know this has to come." It was introduced by Mrs. Alexander Munro oi the ’l'uioiitii suburh of Scalborough. She told the doipgnies more than 75 per cent iii (riminnl abortions are performed an married women and that more than LDOOflOD ai't' lJeflol’med iii the U S. and Can ada every year. She said abortion is ilaiigm' nus mostly herausr it has been iorced underground. “The existing law is archaic and futile bet-ause it does not‘ prevent abortions iiom heingi lirrinrmed. only makes the on. tfi'fllim‘l dangerous. mHkL‘S l'l’lilh inals iiut ol the inherent and 'li‘tl‘tlllL‘S a lucrative SidCiil'lL‘ tori the gtiill)‘ " J. J. DUFFUS 3 City’s 25“) Mayor i i TWO MAYORS in Peterbor-l nugh’s 114 years Of munici< not life, following their re-l tiring from the mayorality; chair, have lienn appointed. tn the Canadian Senate. Him. George Cox. mayor in 1m. 1874 and again in 1884-13215. was sent to the Senate in 1896, Hour Jr J. Duitus, mayor in 1915 and 1917. was summonedt m the Qana‘fi in 1940. Bath! were Liberals Mr. Dui'lus, Feterboi‘ough's 25th mayor. was born in' Otonabee Township and at the turn nf the century. he and another young Otonabi‘e iarm-‘ El'. Duncan F. Drummond moved to town to sell Massey-l Harris farm implements. Through the following fill years Mr. Dulius not only was a cutie-minded ciiizen and suc- resstul aiitm’nflhile dealer but prominent in agricultural and political affairs in Ontario and Canada. ‘ Fife supporter i When a member of the‘ Senate. Mr Duiius was the‘ first ndmr‘iile of a memorial ‘ tn the Otnnabce Township inn-nor. David Fife, wha in im- pioneer day: at Upper (‘inatin m'ig.nuted Fife wheat \. w‘h lead to the opening up at the Prairie provinres as one at the areal bread basket: or the WDi‘ld. Mr. Duttiis nrohahiy newr l out that Vincent Eastwood, . manager or the Royal Dank. recommended him to the Ford Motor Company as their first agent in Peterbori- nuggh. A neiisman's memory reenlis a split-lg mm‘i’llng when , elz-mrnis o! rhanrc nvertnoki llir cheerful Course of the Duiilis career and gave it a new direction and volume. wnsrwnnn I?! l Mrs. HE‘i‘lv‘l'l Pricey was os-l less [or lliL‘ Christmas meeting ni the institute. There was a grind atlclidam‘e oi members and visitors. Christmas gitis lil‘L‘l‘E cit-hanged. Mrs. Earl DCEII, a former ‘memhar. who has racemij moved in Nniwmid. was preii Shntt‘rl mth a gin Boxes or. Fin-iiiiuns L'hi'l‘l’ nnd cards will be sent to ihiz sick and shut- ins in the community. (inhaled by Oil was won Earl Deon. A success- l sale was held. Mrs. Aubrey Wood and Miss Stella Boswell {‘Cllll as auctioneers. A 5m: 1 hour “as rniuvt‘d will! M . iluw-‘irtl Mt-Konwn. Miss Strila Boswell and Mrs Herbert Paceyl as hoszcssm‘.

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