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opp report piles of mail and parcels had partly disappeared at acton post office this week as employees handled a record flow during the christmas season mrs charlie perry selects a parcel from a bin stocked with parcels for an early morning customer staff photo council dismsses buying new machine for dump clllor drlnkwalter felt was im practical now because the pro posed burner wouldnt meet the standards of the air pollution bylaw the government would take this into consideration retort ed mr tyler is garbage going to be buried by a machine and not burned by an incinerator asked deputy- reeve f oakes councillor ty ler answered in the negative mr tyler is a minority op inion on his committee uke the reeve is on his said the mayor ill go along with the com mittee said councillor earl masales i can see a machine burying garbage for a lifetime i cant see burning i agree if a smaller machine wont do the job said reeve hlnton mr hlnton felt it would be cheaper to rent the service than purchase the machine the mayor interjected to say the proposed machine was not huge as some councillors seemed to feel but only a step up from the machine referred to as small the clerk said the proposed machine would still be smaller than that used in milton he cit ed figures quoted at 350 a week for necessary work if the mach ine was hired which would al most cover the cost in one ear the motion to advertise tend ers for a machine passed with out comment what kind of a machine win the town buy to maintain the land fill method at the town dump this was up for dlscussian at last weeks council meeting be fore council agreed to can for tenders on a tractor crawler loader with a 5060 tup motor councillor ted tyler recom mended that number two com mittee purchase a used machine at an estimated cost of 6500 an which he estimated there would be a saving of from 10000 to 12000 his recommendation was turned down councillor drlnkwalter said there was some merit in the ty ler recommendation but he felt a small machine would not do the job it would probably haves to be dealt with in the spring again and that would mean spending more pd like to see it done this year said mr drlnkwalter theres money in the budget to cover the purchase discussion switched to the other method of garbage dispos al incineration which coun- correction an article in last weeks free press about payment of 35 to the committee of adjustment contain ed an error where the clerkad ministrator quoted the act mr mcgeachle was reported to have said the committee could be paid at the discretion of council which is empowered to pay only normal operating expenses it should have read the act as in terpreted by the clerk states the committee may be paid at their own discretion its not too early to exchange the friendly merry christmas greeting with all you meet from now to december 251 police have list of christmas wants december 10 to 16 was aweek of relative quiet for the acton qpp according to the weekly report it was a week of activity or lack of activity in which we gain much satisfaction through thinking that perhaps the re straints we have imposed in pre vious weeks have contributed to the improved situation and if this be so it is our most sincere desire that the memories of all concerned are long in all only four complaints were registered this week all were of a minor nature traffic activities recorded in cluded two pedestrian accidents at the millmain corner neither of the two small children struck sustained serious injuries charges laid pertaining to dri ving offences totalled four and including speeding fail to stop at a stop sign and drunk driving fifteen warnings for less serious offences were also issued to the motoring public many of the 224 work hours consumed by the sixman force were used in the lecturing of the primary grades at the two local public schools twelve classes or approximately 300 students listened as constables mcarthur and campbell reminded them of the traffic rules they should ob serve although many cases were scheduled for magistratescourt on december 11 only three char ges were finalized in each case the accused was found guilty as charged receiving fines and costs totalling 22750 now is the time of year when we so often hear someone say ing what do you want for christmas and although the exact wording of the reply varies from person to person it is invariably of no assistance in your shopping we of the acton opp are a little more definite in what we want all items are sensible inexpensive and easily obtained we have listed the items below for the shopping convenience of the people of acton 1 a christmas new year holiday free of accidents 2 a christmas new year holiday free of thoughtless drinking drivers 3 a new year filled with har mony between the police and citizens of acton 4 a town brimming with safe and courteous drivers our gift to you a police force in which each member will dohls utmost to make acton a good place to live to the citizens of acton from us all cpl mason constables kressler farton mcarthur campbell and stafford our most sincere wish for a very merry christmas there were around 500 very excited children in miltons leg ion han sunday afternoon when santa claus arrived with a ho ho ho and a bulging pack of pre sents for the children of forest ers from the milton-georgetown- acton areas the event the annual christ mas party for the children was an unqualified success between santa the presents a variety of entertainment and the refresh ments the hungry and excited children gobbled up there wasnt a complaint milton court 1159 independ ent order of foresters which has members throughout the whole north halton area spon sored the party the lof is the largest fraternal organiza- robert r hamilton optometrist 1 16 mountainview road s georgetown 8773971 sale of gifts at gertrudes gift shop free gift with every sale htllliillil y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y guelph little theatre presents the kitchenerwaterloo little theatre in the delightful christmas pantomime east of the sun and west of the moon in ross hall john ross collegiate guelph saturday december 30 2 performances 1 and 3 pm tickets 75c for children and adults available at folio house book store 34 quebec st guelph 8245610 holiday closing all town operations including r municipal office will observe the following holidays monday december 25 1967 tuesday december 26 1967 and monday january 1 1968 notice regular garbage pickup will be collected on wednesday december 27 tuesday january 2 and thursday january 4 christmas trees wed jan lo air and mrs jm frank visit ed with friends in port elgin for several days miss mz bennett of park- wood manor waterloo was visit ing iriends in town on the week end and attended trinity church mr and mrs floyd barber of owen sound called ca mr and mrs jack frank last week mrs fj mccutcheon spent the weekend visiting her son mr and mrs harry mccutcheon in london mr rick currie is working now at mount nansic mines caramacks yukon territories the men working there jive in trailers till the new jnine be comes established mr and mrs tom ware and the acton free press wednesd december 30 1v67 3 mr and mrs bert ware visited j the weathermans predic- on sunday with mr albert ware mr harold kennedy of detroit tjng vossivle snow for chnst- and mr and mrs harry ware is visiting to town mas of kitchener friends were very surprised and sorry to learn mrs george musseue is now a patient in guelph general hospital her husband george actons citizen of the year is already in hospital with a heart condition friends will be glad to know that mrs bertha lantz halton centennial manor is improving after her recent illness and may now have visitors she has been very hi for the past three weeks i miss donna ledgeris on three weeks vacation from the staff of edgehin school for girls wind sor nova scotia and is home with her parents mr and mrs jim ledger for gas appliances sec richardsons tv appliances 201 main st e milton 8786949 mz0ktmxmtmmemzmtmzcm 500 very excited children greet santa at foresters do tion in the world and lived up to its size at sundays party gifts for the 500 kiddies were dished out of huge cartons by half a dozen santas helpers each receiver also had a chance to stop and say hi to the be- whiskered old gent and shake his hand the very young appeared timid and some were even scar ed but the older ones who ob viously know on which side their christmas bread is buttered were free with hugs and kisses for their rolypoly benefactor santas sack i special i 1 1 i 1 1 1 i i 1 1 i 1 1 i 43 c other sizes available lb at competitive prices 65 c lb quick kook 2lb bag save 8c rice 29c bicks 40oz decanter jar sweet mixed or baby dills save 13c 69 clarks 48oz tins tomato juice save 23c 3i1 ocean spray 15ox tin save 10c whole or jellied cranberry sauce 2i39 g real lemon 12oz bottle save 49cbuy 1 get 1 free i cocktail mix 49c grade a large jack mcgeachie clerkadministrator 49 ab supermarket i i i cucumbers 219c i i 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 i 1 i 1 1 fresh killed grade a 59 lb avg s turkeys i 9 presswood compass shankless skinless readytoserve lltj qc 8 whole or half rlclltls 07 j centre cut 79c lb ft maple leaf or presswood sliced side bacon 69 j canada no 1 fresh creamery jm butter del monte 14oz tins save 10c kerne corn 237c sunbriteparchment 1lb pkg save 18c margarine 41 fresh produce us no 1 red grapes 2 lb 39c frontenac cardboard cont save 14c ice cream 901 89c 1 1 1 i 1 i i 8 1 1 1 i i 1 us no 1 vine kite tomatoes 2 lb 39c of sihall six save 10c tang orange or grape crystals 239c make leaf 28ox tin sav 10c mincemeat 45c