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the acton free press wednesday march 6 ine acfon rree rress we t a aul ref ires daucjhter given mothers pin 1968 wisihno ommoe pain many more yean of contentment oflerreliring from ihe jnr are left ken woodman jfoadmasfer k4n rome of kitchener enbl foreman fieri urquhart mr paul retired monday after 22 year with the railway femow employees honored him with a reception at the station staff photo special meetings dot school board date books uptomlng meetings endchan- m concerned the public school beard at the regular monthly meeting tuesday night in the hobert uttle staff room afore pedal meetings are lined up the boards representative on the interim committee paving the way for the county board of education murray smith re ported on his first meeting the 20man board is heavily loaded toward the south be said leav ing five board areas in the north with a likely representation of three men acton hilton georgetown esquesing and nassagawejia seem to be likely to get only three seats od the new board the problem of representation brought a philosophical remark from area superlntendontw mc neil nobody knows mr smith felt tbe interim committee would work well to gether with fruitful discussions board members jotted la their date books the place and time of a public meeting called by the north hatton urban board to discuss the new county system its march 13 la martin st sen ior school milton a course at hyerjod polytech nics institute early in may on uses of television aad radio broadcasts in schools produced the feeling a staff memberabould attend television circuits are being considered for the new mzr addition principal mckanile attended a principals meeting in oak- villa last saturday for the event ual reorganluiloo of tbe prin cipals association in une with the changes in county education there were 15 at the meeting to represent halloas 75 prin cipals special meetings were set up for budget aad salary discus sions two board members attended an area board meeting at mohawk inn to try to coordinate salary negotiations in reading the minutes secre tary bill mlddletoo reported his longest meeting in 34 years on february 20 whan a special meeting was called to daal with changes in the sketch plans for the m z bennett school and salary negotiations the meet ing continuod till alter 1 am the controls of new machine you may be among tho many farmers who will be buying a naw trader or othar equipment for tha busy mason ahead when buying machine make ture you under ttand the contrail thoroughly dont wait to mat them in the fleldl if in tplte of your care you do have an accident cias farm family protection plan could help you meet the cost for bformatlna call ed pasmore 5ev734 area superintendent w mcneill and architect skinner were pres ent the salary negotiations com mlttee mr bishop mr bristow and mr heard continues to meet with staff representatives mr bristow commended prin cipal mckeniie and his staff for the very worthwhile open house monday some of the people there had never been in the school be fore and it was an eye opener added mr mckenxle the response was beyond our fondest hopes we achieved all our goals mz bennett school openhouse and teacher interviews are this thursday where will seven classrooms of pupils go while the music festival is on principal g w mckenxle says this year for the first time his school is completely tilled when allthe district choirs start pouring in for competitions on april 9 last year i had three empty rooms this year all ive got left is washrooms the classrooms have to be cleared of loose displays and books and the pupils whisked somewhere else for a whole day tbe brainstorming session pro duced suggestions for tieldtrlps tour of fire hall post office town hall etc and a program at the community centre the weather might be bad for trips farther away during the winter vacation the hl auditorium will be re-dsc- o rated a fan installed and new doors installed below the stage other repairs and re-docorat- ing were discussed more police supervision of safety patrols was discussed by the board as usual four patrol members will be selected to attend a patrol jamboree in ottawa in may how to choose the most deserving patrol mem bers is a problem facing the principals and board it was felt a police otficerwho inspect ed the boys and girls while on duty could perhaps make the choice about 50 members of the jun ior safety patrol attended the ice follies in kitchener together february 22 jane leaders letter to the board thanklngtham for providing the wonderful treat was read another letter from diane bousheld thanked the board for the pen she was awarded in the public speaking contest the nurses rooms in the hl school is now set up in the hall back of the auditorium and the library is moved back from one end of the kindergarten to the stone school until a new library room is built chairman cyril bishop was late vicechairman vic bristow conducted the main part of the meeting others present wore doug manning murray smith orval chapman and charles heard the full board with secretary bill mlddleton tbe two principals and area super intendent mcneil twentytwo years as a section man with the canadian national railways ended for george paul of acton monday afternoon george reached retirement age tuesday and hell be on vacation until the end of this month when hell be officially retired from the railway george started with thecnr in llstowel and spent some time in shakespeare before being transferred to acton he also spent a few months working in georgetown fellow employees and friends held a reception forhlnrat the acton station monday afternoon alter working hour andtook ibe bpportunjty to wish wnv happi ness george still expects to help around the station in spite of being retired v he alsoeipectg to put in some time al the loom- he worked in a cloth factory hi llstowel be fore oloing the cjnrand the new loom his family purchased for him will be busy with skills he learned many years ago friends and relatives from acton peterborough toronto and fergus attended another get- together in geargvs honor at the home of his daughter mrs don white shirley in george town last week also attending were daughter sheila and her husband mr and mrs p klas- senx they are both attached to the canadian navy stationed at hrca york toronto family mourns dbg struck dfthighway the thoughtlessness of a driver has left sorrow in a district home a little harder to bear i kenneth saw wh urea with his family on highway es between atf ton and qsprlnge found one of the familys dogs killed oh the highway in front of their house the pet had obviously been struck wa car and the family feels the diiverobuldnt helri but have known be hit the animal the heartbroken child was always met after school by this particular affectionate dbg the way in which tbiy covered the loss of theli pet was what bothered mrs shiw most when she phoned the free press this week they knew- when the dog was out that he was liable to go on the road but they wished the driver of the car had had the courage tocomatotellthemabout the accident on wednesday february 28 seven tenderfoot were enrolled as fullfledged guides they are mary laughlen colleen splel- vogel barbara fowler maureen gerth melody hatt linda stew art and cheryl williams an interesting highlight of the program was uarbara fowler receiving her mothers original tenderfoot pin it helped to em phasize the fact guiding is not new but is something to be joined with a sense of real pride which is felt by girls of any age hostess badges were success fully passed by jean elliott dnb- millst sheet metal plumbing a heating acton v 8530270 specializing wl ciaro bros heating- equip regittered unified oat dealer we carry e complete- stock of pipes and fittings v -rokeityicicauf- 8 5 30270 oeu- jm t mf shop in acton recovering and reupholstering special price during march makiti of pint upholtuttd fhmilun hiilmunoh onvahio phone 153405 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