Alexandria Returning to Standard Time Sunday Evening at Midnight
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' MEMBERX iUDiT BUREAU ’ or The Glengarry News IIRCULATIÇ^S THE FINEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN EASTERN ONTARIO VOL. LVIIL—No. 38 ALEXANDRIA, ONT., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22nd, 1950 $2.50 A YEAR Alexandria Returning To Standard Funeral Late Gilbert Alexandrians Feted Contract Let For The Centenary Of Counties Council Is Time Sunday Evening At Midnight Seguin On Saturday 60th Wedding Date Home For The Aged Celebrated At Warden’s Banquet Former Reeve Of Lochiel Mr. and Mrs. D. Di McRae, Bishop John F. Chisholm Of Died Wednesday street, Alexandria, were honoured re- Alexandria, On County- Town Council Amends D.S.T. By-Law To cently on the occasion of their 60th Transport Minister Chevrier Calls For Following Short Illness Board Of Revision Fall In Line With Cities — wedding anniversary. Completion Of Waterways Scheme By $2,000 Voted To New Recreation Association Approximately thirty relatives and Canada Alone If U.S. Unwilling To Help A former reeve of Lochiel, who had friends were present for the occasion. United Counties Council late Thurs been prominent in the affairs of his day afternoon of last week awarded Cards were played and a pleasant eve- “With every confidence do we believe that all our past proclaims our Alexandrians will turn back their clocks to Standard Time at midnight, township over a long period of years, the contract for the construction of the ning enjoyed by all. j future,” Transport Minister Lionel Chevrier, Stormont MR., said Thursday Sunday, it was decided at Tuesday’s regular meeting of Town Council, when Mr. Gilbert Seguin of Glen Robertson, New Home for the Aged to be built on A delicious lunch vlas served under night as he unveiled a memorial plaque commemorating the 100th anniversary the by-law covering Daylight Saving Time was so amended. The change was died Wednesday afternoon in Cornwall the East Front, Cornwall, to R. E. the direction of Mr. ;and Mrs. Lloyd of the union of the three counties, at . the annual Warden’s Banquet in Hotel made so as to fall in line with Ottawa, Cornwall and other district centres, General Hospital. Mr. Seguin had 'Stewart Construction Co., Ltd., Sher McRae of Ottawa, assisted by Miss Cornwallis. though the original by-law set the return to Standard Time, here, as one week been seriously ill for only a few days brooke, Que., at an overall price of later. following a severe stroke. His death Annie M. McRae. A two-tier wedding Mr. Chevrier was principal speaker at the dinner given for counties’ cake graced the centre of the table. $821,400. The contract price was the Most district centres will revert to came in his 80th year and news of his lowest submitted in the five tenders ^officials and employees, counties’ coun- Mr. and Mrs. McRae have been resi- Standard Time at midnight of Satur- passing was learned with regret by considered by council, and was $33,000 cillors and special guests by Warden day, but the local change will be made To Complete Filling Of friends over a wide area. dents of Alexandria for some forty John D. Ferguson. Among the other 1 less than the second lowest tender. Call Tenders For Grading years, having removed here from their '24 hours later so as to avoid any mix- The late (Jilbert Seguin was born at The special session called to deal speakers who were heard were W. J. Playground Area At Once farm at Gien Sandfield. Mrs. McRae ups in hours of attendance at church St. Rédempteur, Que., on March 23rd, with the tenders began at 10 a.m. West From Alexandria Major, Glengarry MP.; J. L. Mc- services Sunday morning. is the former Annie McRae of Glen 1871, a son of Napoleon Seguin and his Thursday. Shortly afterward, council Donald, Stormont MPP., and Osie Sandfield, and her mafriage -t;ook place Members of the Recreation Associa- Members of Town Council and wife, Dorimene Vallee. He was edu- went into Committee of the Whole to Villeneuve, Glengarry MPP. at the home of her parents, September The current issue of The Daily tion waited on Council to ask that the the Recreation Association met on cated at Pointe-aux-Tremble. In 1881 consider the prices and specifications The transport minister recalled the 24th, 1890. Mr. McRae was horn at Commercial News, a contractors’ filling-in of the playground be com- the park grounds, Wednesday the family moved to the Glen Robert- submitted by the five companies. It proud history of the United Counties pleted this fail. They pointed out that Ste. Anne de Prescott. paper, reports tenders are being afternoon, when it was decided to son area, Where he had since resided. sat all day and reported back at 4.30 and paid special tribute to the men government grants on the work, now In September, 1905, Mr. Seguin married Their many friends join in extend- p.m. called on grading a four-mile who had recorded it for posterity — set at 25 per cent, might possibly be proceed at once with filling of the ing best wishes and hope they may Elizabeth Hambleton, who predeceased A second contract,, for the installa- stretch of Highway 43, west from Pringle, Croil and Harkness. (A more withdrawn next year on account of balance of the playground area. continue to enjoy good health. him in June, 1949. tion of a refrigeration plant at the Alexandria. The contract would detailed report of his address will be the war situation. Some members of o An offer by Councillor J. A. Roussin Two children survive ; Miss Ruth home, was awarded to W. W. Hawley, Ifound' in another column). the delegation and some councillors include widening and straightening to supply material for fill was ac- Seguin of the Public School teaching Ltd., of Kingston, at $2,540. It also Mr. McDonald, ' Sttirmont’s repre- felt the fill-in could be completed'at the road, cutting down of hills, cepted, the town to pay only the staff at Hamilton; and Ted Seguin of Has Read News 44 Years Was the lowest of seven tenders. sentative in the provincial house, urged reasonable cost by cutting down the ditching and shouldering. Tenders cost of moving the earth and Agincourt, Ont. In response to a query from one of the present council to consider a re- higher sections of the park site, and In remitting her subscription this are to be in September 29th. Keenly interested in politics, par- the councillors, Warden John D. Fer- vision of a tax system which has not there were other suggestions for getting spreading on the playground site. week, Mrs. Jessie McCuaig of Sioux ticularly at the municipal level, Mr. We understand engineers yester- changed with changing times. fill cheaply. It was decided members guson, who presided, said the contract — —o Seguin had served on the Lochiel Lookout, Ont., notes: He made the suggestion in pointing of council and the association would calls for the completion of the home day began cross - sectioning the Council for more than 15 years during “For forty-four years I have been a out that a council was not a governing meet a* 5 p.m. Wednesday, on the park in a year, barring any unforeseen stretch. six years of which he had filled the subscriber to The Glengarry News, trouble. body alone, but an organization to pass site to further discuss the project. Gardens Group Plans which has, all through the years, kept office of reeve. Of a progressive In its report, the finance committee on ideas to higher government. * At the request of the Recreailloin me in touch with Glengarry and many nature, Mr. Seguin was an active sup- accepted the resignation of Kenneth “Our present tax system goes back Association, the sum of $2,000 was For Hockey Season old friendB.” porter of the good roads movement. Ault of Winchester, as a member of Lochiel Team Takes 100 years,” he said. “At that time 'votea by council as a first step to- o He had served as trustee on his local the County Court of Revision. It there was almost nothing to tax but wards appointment of a director and Hockey plans for the coming winter Public School board; was an elder in other officials by the Association. If recommendedjhe appointment .of John real estate; but times have changed were the chief topic of discussion at a Dalhousie Mills United Church for 4-0 Lead In Play-Offs and the system hardly at all. And the proper selection of a director is Maroons Win First Fox Chisholm, of .Alexandria, in his meeting of the members of the Glen- some 30. years, and had played a lead- place, and the suggestion was adopted while everyone agrees the system is made, Mayor Graham declared, the garry Gardens Company, held Wed- ing part in the work of beautifying its The Lochiel football team, champions Recreation program can in future be along with the rest of the report. out-ot-date, everyone wants to let the nesday evening. Theré is the prospect cemetery. Only last month Mr. Seguin In Play-Off Fixtures of Glengarry, took on the Ottawa Before the session adjourned, Major other fellow do something about it.” made to pay for itself. Other towns, of two teams making the Gardens had been appointed a Justice of the R.C.A.F., champions of the Ottawh City some much smaller than Alexandria, A. A. MacDonald, reeve of Alexandria, Mr. McDonald’s idea was taken up their home ice, hut in both cases the Peace by the Ontario Government. Alexandria Maroons returned to the League, at Lochiel on Saturday after- delivered a brief talk to the assembly, ■by Mi-.