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Education budget approved with one dissenting voice With the exception of one trustee County Board of Education voted unanimously to approve the budget for 1970 at the board meeting in Oakville Thursday E Goodin opposed the increase of 162 over last years budget and suggested the budget be sent back for review said the section that really bothered him wis the instructional costs Trustee Wed suggested if Mr felt strong enough against the motion he should make an amendment When Goodin suggested the budget be sent back for review he was ruled out of order for not rnakmg a proper amendment With the exception of all municipalities will receive a lower mil rate for education this year than last While the county average goes down mills Nassagaweya goes up 21 mills The Increase in is due to a wrong estimation of the provincial equalization factor resulting in an underlevy last year which has to be made up this year While the increase the provincial grant plays a fundamental part lowering the mill rate for Director Jim Singleton is quick to point out the mill rate in is favourable to those in Hamilton North York and other neighboring boards most of which are going up The cost per pupil factor in in both elementary and secondary schools is less than that for Hamilton and North York The Board will requisition from Hid municipalities Milton will pay 530 459 Nassagaweya Oakville Burlington 579 Georgetown 131 Acton 436 Township 146 Ninety Fifth Year No ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY APRIL Sixteen Pag Dropin centre discussion subject at school Monday Select student Citizen of Year SCOUT STEVE S rescue of Suzie Hill from the icy waters of Fairy Lake March caught the fancy of the Chamber of Commerce selection committee and the yearold Robert Little grade 7 student has been picked as Actons 1970 Citizen of the Year Selection of a boy for Citizen of the Year is a big departure from other years and it caught both Steve and his parents by surprise The dinner and dance to honor Stove will be held at the musk centre on Saturday April Staff Photo Another the Family Life Education series at Acton distnet high school will take place next Monday night at 7 Subject for the popular workshop this Monday is a dropin centre for teenagers School students polled by guidance teacher Brian Skene have declared strongly in favor of a centre with answering yes no and maybe Two hundred and fifty three students declared that recreation facilities in Acton were not adequate while 43 thought they were One hundred and four students said they would assist in organizing a dropin centre while 163 replied no to the question Mr Skerrctt said the did not necessarily mean students were lazy but that they thought others might be more capable of organizing a centre M night the whole question is going to be hammered out and the results go to students who may do with them as they wish On the pane will be people from other places with experience in dropin centres both happy and otherwise Format will consist of a brief introduction by chairman and then those in attendance will break up in groups for discussion and bring the results of discussion back to formulate findings Everyone is welcome especially anyone who has an interest in the teen generation Collision claims life Rockwood area man A two car collision on the Erin town line approximately two miles north of Highway Tuesday morning claimed the life of a Rockwood area man Dead is James of R Mr was drivings Mercury Damage to the front end car was estimated at Driver of the second car Donald Emmons of 3 Brampton suffered a fractured right ankle but is in satisfactory condition in St Josephs Hospital Guelph The Emmons car a Ford received an estimated damage to the front end The collision occurred about 8 IS Constable Guelph detachment 0PP investigated Chamber of Commerce Oppose Paper for Easter Acton Chamber of Commerce has sent a letter to MP Whiting expressing deep dissatisfaction with the government White Paper on taxation The Chamber says that while they recognize the necessity for tax reform and redistribution of the tax burden from the impoverished to those of better means they find the white paper unacceptable We strongly urge you to oppose this in caucus and in the House the letter states as it is our belief that the implementations of the measures down by Mr Benson would cause irreparable damage to both the Canadian economy and the free enterprise society which have given us all the excellent standard of living we now enjoy Most of the arguments for this monumental change in our methods of taxation are either not valid in our opinion or the consequences to an enormous segment of our society are so bleak that any benefits to some are outweighed by to the others We therefore desire that you School carnival do everything in your power as our Member of Parliament to halt completely any move to make these proposals law the letter concludes The Acton Chamber hopes Mr Whiting will soon appear at a dinner meeting being planned in Acton to discuss the White Paper Three hundred dozen hot cross buns were sold by scouts and cubs to raise money for new equipment The last remaining four or five packages were sold to sponsoring for their regular Tuesday dinner Went great with steaks About half the boys participated in the door sales Saturday Two accidents on Saturday Two accidents were investigated Saturday by Cons Bruce Krcssler The first occurred at 10 pm at die corner of Queen and when one car was stopped for a turn The station wagon driven by June Bousficld received damage to the grill and the car driven by Charles SI 50 damage to the left fender and wheel The second accident took place at pm on Mam St when Thomas Harris St was turning into his driveway Damage to the left side fender and bumper of his car was estimated by police at The other driver was Margaret MacDonald with damage to he left front fender door headlight and grill Holiday fun Public skating during the winter holiday had surprisingly good attendance with crowds of over most days The annual public school carnival will be held at the community centre Monday night at Students from Z Bennett Robert Little and schools will take part in this year s carnival Trophies will be awarded to the winners of ice skating races in various age groups Students with the best costumes In four different categories original national comic and pain will also receive trophies Recreation committee members will serve as judges The carnival is sponsored each year by the committee and is THERE ARE LONELY stretches along the Bruce their heart content and see Spring arrive always a hit with youngsters Trait where hikers can commune with nature to nature intended Staff Photo Three Acton district people injured in auto accidents He Brut Trails spring sirei song see page CONSTRUCTION HAS BEGUN on a five storey apartment building near the Winston and Senaca buildings on Churchill Rood South First rise in Acton Acton first high rise apartment building is rising now on Churchill Road South joining two existing apattment buildings on the eastern edge of town The five storey building will have 36 suites and should be ready for occupancy by July this year It will be the first apartment building in town with an elevator to serve occupants Realtor Alec Johnson said he is accepting occupants for the new building now and expects it will relieve some of the demand for apartments Demolition of the large house on the west corner of Church and Main is expected to start within the next two weeks to make way for five new stores with the same number of apartment suites above them Also to go under the wrecker hammer will be the old warehouse adjacent to the property Action is also to start soon on the new Toronto Dominion Bank on the lot left vacant by the old post office building On the east end of Mill St construction is rapidly nearing completion on the new Food and supermarket which is expected to open at the end of the month Renovations for the Bank of Commerce in the store formerly occupied by Morris Pharmacy is going ahead full speed A cement block addition is being constructed at the rear to provide more commodious quarters and the entire front has been pulled off to make way for a new one Main St Acton is taking on a new look that startles visitors expecially former residents visiting back in town for the first time since the old post office was demolished Prank call reported A prank phone call to an older woman was reported to Acton police by a relative this week The caller had contacted her twice once to ask to come to see her and the second time purporting to be a policeman and advising her to stay home No contact was apparently made The new apartment building an elevator Staff Photo ill include suites and will also have damage in the mishap on the Esquesing Nassagaweya Town Line north of Sidcroad Damage totalled SI when a panel truck driven by Hugh Wilkinson 68 Church St Actus and a car driven by John of Mitton collided on Red on white The long all white winter is still with us but a few tint robins must coming Their cheery call from snowy lawns promises warmer days ahead Four people reported robins to Free Press since Easter Three of the five Acton and district people involved in car crashes on North roads last week received injuries Milton OPP accident statistics show Wednesday afternoon a collision on Highway nortli of Speyside saw a pickup truck driven by Floyd Craven of R R 2 Acton and a car driven by Ann McCarron R 4 receive total damages Both drivers and a passenger Marjonc Britton from the McCarron vehicle received head lacerations requiring treatment at Milton District Hospital A onecar accident involving George S Garton of Elmore Dr Acton last Monday evening resulted in a cut chin for the driver He was treated by a doctor His car received Kaz catches pair of beauties FISHING THROUGH the ice at Lake Simcoe last weekend Lewandowski Elizabeth Drive caught two specimens of piscatorial splendour that would turn most anglers green envy The t lake trout weighed in at pounds the larger one tipping the scales at 13 pounds the smaller one Bait Herring says Kaz who admits he been trying to lake trout onto a hook all this ice f season and was never successful until the last day he could make it up to the lake Fishing huts have to be off the ice by April explained and we had to move ours that day The large one will be mounted to join another large scaly beauty he caught last season Staff Photo Highway 7 ncir the Blue Springs Rd Neither driver was injured Ray of Milton who works and plays hockey in Act was taken to Milton hospital with head injuries when his tar went out of J rid tut a hydro pole on Highway Tuesday morning The crash occurred at am about thru mile si i Acton during high winds Sleet nude driving treacherous Only fatality of I past week was dog which tangled wnh a car on Line near last Monday The dog died and the car received damage