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The Acton Free Press Wed November 1975 Annual dinner dance Fair board honors Stan Mary Matthews TOP 4 H MEMBER in Acton calf club Judy Brown front row centre was honored at the Acton Agricultural Society dinner Friday Her proud family joins her at left father Jim sister Brenda 14 mother Jean Judy and leader Nino Braida With affectionate hug Acton Agricultural Society president Ken Murray led the ovation for Stan and Mary Matthews at the board s din and dance The beaming Matthews were honored as the recipients of this year Agricultural Service dip loma The surprise award was a highlight of the program after the dinner t hall on Friday evening Mr Murray humorously praised the Matthews as lough competitors at fair board meetings as well as at the fair They have shown ponies from Niagara Falls alt the way to North Bay and have raised and developed some of the top Jerseys he said Stan is a former director of the Agricultural Society and thej arc both longtime members and willing work Top 4 II Another special present was made by Nino Judy Brown 13 the top scoring member of the Acton calf club III year She has already received the Nino Braida trophy and the Carol Somerville trophy for enthusiasm at the H awards night Nino spoke of his years of Involvement with the 4 H clubs and how proud he is to see fair directors who have come up through the H club ranks The kids are getting better every year he claims Agricultural representative Henry Stanley was another postdinner speaker who told his receptive audience that Acton fair is outstanding He cited Ken Murray high goals and the fact that every year something new is added There is a real place for B and C fairs he declared and reviewed the current winnings of people at the Winter Fair In his brief chat to the members and guests present resident Ken Murray said he ad learned many things in the past two years in office Some things though go as far as he would have liked and he urged all the directors to work together He also spoke with pride of local wins at the Royal Town authorizes new works garage footings Hills council took the first step Monday towards making the new Seventh Line works a reality when the building committee was authorized to install the foot logs The building ihn spend more than If WO on the footings For the new garage and all the money must come from funds creel in 1175 Fnrlicr this month the town completed a deal with Rock wood Farms 1 and pur chased three acres of land for The parcel Is located behind the municipal building and works garage on the Sev Line Councillor I Hyde said this was part of the ground work needed before sending Hie entire to tender Councillor Harry I noted the town must use money raised tin cur rent year for footings noted the cannot touch debenture with out the permission of the On Municipal Board Councillor Dub won dered if final draw for the new works garage arc com and told him that while final drawings t finishtd the town does know what it wants in respect lo square Tht engineer and committee knows is needed know the square feet and Ihe bav cations A total of square feet is needed and the big things we must decide now is if the new should be a separate building or to the old build Hyde explained He thought the building committee should be able to dendt to solve the question of the new building being at tached or and sug gested this decision shoul6bc left to the discretion of the committee He noted there is a little problem with a ditch which crosses he three acres but said the engineer Ins devised a method of diverting the water Mayor Tom Hill cautioned the drainage solution must no further increase water pro blems a the municipal build ing He noted several times in the last there I been any water unliable at the municipal building which is fit to drink Asks cooperation cemetery vandalism Acton detachment of the Regional police would like to hear about any children who are noticed playing in cemetery This week they learned a vase valued at 25 lias been stolen from the cemetery Several stolen bicycles have also been found abandoned there Staff Sergt Bernie Ward asks neighbors who see young people who could be using the cemetery for unlawful purposes to call the office here Drag strip seats 11 on GO bus town parks The new GO bus service which brings Rock wood and commuters to the Georgetown GO trains is off to something less than a roaring success It realh caught fire on f GO spokesman Tom jokid Vve had 11 riders on the bus Fur of Ihe commuters were from Acton three from and three from The bus is seats for Last week marked the first five of operation of the new GO sen ice designed to help commuters get to the GO trim Georgetown The commuters were left out in the cold when ON continued operation of the Toronlo morning commuter train November I wouldnt are disTppointed because we just didn know what to expect when we started the new service It is difficult it this point to set how it is going to work out or if business will improve Henry explained On the first day of service there were eight riders nine the second then the customers dropped off Wednesday to five four Thursdn before jumping up to 11 He noted most of the passengers are coming from with few commuters boarding the bus in Between ind people get on the GO tram in each day and trains in aierage of 1 people to Union station every morning during week Bleachers at the Toronto International drag way may soon sit in Hills parks Hills administration committee recommended the town buy 5000 seats at four dollars a seat With recrea Hon grants a grant from the Wintano lottery and from both the Acton and Georgetown Fair Boards the town will pay S3 is their share of the total The offer closes December and if the town close the deal by then they may be sold to someone else Others on the list to be intro duced were Miss Acton Fair Jill Milton fair Gerald Carton and Mrs Carton Ilalton Hills and region representative G W MeKcnzie Milton councillor Russell Erin township councillor Jack Marshall life member Bert Davidson Head tabic guests were Ken Murray and Doll first vice- resident Russell Murray and second vlccpresi dent Brent Marshall and Janet secretary John and Helen ladies board president Mrs Vivian Beer and Mr Beer Brent Marshall was chair man Ted Brown thanked Dublin I for the dinner John clutched his head in embarrassment when Jill pulled his name for the door prize Bert Davidson declared he think of any one who deserved it more and so to hearty applause Mr Rowc kept the prize About 100 attended the happy annual event and Al Dermott played for dancing Write off taxes The finance committee of I Hills council reviewed and then recommended of uncollectible tax be stricken from he rolls Monday night Deputy trca surer Grant Usher pointed out the figure seemed huge but in reality it was a true writeoff of only 130 The larger figure come fore change in assessment I rolls since clarified on new I bills and must be written off I to 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