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The Acton Free Press Wed Mar 19 15 Eramosa farmers favor Lions Club complex TAMING OF THE Shrew is the performance which will be conducted for three more days this week bv the Centennial high school theatre arts 1 Joanne Willoughby of Guelph is seen putting makeup on servant Janet Gail in of RRI The Lions Club community centre project received an unexpected shot In the arm at Mondays township council meeting when a delegation of seven of the district most successful farmers attended losay they gave their support to the project lhe group represented many areas of the township and included George Smith Rlt 3 Ate Ron Martin Murray Smeltzer Jack Parkinson Second Line of off and Warren Parkinson R 4 Earl Osborne R was spokesman Silent majority Mr Osborne said they had not come armed with a petition as he had little Post office breakin Vandals broke into the post office last week smashing four windows on postal and removing mall Unwanted contents were thrown into the mall recep tacle In the post office lobby The incident occurred somewhere between closing time on the evening of Wednesday March 12 and the following morning when the staff arrived to open the of fice OPP were summoned with constable D lhe In vest ling officer Result As a result of the oc currence restrictions have been placed on village and district residents who like to pick up their mall after regularofficc hours Until the matter has been cleared through the post office area mnnagcr the lobby of the post office will be locked from p closing time until approximately am Fingerprints are being examined by the Mt Forest division the O respect for petitions but that they would like to speak for the silent majority of the township in favor of the project spokesman said he realized that limes today are unsteady In which case lhe Lions are justified In going Into complex one phase at a time He said the group would like to sec council looking favorably at the Lions request for Mr Osborne said his group was prepared lo pay cost to support the project In any way It could Councillor John Hewitt said he felt there should be an elaborate public relations program going on to Inform the people of about the project Mr Osborne said he could sec the value of an Information meeting being called with Lions Invited to make appeal where district residents would have the opportunity to see plans and discuss a method of paying for It Councillor David asked Mr Osborno if he thought many people would attend The spokesman said It would probably be a small percentage but that it would Two of 117 contest drainage assessment jit- Cowls and Norm and Nancy Seattle and their twoyearold son Aaron have been hosting two cousins from Oxford Way England this past week Margaret and Sydney This Is the third visit to Canada for Mrs Dulficld but for her husband It was his first He wsa thoroughly fas cinated by seeing snow for the lime and both think Canadian winters arc the greatest Sunday was get together and farewell party day when after supper friends and other rela tives dropped in to good bye and ish the couple a safe Journey home They left Mon day at p to leave via plane to their homeland Both said theyd had a wonderful time and were anxious to visit Canada again in some future Dont forget lo get your tic ket now for the lennial high school presenta tion of the Taming of the Shrew A number of Era and Eden Mills students arc Involved in the production and what would be more fun than watching our own local stars participating in William Shakespeare speciality Dates are from Wednesday lo Saturday of this week and It Church group hosts Good Friday breakfast The Feb meeting of the Eden Mills Presbyterian women was hold at the home of Mrs Gllbcrtson and Mrs J President Mrs W opened the meeting llh a poem entitled Faith and Courage After devotions which were taken by Mrs J Chamberlain and Mrs reports were given A thank you card was re ceived bv Mrs and a letter from the Multiple Scle rosis Society acknowledging receipt of sent to hem on behalf of Mrs Sadie Thomas A letter in connection with the Fellowship of the Least Coin was read Roll call was an swered by members and one visitor Fifteen visits to the sick and shut in were noted had Final preparations for the World Day Prayer were made The Good Friday morning breakfast was dis cussed It will be held as usual In the Presbyterian church hall from until 10 am Convening committee members are Dorothy and Linda Black CWL members see film on cancer Fifteen members attended the Wednesday March meeting of lhe and OuMlc Catholic Womens League iCWL held at the town hall In conjunction with the showing of a cancer film to which others in the community were invited President Marjorlc Saunders opened the meeting She thanked those present for assisting in the World Day of Prayer service held In Sacred Heart church Collections totalling were sent to head office in Toronto During business several matters were discussed The secretary was instructed to send a letter of appreciation to the board of trustees for the use of the town hall for the meeting and cancer filmshowing The ladies were Informed that the spring regional meeting of tie L was held in Kit chener on March 15 at St Johns church The annual convention will be held this year at McMaster university Hamilton on May and Tickets for the banquet must be ordered by Maj7 Plans lor a dance to be held in were discussed It was decided to reserve the town hall for Oct IB lions April is election month for new executive The nomination committee was appointed to include Mrs Diane Cartlcdse Mrs Kathy and Mrs Marlene A report on the bus trip to the Keefe centre on March showed all tickets have been sold for the Ixmdon Palladium show Projects Father spoke about project to funds and also to get both parishes and Sacred Heart involved as a unit He said he would like lock Wright and Cathy Lasby Joan and Leslie Chamberlain Mar garet and Kay Stevenson A motion was carried that centennial pins be purchased for members of the church Pennies for the Fellowship of the Least Coin were collected after which Mrs S Wilson gave a reading entitled God Is Never our Reach President lisby closed the meeting with prayer after which a social half hour was spent Mrs S Wilson thanked the hostess and those assist ing During the meeting the ladies also made final pre parations for the March wedding of John McDonald son of Mr and Mrs MacDonald and Sharon Thomas of to the back of the used for parking and if possible the shea at Oustic renovated to be used as a hall The C L felt these were ideas tor consideration Mrs Mary adjourned the meeting A very Interesting film on cancer was then shown INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BANK IF YOU Own and operate your own business Manage a business Expect to own and operate a business You are Invited to telephone our office to arrange a meeting at your place of business on Friday Match 1975 to your term debt or equity financing requirements Arguments reached a peak Monday night when council changed roles tem- rarity to sit as a Court of vision dealing with the Greenspan drain project Two area farmers attended lo present their contesting assessment on the project Consulting engineer Hen of who had the assessment Igurcs was also present as well as Phillip Greenspan head of Sterling Packers Ltd and owner of farms to be drained 1 17 assessed Last year assessment notices were distributed to 117 township residents ad vising them of their share of a bill which basically involves stream clearance stemming from the fourth line properly of Phillip Greenspan Only Iwo launched appeals arguing that tlicy should not be assessed for part of the cost of the drain as it would not benefit their land After discussion council voted the appeal by William Major It was a spill until reeve Bill broke the lie The council decided In unanimous support of Hugh Pattersons appeal Council moved the benefit assessment against him be reduced by with that amount to be assessed against the original petitioners Appeal Mr Greenspan indicated he council The Drainage Act Is clear and final Everyone Involved In hat watershed must pay Mr tlut the potential resale value of Mr Pattersons farm would increase from In stallation of drainage works Council couldnt see the benefit Councillor John Hewitt feels he drainage act should be updated should people who own land which la producing pay lo repair land that not producing he said Mr Hewitt feels because Its the law doesnt make it right Maybe we should change the law he said All landowners Involved In the project can now appeal councils decision Winter break Winter break for most area students begins this night Drivers should be on the lookout for children darting out between cam provide an opportunity for public Input Members of the group council on deben tures Reeve Bill said As far as debentures are concerned this township Is In fine shape Murray Smeltzer said he favored borrowing the money over a year period as opposed lo a ten year term If we take it on a term basis people coming Into the area later on lose the privilege of helping to pay for It he said Hotel owner Earlier In the meeting Ray of Rockwood to council against supporting he centre He said ho felt it should come to a vote of the taxpayers whether or not the money la going to be let out to build the project He also questioned how the centre will be maintained after Hi build How much going to coat us tin money going to come The Colonial Hotel owner says his phone la kept con tinually busy with people phoning him for Everybody cornea to me to ask about It he Mr Law said that people cant get any Information from the Lions club on projected cost of the centre He laid he would like to look at a project sheet Itshoiildbelrnownto all taxpayers In he said Mr sec how the village warrant It doesnt hare a hockey or a football team No decisions have been made by township council as to whether It will commit tax money towards construction of the centre Guelph Centennial Theatre Inc the TAMING of the SHREW Cantannisl High School College Ave PERFORMANCES March 19th to Sat March 22nd Curtain Time 8 PM Sharp TICKETS Students Adults OneoftheworicTs fastest takeout services should be fun tor everyone Remember too that the date of the spring bazaar has been set for Satur day April when sale items will be combined with a pro gressive euchre Watch for ads and times and remember that proceeds will go towards the Lions Community centre Just returned from a two weeks stay In the sunny south are and Henry pes and Helen and Lou Hilts The two couples motor ed down as far as Fort Lauderdale where Helen and Lou stopped off to visit with Mr Henry Hoi man Irma and Henry continued on to Miami where they spent time with brother and wife Mr and Mrs Marvin A great time say the browned southern visi tors but villagers are happy to see them home again Twentythree Lloncttes zip ped down to the Kitchener Gardens last Tuesday March 11 to enjoy the Ice Capades as their annual outing for this year A dinner at the Char coal Steak House was the touch off for the pleasant event and said the entire evening was a fun one Lets everybody say hi to a special village visitor this week Grace Roden Bryon pes fiancee Is visiting In dividing her valu able lime between the Hospes home and that of her sister Mrs Gordon Baldwin Wel come to Grace we hope you enjoy typical vil lage hospitality The gas dryer Theres nothing like it for instant service Because theres nothing like it for instant heat And isnt that what dry ing clothes is all about So if your present gas dryer just isnt warming up to the job any more maybe ifs time to replace it with a new natural gas dryer The instantheat feature of the new gas dryers means your clothes start drying instantly But not all fabrics are created equal And therefore shouldnt be treated the same So todays natural gas dryers give you a choice a setting for time dry a setting for perma nent press and even an au tomatic setting that doesnt shut off until your clothes are com pletely dry special sensors measure the moisture Natural gas dryers come with lint screen vent on the side or vent on the back electric ignition spark or con tinuous pilot All come in the latest colours and the latest styles And operate for just pennies per load You see natural gas Is efficient Theres no refining or generating involved youre get ting fuel energy right from its source Now thats a wise and efficient use of energy When it comes time for a new dryer j order a 1 natural gas dryer And get an order of dry clothes to go unman ghs LIMITED