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The Market Place Wednesday December 22 1976 Soaring electric rates stirs county council MIDHURST Staff Con cern over soaring Ontario Hydro rates was reflected by county councillors at their clos ing meeting of the term yester day recommendation from the finance committee headed by Reeve Bill Gibbins of Innisfil that resolution from the town of Wallaceburg be supported was given endorsement The resolution asked for legislative changes at both the federal and provincial levels in order that rates charged by various public utilties be brought within the jurisdiction of the antiinflation board Another resolution from Oakville recommending chan ges in the Liquor Control Act to amend regulations concerning drinking in public parks also was supported Besides Reeve Gibbins members of the finance com mittee include Reeve Earl Brandon of Coldwater Reeve Morris Darby of Tiny Reeve Lionel Dion of Penetang Reeve Alan Johnston of Vespra Reeve Arthur Turner of Bradford and the warden Reeve Orville Hughes of West Gwillimbury no garlic or polskie ogorki EBicks dill pick es garden Cockt for those PLAN CONCERT HOLLY Annual Christmas dinner of Faith Missionary church will be held in the Blue Flame room of Consumers Gas on Friday Dec 17 Annual Christmas concert will be held at the church on Sunday Dec 19 in the evening MIIIILRST PARTY MIDHURST Christmas dinner and party will be held by Midhurst bridge club on Thursday evening Dec 16 EDGAR GROUP GUTHRIE group from Edgar will present per formances at Guthrie com munity hall on Thursday and bottles per family 11mwll it lt mumbh Tyiiivr oatnay 79 brighten your festive season festive favourite red emperor grapes produce poinsettias 488 OiUSA pottedmums Freeware r338 fancyfruittray 699 299 199 esgnog Jr 88 45 117 ililflitfijilll potato chips UytllltSta llqlzt ail olives flaked tuna orange £2100 grassesamass 28 fl oz bile Blqiit lill Legislature on April 12 1917 31 32 Friday Dec 16 and 17 HOME FOR ELDERLY OZ Jar ORlLLIA Staff Santa Claus will visit the Trillium for the Elderly on Monday evening Dec 20 when he will distribute LEAVING COUNCIL ANGUS Councillor MacDonald who is retiring from Essa council at the end of the year was first elected for the 1968 term NEW COUNCILLORS ORILLIA Staff The city council for 197778 will have two new members in Gurney Trites and Ralph Cipolla both downtown merchants Mayor Frank Dolcort will be back for second twoyear term by ac clamation and others elected also were incumbents soUr cream wlwp ivtipwntru Reddi Wip 60TH ANNIVERSARY PORT McNICOLL Staff Preparations are expected to be made here soon to celebrate the communitys 60th an niversary as an incorporated tomato juice In important Holiday Breakfasts Loblaws sliced side bacon our finest quality lib Bl lliar tiniml cooked shrimps 99 meat 2002 99 chubs the King of roasts beef primerib 185 ribs yJagdwurst GetFreeOne lr European Bologna OIHAWH 801m Ilti cooked r167 smoked hams 31 77 regular 99 Sizzlers p9 lltw2 macaroni VICQM in lumJtLmi Hit11 monk JULHNI lo bologna cooked 44 meats Htllll uncles Swfllsnuqm plum cooked 3169 smoked hams 179 11 77 feil wrap 49 irltitiilti Maple Leaf ham Hmzwmillmté orange drink it iJHerlt 11 JJilil15 lrim nit Willllllli 11 beans 00 lltlilltl 111rit rt litilltytmliplni vegetables til31 00 UffilltfllitlilUWtffi tomatoes 3100 Stilllltiliiliqtliti 0le itle 99 Maul minim Qtyillrrilnu Kleenex tissues HltiiwtllttiMain Slur papertowels milliltii 121th 15 Tang crystals iltiiizVitilllillfn 71 Diaperene 3139 WUlllVllllilltl ti trillii spareribs lll H131 59 foam cups 49 Hitligliuxwi coffee rich 44 High Hes 79 lolilawr iltll diced squash 58 lilltllli Devon spumoni i1l21265 All stores openfor night shopping Mon to Thur Dec 20 to 23 for your shopping convenience open till pm Friday Dec 24 PRICES EfFECl IVE UNTIL DEC P4 WE HE SERVE THE RIGHI TO LlMll QUANl if BNllllf closed Dec 25 authorizing village status for thecommunity SCOTTISH NAMES DUNTROON Staff This Nottawasaga township com munity was known as Bowmore Settlement in the pioneer era Later it was changed to Dun troon Both names are of Scot tish origin MORE THAN DOUBLED MIDHURST Staff Sim coc County roads budget 10 years ago amounted to $1711000 of which the countys share was $792700 The balance was raised from gasoline sales liquor and other provin cial taxation while the countys share was derived from proper ty tax For general purposes the 1967 budget amounted to $260618092 of which $163406429 was the countys share Water heater rates going up at Elmvale ELMVALE Staff new retail rate schedule will into effect here on March 1977 by the Elmvale Hydro Commis sion if the necessary approval is received from the Ontario Hydro The Elmvale system asked approval to adjust rental water heater charges The new charge for 40 gallon unit install ed prior to Jan 1974 would be $150 per unit per month For the same capacity unit installed after Jan 1974 the rate would be $2 per unit per month For 60 gallon unit installed since Jan 1974 the new rate will be $225 per unit per month The new rate for 100 gallon unit installed since Jan 1974 will be $460 per unit per month Under resolution passed by council the new rate if approv ed would become effective on all monthly bills issued on or after March 1977 and all bi monthly bills issucd on or after April 1977