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2 THE OSHAW ATIMES, S---- Tuesdey, Dectmber 16, 1958 INTERIOR OF THE NEW AJAX HYDRO BUILDING VIEW OF NEW | CAMETOID 11D, PLANT IN AJAX Hydro Progress In Short AJAX -- In the. 2';-year period since the hydre system was pur- | chased great progress has been | made, Lands were purchased from Central Mortgage amd Housing Corporation for both the sub station and office and service building sites, A modern, efficient substation rated at a 6.500 kilowalk capac: ity was erected and put into op- eratbon to replace the inade- quate and obsolete equipment Suntined in the original substa- | A mobile emergency transfor- mer unit was constructed and stands in readiness should the! occasion for it; use arise, Many modern, time-saving tools of both the power and man. wal type have been added as a further aid to efficient operation and service, Complete electrical facilities have been provided, for both the present and futmre needs of the 486-home Lake Vista Subdivision, | An agreement was signed with | the Village of Pickering Hydro | Electric System, This agreement | provides the Vilage of Pickering with the full use of the Ajax Hy- | dro stores, equipment and per- | sonnel, for construction and | maintenance to lines and serv: foes on a cost plus basis, TWO-WAY RADIOS Modern two-way radios have been installed in all the hydro | vehicles to assure fast, efficient | ---- Period service in both the Town of [Ajax and the Village of Picker- ing, The obsolete and madequate street lighting im the original housing area that lies north of | Highway 401 has been replaced with modern fluorescent lumin- | aires that . will provide better lighting facilities with the mini mum of maintenance, Work has | also commenced on the installa- | [tion of similar type fixtures as | part of the, Bayly Street im- provement to be completed this year, Despite the heavy expense nec. essary to bring about the modern and efficient Hydro Distribution System that now exists in the | Town of Ajax, a substantial rate | reduction was put into effect on | July 1 of this year, The reduc thon, amounting to approximale [ly $40,000.00 annually was pass ed on to the customers of this self supporting electric wility. WELL AHEAD LUTON, England (CP. -- A new £1,500,000 college of further education in this adfordshire town is likely to be completed | next April, 20 months ahead of schedule, ON UPTURN Almost extinet a century ago, the greater snow goose popula- tion was estimated at about 46, 000 in January, 1958, PREPARE FOR THE WINTER WEATHER AT * PHONE MICKEY McGUIRE SHOES @ AJAX SHOPPING CENTRE eo WE CARRY QUALITY LINES OF MEN"S, WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S SLIPPERS AJAX 13 Rjax Good To New Business AJAX (Staff) --~ Almost a yeas ago two young women came the Shopping Centre to open » store, The new venture was one in which both girls had had some previou experience, They thought opportunity in Ajax wes good Time has proved them right, Today the store is prospering. The young ladies are Dorothy Wickett and Catherine Ross, They deal in cottons, draperies, w ens, silks, rayon and all house Hold needs in soft goods, Mrs, Wickett said today, 'The ladies Ww the town have been very to us, We have made many friends, We have moved our homes here, and even our me bands like living in Ajax, We are glad we came, a ---- HARD EXISTENCE | DAWSON CREEK, B.C, (CP) An Indian woman was sentenced to 30 days in jail for vagrancy here, after she was found living in the city dump, existing om scraps of food, ---- em ------ McEachnie and Son FUNERAL HOME e PICKERING eo aimbular Senne Phone Pickering 193 or 346 DAY OR NIGHT ARMSTRONG ELECTRONIC SERVICE PHONES 791 and 1519 -- AJAX SHOPPING PLAZA Gift. Suggestions. for. (Christmas - Give "Nim" Diamond Needle ! Seabreeze and Elecirohome Record Players Record Albums Record Racks Transistor Radios from 18.956 wp Sparion Olock-Radio Accordions Television Harmonicas Hi-Fi FOR THE FINEST IN SERVICE CALL ARMSTRONG