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mayor reviews year for ratepayers a general report haa been prepared by mayor les duby on be- taere f no changes in half of council for ratepayers and follows in full since council l operations r committees of waselected for a two year term there was no nomination meeting c o tne cond this year at whlcft reports were presented r half of our present term with the exception thatwe will havo a more active personnel com mittee that will be dealing with the procedural and other by laws and of course deal with iho demands resulting from negotiations due to the certifi cation of our work force with the canadian union of public wioyeo st oomralrtee njoommendallons follbwlnj ihatfgulratlarfln the 4 usual -jioih- council ot wyr t lcfc all irtamber areraje- vr payers lilbyoufselves will c with my bast wishes to everyone for a happy and prosperous 1968 1 sincerely hope it will bring you some degree of satisfaction with the town of acton operations when it completes its first two year term of office for council many benefits have already become evident under the new sys tem aqd most important of these is the additional so to 60 days of contlinioqs administrative operation usually lost or at least hampered jjy direction belww nomination time andthtf ttr new i srtdomnf tms continuing operation i shownhithe apjirisiinate tlioo eteflcuiby budt 1lgur04 fa imve into tajflmtf jtb of increased by over 100 this year but in spite of this and its re lated problems we are still not solving the need in its most re quired area council- is how ever making a serious attempt to promote low cost housing geared to income and similar low cost accommodation for our senior citizens industrial balance doing all that isposslbh con- tombe 1s6s mill rale and still with our industrial park land deslgnaied for this purpose couiwu has rnade appljcatlrt to becujissifled a designated area wulf a nettd foeijaii5trlal devel- uotber two yoarsto cdmrjloto opfnentw j after onstructlotbglns u is also njyope- that our idcs budges will allow some jratov vlake improvement dustrlal land to make it more attractive to our continuing in quiries by companies with an interest to build and operato here in acton sewage treatment plant the most related problem to industrial development has been our lack of pollution control fac ilities after tliroo years of much work and coping with pro vincial dept requirements we twill finally iwca1ing tenders early this yoari for oil f new plant laddltjon which wul take work r centennial year 1967 has been an exciting anil rejirardirtgyoar the job toy wwehrtr have jorycuy councilvoutheprate payerv jknd the stowh ofactdn id m thernrespbnslble gralalt muwhavsbeenfor every canvrt and ewyc orriiuacrosthe luumon wfttk v informed w by council ripr in- f d who has stioynan interest andglven their 6oorrati6n ai p pr i i ii v council deliberations 1 do not uiteni to go into any great ktail in this report howovor i do appreciate this opportunity to tocus yptir- attention on several iternb of general interest operations will not be reallced for a few- years but we must appreciate the decision of the conservation authority to pro mote this pilot water control and supply prokict in our town at such a financial saving to the municipality we must also appreciate the potential of what can now be itonr to improve the aesthetic value of our park and increase its use fulness to our people iletter swimming fishing boating and the more serious need to have an adequate flow to help reduce thv irod content of the ulack creek as itleavus acton for wtdch we are neld- responsible dump site control k wohava thblighldecijssijyliiid pdbtlo ikmnii jlbcreisoij our opofailng costs anil improved ouflpoiraudiui ln the most recent was ittteifturcjiasu pi u tlw jvtlon hum warwtlay jnntiary 10 1968 the proper efiilpnurnt mail rod to carrf out sound landfill progren the matter of inclneratlsi ly approved burner methods is proving too costly to conaldur further and with the possibility of regional controls in lb not too distant future i fuel we are well advised to proceed with landfilling these are the most involved matters we have to deal with but it js only a portion of the problems that will lw on our agenda for 1s6j parking faciliues rdlfsi ugly head flue to traffic change ell touch concern as to how it tuuld 1m handled due to the change in legislation related to biard of education it ewld 1 a mattor of proper timing where financing is con cerned many mow matters of equal concern will ijo ilnalt with by your council in the coming year and i have every confidence that all council members will give all items of business the most thor ough study and conspiration in order o resolve them in the bast public interest acloiipij i wlnhtp thank- coubc11 th clerkaftnlrilstialor i stiff knd- voilt force for ihelrv earlyiiast yuar and teats are vnow 1elur qarrle out in ileker- cooperaoon with slncre rjar i mioi the valiatyofthesiigirpsl il otortsyirjrlng tbepast hfcihrtft voarj anda feepappreciatlonhfc tjiewrfii questionof addlt- allwfio aro- in part tithe public ilehal srjihj const ruction istiln rice tjn auhdardsaiid com if justf fled tjolngfo cause court- mlslorfj v support to whatever programs we were able- to carry out in this past year of joy and celebration that has left us all with something more than we hid before the desire tobe creative lias givenus two newfine buildings antrthe spirit- ofthe festive yeat gave usmany opportunities 16 make newand renew old friendships stale acton will be having a centennial of its own itrsw years time i would like to encourage all of our citizens to keopthls uppermost in their minds and perhaps ws can carry the moment um of 1967 into 1973 when the responsible people of the day can plan a fitting old home week celebrationthat will comploniont the history of our town ryans store wide january housin6 the greatest slnglttnecdlnour town or any other community in tho country today residential building permits open tenders esquesing makes another attempt to negotiate fire agreement esquesing council will make one more attempt to negotiate a are agreement with the town of georgetown before proceeding with plans to build a fire hall and form their own brigade for township fire area no 1 seven tenders for the propos ed bre hall were opened at the inaugural meeting monday rang- ing in price from low of 28- 892 to a high of i406750 but no decision was midif reeve george cufrie asked if if was wise in the face of whats coming regional government to build a fire hall in the township we might never use it ilj commented in two years jt might just be a building to loflt at deputyreeve tom hill was not- impressed with the reeves argument he cited figures and problems georgetown faced which would keep costs spirall ing higher where does this leave esquesing he asked he referred to press reports quoting the mayor of georgetown as predicting a paid brigade would be the next step there the question loremost in my mind said the deputyreeve la can the township of esques ing afford to pay for fire pro tection from georgetown mr hill estimated the cost of an aerial ladder at 65000 councillor bob lawson said bis thinking was similar how ever it was impossible to pro tect what lay in the future hal- ton east 1lpp jim snow told a meeting tire protection soon would be a county projoet rather than a municipal he could soo duplication in georgetown and esquesings expansion where cm effort would do better councillor pat patterson told council they could not pre dicate the futuve of tho township on heresay i dont say region al government is not coming he cautioned urging council to consider the taxpayer tho people who pay aro entitled to the best protection not when regional government comes but in 1968 he felt thc45 por cent esquesing paid to georgetown could be manipulated at will councillor lawson referred to le increased georgetown as sessment estlmatod to be 3 million as contributing to costs but doubted the township increas ed at the same ratio ho thought the 4555 per cent agreement could be negotiated on a more equitable basis council reviewed their exper ience in 1967 when georgetown insisted esquesing bear 45 par cent of the cost comparing it with the 13 per cent paid to mil ton fire area which howovor was based on assessment further discussion included cost of another truck availabil ity of manpower on a 24 hour basis which councillor lawson doubted and a phone service councillor w leslie told tho meeting a township tiro brigade was successful in similar sotup nearby tho doputyroovesaldho would bo willing to go along if the fire commlttoo finds thoy can get a bettor deal with georgetown councillor paltorson also felt tho commlttoo should havo an estimate of tho georgetown bud get upshot of tho discussion was a motion which passed unani mously authorizing tho commit tee of the esquesing flro area to moot with tho mayor and fire committee of georgetown to see if any arrangomonts can be made obituary funeral service in church today for rev r a brook a retired clergyman reginald arthur brook passed away at his home 98 longfleld road acton on january 8 the rev brook and bis wife moved to acton nine and a half years ago after rev gordon adams left the united church mr brook acted as interim minister for three months when john may was interim minister before his brdlnaiioa mr brook again ful- fllled the duties of an ordained minister for the congregation he was a member of session and willingly assumed any church duties required he had become wellknown and respected during his stay bore the family hidlivedprevlously at bluevale hsnsall blyth and milvertoo ha is survived by three sons and a daughter kenneth brook gait howard brook toronto ralph brook perth and ruth gaston toronto and seven grandchildren a brother and sister aro living in england mr brook was bvrn january 6 1891 and came to canada from england in 1910 ho mar ried in 1915 and his wife l may survives him he graduated from montreals united church theological col lege funeral service is in acton united church on wednesday january 10 today conducted by the rev a turner the rev w rogers and rev george watt representing presbytory pallbearers are george bow man bob hart orvwll johnston bern veldhuls john allan and jack mcgeachlo ebenezek choir ucw elections ebonezor ucw hold tholr annual potluck lunchoon at tho church after a varlod moal had boon onjoyod by 20 pooplo rev russol flnloy took charge of tho installation of offlcors for 1968 as follows past president mrs malcolm moffat president mrs donald joss vicepresident mrs earl ward socretary and press ro- portor mrs ronald mcloan treasurer mrs kolth moore pianist mrs wm early supply socretary mrs b d youngj manse commlttoo chairman mrs murray hayward cradlo roll mrs horace blyth visiting com mlttoo chairman mrs malcolm moffat flowor commlttoo ehalr- man mrs art diamond good choor chairman mrs ward nominating commlttoo chair man mrs john henry ropresont- alive to official board mrs joss representative to board of stewards mrs mofiatauditors for 19g8 mrs henry and mrs kitchlng ebonezer choir hold tholr annual mooting at lie manse rov russel flnley was in charge of tho election of offlcors which resulted as follows president mrs m hayward secretary treasurer doug mc lean librarians mrs john kit chlng and mrs hoist sue ward is to continue as organist with mrs early as assistant organist and assistant choir leader john hitching is to continue as choir director mrs flnloy sorvod lunch after unlch voices wttre raised in a harmonious singsong tho evening closed with for thoy are jolly good fellows for rov and mrs flnley george thomas is making good progress in st josephs hospital hamilton the church annual meeting is to bo held jan 16 at 830 pm train to toronto ask about convenient departure and return times m lejotmmion phona the local cn raaaanoar taiat ome canadian national 55t of guelph starts thursday january 11th at 9 am after christmas reductions in fashions toys childrens wear piece goods bedding outerwear save up to 3498 on ladies fau and winter coats from our own stock aisld fabrics styles orig to 6998 save up to 2000 on ladies fall and winter suits asjtd styles leading makes v orig to 4500 save 501 on each pair of ladies all wool slims fine worsted checks heathers reg 1500 350 250 999 save up to 451 each on ladies tailored blouses cotton and permpress current colors name brand reg to 850 399 ladies better quality fall and winter coats name brand labels latest styles orig to 8500 sale of ladies dresses ythis seasons latest asstd fabrics shados leading makers orig to 2500 vt off ladies car coats famous maker mtt m asstd fabrics to reg 2500 to 4500 3000 55- 1500 save up to 421 each on ladies millinery latest creations from our own stock reg to 898 477 save up to 1700 each on sport dresses orion knits cropes wools asstd styles reg to 3000 1300 save 25 on ladies three piece pant suits fabrics 3375 to reg 4500 to 6500 4875 special groupof famous lansea sweaters on sale 699 to 899 asstd several shades first quality asstd shades disc numbers reg 1100 to 1400 save up to 2500 on ladies better quality dresses 1500 to from our own stock 0 leading makes current styles reg 2500 to 6000 3500 for the shopping convenience of our acton customers plfash note we will be open until 10 pm on friday january 12 save 2125 each on a shipley suit a genuine saving of 25 on these pure virgin wool suits which sell all year round at ryans at 8500 and worth every cent this is a nationally advertised first grado shipley suit made of the finest pure virgin wool available choose from an excellent selection of fabrics and shades wo will do any necessary alterations to give you a perfect fit at no extra cost to you slxea 36 to 46 in the group alto short and tails available reg 8500 63 75 enjby a luxury suit at a genuine saving and you may purchase your new suit now and pay for it later on a ryans allpurpose charge account save 37 on mens wool suburban coats deep pile borg lining made by craft asstd shades rig m95 1888 sale boys winter jackets leading makes various styles sizes 8 to 16 reg to 1591 1288 save 201 each on mens arrow dress shirts white oxford b d collar rio 600 399 salei boys sport shirts i corduroy and perma press fabrics in group asstd shades sizes 8 to 16 in group reg to 349 sau 229 extra special on boys orlon toques canadian make by one of our leading headwear makeri asstd shades heavy rib can be worn by girls and boys sale 59 mens knit sport shirts 80 orion 20 wool 3 button placket collar several smart shades sizes small to ex large reg 695 sale 538 a ryans super special sizes 12 to 18 in the group canadian make asstp shades popuiar styles various fabrics boys slacks reg to 500 2 00 hours for this sale only yhur 9 am 30 pm fri 9 am 10 pm sat ajw 530 ryans ok guelph ryans ara locate in downtown guolpli at115wyndliamstnl tol 8241170