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The Acton Free Press Wednesday Nov 30 t977 Committee warm to tourist grant request Region s Committee will consider a grant request of just over to promote tourism in the Midwestern Ontario area when it meets Wednesday The Niagara and Mid Western Travel Association made what some councillors feel the most convincing pitch for regional support that has been made In the past four years President Paul told the committee tourism is the second largest Industry in Ontario turning an estimated billion dollars said of that comes to rest in this area manager Sharkey said the association worked on a 000 budget and represented five regions and three counties known as Festival Country Through brochures and publicity pieces the area is promoted throughout the world Randorph told the committee that with the in creases in accommodation many families are accepting their homes as their hotels and resorting to one day trips for their holiday He argued that the association was doing a good Job in pointing out the features that arc available for people to see Administration Committee Chairman Mac Anderson said he was Impressed with the work being done and the presentation and he vowed he would support a grant Tor the first time In four years Councillor Jim Watson suggested that surely Ihe region had some obligation to support the industry especially when it brings dollars into the community Councillor Walter indicated he too is pathetic to the request But the committee by any means unanimous in the move to break from the position the region has always held towards the group Burlington Mayor Mary said she felt the city of Burlington recognizes the industry by providing a tourist booth She noted the capital cost alone was last year Councillor Cnrl said no one disputed the significance of the industry but he fell the tourist industry received financial help from both the federal and provincial levels of govern The business community Is the first to object to government spending but the first to stick thtir hand into pot he added Both he and Mayor Munro felt the hotel owners and inn keepers should be absorbing more of the cost of the operation than they do Of the 191 chambers of com and business people contribute only Ospringe Teacher on jury sub teaches class by Doris I Mrs Ann Smith had a new enlightening experience last week as she was chosen to act on a jury for three days In the meantime Mrs Gail Baldwin supply teacher was teaching her grade class Mr and Mrs Lome Brown hosted a dinner party for the staff of school and their husbands and wives last Tuesday evening at their farm home on the Erin Eramosa town line At the last meeting of pnnge the record books were examined by the leaders in readiness to send to the Home Economist so they can be marked before Achievement Day will be held in The principals and iaos of Area I met with Mr Corbett Area Supermini dent at Ospringe school on Wednesday afternoon Mrs Pauline Weber Library Con addressed the group emphasizing the way in which a library should be correlated into the complete The principals later met separately and conducted their regular business meeting Nine Tweenies were en FIRE HALL addition roof is now under construction and should be com pieted in a couple of weeks Bell rate reduction for Brookville Some 32 Bell Canada sub scribers in the area of the Campbellville exchange who already have individual or twoparty Create 500 jobs It Is possible Neilson a will expand its Georgetown ware housing operation for production of chocolate pro ducts creating over jobs However details of the firm s plans are both sketchy and contradictory at this time The possibility of s expanding in was raised Friday at the McLaughlin Ontario Municipal Board hearing which is reviewing allocation of space In George town expanded sewage treatment plant Robert Jarvls McLaughlin lawyer told the that earlier he had said Neilson t coming to Georgetown so t be Included In the town sewage allocation policy Friday he corrected himself stating associates of his have recently been In touch with Neilson officials who said there is a chance the company will move prod uction to Georgetown telephone service will have their rales reduced to 9 15 and a month respective ly beginning Dec 7 Bill Barnes local Bell Canada manager said today This is a reduction from their present rates which vary because they are based on a charge for every quarter mile from the built up area of exchange Mr Barnes said This service arrangement is called a Locality Rate Area and is for the area immediately around the intersection of the Line and 15 The cost to Bell Canada is 58 The new rates that take effect in the area Dec 7 for one and twoparty service will be 35 cents and cents respectively higher monthly than in the built up or base rate area of the Campbellville exchange hi bus ness office will be contacting all cus to determine the type of service they want The Urban Service Improvement program for Campbell exchange will also be completed by Dec 7 Mr Barnes said upgrading of urban telephone service is costing Bell Canada million over a four year period in Ontario and Quebec It brings about the reduction of the numbers of customers on one multi party lint to a maximum of four and ade quate facilities to provide one or twoparty service for who would like such service at an additional charge roiled into Brownies Thurs day evening in a special cere mony which was attended by their parents Laura Robinson Sheryl Brown Diana Grundy Julie Lcwan dowskl Shannon Salter Melissa Gregory Heidi Cheryl and Patterson were brought to the stone by a Brownie and they walked up the pathway to the toadstool to s their promise they sang songs and played while six Brow nits who are working for their Golden Hand made the coffee and served coffee and cake to the guests MANY MANY SHOPPERS crowded the Cedar vale cottage in Georgetown for the Credit Valley Artisans sale Saturday Among the many were Val Walters and Kim of Heather Court They examine a farmer doll made by M Buchanan Mrs Walters is a public health nurse in Acton Horses attract big spenders For people outside of the equestrian world or 30 for a horse appears an astronomical figure but for those familiar with fine horseflesh such prices are considered a sound value Such was the case at the recent auction of hunters and jumpers at SamSon Farms in Hornby attended by an estimated 500 people from Canada and the United States It was a buyers market according to SamSon Farm officials and included 54 horses on the auction block with sales totalling 000 A top price of 31 was paid for Sir Certain an eight yearold chestnut gelding A successful junior and intermediate jumper in Canada and the United States the horse was bought by Carl Knee coach of the Canadian Equestrian Team Tower Bridge a five year old stallion con signed by SamSon Farms went for the second top bid of the evening A sale of approximately the same number of horses last August and in November of last year produced148 000 in sales The auction is part of a move to reduce the hunter and jumper stock at the farm for ex of thoroughbred breeding according to Jim Day manager of the farm and considered one of Canada stop equestrians Noted for his successes in the jumping ring Mr Day is now busy training thoroughbreds for the race track Postal switch PoslmaslerG is acting in Georgetown these A new postmaster should be starling the job in George town in wicks While he McMillan is si master I ere Youthscharged Three youths have been charged by Halt n I for beer in a van parked St church St police say Worth the rigors Christmas snow fall are endurable wl en tl ere a gl mpse of on his route most the think Door Prizes EVERY BINGO Now held in GEORGETOWN ELKS LODGE 15 Geo gntown prize Early PRIZES 00 Doors Open 7PM Bingo Starts 8PM 16 Reg Games EA 3 Special Jackpot 54 Numbers FREE BUS SERVICE HALTON SPORTSMENS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL TURKEY STAG Friday Dec AT THE CLUB HOUSE UPPER BASE LINE- MILTON 0NT HiWay Garage Class A Mechanic General Repairs Tune Up5 Gulf Gas and Oil Products HiWay Garage Alma St Hwv Wstt 8564140 High unemployment may lead to civil unrest High unemployment could lead to civil unrest In Ontario during the winter Ontario MPP Michael told an meeting in Milton Wednesday night I venever heard such rad ical talk among young people told re porters after the meeting History in stone Breauqji is one of three candidates seeking the leadership In Ontario Wc will be lucky to get through the winter without social unrest he said Breaugh explained the taverns generally are full during times of high unem It might not be any more than trouble In taverns Breaugh said but he wasn confident of that Young people are being turfed out on the street and you can expect them to just take it The Oshawa MPP said people have come to expect a University of Guelph Sexton Blake the famous detective of British fiction was lying bound and gagged on the deck of a villains yacht somewhere off the high standard of living and are now very frustrated No one will listen to the man on the street unless he riots he said indicated Sudbury was the first obvious example of potential trouble There are people Laid off and young families are going to it difficult to meet their responsibilities It will effect every industrial area he ex plained Bill Cumpstey of the Brampton Labor Council said there ore people under and counties are Central Ontario But the path the M and mostly made up of fairly local wasn straight down It in currently volved a detour Into the Lake unemployed Ontario basin and then a said there Is an averoge t0 W people per dayS track towards us Council office concern- Scratches on the bedrock unemployment insurance Tracking glaciers rocks Around Acton and limestones are found Closer to Hamilton the distinctive shale found at the base of the Niagara escarp- coast of England He had no surface and the smoothing payments Workmen idea of his whereabouts but lour to the glacial hills in the direction that Compensation matters and the ice moved is extra problems with evidence used by ion and Canada pension and to prove this detour retraining courses whereabouts buV S luckily though most im probably a wave washed a stone on board and as it landed It made the distinctive of the rare rock Aha said Mr Bloke we are anchored off Wolf Rock the only renee of in Britain Far fetched though the But all over this area roughtly ten to fifteen percent of the stones are of a more distant origin Pink and gray granites volcanic and rocks occur and Indicate that the ice that carried them must have passed over part of the Canadian Shield Many of the appear to have come from the Hastings Highlands region of Central Ontario In other words the glaciers flowed down this way from HINTONS story is It illustrates one of rocks found locally in fact the techniques that glacio- logists use in the detective work of tracking the paths of the great Ice sheets that have blanketed Canada four times in the last million years These enormous glaciers gouged up pieces of rock from Ihe land surface and carried them by stages many miles from their places of origin We find them now as loose stones in the glacial deposits left behind when the ice melted By examining them and determining their nature we may be able to pinpoint what part of Ontario they tome from tor example glacial deposits in Wellington CENTRE -ACTON- Mdn SI South Optical M PI Having A Hearing Problem Problems With Your Hearing Aid Mr F Burke will be in Georgetown Friday December 2 9am noon Acton Friday December to 3pm HEARING AIDS SERVICE SEE THIS FLYER IN THIS WEEKS ISSUE OF YOUR FOR MANY MONEY SAVING CHRISTMAS SPECIALS A wonderland of Christmas gifts Remember Milton Mall is open Monday to Friday I 10 am to 930 pm Saturdays 930 am to 930 pm for your shopping convenience at This Christmas Wonderland is in Milton Mall Hon only enclosed shopping area lets you relax In climate controlled comfort and enjoy the tights and sounds of the season Delight your Idren with a visit to Santa cottage Good Saint Nick will be giving out free candy and chatting with the kiddles Just a reminder that Santa personal photo grapher will be snapping pictures of your favourite little elf Located at the corner of Ontario St Hwy and Main St Milton