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The Acton F Pr Wed November Lost and Found packs Knox Sun Between and packed Knox church Sunday evening to hear The Lost and Found Department a musical group composed of Presbyterian clergymen The doors into the Sunday School room at the back of the church were opened to accommodate the biggest crowd there in years The program was part of the observance of the Church s 131st anniversary The group related in music scripture and conversation the story of Die prodigal son Taking part were the Rev Bob Spencer vocalist dir of Crieff Hills Conference Centre Momsiu the Rev Derwyn Hill drums Meadow vale West Church the Rev Warren McKinnon clarinet director of Christian education Knox church Woodstock the Rev Alex McDonald valve and slide CHRISTINE ARBIC RECEIVES THREE awards from School Trustee Tom Watson during private ceremonies at the high school Miss Arbic was awarded the Caroline Nurseries Award the Ledgers IGA scholarship and the Indusmm Award Australia soon to be home for year James Acton willnotonlybe trading jobs but homes while he and his wife Eleanor live in tralia for one year The couple leave December for New South Wales where Mr will be part of a teacher exchange program He will be teaching at boys high school Bruce Gregory his wife Judy and two children will come to this area from New South Wales He will teach at E C School for the Deaf Milton where Mr is nor a teacher The two families will also trade homes for the year The program is put on by the Ontario government and anyone is welcome to apply Mr McCulloch did so and was accepted making him among the 34 Canadians who will be leaving The same number of Australians will be coming to Ontario some with families others without Relatives Although neither Mr or Mrs have ever been down under both have relatives in that try Some they have met some they haven I met While Mr McCulloch is teaching his wire will not be idle She will be having speaking engagements and as a member of the Women Institute here she will be speaking to groups in New South Wales In the few weeks before they leave the McCulloch are going to be busy The house has to be ready for a family of four the dog has to be taktn to the neighbors clothes have to be packed and Christmas has to be cele b rated Their two sons will be coming from Vancouver and Calgary to celebrate the festive season with their parents This will be held a week early to avoid a last minute rush Mr and Mrs will be returning home on December 1977 with lots of stories to tell their family and friends They will have the chance to experience what most people never get a chance at living and ap preciating a country other than home trombone St Andrew s church Aurora and the Rev guitar Stouffvllle Presbyterian church The Lost and Found Department formed an mediate empathy with their audience and everyone enthusiastically joined in lively singing A former member of tht group was the preacher at the morning anniversary service Knox the Rev Bill Nichol son of Central Presbyterian church Gait He is married to the former Vivian Smith of Acton morning service there was a luncheon and re union gathering in the church Present from out of town for the reunion were Watkms Dundalk Stan and Robinson It 1 Campbell ville McMillan Brampton Jessie son Robertson Islington Douglas and Davidson R Jim Barbara Greer and Beverly Adelaide Hurst Wylic Joyce iDcssureault Burlington Dora Hansen Coles and trie Coles St Mary Aubrey and Jessit i Morton McMillan Islington Bill and Vivian Smith i Nicholson Bill and Cambridge Gait Aliee Rumley Helen Lorraine and Don Van Mr and Mrs Verne for onto Robert M try Parker Islington and I inda iPirker Clark CambndgL Gait Harold and M trie Fergus Gnte Robertson Milton McConnell Mr ind Mrs Sthalk Victoria MURRAY AND CAROL 249 Kingham Rd were the lucky winners of the Zenith Stereo draw last week The draw was part of the store s grand opening under new manage- rrent extravaganza Town cant help residents Then I nothing the town can do ilxul the stile of the northern town road from ist Hills works com itemed mil filed IcltLr suit to roads residents of Mr II It Georgetown sent the copy of the letter to the town which was signed lon list of d residents I Robert Austin the part of the town bound road the people are concerned about is under Wellington jurisdiction Mr Mrs Mil Bill Shirley Georgetown and Ross Pat lerson Guelph Regrets at their inability to attend were received from Kay Stewart Moles Ottawa Dr Duff Wilson Ayr Emma Robinson Mount forest and Mitchell Si Catharines ST CHURCH is starting a Bible Study Group Thursday November at 8 m at the Parish Hall How Si Acton EVERYONE WELCOME CHRISTMAS CARDS HINTONS Need Appliance Service AAA REFRIGERATION -rBjQjrBj- and APPLIANCES WWW SALES AND SERVICE Washers Ranges Air Conditioners Dishwashers Refrigerators Dryers Guaranteed Satisfaction 24 service Phone 8273853 We Sell Value Chain of office ready The chain of office for the new mayor was ready yestcr day Tuesday according to councillor Russ Miller Mr Miller told Hills Finance and Personnel com Monday evening that purchasing agent Hugh Patterson had inquired about a place to store the chain The councillor said it should be a case lined with velvet The question of when to present the chain to the victorious Mayoralty date followed Clerk administrator Doug Prit chard said the chain was Just a sign of office and did not have to be blessed or cere moniously dedicated just handed to him Councillor Pal McKenzh said the winner should wear it at the next council meeting and not until the new year The committee decided to let council as a whole decide when the chain should be pre sented or worn by the mayor Either incumbent mayor Tom Hill or challenger Harry Levy will be eligible to wear the chain In less than two weeks time Electronic Tuneup Includes Now plugs new new condenser new rotor and carburetor cite heat riser valve Check distributor cap cool ng system hoses spark plug wucs I valve air f Itor and gas line filler Licensed using up to date equipment To make your run smoother And to save you money on Special prices for cars electronic ignition 4 Cylinder 6 Cylinder 8 Cylinder WW Parts and labour included Guaranteed 6 months or 6000 miles Lifetime Supreme Battery for cold weather starts Guaranteed for as long as you keep your car EXCHANGE Stores USE OUR CREDIT PLAN MOORE PARK PLAZA GEORGETOWN High school enrolment likely to decline after 1979 Halton Board of Education expects high school enrol In North Hatton to con tinue growing through to and then start de clining In a report to the board this week Director of Education Em Lavender said high school enrolment in the north will swell from 3 979 pupils in 1976 to 105 In Growth levels even after taking in the potential enrolment lost to the new separate school In Acton the board expects pupil registration to grow in North Halton Board projections call for will continue with a high school registration of In and in and then taper off to 178 in 1980 and in Across the entire region this year s high school enrol ment of 424 pupils will jump to 457 next year and then de cline to 5 students in 1981 At the elementary school this year enrolment 7 to to up to 7 968 in 1977 8 the next year 373 in 1979 the following year and in 1981 It a different story across region with a steady de cline expected at the mtntary level until the end of 1979 Projected enrolment will drop from this year to a low of 8 496 in 1979 before climbing back up to in and in 1J31 Lavender said he would be presenting a more detailed report on elementary and high school enrolment pro jections in North Halton next month He said the board expects there will be a continued shift in Halton from the heavily populated urban areas to suburban areas across the re gion and less occupancy of new homes Factors in future enrolment will include the opening of first separate high school next year and Acton first separate school in Sept ember He said the separate high school would create a drop in high school enrolment in the south but this would be compensated with growth in the north especially in Milton and Acton Christmas Gifts that are different see them at KOBES NOOK Downtown Georgetown Milton Mall Choose it TILDEN ANDREW MURRAY MOTORS The Regional Stacked Deck OBSERVATIONS OnOctoberl 1973 The dealt trio new deck to the fou players as Burl 9 Halton One card remained loco down nine deck PROBLEM Which pal y will have have I this gama very long Ono of lh cards up Hon sleeve bean siting to at Region In to I By this want do big card players south don seem to can don t rump our Bees and we don t lake the Regoi pay of goback Sincerely JcUxnJ FOR REGIONAL COUNCIL WARDS and 3 WATSON EDUCATION IS EVERYONES CONCERN VOTE HINTON H Bert Hmton EXPERIENCEPAST AND PRESENT Charter member and Chairman of the Board of Governors of Sheridan College Charter Member and President of Association of Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology Halton County Elementary and Secondary Schools Consultative Committee Association of Canadian Community Colleges Canadian Vocational Institute Ontario Canadian and World Craft Councils Reeve of Acton Warden of Halton County CONCERNS High cost of education and resulting high taxes Back to basics and the discipline of core curriculum Structured programs to ensure student mobility within the school system Competition minimum standards and goals System should rest of accountability of everyone involved Involvement of community in educational process ISSUES Facilities should be functional not expensive Add proven new methods while retaining the best of the old Demands for remedial teaching are excessive and increasing Expenditure of approximately 1 000 on a new Board room is highly questionable Policies on re organization would benefit from further evaluation e g demand ing academic qualifications for Chairmen as is presently required for department heads For more information call 519 1 or 853 ELECT HINTON DEC 6 HALTON BOARD OF EDUCATION WARDS 1 and 2