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v lively debate reeve t tyler jr spar over bands role at fall fair should the acton cltlsen band perform at toe acton fall fair without being paid a resolution originating from a number one committee meeting which called on the band to play at performances friday and saturday at the fair without chart was wtth- drawn before it could come to a vote at mondays council men ting but not before councillor ted tyler the bind president and reeve bert hlnton engaged in a verbal sparring match which had to be on at least one occasion interrupted by cooler beads who urged the argument be toned down visibly agitated when the motion was tabled mr tyler asked who complained to number one committee without waiting for a reply he tore into the reeve by accusing him of sttcuat ma nose into the business of the band there was no trouble before the reeve a fair board director started messing around he charted 1 have no grievance with the band answered the reeve in my opinion some officers in the band are using poor frag ment la their dealings with fair beard this raises the ques tion of whether they are a clowns band or a private corpor- attok tbe reeve charged the band sent a letter advising the fair board they would lead the saturday parade free of charge but would expect a fee of 100 for playing friday night councillor tyler denied correspondence said that he de plored the poor communication between the two groups theyre reneging on their word he said they expect us to give up two days and to do it free theres nothing saya we mast parade they provide their own membtrswith free meal tickets and gas mr tyler said the disagreement goes back four years we asked at that time where the usual donation was and they said they didnt have to give us one the reeve said so lies retorted mr hlnton youre telling lies too replied the irate councillor m this junctor councillor bob drlnkwatter asked if the hud was a corporation or a clmsens band u youre not hap py with the money received from the town in the form of n grant why not make your intentions known to council he said follow me around to see what the band puts up with said mr tyler fair board paid 800 or 300 for a 30 minute performance from an outoftown band he charged but wanted to give acton band nothing fair board members give of their time and dent get paid said the reeve mr tyler reminded the reeve be personally tave a weeks of the year training members and said tbe band was takta part in the church service sunday at no charge as well as the parade saturday we are not turning down anybody we jos dent want to be mad tools of he recounted episodes at the fair over the years when the band suffered through baby shows horse shows announcers and then you have to move for the bull parade be mused pve got a question said councillor charue perry do you play for the love of playing or what to so inad i could arrtt retorted the awaci sot tor profltl love of music then said mr perry it cost the band members to play the town supplies in struments and music replied lfr tyler mr perry asked if mr tyler realised the valuable training band members got from playing which ability may could apply in other places he professed bo andarstandue of the mlxap if the bend plays for love of playing rather than for commer cial ends if the band lsnot getting enough money they should ask for more he concluded mr tyler reviewed the history of the disagreement after mr parry asked how the dispute could be remedied they neednt wait until aug 23 until they contact us he gave as on solution we told the fair board wed gladly play forme parade tree the band also gladly agreed to take part in fridays performances and would send a mil for services rendered tbe fair board phoned dr elllcott and he told them it would be 100 why only charge milton 100 when yon have to transport players and instruments there asked the reeve youre quite willing to go there mr tyler took the baton and asked how the reeve would use to give op his weekends i think the band la doing a tarrrlflc job with young kids said the reeve who directed bis criticism for a lew members of the executive and their narrow approach to the situation be thought all the problems should be aired to hammer out the beefs mr tyler said council could pa as resolutions till mlchutht but they werent going to fore him or the others into showing up 1 idww im going to hatomyseu to the immu for some of the things i said tonight he offered in a more contrite mayor ouby picked up the thread and a more conciliatory theme developed he attributed discord to lac of communi cation and the amount of personal time involved it could be the degree of demand causing the problem he said i know the feeahg of band members repeated mr tyler he urged repudiation of the motion reminding councillors bandsmen wouldnt show up because council passed a motion you can bead ahorse to water bat you cant make him drtak m my opinion the band la acting la poor taste especially la centennial year said councillor drinkwauer artlag bands men to cooperate with the fall fair contacted by telephone bandmaster dr george elllcott appeared at the meeting with a file of correspondence tracing the history of the dispute with the fair board mr tyler read it up to date and confirmed with mr elliott thai the 100 he covered friday night and a saturday concert tbe parade was things have happened that the committee wasat aware of said councillor g w mckensie who sponsored tbe motion which laid down what tbe bead should do other members agreed councillor mckensie and the deputyreeve withdrew the mo tion but council went one step further to an effort to patch the fracas up in time for this years fair they asked a meeting of band executives with fair board directors with a neutral chairman preferably the council representative of the bud but falling his inability to be at the meeting tbe mayor to officiate mayor duby chaired a meeting hut night between wil- mer fryer of the fair board and ted tyler jr aadbeaov nuster elliott representing the band altho no deci were made at the meeting the band rjapresentstives agreed they would try and have a band at the friday night performance the mayor also urged that a meeting be held lminedutaty after the air to iron out the problems most of the trouble seems to come from poor conununt- eatlobs between the two organisations he told the free press this morning three day celebration for acton centennial fair climax of months of detailed planning acton fall fair will likely draw the largest crowd ever this weekend at the last count there were at least 25 floats registered for the big centennial parade which begins at 1230 pm on saturday afternoon first section of the parade is a military parade ar ranged by the legion with units from the lome scots and the utb field regiment a legion float will include legion officials then acton citizens band win head the next long section of the parade from the station down to the park parade chairman mac sprawl is assembling the floats officials and children for the event this year the miss centennial fair contest la being held en tirely at the friday eveiantshow at tbe community centre utters have been sent to mgh schools in acton erin george town milton and guetoh in some schools rooms are pick ing their own representatives so there are a good number of- ent ries in a variety show will all the evenings program on friday and the hall exhibits are on display the chorallers will sing with variety artists from toronto the midway is partially here already to the delight of the young spectators under r l davidson there is a work bee in the hall today while other croups are preparing the pens and the ground coupled with tbe usual fair highlights is the unique chamber of commerce sportsmens show on saturday if s to be held across the late on the nelles arm the scheduled school pageant on friday afternoon has been cancelled however the lions club steer barbecue begins fri day evening and continued on saturday the whole carcass will roast from thefarly hours of the morning until itll be ready for serving to fairgoers for tbe many former actonians who return there will be a guest book which the fair board will ask them to sign another guest book will be lo cated to the lakeside chapter l o d e hospitality booth in the community centre where coffee and cookies win be served to friends the guelph junior optimist bugle band after taking part in tbe saturday parade will present a drill at the park vlnce mount ford will be master of ceremo nies at the outdoor platform judging tor the free press family costume contest see the fair book is at four oclock on saturday afternoon in the comm unity centre right after the baby show there are cash prizes for two adults and two children in cos tume not necessarily actually related the centennial community church service is sunday at 2 oclock in the community centre with the guest preacher rev john waldle a massed choir under the direction of master george elliott is com posed of representatives of school choirs and church choirs acton legion chorallers will sing as well special music is being pre pared after the church service a special concert is being arran ged two busloads are coming with singers and dancers who have performed at the ukrainian camp outside actoo- they in dicated their willingness to per form at the fair if their trans portation costs we re covered and the rotary club has agreed to do this reeve hlnton whoextended tbe invitation arranged the pro gram an accordion concert will be presented by the ontario conser vatory of music advanced accor dion orchestra by courtesy of ian leaver there win be a group of over 30 dancers of the slovenian dance group of toronto area courtesy of cyril sbrsak the ukrainian youth associa tion of toronto courtesy of peter mykolakt and jerry milk win bring a full choir boys and girls brass band and one of their best dance groups a band concert by acton cit izens band was also planned for sunday afternoon before word was received of the ethnic pro gram anncuncetnents will be made at the fair of program changes see the ads in the free press too for further details see you at the fair ht jvjctrm sttt fljtfess ninetythird year no 11 acton ontario wednesday september 131967 s c i sixteen pagesten cents y llle posi office ijfpartmpnt ottawa tt six candidates open elect ion campaign ontario votes october 17 the candidates are set and the race is on to chose representa tion for helton county in tbe ont ario legislature each of the three major parties will nave candidates campaigning for seats in the halton east and halton west ridings in the october 17 provincial election due to redistribution halton county will have not one but two representatives to the legislat ure this year one representing ralton west and one represent ing halton east halton west includes burling ton nassagaweya township act- mart lou mown organist of the umehouse presbyterian young peoples society plays for ted brown eleanor kern and rev norman young following sundays centennial church service the young people organized the ser vice at which many dressed in old fashioned costume pictures and story inside staff photo town seeks to recover damages caused by illegal connections to sanitary sewage system perturbed about drainage for bouses to lakevlev number two committee of council recently went over the subdivision with the contractors supertliaendant to an attempt to find a solution to excess water monday night at councils reg ular meeting councillor drink- waiter disclosed the committee had decided to engage a solicitor to determine the responsibility between the town and builder for the water the committee found a spring to one house running in to the sanitary sewers and the builder proposed to install sump pumps in other houses connected to the system tbe mayor said because of tbe nature of the area surface water was carried to the lake by an open ditch system however the builder said central mortgage and housing would not give mort gages unless the springs under houses were hooted into the san itary sewer mr duby said he checked with cmhc and they said no such regulation existed it was be tween the muntdpauty and the contractor to come up with an agreement isnt it logical the onus would be on the builder asked deputy reeve f oafces ws his tough hack if he hits wet areas surely we shouldnt spend urge sums to bale urn out councillor drlnkwatter said the committee did not have enough information yet to deter mine what has to be done the committee was sitting tight until they received legal advice tbe reeve was assured the committee would not ove their authority la dealing with the matter im worried about leg al action said mr hlnton as a council member im pre pared to vote w do not allow the subdmslen to use the sanitary sewers to dispose of drainage water the reeve stated empfca- ttcalty lm worried about whether the municipality has the proper drainage there said the mayor just because the builder needs mortgage money it isnt our pro blem answered councillor ty ler we can provide any kind of system we want mr tyler was also critical of builders who hooked into the sewage system illegally and made replacement of pumps necessary nearly every six weeks pumps were bogged up by sut a motion passed later in the meeting that action be taken to recover the cost of damage to the lakeview pumping station and to sewage system caused by ille gal and improper connection what council did meeting in regular session monday night instead of tbe usual tuesday acton council heard from no 2 committee that they and a representative from the united church were to agreement about a proposed parting lot but approval must come from the board of manage ment before the scheme could be implemented authorized payment of an ac count of 76566 to w trow associates for soil tests at the site of the proposed new sewage plant authorized proceeding with plans to purchase stop signs for lakeview subdivision roads authorised payment of 1047 15 to wolfe construction for in stallation of sidewalks at the new hydro and library buildings the hydro commission is to be billed 650 as their share of the joint venture on alice st approved tbe recommendation to hire mrs jack marshall as a clarkstenograpber in the town office decided to ask the architect to cut something out of plans for proposed renovations to tbe town office so costs would be more in line with estimates two leaders for the job were disclosed and the lowest was almost 1000 over the estimated cost authorized tbe chairman of the development commission to sign cheques for payment of rou tine accounts committee of adjustmerit turns down variance for partially built house a ruling by the ontario muni cipal board may decide the fate of a partially completed house on elizabeth drive in the lake- view subdivision sesto construction started construction on the boose before receiving final approval from the committee of adjustment and now an application for a variance on lot number 69 has beenbirned down the committee felt it had not other choice but to deny tbe app lication and refer it to the mun icipal board for a ruling after hearing evidence at a meeting last tuesday night questioned by wlcechairmaa marrar smith mr perint of sesto construction said la order to obtain money onhis property he had to commence idmtig five days after the original com mittee hearing he dldthiswlth- ont a building permit mr pertot also failed to abide by the committees original de cision with regard to measure ment altering them by one and a half feet a resolution passed refusing the application and referring to the municipal board for a rul ing two applications for consent which only consisted of straight ening up two properties were granted by the committee which resolved that application b5 of wilfred joseph duval margerlte duval and archibald leon pap- iuon and ida papillon for trans fer of land to wilfred joseph duval and margerlte duval of three feet as per application be granted it was further resolved apphcatioar do fnr transfer of land from wilfred joseph duval and margerlte duval and archi bald papillon and ida papulon be granted to archibald leon papillon and ida paptilcn as par appucatlon chairman e marks was the only committee member absent on and the uppermost 10 lots in esqueslng township lots 2332 inclusive or everything north of no 22 sideroad and halton east takes in oakville mutoo geor getown and the lower 22 lots of esqueslng township george kerr a burlington law yer and a progressive conser vative is presently the mpp for the county and will be seeking reelection to halton west his seat win be contested by liberal candidate hugh john lush 42- yearold burlington stockbroker and a 45yearold teacher ted mcdonald mr mcdonald will represent the new democratic party the new riding in halton east will be up for grabs and win be contested by representatives of liberal conservative andndp parties jim snow of hornby president of snow construction to oakville is the conservative choice for the seat and be will be opposed by 29yearold lib eral robin skuce former pres ident of halton east liberal as- jack lush us ted mcdonald njxp soclation and 46yearold oak ville counduor william d gil lies who wiu represent the new democratic party lntbeelectlon the canadian republic party a new political party formed in the burlington district has not entered candidates to next mon ths election arthur mclean a 37 yearold insurance company representa tive in burlington said his party included people of different pol itical teuefs who were dissatis fied with the present parties mr mclean a former liberal supporter said that wbenhtspar- ty of 1215 members is ready to support candidates in elections they will concentrate on federal politics rather than provincial george kerr george kerr present pcm pp for halton county will run for reelection in the new halton west riding mr kerr a unan imous choice to represent the conservatives was first elected to office in 1963 a native of the gaspe coast mr kerr attended university of new brunswick in frederlcton to a pielaw course and gradu ated from dalhousle university a lawyer in 1953 the father of three he moved to hamilton to 1954 and was ad mitted to the bar to 1954 and be gan bis own practice in 1958 the pc candidate served on burlington council in 1956 and 1957 and later entered mnrrtdpal politics on a two year term hr kerr has been active with the recreation committee kins men club andtberetartbdchlld- rens association john lush hugh john lush a burlington stockbroker will represent the liberals in next months contest for a seat to rattan west a native of retina saskat chewan mr lush 42 has many years of finance and investment experience behind him he is a graduate of queens university with a degree la economics and joined canadian johasmansvllla upon graduation as a financial analyst in which capacitybe re mained for three years mr lush has since spent 10 years in a number of senior ex ecutive appointments with the montreal stock exchange includ ing tbe position of assistant to the president in 1960 he was appointed con troller of canadian liquid car bonic corporation for the last five years mr lush has been hamilton manager mr lush serves as chairman of the investment dealers assoc iation of hamilton and niagara district he has served cm many charitable appeals including the heart fund mr lush is married with four children ted mcdonald a 45yearold teacher at alov erwood collegiate institute la etobtcota with seven years ex perience in burlington central high school ted mcianald wltt- carry the njj hopes to the october election after three and onehalf years la the ocaf be received an honorable discharge and gradu ated from queens university in geomge bteba pjc continued on page eight