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h the acton free press wednotday may 15 1968 news of the district rate up but taxpayers better off gtfqtuitcwfl caimtl struck a tax rate of kias njli for realoanilal and farm properties xl 8zrfqr commercial and industrial increases of 439 mill and 71 mills respawrvely over la year rate however since 54te will be refunded to every assessed residence georgetown residents wllfpay less tax es tkls year tte towns asssssmeqt is 2003792 roughly two- oardgojf fromresldenfll property j certifleallori of the avian 2180 gyroplane is ust two rriontfcs away only a fef fpe points separate the craft from full tertljr- cauoojwhlch uio company his been working toward since the start of theurcratts development seven years ago- a company spokes- nan said plans for production and sale of the aircraft are contln- ulng its expected the initial market will m primarily hi the us baby buffalobushes newsmen milton visitors to rattlesnake point park must have been doing doubletakes over what they saw on the valley floor a milton champion reporter wrote last wook you can view the resident buffalo and oik meandering through the trees almost any day youve got the patience and binoculars but something you do not catch regular sight of is a sort of third herd of puffing sweating reporters and photographers on hand to record the arrival of the first baby buffalo to be born in halton county if youve had anything to do with buffalo and oven if you havent you probably realise they arent in the habit of walking out to meet the press with forepaws extended tbey like to play a little game involving surprising swiftness encompassing what seemed like the whole of southern ontario after anappreclable stretch of practically vertical hills and gullies some of them almost outdone in also by the ruts in the road our uttlo safari stopped in a valley and we got our first glimpse of bobby his fourmomber harem and the wee newcomer its amusing for awhile the idea of splashing through north haltoo creeks and ripping your faco open on thorn bushes because bashful bobby got confident but after close to an hour of pounding after the beasts most of the wisecracks had died down to wbeetes hrcjl representatives state at least two moro of the four girls are in the family way expected to deliver soon due to the fast footwork on the bisons part the sex of last weoks child isnt known another uncertainty is whothor or not the fourth female is preg- bant with the former bashful bobbys prowess improving the odds are in favor of it its a great honor to have an alberta buffalo invite you over to see his newborn offspring but next time a clgaru do fine bobby cottagers resent new regulations fergus well run it up the flag pole and seo who salutes as they say on madison avenue the grand river conservation authority apparently took this attitude with a letter they sent to all those who lease property from them at lakes belwood and cones- togo announced drastic changes in policy concerning cottages they got their reactions all right many cottagers raised strong objections to the new pouclos and now the authority has sent a second lettor softening the blows and clarifying some of the new rules moat cottagers had no arguments with the idea behind the new policies but they did object to the manner in which they were pre sented now things appear to be much better than before hon william davis the minister of education sympathizes with the people of fergus and area hut he gave them no hope that their taxes would he lowered this year from an estimated increase of at least 15 mills the minister was invited there by the fergus council to meet with members of the municipalities that make up the centre well ington area he talked over the situation of rising high school costs but told the meeting that he could not make an exception of fergus and give them extra money and not to the other boards in the province the large increase in costs this year is mainly due to the devel opment of a vocational wing here it is costing 2125000 and re quires 14 new teachers in september among other matters the minister talked about the formation of the new county boards at the end of this year and admitted that there were still problem j to be worked out eden mius sounds of music weekend pleasure in busy village wordsworths delightful poolry on daffodils comos alivo for visitors to ihe sixlh lino esquesing home of miss joan thompson called the sheiling daffodils spring up all around iho rustic homo onhanced further by blossoms and buds breaking into many shades of groen reflections of iho golden daffodils play on a mirrorliko pond in thn woodland soiling behind the residence staff photo uy mrs it wright mr and mrs norm marshall havo returned from their cottage at doe lake after a row days the guelph itoyatalros spent the weekend at the kden mills lutheran camp practlclntr for ac special affair it was a delight to the vtllagoktoluur the music x lrcuseml action- and hake sale was held wodnqsday evon- ingln the hall under the auspices of kdon mills womens institute drains ofmusla came from eden mill 4ajl saturday even ing rrbwcurrivs orchestral thv occasion was a presentation tf pur families waving the vie inltywho have sold their farms mr and mrs lloyd mr and mrs ross gordon mr and mrs mail parker and mr and mrs fmnai wllsorc mas- tor of cnreinonlufiwas cat mc intyre the address was given by mrs elwood tosh itefrosh- menls followed the dancing visiting with mr and mrs bob drysdale reconlly were mr and mrs pettlffer guelph mothers day was observed in eden mills presbyterian church on sunday with several of iho young peoples group helping in the service taking part were eva stevenson gall macgom- oray and wayne chamborlalnas- slstlng rov d r sinclair the infant son of mr and mrs il vanlthljn edward mark was also baptised at the service edun mills and district brown ies girl guides and their lead ers onjoyod amotheranddaught- r banquet recently in eden mills presbyterian church mrs joan chamberlain has returned home from hospital still confined therii are mrs william mine- and ferrf ham ilton j mrs j turner st of mitten spending some time with her sob and family in eden mills acton pncatt concrete supplies manufacturers of saptle tank alt sixes 36 well til and lids culverts 12 and 1 sidewalk slab pig slat phone 8531529 rockwood lodge sixth birthday rockwood a sixth birth day banquet was held by star of hope true blue lodge no 544 of rockwood in st johns parish hall rockwood with a large at tendance sitting down to a delici ous dinner convened by mrs joan graham and mrs mary mackay thotablosworo attrac tively decorated in bluo and tho birthday cake also in bluo was conirod on the head table among the visitors were mrs isabel muller supreme grand mistress toronto mrs louise edge provincial grand mlstross who instituted star of hope lodge toronto mrs goldle dobson past provincial grand mistress barrie mrs rao jeffers pro vincial grand treasurer mrs edna bouillon associate grand secretary toronto mrs hazol preston associate grand chap lain georgetown mrs daisy harris supreme grand deputy mistress georgetown mrs queenlo bechtel district deputy mistress guelph also tho wor shipful mistresses of george town guelph brantford and bar rie mrs millie bolton wor shipful mistress of star of hope asked all these officers to speak in turn all expressed pleasure at being present to see how the lodge was progressing the evening began with the over tones of guelph entertain ing with a number of songs which everyone enjoyed carol whar ton danced to everyones enjoy ment a skit let me call you sweetheart was put on by mrs mae thompson and mrs rota jennings creating a lot of laugh ter the serving of tea and birthday cake brought the even ing to a close oshmn6e inal wi euchre for season daptisms visitors of interest by mrs d g robertson a christian family service was held sunday morning at the local presbyterian church with a large attendance rev harbison was assisted in the service by mr and mrs byron bruce shirley margaret daughter of mr and mrs george fletcher and david james son of mr and mrs glen jackson were baptised by the minister visitors on mothers day with mrs t fines and doris were the members of the family mr and mrs william henderson belwood mr and mrs bryan redman fergus mr and mrs ross ferguson and gary town- une and miss linda ferguson aurtelntralnlng at the k and w hospital kitchener sixteen tables of euchre were played at the closing euchre for the season on friday night at the school these social evenings held monthly were sponsored by the local womens institute prises for high scores went to mrs b davidson mrs j anthony roy young andabhob- inson lucky door prizes mr and mrs f overland lucky cup keith swttter mrs a fisher miss j isley members of the institute pre sented mr and mrs william sanders caretakers with a gift for their kindness during the season d g and mrs robertson had as their guests during mothers day weekend douglas and mrs robertson sharon murray and darlene guelph kenneth and mrs robertson lynda and donna oakvtlle and mrs c u helmler of guelph mr and mrs henry pankrati and family returned home on friday following a weeks vacation with relatives in win nipeg mrs k klooster and daughter mrs paul hurd and betty jo of orton left on tuesday for a months visit with the formers daughter in houston and smith falls bc mrs j hilts had a family gathering on mothers day when members of her family visited her in montreal i sln it lh wnukr mil a it i f ill 1 i lll h- wu ilnl 1 mmimi s v 11 itlljs ilillliilil il ill i-u- 1 nit in- in thihiirt l in u r iniim p v irtl eat litllff foinliii- tul a windsom 11 0 iv 1 si til hi tl 1 kiitimi iunftnnrd lor hi lurd sum m- hohi timiiiln 12 noon daily visit our vienna goulash huette and schnit house at halton country inn rooms banquets conventions private parties for reservations 8784701 open to the public lounge dining room fully licensed big dance in the barn every saturday west el highway 35 en s smeraed north en sixth line ef naasagaweya it for all your painting or paperhanging jobs call floyd schmidt 8564475 at rockwood decorator attention owners if you urn located on tho 5 arm- sidf of f h ofrijol as a gas hmi vlurh va installed prior c apr i 1967 you may qualify hffia 50 allowance f mjturcjt j fijfiftfj ytom urirl itfs the biggest party of the year no one was too hot no one was too cold no one was stifled by cigarette smoke want to know why you may also receive an addi allowance of up to a modern i ilimace ui hilikinj the hiit and huniidus ikiilitmi 1 constant supply of itcsh uliircd an into oer room of the house tile ocmics oi autolllatli r lovd in iijiielus 1onsiaiu sir- datlonlkwi allowed the air i settle it a eold stagnant pskel innittni -i- nels ar een- tral lieatin wen von sail lie me i heatitil nescr ttae the an a ehanee to dependahilitv ceonoim ard sleanh- get o erliealcd from too ntan people ness ami ulien ou equip in vis fnrniee ulli a power humidifier and eleetrine air eleaner youll hae dis- eoeted kta c ornforl so eo ahead lic it up in cotil lon see your heatme contractor department store or i nion gas united gas with natural iiis ou can take gentleness tor pranlcd if yoo install a new automatic gas water hooter ot tho jamo time as you convert to your natural gas central heating system see your heating contractor department store or coll united gos