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The Acton Free Press Wednesd January CIim Mall Registration CANADIAN Award of Appreciation Margaret retiring Caunty treasurer 33 years COMMITTEE On behalf of the United Nation Childrens Fund and the million of children it the Canadian Committee extendi l sincere gratitude for your generous support Your efforts will mean a healthier and happier future for many of the world desperately needy children Wit- THE FREE Press has received an award of appreciation from tho Canadian ft fe committee The cltntion Is reproduced above Coverage is given to the UNICEF events at Halloween each year I Wood Priestner seeking to head Halton board At least two men will seek election as chairman of County Board of Education at the Inaugural meeting this Thursday Jan at the board of fices Current Chairman Doug Wood of Oakville will sock re election and vicechairman Bill will also run in the contest Former Chairman Fred has objected to a separate school representative holding the chairmans office Is one of two separate school representatives on the Halton board Mr Armltagc In a letter circulated to press and trustees said by law the separate school representatives are allowed to vote only on matters of secondary school interest but no monitory matters Female voice He argued that the chairman should be one who could offer guidance in all matters For tho first time since the county board came into being women will have a on the board Mrs Judy Alexandra and Mrs Irene Goobie will represent Oak ville wards Other new members on the board are Vein Connell and Noel Cooper of Burlington and Crosier of John Noble of Milton Bill of Ernie from Georgetown and Tom Watson representing Acton and Nassagaweya will represent their respective districts for another two year term Return toofllcc Returning to office In Burlington arc Fred Bidwoll Fred George Harold Thorpe John and G Johnson Returning or another term from Oakville are Doug Wood Dick and Palmer Representing the separate school board on the county board are members Bill and Hugh both of Burlington Inaugural meeting The Inaugural meeting Is slated for Thursday evening His Honor Judge J Black will conduct the declaration of oath of allegiance and oath of office for members and following thai Director of Education Jim Singleton will conduct the election of the chairman The meeting Is slated for and Is open to the public Order protection First Line crossing installation of automatic protection Including flashing lights signals and bells at the CNR crossing on the First line of just west of Acton Installation of equipment must take place within 10 months Railway crossing grant fund will provide per cent of the money to finance installation township and the provincial government will share per cent of the cost and the remaining per cent will come from the CNR Estimated cost of Installation is Esquesing must also pay per cert of the cost of maintenance When installation is completed all railway crossings in the township will have protection Some roads Hill council will deliberate further before deciding what to do about operation of snowmobiles In the township At Mondays Inaugural meeting Reeve Tom Hill said he has received several complaints from residents about noise from the machines Reeve Hill said snowmobiles should not be allowed to travel certain township roads Some roads should be labelled he felt Deputyreeve Russell Miller suggested a bylaw be drawn up to control operation within township villages Temporary permission Reeve Hill said he has given a Ijmchouse area woman temporary permission to have snowmobiles carry out runs on her property The reeve said he understood runs would take place on approximately the same trolls used by horseback riders In the summertime Councillor Wilfrid Leslie said he wasnt particularly bothered by noise from snowmobiles and humorously suggested to the reeve If you cant fight em the best way s to Join em New fee scale New fee scales for admission to Grand River Conservation Authority parks and charges for use of facilities have been blamed on increased wages and growing operating costs in expanded facilities Authority off maintain the increases first In four years will only ensure parks will pay their own way The new fee schedule means the cost of daily vehicle ad mission permits will be raised to from and that season permits will be raised to from increase Daily camping charges will be increased to from this charge includes admission fee hydro service per day will be raised to SO cents from cents and permits for group camping for approved youth groups will be raised to from for one week or less Dally camping Tee for season permit holders will remain at Other Increased fees Include daily permits for boat launching up from SO cents season permits for boat launching HO up from boat mooring permits REEVE TOM Hill signed his name to an township P aaon o up from bylaw for the first time Monday as clerktreasurer on Mr the first reeve from Glen Williams law since ISM succeeds George Currle Photo shelters up from By Roy Downs For a woman who spends much as of taxpayers money in a year Margaret Maxted 1h a rather quiet unassuming woman She look like tho type hardheaded businesswoman It taken to operate a fastgrowing countys financial department But she la A at figures an expert In county financing and a woman on whom the elected councillors have come to depend over tho years Miss will be retiring from her post as treasurer of tho County of on Dec Shu has held the Job for and fecla now Is tho time for someone to take It Stays for budget Although her retirement Is official on Thursday of this week alio doesnt plan to Administration Building In Milton The county has engaged on a part time basis in now yenr to help her suc cessors prepare the county budget After a third of a century tho countys main financial and custodian of the countys funds Miss Maxted wont be replnccd with another woman or even a man Her respnslbllltics will be assumed by deputy clerk Jim McQueen whoso new title will be deputy clerk treasurer And the county has purchased a new computer which will handle all the accounting and payroll work for county departments and County Health Unit No special training Asked what she liked most about her work Miss Maxted couldnt put her finger on one particular part of It I have enjoyed everything really replied She mentioned the countys auditors have been a great help Her only regret was that she never hod any courses or special training for her work sic took on the job when work was light and sort of grew with the Job year by year over the past 33 years It was one lob Miss Maxted never expected to get She had new months at Moore Type Foundry as a stenographer until one day in W I Dick who was Halton Crown Attorney and a neighbor asked If she would like to come back to Milton and work for him She did part time work for both him and David Hutchcon the county treasurer Asked to apply Working port time for Mr Hutchcons successor Harry Pettit Miss Maxted sort of fell heir to the Job when Mr Pettit became ill He was off sick for six months then he died and Mr Dick told the young woman she should apply for the job I thought there would be no use they would never give it to mo she said but she won the job in June over other applicants and has held it ever since In the the mill rate was four mills its now six worth about todays taxes are close to In taxes were levied on Worth of assessment in while todays rates are levied on worth Miss Maxted recalls that during the equalized assessment was a really contentious issue It remained the same for about 12 years and It finally took a court case to make any changes In the amount of assessment on which the county spending was based Another gem information- the countys debenture debt was 700000 in 1937 While today it is for for a few months in the early lOSOs the county stood absolutely free of debenture debt Then the big developments came along and the debt has risen each year JUST 175 MUTER HTDR0 Street We Stock and Order McCALL BUTTERICK SIMPLICITY PATTERNS H I to 100 STORE Since 1947 Mini Mnxtcd has served as treasurer for County Health Unit She wan also deputy of the count for several of those earlier years until the Job was into a separate clerk owl treasurer While she talks little of her personal life Miss has also bean active in draco Anglican Church She was organist during the 1930s a Job she not particularly about and has organist at the church over the years taught Sunday School there for many watt lately she has found too busy to carry on that work She Is an avid gardener and enjoys sowing Miss lives on Thomas St In Milton with her yearold father John He Is a retired builder and a former and mayor of the town Wlllmlsnit One of only three or four women who have held the post of treasurer in tho provlnue looks forward to her retirement with mixed feelings Im mire I will miss work said Fortunately It will be n gradual switch from permanent work to working halfdays from now until March at least After that site can start relaxing and spending more time thinking about her gardening and her church work and less and less about payrolls debentures and tax payment Her excellent work has not unnoticed either Recently County Council presented gold watch tho Clerks and Treasurers Association made a presentation and the Social also honored her with a gift In she received a Centennial Medal for retirement as she will llkrly bo outstanding service MISS MARGARET treasurer of Halton County for the past years is retiring Dec but doesnt plan to quit work entirely the end of the yenr She will be back at her office on a part time basis for a few months helping the county staff prepare the budget for the county Staff Photo Kellys Heroes MMMMMMMMMMMMMWWWMMMMMWMMAi FROM OUR MEAT DEPARTMENT TO OFF FRONTS OF BEEF RED OR BLUE BRAND BEEF Standing Rib Roast 85 Short Rib Roast 63 Blade Roast Hon Gross Cut Rib Roast 69 SIDE BACON 57 Lean Stewing Beef Ground Beef Boneless Pot Roast Braising Ribs TV 65 WIENERS 55 FRESH FROM OUR PRODUCE DEPARTMENT POTATOES SPINACH lb Sab 23 SUGAR CRISP Food I and APPLE JUICE LEMONS Product USA CELLO RADISHES SOW 225 Gillette Lee hair sprat 1i9 SKIN CREAM 27 Llbby PORK a beans 21 emu Lady Patricia HAIR SPRAT- Gil I em Foamy SHAVE CREAM EVAPORATED Can First BUTTER 64 Rtdpam WHITE SU6A1U 49 LIQUID DETERGENT Bottle WW King Ban TIDE 149 Roll Pack A At BATHROOM TISSUE lM WAX PAPER 33 PANTI HOSE J SWEET MIXED PICKLES 55 PURE LARD 2T SUNLIGHT Can RUG CLEANER 179 44 J CAT LITTER