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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), June 8, 1977, p. 28

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The Acton Free Press Wednesday Business biography Gary Barton involved in Actons well being Sixth of a series After eight years of living and working in Acton pharmacist Gory Barton says he would not want to live any where else He feels he is part of the town and has been Obituary accepted by the people Mr Barton first came to Acton when a university friend business in town was Retting too busy for him to handle himself Acton mney wis growing and its Telford Reidt funeral Friday Funeral service was held June Trim United church for Telford George who died at home it Young St on June 1 Mr wis horn in Township Clifford Ontario on October 19H He was the son of George and Catherine On Nov ember i he named Muriel Darby in Acton where they made their home Mr served overseas with the Lome Scots for foui years and was also a care taker for the North Board of He was member of the Royal Can I Alton and an elder at the Trinity United church Lett to mourn his loss art Obituary his wife son of Kit daughter Karen Mrs Bucks It It J brother Warren ind sisters Mrs Smeltzers llockwood Mrs J and one He is predeceased by his parents The Beaton of ficialed the funeral with interment at I illbeirers were Don Ctrl and Nelson wen- Doug is Grant Mctull Murray Smetzer I timer Terry William Wragg funeral May 18 William of died Miy 1G in General Hospital at the age of 71 Mr a retired farmer wis born October in In he came to Canada whtrc he met and married Martha Mary December They lived in Markham be fore moving lo ago He was a retired farmer Mr Wragg is survived by his wife children Dorothy of Vista California William and Georgina also of ind sister Worn of Yorkshire He is by three sisters of England Berth Dorothy and one brother Tom of Tor funeral service was held May IB in Shoemaker Home Acton with the He I church officiating Interment was Churchill cemetery I illbearers were nephews Tom Wragg J Whitehead Laurie Arenburg and neighbors It Harding J I ind Cox staff was also Mr Barton arrived with his wife Lorcne to help Bill her the years the two men and Dr C Hutchison purchased the Plaza which houses several stores is well is a medical clinic Just the two pharmacists own the drug store Mr Barton received his training at the University of Toronto and graduated In a six year stint working in Clnrkson he came to Acton In his in Acton Mr has become well known iround town for his m my contributions to the municipality welfare He Ins been on the board of directors at the and is one of the people who encouraged his wife to start up the Honey Pot nursery He himself spent inj hours douif work painting etc to get the school underwiy He teaches school at he Maple Biptist Church and this summer is trying his hand at coaching Pee Wee In Ins spare time he takes flying lessons and still tries to gel to sign language ijnves which he his wife i few years ago Mr good hear it home how ever where he has three children ill adopted Their ire eight and five ycirs old The vounMst Mr Barton ex pluns without is deif ind iltends Drury School for the in Milton Mr slid they knew of boy indie ip when they him w to him the opportunity to i norm il life Mr enjoys hiking with his mil is well is fishing inde on I The imilj used to but he got tired of truing decided to put svimmint pool in the ird id I imilics know Mr Barton Region hires business health unit development officer Business Develop ment Branch the newest of the departments operating under the of regional government will be in full swing by the beginning of July Council has hired London realtor to head the branch William Marshall is currently involved in eon saltation a ales work with commercial industrial At ige he has extensive experience in the field and has a in Political Science and History and an MBA in Marketing The starting for the job is Chief Officer I said he i lot of confidence in the and he noted Marshall ippenred to be down to and i really bird worker tor seven years Marshall worked with the New wick Development Cor Deration as project executive for industrial development He left that Job when the corporation folded and turned down a position with the civil service when It assumed the responsibility for that func He has travelled throughout North America and other parts of the world meeting top lives in private business and municipalities After more than three years without an industrial development branch Regional Council decided such an organization is needed to attract industry to the region or several months now the region has employed a person to collect data and compile it Under Bill it is Illegal for the area councils to operate a business develop ment or industrial develop ment on their own Don miss your chance bo sure you vote June in the Burling Ion election Officer of Health and Director or the Wellington Dufferin Guelph Health unit commencing his duties in September B Dale will retire years service In the post at that time PHARMACIST GARY for several years now Plaza He is featured Biography for his honesty He illy knows what dines ire town ind will recommend if the person should see doc tor He does not in i pretend to I ike the of i doctor However if cold is around ind over ihc counter drugs cm be id ministered he will so Mr pointed Missed Your Free Press Please Let Us Know Our carriers do their best to give fast courteous service but mistakes do happen so if you do not receive your paper or have any complaints regarding delivery please call our office SINCERE THANKS To all past customers and friends of CAROLINE NURSERIES and FLOWER SHOP We are retiring after 1 7 years in bust but we wrfl be living here as part of the community To the new manager Cynthia we offer congratulations and wish her continued success Ms Bytrlay a former designer with Robinson Flowers in The busunss wilt continue under same name and with the same si Over years we have beat here most of our customers have become our frunds and we been happy serving you all pirsonally Jack and Pearl Rol tell if a week end is If it end of the first hot weekend there will be of sunburn or if is the first weekend to get gardening done there will be lot of of The cites October is cine peik for Ins lin of work This the hen there ire the cold ind flu I Mr I sijs there is no New fire chiefs office downtown Obituary Mel McCullough wellknown farmer ire Chief Mick Holmes will at least temporarily have an office at the Main Street Georgetown municipal office Holmes who was formerly chief for the Acton area assumed the job of fire chief for the entire town earlier this vear following Ken Bui resignation from the post of Georgetown and area chief Last Tuesday he told Hills works committee he has always felt the chief should be at the and his thinking t changed He explained he had in tended to set up quarters at the Maple Avenue fire hall but has now learned due to personnel moves the secre tarial work done for the fire department wilt have to be done downtown for the time being Holmes added he h is a lot to learn his new job and much can be gleaned from the fire files kept at the downtown office He thought his office would be located downtown I cm and with the deputy whowill be hired and the fire prevention officer stationed it the fire hall he thought he could afford to be downtown liuikemas office wis down town but Holmes won be in the same office He also asked the com to keep the chief office in noting he will be working out of both the and downtown George town offices Holmes explained he is finding he can work out of both toe it ions without too much of a problem Dogs kill livestock Mrs Lloyd Lot 17 on has a claim for for the loss of sheep by dogs run at large paid by the claim for for an aborted calf caused by dogs running at large was paid to Mrs Margaret Russell Lot 11 Con The town is reimbursed province under the I ive slock Protection Act Meivin Ml a icllkniwn fir turd groups died iy Mr McCulhugh Acton died it General Hospital He id been ill f r five years Hew is Mr Met ullough is survived by his wife irgarct Brown brother of and sisters Gladys I Mrs Harold White of Mrs Clayton Wilson of Georgetown Ethel Mrs of Charlotte Mrs George Ironside of Aclon of Beach He was predeceased by brother Allan and sister Mrs M irslutl Acnculluril Society recognized Mr McCullough of com munity by granting hi i i life membership and Aricultur il Services diploma in He was a former president of Junior farmers and the Metro Guernsey Breeders Association He was a member of the eel Guernsey Guernsey Brtders He is i member of n A five ye le idership iward wis presented to Mr for II w rk in The McCulloiiLli wire married September 11 Hi They enjoyed sneral trips with icrieullur il groups He attended schools it Georgetown ind He was i son of the Minnie ind William Mc service was held in Shoemaker Home Acton on May with lie II McKenzic officiating Interment w ih at Cemetery lower be were Grunger Fred Marsh ill George Wilson Denny Morrison Grant McCullough Gruit Allan Pallbearers were John Mchnery Lloyd Melt in ic Chrenee Cotes I Millar tfet Involved The ACTON COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTRE requires new members for their volunteer Board of Directors MEETING Wednesday June 15 pm AT THE CENTRE the C A Building OtM JUNE 9 VOTE THE WRIGHT WAY WELLINGTONDUFFERINPEEL About David Wright David Wright the Liberal candidate in Wellington Peel is a year old self employed businessman who first entered the public limelight four years ago when he formed and led the Erin and Erin Township Concerned Citizens Association to oppose the opening of two major gravel pits near Erin Village The same motivation led him to seek the nomination as Liberal can in this provincial election More and more he said big business and big government arbitrarily imposing their wishes over and against the wishes of the individuals the so called ordinary citizens of Ontario David Wright is a former employee of Bell Canada where he was also union chairman of a district involving salesmen in Ontario and Quebec Ten years ago he left Belf to form his own consultant company in telecommunications David Wright is immediate past chairman of the Erin United Church board of directors and a past president of Erin Minor Softball and the Erin Square Dancing Club He and his wife Pamela and their three children live at R Erin When you go to the polls on June 9 vote for a man who in keeping with the Liberal Party in Ontario will speak out for the rights of the in dividual Cast your vote for David Wright s what David says about the issues in this election Unemployment Regional Government The P has prom to create 100 new jobs by offering incentives to small businessmen over a three year period These ire not government jobs they are jobs in the private sector which established tend to be permanent jobs Tl productive jobs not only enriching the em ployies and the economy producing income tax but also ating the dram on unemployment insurance payments Agriculture The Consorv itives and have made an issue of the rural land mirket basically saying wo must freeze farmland to save it from bo inj gobbled up by We in the Liberal say Save farmers and you save the farmland If farming is made profitable for farmer he not only hang onto his farm and farm it but his sons and daughters will want to farming when he retires I plead with you not to elect government that puts land and grand designs of people rights Go t Spending Once we see a doublo standard Tho Inflation Board completely supported by tho province of Ontario has set limits on how much each of us can earn Generally we have been limited an eight per increase in our in comes But not the government Witness Hydro rates up 30 per cent tuition fees to bo increased 35 per cent O I premiums up per A Liberal government would hold government to limits set for all of us individuals government departments and agencies This is no old horse The Conservatives are committed to introducing more regionaf government The restraint shown in the past year is due only to the fact they did not have a majority in the legislature So much for local autonomyl And taxesl Did you know that since taxes of home owners put under regional government have gone up 105 per cent while in non regionalized areas except Toronto hey have gone up per cent And what have the people in the new regions got to show for their increased taxes except a new level of government to deal with and several posh new regional municipal buildings Ability to Govern No deity has granted the Conservative Party eternal rights to leadership talent to govern Ontario Look around The Liberal Party both in its sitting members and its new candidates has superbly qualified proven men and women quite able to manage the ministries of this province Not only that but they are commited to a philosophy that puts people ahead of systems and government machinery The Election in Wellington- Duff erin Peel Last election per cent of the voters in this riding voted against the government of Bill Davis The Conservatives got 12 100 votes the Liberals 398 a difference of only 712 votes and the NDPers 6 313 It sup to you Do you want to vote in protest or do you want to change the government I sincerely ask for your vote at the polls June 9 Elect a Liberal government and let a sweep the cobwebs out of Queen s Park and get on with building an Ontario that is for the people DAVID WRIGHT Liberal X WECLINGTONDUFFERINPEEC Published by Intorosted citizens in Wellington Peel who are concerned about good government In Ontario FOR TRANSPORTATION TO THE POLLS PLEASE C 9357 OR 9358

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