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New assessment factor could up taxes by 13 Abundant Halton harvest predicted and combining of winter wheat have begun a Crops look good this year but as could use more rain This picture was taken en Ron- See Page 3 A new assessment equaliz ation factor established by the provincial government covering grants to mum cipalibes and school boards could add a whopping to the amount to be raised by Halton Hills taxpayers next year or at the latest In The factor is intended to even out assessment all over the province but will result in a large increase here and in Milton and a substantial decrease in Burlington and have little effect in Oakville If the 1980 budget is not in creased at all over last year taxes for education and region al costs will rise 13 per cent for those items alone according to a report from Town Treasurer Ray King If the same factor had been in effect this year the elementary education costs would have increased by dary school costs by and the regional levy 278419 The treasurer said he was pessimistic but pointed out there could be a phasing in grants to lessen the impact on the town for a few years Revenue Minister Lome Maeck in his announcement of the new equalization factor assured municipalities no grants in will be less than last year because of the factor Councillor Harry Levy said it is unfortunate but true that homes in Halton Hills have been underassessed for the past four years He estimated the factor would add 60 to a house assessed at 6000 about an average assessment in town Treasurer Ray King said the factor has been frozen since 1970 and during that time homes in the north of Halton have increased in value at a greater rate than in the south Mayor Pete warned this could seriously affect any projects planned in the next few years Councillor Walter Biehn suggested council bombard the provincial government with delegations in the same way council is bombarded with pro testing delegations General committee felt they would have to wait for more information before making any move if there is any move to be made One and I Nu 7 ACTON WEDNESDAY AUGUST Twenty Pages Twenty Cents Hydro Commission looks for rural rep Council to pick one from three With provincial legis lotion dissolving the existing Acton and Georgetown hydro com missions and establish one commission for the whole of Halton Hills applications will be sought for someone to represent the rural on the new board Since has been served by Ontario Hydro there has never been a hydro commission for the rural- area A temporary com mission will be appointed by council until elections for the board are held at the same time as pal elections at the end of 1980 The five member Hills commission will have two from Georgetown one from Acton and one from qursing as well as the mayor The two existing members of Georgetown commission Tcnnant Bill Smith will continue in their positions but in Acton one of the three mem bers Wilt MeEachem Brown or Bob will be chosen by the Acton Commission itself then the mended name submitted Hills council v Ill have to decide who will represent Acton on the Hills Hydro Commission Bill 119 effective Mar restructures the present system of local hydro In both Acton and George town When the Bill comes into effect the two urban areas as well as will come un der one commission Miss Acton Fair ViUona Ltnizky Victoria Lenizky in CNE contest It was a close shave but Miss Acton Fall Fair Victoria Lenliky is ap pearing in today Miss Sweetheart of the Fairs competition at the Canadian National Exhibition Victoria 16 was crowned Miss Act on last September during the fall fair In January she left for a six month modelling stint In Paris France which ended a few weeks ago How ever individual assignments kept her tied down to Europe making It im possible to get back to Canada An assignment to be on the cover of Europe b world fashion magazine Friday further delayed her arrival home which was sche duled for Thursday Victoria was due to check into the Royal York in Tor onto on Monday with the other con testants but could get no flight out of France for Toronto However late Sunday evening switching planes in Montreal Vic toria finally armed home tired but relieved A winner in the contest Is an nounced shortly after noon today Victoria stay at her parents Rockwood home is shortlived how ever as she has signed another mod elling contract which takes her to Jap an for two months From there she hopes to work in New York City Rumors that Victoria was ineligible to enter the Miss CNE contest because of professional model status have been belayed by Acton Agricultural Secretary John Rove Upon bearing the rumors Mr contacted officials and explained the situation They assured him Victoria wis still eligible for the contest as she was student at the time of the Acton Council has decided the individual commissions will choose a member to sit on ihe new group However only one per son is to be chosen from Acton and both present chairman and treasurer Bob have shown Interest in the pos ition Of the local com mission only Orville Brown was present at Thursday morning meet ing to cast the deciding vote on who should get the sent Mr MacArthur said it was not fair for them Mr MeEachem and he to put a friend on the spot like that and they leave the de cision to council Mr Brown agreed saying both were his friends and he wanted to keep it that way He could not choose one over the other Mayor Pete who on the Acton commission was absent from the meeting With the recent death of com and the death of com a few years ago the com mission has been de pleted At years old Harold Pop Main has been around In the bin ball world He has been In Acton for the past yean helping the areas youngs ten develop their skills Pop helped the Acton squirt get started this year before deciding to take some time off and relax He hopes to be back Involved next For more about Pop see page Bl ROBIN Boat family sponsored by Operation Lifeline It will be three to six weeks but Vietnamese refugees will be coming to live in Ac I on under local private spon sorship Arlene Bruce of Oper ation Lifeline Acton group 1 told the Acton Free Press she met with Immigration officials Monday and although a particular family has not been chosen there will definitely be one coming Mrs Bruce represents ten Acton families who arc willing to sponsor a needy family They should know in the next two weeks how many will be In the family to get some Idea of the type of accommodation cloth ing furnishings and employment needed Mrs Bruce warned that the family may not be typical family as we know it She explained the boa people have gone through a kit of suffering and lost many loved ones Instead of a typical fam ily of parents and ren they could be getting older and sisters parents and per haps even grandparents arriving In this case the needs will be entirely The mam problem is accomodation Mrs Bruce said Anyone who has an empty house or apartment they are willing to donate for a few months is asked to call John at Mrs Bruce said even if someone had an empty room where a few members of the family could stay would be appreciated Milt at 2034 is in charge of find ing jobs for the refugees Mrs Bruce pointed out the Vietnamese have been accepting the jobs which have been open for months because Can adians would not Till them Because of this at on behalf of the boat people they are not expected to be a strain on the Canadian economy Anyone with any cloth ing to donate is asked to call and Archie Harluns at and Don Gregg is in charge of furnishings Brendan is taking in donations of food and Joanne Marks is treasurer and is accepting any cash do nations The refugees language will pose a problem and anyone who feels they can communicate ver bally with the newcomers is asked to call Mrs Bruce at 1267 Byelection date Oct 9 A byelection to fill the Ward One Acton council seat left vacant by the death of Duby will be held Tuesday October 9 the day after Thanks giving day At this time only Terry Director of Acton Community Services and Dave Whiting a defeated candidate in the last municipal elect ion have announced plans to contest the seat Others are considering contesting the seat The date was tentatively set for Oc toberl but was changed because it would fall on the Jewish high holiday Kippur Tbe final date for filing nomination papers will be September 17 the advance polling date will be September Mrs Bruce eels everyone in Acton can do their part in helping these people Even if we just get the vegetables out of the tail end of a garden it would be most appreciated The group has already been given a freezer which they hope to have Tilled when the family arrives The Acton Ministerial Association meets to morrow evening to form a similar group and help yet an other family come to Act on Mrs Bruce em phasized Operation Life line is not working in competition to this newly formed group but rather it wants to help them in their attempts to bring more people to Acton The Christian Re formed church in Acton has Joined such churches in the Waterloo area to bring a refugee family to Kit chener With all the red tape cleared the group should meet their adopted family soon Seek twice weekly trash pickup again A petition signed by residents asking for the reinstatement of twice a week garbage pick up found no supporters on Hills council this week A letter from J Norris 10 Drive cited the unpleasantness of stinking garbage the attraction for animals and the resulting cleaning up of spilled garbage after the animals A report from Town Engineer Bob Austin pointed out the second pickup of the week yielded approximately per cent of the garbage picked up the first day and said the costs per ton of the second day pickup can be between and per cent more than the first day He emphasized the 1979 budget was based on a once a week pickup Using the week of June last year as an example Austin stated the per ton cost for the first day was 7 while for the second day Vt The objections men tioned by the petitioners Austin claimed could happen any time Centre to locate jobs for fired Disston employees are cur rently underway between Disston United Steel Workers of America Local and Canada Manpower to set up a re location centre for em ployees of the firm once operations arc closed down in September Hills councillor George Maltby told the Acton Free Press he will be sitting on the com as an advisor but so far has not heard word of the committee being formed yet He said the committee should be formed within the next week or so which will ap proach area companies asking them to help the Disston workers with employment They are concentrating their forts on the Milton Georgetown and Bramp ton areas so the workers would not have to re locate their families of Canada a of the Sand- vik Group feels res ponsible Mr Maltby said at helping their em rind work employing about people an nounced last month they were closing down all operations in Acton and moving their lines to a present plant in Mon treal No were offer Hoe and Co an American firm recently purchased a portion of the Disston plant in Act on which could save a few of the lost Jobs Mr said Mr Hoe should be in the area next week to discuss Just how many Jobs are saved At that time the councillor said Mr Hoe will be ap pearing before council to discuss his plans Fire loss down fire calls up Fire loss in Halton Hills is down more than this year Inside this week compared to the tame period last year but the number of fires is up Losses this year totalled and last year Until the end of June Fire Chief Mick Holmes reports 142 fire calls this yearandlHIastyear In Georgetown Fire Area there were 10 calls this year compared to last year while in the Acton Fire Area there were this year and 43 last year Fire calls include every type of call not necessarily fires June showed a drama drop In fire loss this year with 500 while in the same month In the total was During June this year there were eight building fires four open fires and calls to eight accidents