Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), July 10, 1974, p. 18

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8 The Acton Press Wed July 197 Acton visit enjoyed by Swedish schoolgirls Engineer must answer to finance committee Hills Peter Morns will be to attend the next meeting of the finance committee and ex the town Is being by more than one firm for both and asphalt Councillor Harry Levy said tenders had been advertised the best price accepted and that there was no reason for the town lo be several different prices for materials They also decided that bills for purchases which had been Initialled by Ihe pur chasing agent would be honored by treasurer The committee also said that they would not allow other councillors to authorize payment of bills prior to their being approved by the committee Treasurer Lloyd New service The Acton post office is planning its door to door service to begin on Sep ember Ptterson said that recently a town supplier and one councillor had come to him that a bill which was only of weeks old be said immediately The councillor had said the could be dune under is authority L J DOUBLE HAPPINESS RESTAURANT abrade Drop In and us Chliwse Food and ml CMpi In Hills HOURS Frl CtaMd Sunday Tel 8532060 Helping Hands win reprieve Acton had special this pout month two delightful Swedish girls who arrived In Canada for the first time on June and left Tuesday July their four week visit with promlsi to riturn In two years Eva Norm Krlsllna Axelsson wire the school chums who ami and Christine Fray of Churchill ltd In Christine a hair sister Besides enjoying a family visit he two made many Fiends In the com as well the Ml Hint Ontario countryside em It around Acton was not unlike Ihtlr own homtlown area of Stockholm On their agenda of places they spent time in city Mights Niagara We lui chance to get to know I least part of Canada about l VISITING CANADA for the first time and staying with Acton residents Eva Noren and Krishna left for home in Sweden Tuesday with plans to return in two years time to attend a Canadian university he Is arc seen chatting outside the home of Michael and Christine Fray of Churchill Christine is Evas half sister Telephone centennial The telephone would never they said telecommunications have come long wny in the 100 years since Alexander Hell dreamed up his telephone In in Today we can receive news events almost In send streams across Canada or the ore in and even keep millions of information on fill llKnscndiltoolher parts the telephone Six years alter Us In vention Aeton first telephone was installed Tilcphoncs in the were homemade instruments used by Gray Grand Trunk Hallway agent over a three mile circuit Four years later the first exchange was opened It was located in J drugstore on Mill Street with Mr as manager In 1B85 the first directory listing appeared with four subscribers names Dial service As recently as dial service was installed Three later direct distance dialing was introduced Ar THE TURN of the century telephone linemen ther became heroes to small boys and lad ln M ieti Sometimes they liked to show off a bit as shown here when they arranged themselves about on and up the sides of a sturdy pole They used horses and wagon to carry heavy equipment The linemen often walked miles to do their work of keeping the telephone hues repaired or stringing new telephone lines the country A line of type missing from a story last week changed the meaning completely Thc proposed fire budget not yet passed should have read BOO for the Acton Fire Area and 100 300 Tor the Georgetown Fire Area for a totol budget of 100 GLEN TAXI 8777722 lost week before their Tuesday departure said they had fun attending Swedish mid summer wet kind with the Society at I SI rhreo weeks they attended the outdoor camping spree where up proximately members from Sweden Norwny and other parts of and I gathered near visited high school They tiny found Aclon students as intertilled In and current civic affairs an their loiilcmporarloB School trained In liommiirinhln the girls also look lime lo enjoy horse back riding at Hob anil limn Marshall farm at It It SI I I I St In I ig 1 I tin I of Canada tin I II they mild tl In Sweden an equivalent to Iwo yuirn of university in Canada beautifully versul in Fngllsh the glrlit 1riiich Spanish and admitted to muni Ituislnn They lo return In and study I and history in a While In Aclnii they Hie While in Itmkvood Mime tlmi for what the lermed is a tiling whin properly 1 One of their curium hi Hides the fait liny had 1 1 In and tin frii it toy had In won thai in in bile In Sweden No fires in poris thai tin re I fins for Hit week llnllon Helping Hands men rescued from collapse a special develop grant from Ihe Ministry of and Social Service The previous grant had expired and help hat been sought from Ihe Region and own Hit grant was announced by Jim Snow I I for Hilton Fast and Minister of Services Million Helping Hands wan started In February under Initiative Program launching a mulntriianre program for the lieimi of elderly pis pie IJndir he program a of inulnte men and ill ladles keep h elderly and disabled In Ihe dignity of tliolr own by doing would haw to give up their Independence lo become a on laxpayer Helping Hands was started by Multiple Sclerosis Society and was extended to Iho disabled and Iderly when the need apparent The service Is lo those who ennnot pay but a fee Is those The service which coordinates tin operation is run by a multiple sclerosis patient who Is permanently confined lo a wheelchair Jim Snow slated In his letter This organization provides a most valuable service to community and special development grant will the con limilty of this helpful group HS HOLOEN OPTOMETRIST Cork St Can Phont house anhlng outside mill floor cleaning Without I Mi help mnrty Moss Hardware MILL ST ACTON 8532720 STORE HOURS Tuoj Wfiii to 6 p Thun Fn a m to GrnwirnjCommurHt 27 TO CHOOSE FROM 7172 73 FORDS CHEVS PLYMOUTHS ETC MODELS Thst 71 models are equipped with heavy duty equipment throughout including heavy duty automatic transmission heavy duty heavy duty shocks heavy duty cooler powrr steering A family sedan thai has been driven by Canadas police force 1972 MODELS 72 models are equipped with heavy duty equipment throughout including I engine heavy duly power disc brakes heavy duty automatic transmission heavy duty suspension heavy duty shocks heavy duty transmission cooler power steering A sedan that has been driven by Canadas finest 1973 MODELS First come first served Trade ins accepted Terms available SALE NOW IN FULL SWING Georgetown CHRYSLER LOCATION OF SALE VIEWING RD Under The Tower THE RIGHT PLACE TO DEAL Open Daily a m 9pm iptn a Toronto Una

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