Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), February 2, 1972, p. 2

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Second Clow A II Registration Number Travel service for Ted Tyler New for Acton Is a travel service and Ted Tyler Jr Is filling the blank in the town businesses with a modest start as an agent this week Ted Tyler Travel Service has been formed and Is working out of Tyler Transport offices Janet McClure already on the staff there will be assisting Mr Tyler in the new specialty Mr Tyler has become the agent for three travel companies in Toronto and now these inviting package deals can be arranged for right at home For instance trips to Jamaica the Bahamas and sunny St Petersburg are offered now As well as the flight is covered in the price Its a new way to travel that become very popular lately Trips are arranged for one person or a group Can expand As well as expanding the travel service he hopes to get the agency for selling tickets to special events here As a natural result of arranging bus trips the Tylers were asked questions about other trips They found out the answers for a few people and found their Interest in Ihebuslnesa growing Ted admits he a little late starting arranging trips south for this season but lie con expand as demand grows His existing office and Toronto phone line give him a good start It something Acton has been needing for a long time he feels NOTHING LIKE a good game of shinny to keep you warm during the cold days we ve experienced during he last week These youngsters are ploying on Fairy Lake J Carpenter Photo Induct new Legion members Acton bids for 74 Grey Cup Seven new members were membership chairman Doug 1 Inducted at the annual dinner of the Acton Branch 197 of the Royal Canadian Legion bare Saturday night New members sworn in by a team of past presidents Included Trevor Forbes Louise Forbes George Scott James Glbb Bill Melbourne and BUI Legionnaire Vic Patrick inducted the new members after they had been presented by Guthrie Legionnaires Max Storey Duby and Cord James also took part in the impressive ceremony along with sergeant at arms Gordon and the Legion color party Brings greetings Special head table guest for the dinner Hallon P Whiting brought greetings from the newly appointed Minister of Veterans Affairs whom he referred to in Jest as the Acton mayor brother Mr Dube replaced Arthur Lalng as head of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Friday federal government cabinet shuffle Provincial second vicepresl dent Dave of George town was guest speaker at the annual affair He spoke on the history of the Royal Canadian Legion Head table Also at the head table were zone commander Al Greenwood past commander BUI Shields Mayor first vicepresident James second vice and membership chairman Doug Guthrie and Max Storey and president Bob Following the dinner former Actonlan Long showed colored movies filmed on an African Safari In Kenya and Tanganyika Past president John introduced Mr Long CCC announces 3000 petition signatures The executive of the Coalition of Concerned Citizens formed from ratepayers of townships to oppose the proposed volt hydro line which will arch around the Golden Horseshoe from Pickering to announced they have signatures on a petition they intend to send Ontario Premier William Davis The CCC met in Caledon township this week and announced they will pursue the matter of signatures on petitions much more vigorously They have set a goal of at least5 They see the exercise as a good Changes in voting pressed Halton County Council will press the provincial government to make changes in legislation governing the number of voting members the Board of Health the County Roads Committee and the Centennial Manor Board of Management are allowed to have The county in one move will petition the Minister of Health to increase the number of voting members on the Board of Health from four to eight The eighth member would be the warden who is an ex officio member on all committees but the power to vote on the Board of Health unless he Is designated as one of the four Attempt to locate youth Police are still investigating following a report of indecent exposure last Thursday evening The mother of a teenage girl reported the incident Police learned a youth had exposed himself to two Juveniles on and they are his week continuing their attempts to locate In another move council agreed to amend the county private member bill so that the county council has the power to set the number of members on the Manor Board and roads committees If the amendment receives provincial approval all members on those two committees will be councillors and there will be no citizen appointments Recently the county reduced the number of committees to four The administration and community services committees cover the responsibilities of a host of committees that were active under the old system The changes in the legislation as proposed are necessary to make the new operation more operable example of democracy In action and a remarkable testimony to the interest of people In the ecology of the province Another working meeting is planned February 17 to be followed by a public meeting Many of the CCC members would like to sec the power corridor go underground rather than across the horseshoe in a 610foot wide swath of towers and wires The group estimates towers would destroy at least 1 acres of woodlot Fire damage hydro wires Acton Firefighters were called to the home of John Newman 17 Side road near the town line Monday night about 9 15 to extinguish a fire which damaged hydro lines leading to the house The fire is believed to have been caused by an overload on the wires Damage was confined to wires from I capital of Canada one commissioner joked One of the moat appreciative persons accepting the Acton bid was football commissioner Jake Gaudaur There Is nothing to say the Grey Cup must be played In a city he told astounded reporters from nation wide TV radio and press Small towns of course are also known as the backbone of the nation Centennial commission chairmen weren t available for too much comment since they were being snowed under with requests for interviews Ted Tyler was typical of the harried body He reported calls from several daily newspapers TV and radio stations and did a guest shot on the nation wide show This Country in the Morning Wednesday morning along with Jack Carpenter Are you really serious one large city newsroom man asked commissioner Jack Carpenter Of course he replied and If we don t get the Grey Cup we are after the Stanley Cup Acton Centennial will he known right across the country Carpenter assured the newsman Norman Funeral service for William Norman William St Guelph a retired CNR engineer whodicd Friday Jan was conducted at St David St Patrick Anglican Church He was born in Iimehouse Mr McCainsh is survived by his wife the former Minnie Maude Anger two daughters Mrs Wesley of Hamilton Mrs Cliff Christie of Guelph a sister Mrs James Wilds Acton four grandchildren and ten great grandchildren James Garner Oame Lou Gossett Susan Clark Showtime Feb 3 Feb 5 Sun Showtime Thu 10Fn 11 MURPHYS WAR PETER COLOR COMEDY SATURDAY FEB12 Showings 3pm The saga a Grizzly Monarchs conflict IN ADVANCE ANY DAY OR EVE Admission 1 Children Under Centennial notes The best part of our Acton Centennial is that people are seriously discussing the events leading up to the big year It is not too early if we are to get any measure of success with a project or program The mail brought a number of suggestions and now the Centennial commission has the job of sifting through them and presenting a plan for a final decision Among suggestions were building a theatre a nature park and botanical gardens From the Grade pupils of the Robert little came a pile of suggestions Thanks to each one Their main point seems to indicate we have some fixing up to do and a reminder that anything would be nice but let do something Available nest week Centennial writing paper with the centennial crest In color All your notes and letters travelling in town and to friends and family around the world will tell our story Profits from the sales will help the centennial CcnUulil Donation net Wed the CcntcDDlal Project Any mount collection it your meeting party or break Acton Men Dance Lloyd on account RENT CtSClDE NOT MUTER Just Per AT ACTON HYDRO WHITING APPRECIATION NIGHT SATURDAY MARCH 4th AT THE ACTON LEGION HALL MUSIC BY THE Dancing PM to 1 AM REFRESHMENTS ADMISSION 300 COUPLE LIMITED NUMBER OF TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR TICKETS CONTACT MRS ALICE WALDIE AT 8532674 MRS DONNA AT 8530668 WEEK No 1 JANUARY 1 PHILC0 TV WINNER 8 LEONARD AVE PENETANG ONTARIO WINNER OF A BEAUTIFUL 19 PORTABLE By FORD Th Belts Idea People and here are ust a few of our 1 OO 00 WINNERS Robert Thomai Don Mr Gibbon Peltier d Lear Fort Bern Moo lie Haiel Burbr Mrs Toronto Plus Hundreds of 500 Winners IGASnCIAl navmnw Cream Style Corn Peas 2 IGASKCIAl RHUS Fruit Drinks no IS SI Fresh CHICKEN Legs or Breasts I IGASNCIAl Peach Slices SNOW GEM BRAND ONTARIO CANADA No 1 GRADE Potatoes 79 TOMATO JUICE mi iwiwii ma una PICKLES S IGA Lucky Puck Feature of the Week Orange Juice MIXES WMOCEMZEO Peanut Butter Plus Many Many More InStora Special Features

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