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10 Acton 1963 of Com metre secretary gets tips from retiring secretary J tot I Board backs Bruce Region Basinets Development Officer Matt Fischer Wit with outgoing Chamber of Commerce president Dave Wbitiag Fischer guest speaker toe animal general meeting of be clumber Monday night he Legion Theft of hides protest Playboy TV d Acton Trustee Arlene Bruce introduction pornographic Acton Trustee Arlene Bruce was successful In her bid to have tbe Hilton Board of In first notice of motion Item trustee Bruce received unanimous support that the board submit a formal protest to the federal and pro vincial governments and First Choice PayTV Bruce contended that It Is the goal of the board to develop in its children and young adult respect for each other a whole some conviction of self worth and the moral sensitivity necessary for a complete and responsible life She feels the introduction of pornographic programs on television has the potential to wipe out everything we are trying to do in our schools The Individual in the com munity should make a free choice in this matter but an informed choice Bruce told the board knowing that this may well undermine tbe schools effort and be in direct conflict with what we are at tempting to do This will be one more negative influence in our community which Is making it extremely difficult to help our students grow up with a healthy value system Legion happenings by Harry Norton The Ladles Auxiliary Zone Euchre Tournament Saturday was a huge success with members from all Branches turning out for an afternoon of cards Many visitors stayed for the Saturday night entertain ment in the lounge This coming Saturday February 5 we will be holding the appreciation night for Comrade Dave the Dominion President There still a few tickets available at he bar so if you are interested you better pick them up right away Live music will be available for dancing in the games roam on Saturday instead of in lounge as it is expected some of the visitors will want to finish off the evening by dancing the light fantastic and Blng will be the entertainers The new chairs for the lounge arrived on Tuesday and this completes the revamping of the Lounge Thanks to the members that volunteered to clean up the games room the lounge and the auditorium The Branch is now reasonably clean January went out like a lamb we would say If It was March but Patrick has it on good authority that there will be lots of snow and ice for our annual Snowfest on February Tickets are on sale at the bar so dust off your old snow suit sharpen up those old skates and get ready for our annual Winter Carnival Shepard assures crowd fowl will be cared for Esther Taylor isnt the only who wants to make sure the Fairy Lake fowl have a secure future in town She was just one of several citizens who attended Thur sdays Acton councillors drop- In to voice support for the birds Recreation director Tom was the guest speaker at the dropin at the library Shepard said no definite plans have been made for the care of the swans but options are being examined and to quote Mayor Peter we hope the results will be satisfactory Miss Taylor informed she was the old woman who feeds tbe fowl and she understood the recreation director had threatened to have her charged with trespassing If she was caught feeding the birds In her typically feisty manner Esther warned she could play rough and shed retaliate by pushing him in the lake If It wasnt for herself and others In the community the birds would die waiting for the Town to feed and care for them The swans will be here for a long time Shepard promised One citizen pointed out children love the fowl and they are as much a part of Acton recreation as hockey and other sports Miss Taylor said Shepard assured the audience the birds will be cared for by the Town Mak6S Eramosa township t donation to the Klwanis Music Festival as a scholarship ATTENTION BOWLERS BIG BROTHER ASSOCIATION OF HILLS 1983 Bowl for Millions February 512 Bowl A Game for Fatherless Boys all funds are used for Big Brother work in Hills except for which goes to bowlers associations pnxes for individual bowlers sponsors donations are deductible for income tax purposes pick up pledge sheets with details at Georgetown Bowl and Acton Bowling Lanes your participation greatly needed and appreciated FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL GEORGE WAGNER Business or at Honw 7W man stands to straight as whan ha stoops Dave Hall Mill St East has been convicted of theft over in connection with the theft of leather bends from Beardmore tannery Monday in County criminal court Hall plead guilty to one count of theft while Crown Attorney Anthony Vale dropped a second charge of theft and a charge of conspiracy to commit theft He will be sentenced February Coaccused Nick Marinos of Toronto charged with posses sion of stolen property over also plead guilty He was fined and put on one years probation Halton Regional Police Detective Douglas McMillan told Judge J Sprague that be tween September l and December 1981 a quantity of leather bends hides had been removed from estimated at about in value which have not been re covered Hall worked for Tyler Tran sport which was the primary shipper of Beardmore McMillan said Hall had suggested that bends could be sent to Nicks Shoe Repair in Toronto He was also involved in the collection of the money from and the distribu tion of the money to the ac complices Hall bad been ap proached McMillan testified because of his knowledge of the Toronto area There were two separate Illegal leather deliveries to the shoe repair shop which was owned at the time by Marinos The two men had had prior dealings with each other in the late lSTOs when Hall made pre vious deliveries of a legitimate nature McMillan noted that three other accuseds in he case had pleaded guilty of Bracebridge formerly of Acton was given six months in Jail Mark received a suspended sentence and 13 months probation Both were employed at Beardmore and John Jordan of Tylers was given one day in jail and a fine In a statement made by Hall to the police McMillan read that Al Doley pproached him and asked if he Hall knew were he could get rid of some leather Hall said En the state ment that he assumed they were stolen and gave the name of Nicks Shoe Repair on Davenport Road Hall had said that Marinos had approached him previously and asked Hall knew where he could get some extra leather In the fall of 1981 asked Hall If he would go to Nicks and pick up some money Doley told him the leather had been dropped off Hall told the police he picked up the money about and gave It to who in turn gave him McMillan reported Hall said he was only involved one time and received no more money A presentence report and a community service assessment have been requested by Judge Sprague to be completed at the time of the sentencing on February Testifying against Marinos McMillan said approximately worth of leather bends from Bearmore bad been de livered to Nicks Shoe Repair In a plea to the judge R Schnler counsel for Marinos said his client was a passive actor in this matter who has undergone a great deal of anx iety since the charges were laid He noted there was no worry of rehabilitation and Marinos will never be before a court again He pointed out his client re ceived only a portion of what was stolen from Beardmore and that he did not solicit the goods Vale contended it was not a minor offense and had Marinos not been there tbe thelves could not have had anyone to sell the stolen property to thus the crimes might not have been committed Vale pressed for a substantial fine and a period of probation He said that due to medical record he was not seeking a Jail term He noted that Al Doley received a jail term because he committed a breach of trust to his employer Judge noted the fact was feeling remorse and that he had never been in trouble with the law before was being taken into account The Judge recognized the fact ditf not solicit the goods and took into consider ation the fact he pleaded guilty saving the court three to four days of a trial Marinos s medical record which was entered into court re cords but not read out in court influenced the court consider ably Judge Sprague said Vale concluded that Marinos has learned from his mistake and will not appear before a Judge or jury again FLORiDfi A Luxury Rental Condominium Located Directly on the Gulf of Mexico 1 Gulf Boulevard Madeira Beach The owners have agreed to rent their generously furnished homes away from home These condominiums are two bedroom two bath dwellings very spacious with close to square feet or living area Cable color TV washer dryer dishwasher garbage disposal and the wind and surf at your doorstep and a beautiful ocean view through your windows but you have to be here to appreciate the Individual beauty of each home unit and the building Is brand new and sparkling clean The heated pool offers one of the finest sunset experiences you will ever 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and while he has volunteered to chair the next meeting later this month if no one has come forward to fill the post he will not be serving another year Doug will serve as the first vice and Susan Poulsen replaces retlr- secretary Janet Trevor Rota re tains his post as treasurer and Whiting be comes past president One year directors are Charlie Auger Paul OBrien Jim Magee Ev Cadenhead and Cory Herringlon Two year directors are Colin Ash Bruce CargUl BUI Clark Paul Nielsen and Len Tuitman Justice the Peace Bob Hart swore in the board of directors Region as a whole held its own against the current recession regional business development officer Matt Fischer told the members but we have one trouble spot Halton Hills guest speaker Fischer said companies ceased operations in 1962 and another 10 moved away However 84 new manufacturing companies employing people moved into Halton Counting layoffs plant closures new companies and the additional Jobs created the net employment change was a mere minus 10 per cent In Halton Hills however seven new com came to town to employ people the town lost IS companies through plant closures and one that moved away The net employment change was minus seven per cent the worst In the region Fischer admitted however that the actual picture is clouded by the fact that a signific ant proportion of the labor force commutes to other areas for employment We know that as much as per cent of the working population is employed outside the region This makes any precise evaluation very difficult to achieve Fischers department is taking steps to alleviate this problem though Interest In industrial development In Is at an all time high and his office is receiving over inquiries per month He attributes this to more companies examining their accom modation costs and deciding to relocate out of the metropolitan Toronto area into less expensive regions such as Halton and Dur ham Advertising and promotion is also helping But Fischer admitted these companies are interested In location along the Queen Elizabeth Way and Highway 401 The ex tra minutes to Acton and Georgetown he noted makes a substantial difference to these firms Optimistically however Fisher told the Chamber members he has decided to look Inward for growth in Acton expansion of existing businesses Halton region is following the federal and governments lead of focusing a at of attention on export development and the creation of new business through Joint venturing and licencing agreements with foreign companies The Business Development Department has recently created a separate and distinct program of trade development to supple our industrial locations programs I believe that we ore the first municipality In Canada to do so and our initiative has been warmly received in the Ontario Ministry of Industry and Trade and the federal department of Industry Trade and Com merce Fischers office currently has on file about industrial buildings and sites listed with them by the realtors and developers in the region This information Is circulated monthly to over realtors effectively putting additional business development officers at his service and improves our penetration in the marketplace Local industries arc being shown the advantages of exporting their products Fischer said be and Whiting have dis cussed the idea of a local task force being organized to address Uneconomic problems of the community I would ike to encour age this form of involvement and to suggest that such a group be formed to guide my department in the Identification of specific local projects to undertake in the coming year He continued to note that the Chamber of Commerce Is the Ideal um brella for such a task force to work under Fischer can the task force taking an active rale in the Implication of new idea and local companies which show great potential for growth Acton is synonymous to me for its citizen involvement In such projects as the Committee and the birth of the North Tourist Association If we can generate half as much enthusiasm In this committee we can be assured of success he concluded Dec accidents down credit Halton team Halton drivers could be in for a tougher time next Christmas if the police force enlarges the team A desire o expand the four man team which operates over the Christmas season was hinted at Thursday during tbe Police commissioners meeting the team to officers from four ana adding a second breathalizer was mentioned by Mayor Pete newly appointed commissioner Later said the chief did not provide a lot of detail but that tbe force will Implement the expansion with the exist ing officers Police Chief James Harding declined to elaborate on the details saying only he Is In favor of expanding the team but It will depend on our resources available He said he is in support of having three teams of four in each district over Christ mas Currently the four man spotcbeck team rotates around the three areas This year started on November 24 and ended on January l But individual districts can do them from time to time It is an effective way to keep death off the road he said later I know it is un popular with some people but unpopularity comes second to safety During the month of December due to the Weather and the team there were 1000 less motor vehicle accidents than last year said Chief Harding Cathy Beaulieu of Limehouse thinks DIET CENTER SO WILL YOU Cettiy otl 21 lbs In I have dura until I cam Center I ton 21 Km although am only fan tan I never fart Defter and had kits of on was bid neat never warn hungry Now I nut Diet Center regular lor thaw FREE fotow up maintenance program year to maintain my new Oat Center hat taught ui U HOP TAKE ftW St Poet Office CENTER-