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Ninety ninth year No ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY APRIL 1974 Twonly Eight Pages- Cents Actons last mayor BACKED BY his biography Actons last mayor accepts his engraved plaque as Citizen of the Year Saturday night at the music centre Chamber of Com president Betty Eastwood makes the presentation On the left are son Rev Laurie of St Catharines with his wife Mnry Lou and on the right Alice The music centre was filled for the gala evening More pictures and stories inside todays Free Press Same ice rental for two arenas Ice in costs an hour In George town costs an hour Both places are in Hullo Hills Tile general administration committee of council need this problem Monday night and came up with no solution sent the matter hack to the recreation and recreation sub committee with in to sec If equalled rates can be worked out over a period of time If I lived in Acton I would bring down Georgetown rales to ours and if 1 lived in Georgetown I would probably say the opposite com merited the director Roy Booth wild the would have to find out how the recreation budget would be It George town rales were brought down to or Acton rales up to Georgetown or sawoff in between set as the rate Ion There no way Acton arena can continue to operate at a loss of Ml a year said Councillor Dick flow lit as he read a report Let not do anything to endanger the Legion hockey program staled councillor The Recreation director pointed out the actual cost of ice lime in Georgetown is but SIS is the top charge made So the town is already subsidizing right there he added The director reminded the committee Georgetown also paid a grant of 1 a boy who Is playing hockey If it is possible I rather see everyone an hour than a subsidy granted back but I rcallie this would be complicated said recreation director Chairman Hoy Booth said it seemed like i good idea to him We re subsidizing now but people dan I know Councillor Duby wondered IT it could be equalized In both Georgetown He reminded Ihe committee If the some subsidy were paid lo i group with members as is paid to a group with memoirs the individual members would have to more Mv one concern is the people In Acton nay a higher price simply for living In a smaller town Instrumental music at Acton high next new course of studies will be offered to Acton high school students beginning next September and the school will have a qualified teacher on staff to handle ihe v Dm Sale a specialist with both his A and A in vo cal and instrumental music is on the staff of Milton high school In Sep tember however he will be leaching the Acton students beginners and advanced instrumental music Mr Sale lives In Acton and plays with Acton Citizens Band as well as the Kitchener Waterloo cording to Ian vice- principal of the Alton high school the hope of County Board of Education is to provide as opportunities as pos for students in smaller high schools as well as to those In larger centres Mr says supplying In is an expensive business but with the Acton school rapldlv expanding to a possible student enrolment of next year the larger numbers makes the instru mental program quite teas Music for all Mr sees the plan as one hopefully developing into a four year credit course It is our aim to develop music for ill students throughout the school each year he said He explained that last January students in lary schools were queried as interest in the specialized program Reportedly about public students expressed interest and sen high school students ant lo participate Hopefully said Mr the senior diss will build up The vice principal sees the new program as one from which a school band will develop providing an tant function in school lies Acton high school is the last of the regular high schools In county to have an instrumental music program Mr I hut list year ctses In October had Tied interest In incorporating a musk program Into the Ac Ion school Bliss a former band instructress of a IS high school had worked with number of students plajers from the Acton Citizens Continued on Town to purchase brain Tin town is on point of lljsk our computer from programmed to do such consuming chores is the tux roll billing accounts payable ledger work which consumes excessive time man hours under the present system Tin brim replaces a bookkeeping machine winch treasurer I loyd told the finance committee of council cm possibly keep up with the volume of business created by hi of the three municipalities The nnchine wis used by the former lown of The r ill enable us keep our finger on the town business told the committee which saw the work during visit to Richmond Hill list month Inlormation on the computer is stored in discs and Is nude video terminals which resemble small TV screen Separate printers are used lo print out tax bills general ledgers etc which arc needed marketing representative David told the committei night that the computer is Reared gainst obsolescence is modular and can be lo speed up its Operation mora I kclj would be forthcoming he ad muted bul tell the system ordered would do double the amount of work town needed done and then they could components is Questioned Councillor said he could senice for the computer within two lo four hours in the it is needed ind it could be much quicker depending on the re lances We had bad experience with service on equip ment explained He said some councillors want i the vales to mike sure there Is a minimum of down time Mad an said this was possible but suggested the town might rilher take advantage of their rcphciment service while the computer is being fixed- or hiving the work done at the MIA plant Treasurer lovd Peterson said this would be and preferable to a penalty clause Informition is stored in discs which could easily be inn- to the plant ind run off on machines there from varied fields for hot turkey pro gram music spetelus find dancing Slug A volet known from garden partus full fairs for yearn buck Vlncc lid thi crowd In spontaneous tanging and played two which recalled ihi time I is iiccnmpinlccl or Ken when he won the world fiddle contest at I is knows more words to songs than anybody else iirs Inul Nielsen In l It I much In gel him playing again A rogues gallery of pic lures and from his career had been by Hank I feel stark the hull right now This only happen In a community like Acton exclaimed Us In reply he spoke Informally and ip and laughter interrup ted him several times ven singing Interrupted him us Mount ford would slid ite nly hurst into song follow by everyone It s imnzlng to be n7cd For things vou like do said ve been pleased to do all these things anil those who don take interest are missing some thing It docs take members of they s introduced his 886000 cut from capital budget Hills Council lopped off the 1974 capital budget Wednesday night and revealed for the first time the theatrehall bad been dropped from the proposed Georgetown recreation com The cut brings the capital budget to the first submission of Deleted from the budget was a WOO faculty for fire vehicles suggested for the westerly end of Hills from the capital road budget for a computer which will be paid out of current revenue and WOO from the recreation budget No definite statement was made stipulating the theatre- hall was the item cut from the recitation budget but during the meeting Em Hyde said he could see no reason it couldn t be made public that theatre- hall was no longer being con sidered He claimed Chapel Street school could help fill All councillors but Council lor Pat McKenuc voted for the cut emphasized he wanted a big cut Both Councillors and Dick Ho pointed out they too wanted bigger cuts but were voting for this to start ing in that direction McKenzic predicted a se ven or eight mill burden on the taxpayer for the years even with the reduction He claimed most of the deben tures were not selfliquidat ing He said the recreation facilities must be staffed and operation costs would be high said it would be Irresponsible for councillors to double the debt in one year Morrow retorted he voted for the cut ind wanted more cuts He said Georgetown did not issue any debentures which were not ing and ended up in a surplus position at the end of the year Councillor pointed out council put in a capital forecast to the in order to get approval for something Then after that wc can do what we want we don have to do it all Were already losing money on our winter works program said tic wis fin ally hearing what he wonted to hear all along that we re going to sit down and see what we can afford He said Ihe fact arc hired for projects bothers A glowing citation brought Saturday it crowd I the musk centre in their fee Willi happy waves at applause an Acton h centennial or the Year was reeognlcd The town mayor lit aril an of his many accomplishments mid assur ances that kind words clou by any means indicate the nrl of his career I lumber of Coin me ret president Hoy win nail iltnltnn and cur rent pre Nidi nt Hetty fast wood presented the tradition engraved plaque flu hall was filled with Mr lo Mi nil You son I recto of tin i hurt of mm Shepherd St ilhiiilnes look Up at him anil ill I Willi I I Daughter Imhy Ann and hi two child re have lull visiting from he hi and In hi Ware I band Jim and Windy if ten Mills who up In Ihi family I Tim Wan unable lo availing with wife Bar him IIil it of Imhy In tin family at town brother ami llcnlliir on In mid onion with daughter llnila 1 Alton mid John trill le and Alton villi lot lliuthrrs In his family In brothers and ulsters Ken mid Duma Mar town David Shannon of I my I yons and Hit I in I yons an lortn of Centennial celebrations I he list of Inly will find Minting right on annus it working on plans In murk In union and meetings are ing In Id thin wick Ihe park is up and the an pi inning lull display ever I club I planning giant tin rcc is planning Old with costumes sin it nates and a sire it Luici from tin Ik ti fur feylivities I iisleintiniii is Hits Saturday SI of historic mcmorihlli the ire milking for emit nnlal le is is will club lulled its big lionspkl which con Si turd i is a it i vent Car hits pole damage ami I who gtild I is Into s slMirn I iyltr m nil I know ilmul politics Hi with he Hi anil of It II on la half of iluinlinori lion juiki Mrs Ddiiinor hi r I nut who id Hind liln an I litter from Minihlir nudum and Slanflild Ihi I I as loin HIM ting yi s itiin of ire urki I id Megrims ling from tin Ilui h ttilsli in lyors or learning en Muskoka ml Sinicoi ending villi Unit el inter Sunt Stdij rise to Ihibv Mm In I fur list I il liindkks mil r flowi rs for Hi hi r Hum dap pi fur laming met a hydro pole and result was Thi driven by Knlglii 1 St stmck the pole at about pin at the Mill Young corner D image to the ear w estimated at and to the hydro pole it Brakes failing was given is he cause of two accidents in town this week according to police I ltouihley It It I found his without power on the J lie en St plaza It mounted the sidewalk struck a front window of store The due of the was iKtfmiitui at The accident happened in In the linlei irking lot iinldini hurchtll ltd was driving when brake trouble caused her car to strike a inrkidear by Itohert Wilson Division St Tot it dam ice v is did at to tin pirkid car On rule rick 1ockcrbk irked 1otkcrliie ear whs estimated Mr llvesat lH Church St Incident at a Les in Promises crackdown A on In the high school and areas has been promised by Acton Arbour suys charges have been laid and police the court to suspend licenses of offenders for a offense One license was suspended list week for d s ml are going to continue to crackdown in unmarked ind plainclothes he turn plaints of speeding and noise from Acton and sub division in particular hospital llelitives re to urn he id tuken Id hospital it noon with chest pilns suspicion lie might flu hi had been of his own night it tin music centre iwbt go to s mayor from all his former towns and of other in district as well region has hid a hi He il so ills his chest being I ruisrd in his car this winter I Sunday he sane thi choir anil the wmt to Kitchener to tike me of the flowers from the dinner Minnie I Hi rue It Shi him to tell her friends she is unable to them now Mondiy he was it work lowed by a long Hills minting ALFRED D HALES Wellingtons MP since 1957 announced his retirement at a press conference Monday morning held at his Crescent home in He sub milled his letter of resignation at a Sunday meeting with the executive of the local PC party and after 17 years of conscientiously serving his con the politician has decided it time to enjoy a quieter life with his family My proposal would put a ceiling of 750 on all recreational facilities he added Morrow pointed out the sewage plant is not added to per capita debt for the people in Acton and Georgetown rescued the Acton swimming pool and you want to stop our indoor pool when we have people a pool and you have Morrow BARREN AND DEPLETED of the usual rounds of outcotng mail the pig eon holes at the Actdn post office look sad and alone this week with the only at liv hemp at the municipal building that of local mail delivery Postal officials hope to see production back to normal by the end of the week meantime Acton citizens respond by sending out few let ten and reportedly mail trucks have made no trips to or from the Acton post office since last Saturday