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acton high school students hear mayoralty candidates actons three candidates for mayor met on luesdiy afternoon for the first tlrtve since nomination night to discuss the issues with high school students in a meet thet audidatcs assembly to begin the program each cuudidate presented a briel outline of their platform rockvfood acadbmy a pioneer boarding school for boys is being restored by well- known rockwood sculptor yotef drenters erected in 1853 mr drenters hopes to bring the buildings back to their original state last weekend he held an open house giving visi tors a ehanco to sec his work soe inside for pictures and story photo by don hilts bob driukwaljcr mentioned brightening up the town with park development and emphasis on recreation programs lie stressed the need fur continued industrial and residential expansion tie said lie fcli acton needed a strong leader who would nil be restricted by financial strain and would consider the town as u whole first above individual interests bert minion followed mr dnnkwalter and proceeded to thank him for the kind introduction i think i fit all those qualifications mr million stressed the need of creating the proper climate for industrial development and expansion and seconded mr drinkwalters interest in parks and recreation he promised fair independent administration and full value for the tax dollar incumbent lcs duby was last to speak he commented i most certainly agree with everything theyve said it shows they h we learned their lessons well under my le idirship mr duby recalled tb it the mill rati had been kept down against ins wishes last ye ir lie vinl he ull h was i mistake to refuse to raise t ixcsshglilly il the expense ol necessiry town expenditures he expressed the hope tli it ihc voter would bc broadmmded enough to see that taxes could not be continually kept down it new impiovenienls in road ind sidewalks tor example were to come about 1 he question and answei period which lollowed received the greatest audience reictinn under the direction ol p ml martuul lie who commented this is student powei day so exercise youi rights students filed up to a microphone hclnu the stage to lire questions jim i ee asked each candidate to clarify whether they would give preference to nidiislriil 01 residential expulsion in the future doth mr dnnkwalter and mr minion said they would keep the r ilin is it is now with residential expulsion on a comparatively equ il par willi industrial expulsion well im going to exercise political courage and disagree vud i cs duby he was met with loud appjuuse from the floor he md lie thought acton would continue along present jules for i lime however he stressed hiil once the region planning board comes iuo effect tliey will have plans for this area over which we will have little control then he felt acton should concentrate on becoming a residential commuter town 1 hese have proven to be just as economically sound as industrial sites he said we can keep acton a nice place to come from nigel scott wondered if the high cost to developers would deter residenti il exp insion mr dnnkwalter said he felt the demand was great and we didnt have to be concerned ibout the cost to the developer mr minion began his reply with the remark that he didn t clap for his opponents remarks because he didnt believe in clapping unless something worthwhile had been said when the student body reacted negatively with loud boos and hisses he retracted saying he hoped there was enough humor an the audience nnl to lakv anything he said seriously he answered tile iiuestioji by stating that ilndcr thes present policy the developer caulcs all the costs of facilities to new homes the extra cost means a col in profits but does not raisc- ibe cost of bouse above the going rale as far as he was concerned developers had already taken their di ire of profits out of acton mr duby agreed he said lb h at no time should long lime residents have to foot the hill for new subdivisions despite added costs for facilities developers could still build cheaper in acton than surrounding areas another question irom the floor asked the candid ites to compound on what they considered their personal image mr dnnkwalter felt he h is received good reception so far m the impugn and at the polls the people will be choosing someone different im always a winner declared mr lliiiton above the laughter in the audience lie said he felt like a winner in council even if he insf a motion as long as in knew he had made lu point and argued it to the fullest i cs duby emphasized that he wah a working man who had stackbd leilher along with others at the plant he said that person illy he would be quite willing to vote for anyone he felt would handle the job properly despite his politic il affiliations in answer to a question whether acton would expand- toward tieorgetown all three candid ites agreed th it it was the naluril direction for expansion mr minion tud 111 it when he was elected miyor he would annex georgetown les duby went one step further md declared thai if lie had his way acton would eventually annex all of llalton ounly 1 he crowd roared approval audience reaction and allentiveness was high for all three speakers several students were waiting their turn to ask questions when time tan out ht timt stu tt ninetyfourth year no 22 acton ontario wednesday november 27 1968 twenty pages ton cents light bulb popping reeve berl hinton asked council what steps can be taken to keep voltage in acton at reasonable levels at tuesday nights meeting of council householders cant be expected to pay the extra price for bulbs rated with higher voltage resistance the reeve said he thought there must be something the hydro commission could do to help householders mayor les duby agreed the commission was once in the light bulb business but got out on the advice of ontario hydro i dont know what can be done but i can forward the request to the hydro commission maybe we should get people- to go to bed earlier remarked committee of the whole chairman dr i oakes then well have more school costs observed the reeve a fleeting smile creasing ins face the reeve explained that competition has kept prices down on i 20v hght bulbs but bulbs rated higher generally cost much more money is the voltage fluctuation a general problem asked councillor tarl masales i dont have any problems at my house deputy reeve oakes said it may not be general but it was affecting many areas in town councillor dnnkwalter said there is a solution but it would mean installing another reducing transformer a joint meeting with the hydro commission last week brought the problem to their attention councillors were told that during the daytime voltage m acton runs between 11xi20 hut at night when consumption is down it climbs to about 1 2s tins results in bulbs popping especially after 1 1 p m commissioners said residents should use nothing less than 1 10v bulbs parked vehicle damaged on mill satuidav night at 10 10 a parked station wagon owned bv lduard mcgillovvav victoria ave received ms damage when struck in a car driven in paul robertson downsview on mill i the outol town car received an estimated moo damage to the rear teudci when it pulled in to paik and siruck the othei vehicle t tyler opposes motion to tile tyler acton council passed a resolution at the regular meeting tuesday mglil agreeing to engage iiwuy construction to construct storm sewers along tyler ave and the drainage system leading from no 7 highway at a cost not to exceed ssoooo only councillor ted tyler jr opposed the motion but reeve bert hinton felt no 2 committee ol council had not enough guarantees to proceed with the work discussion was precipitated by final approval from the ontario municipal board lor the project to an amount not exceeding si74v6 council however has made arrangements with kjecnwav construction to do the work for sso 000 clerk joe hurst explained the o m b approval was made in the maximum amount kleenway construction can do it on a daytoday labor cost at approximately so 000 and it could be done tor less than that subsidies ol approximately 40 per cent are possible for the woik although the money might not be available until next year mayor duby lelt the work should proceed as quickly as possible belore theres another fuiod in the area like tbe one which wreaked haveic in august councillor dnnkwalter concurred weve no alternative bul to proceed weve got all the approvals weie not going to save money by leaving it reeve hintons request to sec the engineering plans for the project drew a blank we havent got it here said councillor dnnkwalter chairman of no 2 committee i asked a straight question and want a straight answer the reeve pursued has the engineer given us the plans yes the reply came back the reeve said councillor tyler hasnt seen it mr tyler could have missed the meeting the mayor answered the department of highways has given its o k for full expenditure the clerk agreed im all for the project insisted the reeve but not for the method of going at this the department may have said it is guaranteeing a subsidy but i twotor coffision thursday on miff when terry mcmullen stopped on mill l to turn into his residence the car was struck h a car driven by charles dupuis longfield rd last thursday at 12 10 pm investigating police estimated the damage to the mcmullen car rear bumper and truck at s 1 71 and to the dupuis iron bumper hood and grill al 150 the incident occurred al mill and i redenck sts doubt it if it is not a written statement next years council may find a different answer we must have a letter i want to know if theres a proper engineering scheme for this its too hard a push fur this meeting i res si it the clerk reminded council the entire protect had been laid merchants santa has more winners names of winners in the second santa rama draw were picked from a carton full of stub saturday afternoon the draw was made at three oclock during the lakeside i o d e bazaar but none of the winners were present top winner was l petric 73 lake ave who receives 30 in vouchers second june hunter 313 westcott for s25 third gerald boy toronto for sib fourth mrs wayne scott 169 churchill rd and fifth bob gibson 22a mill for s10 each the toronto winner had filled in his coupon with a purchase at hood drivein he drove up sunday to collect his vouchers the draws were mode by regent mrs mary hinton past regent mrs r spielvogel and two young booth assistants cathy hinton and kathv walhs the draw this saturday will be made at 2 30 p m on the y m c a steps out and approved by engineers of the department of highways lvcry approach has been made stated the mayor council has a definite rcsptmsihility to gel the job done in spite ol one person wanting to know the ins and outs of it weve got to go ahead or therell be worse trouble said councillor perry no 2 committee has looked into it fully c ouncil passed the resolution authorizing kleenway to proceed with only councillor tyler opposed later in the meeting council also passed a by law appointing grant usher as dejnity clerktreasurer authorized payment of s122h 10 in accounts christmas shopping mondays evenings the lumber of c ummerce this week jnnnunces its special hrislnhis store hours the lot il shops already brightly deiouied lor the holiday season will start staying open evenings on dec 10 they will also be open the two mond iys preceding c hnstmj an advertisement lists spenfually the merchants changes lyetoeye confrontation promised for electorate after weeks of hectic campaigning an eyetoeye confrontation of three candidates for mayor is promised this thursday evening at 8 oclock the present mayor les duby reeve bert hinton and councillor bob drinkwalter will take to the platform of the high school auditorium to state their platforms and opinions this thursday evening the chamber of commerce is sponsoring the meet the candidates for mayor night thursday at the high school is generally badminton night but so issues can be batted around instead of birds the badminton fans have obligingly switched to wednesday for this week chairman paul nielsen will allot eocj candidate is minute to speak and five minutes for rebuttals we strongly urge people to come out and find out about the issues says mr nielsen wed like the voters to be able to measure up the candidates in an eyetoeye confrontation erin voters elect trustee councillors i nil township voters will elect one school trustee and three councillors on monday stanley fuller uk 4 rockwood was acclaimed as reeve and i luyd lang k r 2 hillsburg was acclaimed deputyreeve running for the three council seats are harold griffin r r 2 acton farmer and present council member donald mathesun r r i hillsburg farmer and present councillor r m harden hillsburg repairman roy fergusun r r 2 lnn farmer and william r r s georgetown mclean tarmer running for the one school board scat are roy wheeler gordon grcgson bert herry and joe baldwin the one school trustee will represent erin township and i nn village on the new wellington board iathcr isnt it wonderful how little clucks get out of their shells son what gets me is how they get in monday dec 2is halton election day 19 acclaimed 103 seeking 51 open seats regioiuhatiou ot education administ i at ion and the uitroduelion ot county public and separate school boards ol education certaanly livened up the halton election picture tins year no municipal elections axe being waged in muton oakviue or builuigton where councdlors are midway through a twoyear term bul allout battles are being fought in acton georgetown esquesuig and najtigaweya in addition voting will be held in all seven llalton municipalities tor trustees on the two new super boards that replace lb present groups of trustees around uv county while ii men won acclamations to teats on the new county boards or municipal councils and boards in north halton there u a 103way race foe the remaining s i seats up for grabs in next mondays election georgetown and acton are having mayoralty races and the recveslup is being challenged in both i s e u e s i n g and nassagaweya sassagaweva holds the only plebiscite of the election year a vole on sundav racing 111 the township the halton county beuid ol education wui have 20 members and will supervise education in all public element jrv and secondarv schools in ihe county its membership will include eight troni burlington six from oakvillc one ceach from georgetown and milton and lsquesing and one member shared b v acton and assagaweva the bells ore ringing for election results the belb thatll be ringing all next monday evening dont mean santas coming not just vt hundreds rf calls are expected to be coming in to the free frees two line when we stage our usual ele answering service in a manoeuvre that taxes legs voice end can result from polls will be phoned or rusvto the people at the free dees phones theyll be kept a uptodate as possible with cheeking and readding results from naseegoweva hall and esouesmg hall will atsa be obtained if anyone there can to get our line i first results from at least one acton poll should be in shortly before 830 pm we peck it up about 11 election results 86320101 separate school supporters will name two men irom the county at large to represent their interests on the board the halton county roman catholic separate school board has 14 members with builuigton naming seven oakvdle five georgetown one and one more to represent the combined municipalities of muton tsquesmg nassagaweya and acton here is haltons election picture as voters prepare to go to the polls net monday dec 2 from 10 a m lospm acton mayor one to be elettedlrobert dnnkwalter leslie duby herbert ii hinton reeve ace dr fg oakes deputyreeve accl edwaid tyler jr councillor six to be electedvwiltiam williams earl masales william coats john ctmtbuud on pao 1 mom punch th tmk cohntf latin efudent recreated the splendor of upper roman living at a banquet in the high school auditorium last friday night togaclad are gord morris bob krol barry breen and john last more on youth peg staff wioto