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p- i news of the district fousbubgil on sunday evening december 3 1987 members adherents and friends of hfflstmrgh baptist church met at the church in a special service of worship and to pay tribute to honarary deacon albert e awrey and honorary deacon george c bart air awrey has served as a deacon for thirtyfive years and mr bart for fifty years rev archie goldle a former pastor was the guest prea cher mothers of cubs and scoots and other interested parties met at the township building in hldsburgh to organise a ladles auxlll- lary for the scouting movement in hlllsburgh officers elected were president mrs eleanor lane vice mrs marg myette sec mrs arlene cheyne treas mrs lila leitch fergus the geography club at the fergus high school is sponsoring a threeday field trip in midmay to the trltown mining area of cobalt hatleybnry and new uskeard the group with their staff adviser jl dandy of the geography department hope to include in their itinerary a geological tour of the area an examination of coming methods not only extraction refining and certain unique air compressing processes but also mining lore in the past in cluding souvenirs photographs and early equipment comparative figures on the growth of the town of fergus were given at a council meeting by clerk david low so far this year permits totalling 4674703 have been issued this includes 3547483 for industrial and commercial 946300 for residential and 90020 for such things as new garages and renovations to existing properties last year the total to the end of november was 782915 of this 748800 was for residential and only 16- 600 for commercial and industrial milton councillor brian best pulled an upset in a red hot milton elec tion battle by knocking longtime mayor syd chllds out of the chief executives job by 41 votes fiftyfour per cent of the milton ele ctorate went to the polls in the contest which also saw reeve aus tin ledwith retain ins seat over a challenge from deputy reeve c menefy and school board chairman ron harris make a run away for the deputyreeves post with a 1252 to 512 margin over dr ca martin two newcomers bob mccualg and colin smlllle beaded the voting for coundlmlowed by sittingmember charles fay another newcomer bill ferguson and sitting members percy barr and gordon krantz the lone woman to contest a council seat mrs m kernighan was edged out by only two votes veteran councillor charlie johnson was defeated dates have been set for ontario municipal board hearings on the controversial burloak airport project oakville and burling ton are making separate applications to theollbfor their shares of funds for land purchase an oakville hearing has been set for january 9 and the burlington date is january 15 it would cost each town 75000 for its snare of the airport which is proposed to be built on lots 3 4 and 5 in the fourth concession worth oak ville at omagtu both councils have asked the qmb to allow them to pass the bylaw dealing with the raising of airport funds without the assent of the electors or those qualified to vote on money bylaws oakville deputyreeve allan day said he felt it was unnecessary for council to go to the people every time it wanted to spend 75000 georgetown if esquesing township follows through with its plan to pull out of the georgetown fire area george may purchase a second fire engine to replace the one the township will move to its new hall mayor gibbons said he lsnt convinced the township will have its own department in the near future miss barbara pankenin was crowned miss georgetown by coun cillor wr smith in a ceremony which highlighted the centennial ball at georgetown golf and country club one of five contestants barbara received a centennial coin collection from the mayor as well as other gifts from local merchants burlington a 2310000 capital budget for the years 19681972 was presen ted to town councils recreation and parks committee major recommendations in the fiveyear budget for proposed capital expenditures call for the construction of burlingtons first two indoor swimming pools as well as the building of two more en closed artificial ice rinks the first pool is slated for 1969 at the general brock high school site the second swim facility would be built in 1971 at alder shot high school each pool carries a 400000 price tag the proposed budget calls for the construction of an ice centre in 1970 in the northcentral area of town and another rink in the aldershot area in 1972 cost of each is estimated at 350000 m tr new business opening in january andys plumbing and pipe fitting service emergency calls home and factory day calb 8531013 night calls 8530466 proprietor f ron anderson nearly 80 golden age club members enjoy christmas turkey dinner dec 1 bingo piayers listen for the calls after the golden age club dinner at the parish hall on friday december 1 the ladies guild of st albans church catered to over delicious dinner 80 for the staff photo our readers write god dead student research bureau box 68 port coqultlambc december 1967 editor dear sir as the christmas season ap proaches the student research bureau begs the indulgence of your newspaper to joyfully an nounce our god is not dead how about yours in fraternal love and charity we honour his name and wish you and your readers a blessed christmas and peace to men of goodwill yours sincerely w sheremeta director student research bureau abolition and french sometimes when you listen to the news from radio or tv you have to wonder what kind of men comprise the great body that sit in the canadian parliament at ottawa back a matter of some 10 years ago two men paid the supreme penalty for murdering a policeman one of them took 25 minutes to die that to some people was an awful thing it started a wave of abolition of the death penalty nobody thought of the days and days sargeant tong laid and suf fered before he died then wilfred coffin shot and killed three men in the northern bushlands took their possess ions never once said he did not kill them but the kind hearted abolitionists brought out a plea that he might be innocent and that he should not have been punished for it then peter truscott was tried and convicted for the murder of a teenage girl years later some woman wrote a book claiming he did not get a fair trial did she write that book to get fame or was it because of a desire to see peter truscott get justice claiming he did not get a fair trial if the trial was unfair the fault lays with canadian justice bills to abolish capital punish ment have been introduced in parliament at least one came before the house to retain it only in case a police officer or a prison guard was shot or killed now i have all the regard for policemen and prison guards but i think that a policeman with a gun in a holster at his side handy to reach should not get any more protection than the un armed citizen a policeman chasing an armed bank robber or prison guard knows what he is up against a little girl on her way to school is not supposed to know that under a bridge or behind a tree there may be a human fiend lurking there to leave her dead and outraged or her heart stric ken family to mourn over and pay taxes to feed and clothe the heartless wretcn mat caused it all now we have a conflab on for the french language with a brill iant idea to go to prance for teachers now there have been people of french descent in canada speak ing the french language since the ladles guild of st alb ans church catered to a bounti ful annual christmas turkey dinner on december 1 to nearly 80 members of the acton golden age club and a few of their honored guests the tables were beautifully decorated in the christmas theme and tall red lighted candles cast a yuletlde glow mr and mrs ck browne generously donated all the ice cream ior the dessert again this year rl davidson called the exec utive to the head table consisting of mr jas rolston past presi dent mrs fred mccutcheon 1st vice pres campbell agnew 2nd vice pres and his wife mrs donald reed secretary mrs rolston assist secretary mrs dougaid kennedy treasurer mrs davidson the better half sat beside her husband mr davidson introduced sev eral membersandhonoredguests including mr andmrsbradshaw and mr and mrs carpenter who have always been so willing to help out with entertainment rev mcmurray welcomed all thenpronounced the blessing mr agnew thanked the ladles guild after the tables were cleared away roy hindley gave a humor ous recitation the carpenters entertained with several solos and duets and led in a singsong games were enjoyed winning prizes for euchre were ladles first mrs ferguson sec ond mrs rl davidson men first mr rolston mrs lambert a very enjoyable evening was passed unfortunately some members are still ailing and un able to be present away back in the days of la salle and frontenac before wolfe gave up his life to take quebec for the british nation and if they cant teach french then what advantage in teaching it at all better let quebec go as an ln- dependant nation than penalize the whole dominion of canada to keep them in confederation percy woods h s holden optometrist m cork st eaat guelph phone ta 27150 iwimnmonnhmwmimraiiitwmuuimimtiiimmwniitraiitm jail gets blast again called cramped crude raltons antiquated county jail in milton must be getting used to criticism another grand jury levelled another blast at it again last week following an inspection during the supreme court winter assizes the jurors found it cramped badly lit suffering from crude sanitation and inadequately serv ed for libraries and recreation they urged the construction of a new jail as soon as possible a new one is on the drawing boards but when it will be built is still anyones guess it will be a regional detention centre serving halton and peel counties and the site selected is on the ninth line at highway 401 in north oakville halton and peel county coun cils were working on the project in cooperation with the depart ment of reform institutions until a few months ago when the pro vince announced it would take over complete charge of all re form institutions including the new detention centre the grand jurys report was presented to county judge alan b sprague and will be passed on to halton county council for con sideration if you open a softboiled egg too soon sprinkle liberally with salt put cap back on and contin ue to cook i omh caroline nurseries garden centre and flower shop west of acton on highway 7 south side fresh cut flowers large variety op plants for christmas giving potted poinsettias azaleas cyclamen mums 1stmas wreaths door swags and centrepieces and memorial wreaths gift suggestions for the garden garden ornaments c hristm as trees nursery growp fine shape spruce and pine reasonable prices a gift of flowers is always acceptable order early to avoid disappointment open every night from now until christmas from 830 a m to 8o0 p m we wire flowers anywhere phone 8532980 innuiuaiiiiiiiiiiuuiiiiiiiuiiiuuiuiiiuuuai famous 6167 finally rests near choo choo stop this week featuring cy saks and the characters hes a funny man this great cnr northern engine that played such an important role in the development of canada has come to rest only 50 paces from the choo choo stop from march 1940 to september 1967 it has covered much of canada the choo choo welcomes this great pioneer to goelph where it can be seen daily or flood lit by night drive by soon see 6167 and then visit the ccs and enjoy unusual and interesting old time railway artifacts in the hotel that features nightly entertainment saturday afternoons tool choo choo stop at fischers royal hotel downtown guetph licensed under the liquor licence act the acton free press wednesday december 13 1967 3 schedule inquest in train fatality an inquest into the death of four teenagers who died in a tra gic cartrain accident near campbellvlue nov 25 win be held dec 20 at 8 pm at the court house on brown st hilt on crown attorney peter k mcwllliams will conduct the in quest the four boys all 17 years old were lome miller ronald boers and terrencevanbusurk all of campbellvlue and john newell of kitchener formerly of this area they were killed when the car they were in a 1938 plymouth rammed into the side of a train at the canadian pacific crossing on the first line of nassaga- weya north of five slderoad name first women ambulance group mrs alice bogue owner and president of royal city ambu lance guelpb which has an acton contract is the first woman to the executive of the ontario ambulance operators associ ation she was elected vicepres ident at the annual meeting in oakville loneliest day for those in prison christmas may be the loneuestday of the year yet the visits and gifts of salvationists bring a measure of cheer and comfort perhaps even the courage to start a new way of life more than 42000 men and women in correctional institutions are visited each year by salvation army members theatre 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