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Skisogs Nonfing stretches SOCKS like. snacks. ,1er. Maluske â€" continued landing of the concerns of the members of the \Vomen‘s Institutes whether at the farm gate or from the consumer viewpoint. Mrs. Maluske has two married daughters. Mrs. James Rouse. Islington and Mrs. Warren McDougall. Elmwood. Mrs. Morden â€" continued Of course that isn‘t all that happens during the weekend. there‘s a bonfire at night and dancing for the young or young at heart. The teenagers come pre- pared to put up tents for the night, while the mothers bed down the little folk upstairs in the house. Some of the nearby cousins take home some overflow guests but everybody comes back in the morning for break- fast. The city cousins have a chance to gather eggs. see the pigs. visit the milking parlour and best of all ride the pony. A warm and enthusiastic lady. Mrs. Morden said she hoped to be able to take back the feeling and enâ€" thusiasm from Board and communicate to all levels. Believe it or not Hilde really said “Come and see me Institute members. when passing by." SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS Algoma District Kathy Wheeler. Blind River. Northumberland West Sherry Lynn McKenzie. Grafton. Prince Edward Jane Rowe. Carrying Place. Northumberland East No winner. Bruce Bonnie Gunn. Tara. The Dorothy Futcher Ontario Women's Institute Scholarship Kathy Westerman. Dorion. The Florence P. Eadie Ontario Women’s Institute Scholarship Penny Barber. Belleville. Where Have A II the Systems Gone That Is, Independent Telephone Systems In the early days of the telephone business. while Bell Canada provided service to the larger cities and towns in Ontario. service to smaller towns and villages and to rural customers. was often provided by an “In- dependent" company, financed and run by local people. By I921 there were more than 650 independ- ent telephone systems operating in the Province and these served [15,000 Customers or approximately 25‘? of all subscribers. Fewer Independent Systems Due to lack of funds during the depression years And lack of materials during World War II. many of these systems found it dilficult to keep up their stand- Lll'd of service. With the introduction of automatic dial- ing. which required a very heavy capital investment. most of the smaller independent systems sold out to Mother Bell or to a larger neighbouring Independent. Today there are only 40 independent telephone sys- tems left in Ontario but these have expanded greatly and serve almost twice as many customers as the 650 systems did in I92l. Research The Provincial Government feels that the story of these systems which have passed into history is one that should not go unrecorded. As its contribution to the observance ofthe 100th anniversary ofthe inven- tion of the telephone by Alexander Graham Bell. it is compiling a history of the independent telephone in- dustry in Ontario. Staff of the Ontario Telephone Service Commission is collecting all the information possible on the more than LOGO independent systems which operated in the Province at one time or another down through the years. Tweedsmuir Curators Many of the Women‘s Institute members who have researched the “Independent Telephone" story of early days in their community might have information on local telephone systems such as photographs, records etc. The Ontario Telephone Service Commis- sion would like to share information. The Commission have much basic data. founding dates etc. which might assist curators. Mr. Tom Grindley would be pleased to hear from Curators who have information and could arrange a visit to see your books if necessary. In any event ifyou have anything that might help the Commission in its research. drop a line to Mr. Tom Grindley. Ontario Telephone Service Commission. 3625 Dulferin SL. Downsvicw M3K [22. 31