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I Union Gas income up In a statement mailed to shareholders last week Union GaCreported total gas sales revenue of $41.9 million for the quarter. an increase of $1.5 million or 21.7 per cent compared to the same period in 1973. Union Gas President Bruce P. Willson explained As a first step, an old stone mill - known‘as the~Dobbie property - next to the -Queen Street bridge lm Water Street, is being removed. . 30 was $2.6 million - an increase of $171,000 over the same period last year. Earnings per common share were up 1.3 cents to 15.50ents. Union Gas Ltd. today re- ported net income for the thiee months ended June The beautification pro- ject is being carried out jointly by the authority, the- City of Cambridge and the Regional Munici- palitrof Waterloo. It was started in 1972 by the for- m rCity of Gait. ahe authority , acquired theh Bobbie property, under its valley land program, a long-term project to establish corridors of green throughout the valley. Money for property purchases is included in the authority's budget each year. said member Tom Blok- ford.“lt Would also deal will: other social aspects of rape not being handled by any agency in this area. and work villa other com- Stone from the mill walls is being saved for possible use as flower planter boxes and other landscaping treatm e n t when the beautification work is carried out. said G.M. Toutts, general manager of the Grand River Conservation Author- ity. relatively low, they be- lieve a rape centre should be available in the com- munity. - _ Bdautification . process off to ' _ a slow start -- A long-term beautifi- cation program along the banks of the Grand River in Cambridge-Gait has got off to a small start. 7 Mrs. Dora Bain, a widow who lives with her son at 92 Noecker St. is being visited by her old friend from Aus- tralia who "he first met in pgrson in 1972. Mrs. Bar- tierrett hospitals any! loud that a rape victim In! tbe Violatiqu or menu being By Gerald May Two pen pals, who have corresponded since 1927. met. for the second time this week in Waterloo.. While the number of one Removal of "This would be one fuc- Pen pals once worlds apart/ , at the mill Coulis said a promen- ade effect could be achieii.. ed. - incorporating walk- ways. benches, planters at various levels contain- ing flowers, trees and shrubs, and possibly in- corporating fountains and small pools. "The possibilities, are exciting but a lot will depend on the availability of property along the river-and of course, the availability of funds. We are looking on it as a long- term project "that could take years to complete. ‘But at least we've made a start," he said. The report notes that the cost of gas sent out for the period was 31.2 per cent higher than in the first quarter of 1973 and with additional increases occurring in most elements of operating'expense. total costs were up by 23S per cent. area. bara Fitagerald and her husband Lindsay, a federal director of educ\ation in Australia, are staying with Mrs. Bain for two weeks as part of a world tour which has taken them through Europe, Asia, and the southern United States. The Fitzgeralds originally met Mrs. Rain in 1972, after The next step in the beau- tification program is to carry out detailed studies to determine the best treat- ment for the river-side that “6.3 per cent of this improvement results from a greater volume of gas sold. The balance of the additional revenue was provided by interim rate increases granted by the Ontario Energy Board since June 30, 1973. .. The contractbr will re- move" this debris as part of his work, said Coutts. The walls were being demolished so that the stone would fall inward but floodwaters during the May" _flood pushed some wall sections into the river channel and on to an adjacent tiarking lot. secondly)! and elementary should be completed in about two weeks. said Mr. Coutts. has: light". The neuter: all feet pat panic education in area; irtvohring and attitudes is Monty waytoget riddt incorrect beliefs and [are orro-,artdttstittteastrt -tidrterriade'tovenrttte whole sit-moo in a more atrktetietteeertedttersorss Dora has lost some ot their first correspondence when letters She showed friends were misplaced somewhere, but the major- ity of pictures and writings are kept in her album. which shows the two as they progressed through life. Mrs. Bain described an incident which occu‘rred as a sidelight to their re- lationship and-showed how "It's been something added to. my lite, and our correspondence taught me things I didn't know about. I was a city girl, and Dora told me all about the harm. We compared weather and the seasons and our ex- periences as we grew up and started raising families. You really get to know the person like a close friend. We traded photos and hoped some day we'd get togeth: er," said Mrs. Fitzgerald as she looked at an album containing pictures of the two and their families. Dora's letter was given to Barbara, and the long interchange of letters and gifts began. They traded experiences and insights which continued after both women had been married and begun raising families. Dora married in 1958 and Barbara in 1939, the Fitz- geralds now have four chil- dren and two grandsons. mundhbh atmenmitrttttgtatUthir mama-“(he Wuw‘qhqu- tiemoet-edtreatieritt. tresreml.Nttttdtt-t- mmtbeirrettedtty- -or-timtitnt,artd Incl "quests I've heal tsenr.thtartepttttBeUeeti- grams on sex duration whim! mtmlmbeing Their correspondence began at a time when Aus- tralia seemed like another world, and radio, television and telegraph had not yet made communication as simpleas it is today. , . "it seemed to bring the world a lot closer, and I learned a lot about other countries and climates that I would not have otherwise kn0wn," said Dora, who was raised on a farm and travelled around l Ontario, working at a yar- t iety of jobs before getting married. During the Second World War their letters, were censored. and address- es were continually being changed. Finally two years ago, the F.itzgeralds met ", MfS.Bain. _ The affair began when the public school Mrs. Bain was attending gave out names and addresses of pupils in other Common- wealth countries to encour- age communication. "When I got out of the car at the house we just didn't' - whaL to say. We just'irut our arms around each other and grinned from ear to ear," said Barbara. casion for the Clio women who began writing each other when both were 10 yoarsold, visiting their son in Alberta. It was an emotional oe- mm (*3 hub. MisiterPtLarsdtertter- 'oet.).Cttistm-- maven-4W "tttt Imported or how at an Incidents having oe- mrmd are welcome all _'tttitalpttterxtri.ierttteir. than to can run; and Sammy centre in anneal-future. small the world really. was. "My brother also wrote a letter when I did and when his Australian friend ttot married he sent my brother a picture with the named ot the people in the photo. The bride's name was Marjorie Fit raid, .and my brother “a me if she might be. a relation to my pen pal. The girl turned out to be Lindsay’s sister. who still lives ' Melbourne. It really was quite-extra- ordinary". The Fitzgeralds had or- iginally planed a nine- month tour, 'trut a heart attack Lindsay suffered in Georgia will cut the holiday dawn somewhat, and the couple will leave for Aus- tralia, shortly. Mrs.. Bain hopes to return the visit in the near future. matey- 'ree --.---------=-= ”WWW“?! _ "rd like to go next year and take my son with me. It depemiron how he does at school, and whether he can get a special leave. If we can't make it this year, itll,be next year for sure". t.%imiiir. iiiriir ara' ) - my I“ Pt ‘1!!! u. 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