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. .. . T East Nizorro, Thames or Zorro? a“; 2er, " Jrfef Free Preps Woodstock‘Bureau ford Township will pick' from the names some residents as 'the great north west will KINTORE - Four Oxford County munici.. East Nizorra, Thames or Zorra. also elect two trustees for Oxford County palities will have new names Oct. 7. The name will be selected in a ballot of board of education and one for the separate EeSidents of Embro, West Zorra Town- voters when the new municipal council, re- school board with East Zorra-Tavistock. . ship, East Nissouri Township and' North Ox- presentatives for Oxford County council and . “"1- _ _ school boards are elected. . " - Gordon L., Gregory, East Nissouri clerk- ' treasurer, said the names were suggested at a meeting of the reeves and deputy reeves . of the existing municipalities. the mayor and deputy mayor will serve on both the municipal and county councils. Nine others are to be elected from wards including two in existing North Oxford Township to be ward l and two from Thamesford, Ward 2. One each will be elected from ward 3, the south half of East Nissouri Township includ- ing lots 1 to 18; ward 4, the north halt of East Nissouri; ward 5, Vest Zorra Township from lot 22 to the north bounary; ward 6, Embro; and ward 7, West Zorra Township, _ between lots 1 and 21. _ l The electorate. in the area described. by Zorro Forever! h . h, t ' T e Name Chosen Recen ly Came Originally From Spain That's what the Kitchener- service had acquired some of' Waterloo Record had to say the local language. about the choice of name voted recently for one ‘of Oxford . When he ran thort of other County'shew municipalities. ideas fo.r.tow.nsh/p names, Sir The Record. points out that as Pu. whimSically turned to well as choosing the shortest Spanish for at least three. Asa name of the three possibilities, rit.sylt. we have Lobo (wolf) m the voters opted to preserve a yildle.sex. County) Mono (mon- tratitional link with the history key) m Dufferin; and Zorra of the area. The Zorra iCale~ (vixen or female fox) in Oxford. donian Games, held annually at With the Canadian talent for Embro for..the past 37 _y ears, cultural density we have takena have. assyieted. ZN.” In the bitof Spanish and modified it to public mind will “he? bag- a word that will be preserved on pipers. The Scottish tradition is the . map as a reminder of 'e,tl15lt,i/iijietodiihaunrg,ehaati Scottish origins, declares the both West Zorra and East Record m conclusion. Nissouri were'pioneered by ’ Scottish immigrants, largely from Sutherlandshire. Curiously, although Zorra is associated in Ontario, history with immigration from Scotland you will search the map of Scotland in vain to find a place called Zorra. We have place names in this area brought from Scotland - Ayr, New Dundee, Amurlee, Innerkip - but Zorra . does not belong among them. Sir John Colborne was lieut- enant-governor of Upper' Can- ada, 1828-36, when names had to be found for scores of newly surveyed townships about to be opened for settlement.) a ' British army officer in the Napoleonic wars, Sir John had -rv had years of service in Spain, 21/ _ . and like any soldier on foreign . . . ' F f