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The Acton Free Press Wed Jan 1974 Murray heads Temporary staff keep jobs Continued from Page heir to assistant secretarytreasurer John Rowe Mrs Marshall and Mr had taken over from Mrs and Mrs Marshalls resignation was accepted with regret John will assume both their duties and a combined salary of was approved plus a travel allowance Mac Armstrong from the reps office conducted the election presented the nominating committee report Best deficit Financial report circulated reported the best year yet for Acton fair despite a deficit of Farmers know a loss isnt too bad observed Mr Armstrong Thats just one day groaned a voice from the rear of the hall The loss was attributed to increased prize money honorarium committee expenses and Increased cost of many items and services Total receipts wore up from 38 in 1972 Need help When all departments reported several stressed a need for more help credit to Bert Davidson who ha worked with the hall for many years Mr Davidson was at tending his annual meeting His first was in 1928 in the town hall and he had been promptly elected They wont let me quit he declared to applause Delegate The president secretary- treasurer and ladies President were authorized to delegates at the Association of Agricultural Societies convention In Toronto Feb and with per diem expenses increased A room will be reserved for Miss Acton Fair A committee suggestion that the baby show could be considerably better with some cooperation from the men brought replies that laughter Also attending were Mr and Mrs Steven Lister Mountainvlcw Farms and Mrs Wilcox Penny Lane Farm Hornby as exhibitors who expressed willingness to assist with horse and pony classes meeting During his report on the hall Clifford Storey gave Calvin Aitken reported on the district meeting at Collingwood attended by a recoro 331 eight of them from Acton Federation Agriculture president Gordon dill told them all their fairs were way behind the times Amalgamation Reviewing his term Bert saitf meetings should be held with Georgetown fair to discuss the future as it may necessary for the two to amalgamate He recommended women on the board of directors He touched on past problems and the need for new people on committees Ill do all I can promised incoming president Ken Murray but Ill only be as food as you make me heres enough sergeant major left in me to be able to say that if any committee head is not doing his job we will replace htm He too foresees an amalgamation of fairs and maybe permanent buildings for the showing of valuable animals He praised Mr and his deputies Temporary or part time would be cheaper in the long basis receiving a percentage Inspection employees of run than contracting thi of the permits He said the and Acton will be work people should continue kept on for at least two or Councillor Russell Miller during the transition period three months by Hills said he understood the You must remember the council decided Monday building inspectors in change is not annexation or night and Acton had confiscation by Georgetown An additional building been notified they were its supposed to be inspector will be hired ana finished on December many the position of plumbing Assistant Clerk ad of the old staff members arc Inspector advertised French being used as pawns Have In an attempt to make sure said the Esquesing building we told people whats going no present employees are inspector had never been on he demanded overlooked Councillor Roy asked to continue his Mayor Tom Hill said he Booth Insisted that an vices didnt recall amendment stating all part Miller suggested there wns building inspector being told time employees who have no need for an extra all year his services were no longer served in these capacities be round building but required notified of the availability of perhaps one could be hired In insisted the In the positions the building season dividuals be contacted and Councillor Em Hyde notified they would be con pointed out that the plumbing Councillor Cox e staled sidered for the jobs We Inspector position would not in the past the contract basis should be library be a new one but a had sometimes far exceeded board maintained replacement since the the salary of employee these people are in limbo present plumbing inspector is Count illor Booth said his they cant do their jobs retiring in a few months We main concern was utilizing properly know felt he should be hired now to the people presently cm where to gel petty cash He give him time to familiarize ployed in the three areas It stated some employees dont himself with the while is our duty to review the know i they arc finished or if present ions they carry on ild Hyde he maintained Councillor said Councillor Morrow Councillor Ies thc recommendation lo keep claimed the hiring of an on during the Iran additional building Inspector inspector was on a contract lo advertise for a plumbing inspector and an additional building inspector covered everything The recommendation was approved with the addition of the clause that all part time employees who served in Wolves came back into the news again last week when these capacities be notified of Regions administration committee considered a the- available positions passed by the County of Victoria that would rein state bounty on wolves TL The resolution passed by Victoria County claims thc I repealing of the bounty has led loan increase in the damage done to livestock by wolves Still Milton Mayor Anne MacArthur who came lo the defence of the wolves a couple of years ago opposed the motion from Victoria County wolves were subjected to cruel treat and should be allowed to live The committee agreed to ask the Ministry of Agriculture and Food to investigate and report on there has been a isc in the damage of killing and Injuring livestock due to the repealing of the wolf bounty Treasury department size worries council Wolf bounty motion studied by council SAVAGE former clerk of Naitagaweya and Militant clerk In Milton found dead Tueiday morn Ing when he had not report for work Mr tho towmhip in 1967 serving in a number of Mr Savage lived alone his northern residence Schools in again The second term of Acton night school classes rolled Into action Monday night Jan Mondays student liovi of and Hold up proposal Continued from Page I would lie east and west end V Theres no need to assess Acton people for services they dont need To what de gree do we need another full time person Sec if the work load is loo great for Mr Gray and maybe get assistant later Terminology concerned the committee as they tried to envisage the final recreation set up in Hills Should there be a director and co ordinator director and two director co ordinator and assistant After the increase in staff had been discussed at length and motion reworded a couple of times councillors agreed to consider further staff after further study They did not pin down the position as another program or an assistant Itcportback Mr Collison agreed he consider the work load and possibility of himself and Mr Gray covering all of Hills and report back Concerns about the in creased costs were verbal ized councillor Duby and Morrow Mr Gallium will present a tentative budget proposal soon Summer la If Reporting on summer staff Mr said there would not be more staff than lost year but salaries should be increased the length of time extended by two weeks Roth supervisors staff should gel more wages he He suggested a university student as super visor would receive a not out of line with the works staff Salary recommendations go to the finance committee Mr had prepared job descriptions for play ground supervisors pool supervisors assistant pool He said there will be no pro blem including Acton new centennial pool in program when it is completed Mr Job descrip tion for arena manager would have Mr Townsley doing more administrative work at Acton arena and he predicted would be needed for staff He would prefer an other man to rink rats Mr Townsley present job Is half maintenance and flooding Mr said He has a part time secretary Mrs Mr reported good discussions with Mr Town possible changes in Acton Georgetown and Acton recreation committees had met and prepared a report with recommendations for Hills council They felt a need for committees to vise council Mr Collison also suggested there could be an advisory committee with citizen in put Councillors Booth and quickly agreed with him Mr Morrow wondered if there would be one central group Mr felt there was no way an Acton group would relate to a Georgetown group Mr Collison will report on the advisability and pos of citizens advisory groups A grant of to George town Minor Hockey was ap proved and will be rccom mended to Holton Hills Mr explained the program had been budget ed for on this basis and thc grant was expected Acton and Georgetown teams are in dif ferent ways he said and theres difference in ice rates Well know where we re go ing in future Acton only member on the committee said he go along A sign was recommended for the site of the new arena theatre complex in George town The sewer line is under construction there now and citizens been wondering construction is beginning There Is meeting set with thc architect for Feb 4 Pick foremen John Dunn and were selected as services foremen and Don and Gerald as roads foremen by resolution at the Monday meeting of Hills council The names were released to the press reluctantly and Mayor Tom Hill asked the media to give the municipality a chance to notify thc successful for thc job instead of to read it in the newspaper Dunn and Swackhamer arc from Acton and Madsen and Fcndley from Georgetown Farm army career for new president New president of Acton Ken was born into a for Agricultural Society Ken mmg family and farmed in Murray has been associated Ihc Georgetown area before with the fair for thc past seven or so He stepped into the top past Monday following Bert Hinton as the fair th president In its Gist Twenty years ago Ken and Doll Murray came to Indian Garden Farm on the Blue Springs line where they here He also has had a year stmt in the army and militia retiring after years as Regimental Sergeant Major of the Scots Seeks bus service in crash A rear end chain reaction crash involving three Acton people occurred just south of town early Friday evening A driven by Jean Harris II Acton received estimated damage while a 62 Ford driven by Hazel Lloyd Vimy St received damage A Chev driven by Peter Lloyd 12 Vimy St will require damage Cars driven by two Acton men were involved in a collision Saturday on Ihc first line west of Acton recreation interior design French or typing On Tuesdays hewing is offered and Wednesdays provide bookkeeping and children s rhythmic gym nasties Yoga a popular class last term is being offered Wednesday and Thursdav evenings at Robert I Public school Several members of Regional Councils ad ministration committee expressed fear of extremely high taxis after being presented with an organizational chart for the treasury department former six person treasury that served needs will swell he next two and a hull years according to treasurer Don Former Farmer said many of lliose would lie hired soon some not for another to months Milton Mayor Anne noted the In crease was fourfold and then some appear to be any staff reduction at tinlocal This will be a fantastic expense she said Same or more I with the mayor noted Hint of municipalities would make it necessary for area councils to keep staff at the same lev el or it I hind the regional treasury will have much more work than the county treasury did He said there would lit some duplication in his and other departments ami it would be expensive he out need was hire Wt have to have staff if we ire going lo do those things which arc of us expressing fc of snowballing staff and esuiJutJng at regional level is becoming regular thing organizational charts presented so far have caused regional councillors to ex press concerns about costs At the same meeting Clerk Garfield Brown requested a records supervisor and two setrttnncs lo join his staff one em was voiced when planner Fd presented an organizational chart show ing about peoplt in the initial phase here had never been a planning department at the regional level before Solicitor Notl Hates- has ytt loprcsent the committee with an idea of how many people he will require for his infant legal Mayor and said the purchasing department a section of thc treasury is growing far too quickly argued that by going to centralized pur chasing and having a pur chasing agent or manager region would save mayor noted council had hired a purchasing agent at 19700 and said the committee was now being to authorize him to be called a purchasing manager The committee was asked and approved two stenoKrnphers two offset machine operators a and two buyers lor the purchasing depart m club Lucky winners in Inst were Post Robertson J Warlord Turkosz and S Cunningham NORTH HALTON 877 1211 Ifllll POLLOCK AND CAMPBELL I Water St A 72 Gremlin driven by Councillor Harry Levy John 43 Young St purebred Ken is Hilts regional ill require repairs while also a director of the Holstein to take up the damage to a 68 Dodge driven matter of bus icc for the by Blair MeCallum regional the regional council lev Association and a director of the United Breeders in Gueloh Susan are at home and there are three Murray children who attend school Mane whos in grade eight Don in grade five and Shirley in grade four Three married daughters llvccloseby Next door lives daughter Marilyn Otto way with husband John who on the fair board and their two children On their upper farm live daughter Lois her husband Bill Lang also of thc fair board with their three boys Daughter Patsy a former county doirypnnccss is married to Bob Thompson and they have a beef operation below Milton Showing cattle Is a family Theyve taken Iheir to Erin and 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