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t isoc releases final report smooth way to county board a 75 page summary of detailed studies carried out by committees of the interim committee on school organization was finalized by the committee on monday evening and released the committee was established under legislation that called for the formation of a county board o education effective in january representatives of each school board or board of education were appointed to the isoc for preparation of information early this year to make the transition from local boards to the county board as smooth as possible the ffcaxnrt proposes appointment of a director of education and assistant with superintendents of program of instruction of special education and services and of business and finance extensive sections in the report deal with procedures policies finance programs and services personnel and salaries accommodation and enrolment and transportation membership of the isoc included fred armitage as chairman denzil lawrence as secretary and members h blyth w b edwards e e hall ii p johnson w a lawsoi j f noble j h price g sjgurdson m c smith and t e watson certain aspects of the report such a organization include specific recommendations which the committee oonsidered adviseable for immediate consideration of the county board in his comments on the report the chairman of the committee noted it was the committees hop the report will be useful to county educators as a reference and guide to smooth the transililki to the new county system revenue minister p speaker the hon john d white ontario minister of revenue told the annual meeting of halton federal and halton east provincial conservative association there would be no tax on foods mr white was the main speaker at the annual meeting he spoke of the governments work done by the select committee on taxation mr white said the committee recommended a municipal equalization grant program we suggested the provincial government give a grant on the average assessment on each municipality he outlined several of the 347 recommendations in the smith report and told the meeting the committee had heard us delegations received 356 briefs and made 134 changes in the recommendations other speakers included alan eogleson of toronto a candidate for the presidency of the ontario progressive conservative association bruno bragolli of hamilton andrew frame of toronto and w s thomson of oakville all vicepresidential candidates elected president of the association was john kilmer succeeding doug latimer of georgetown elected to office with were first vicepresident him bob reid of milton second vicepresident ruth trustrum of oakville and third vice president norm nickson oferin secretary is george nome of oakville and treasurer john depew of oakville with the exception of the office of the third vice president both the federal and provincial associations will be the same the provincial association does not have a third vice president can rerreeze drivers watch out for the re freeze the ontario safety league points out that winter sunshine can melt snow and ice giving cart reasonably good traction on the wet pavement but when the sun sets so also does the ice some stretches of road particularly bridges and underpasses cart become like skating ririw stow- tsdwrt nt sundownespeclally after a daytime thaw fibrinogen is made from blood collected by the canadian red cross it produces a dramatic cessation of bleeding local news items a young peoples group hat been formed at the anglican church and they held a fun nile this week something new to complain about was the increase in postal rotes and the post office employees certainly heard about it christmas slals were out in the mail in time to beat the increase in rates donations go- to county headquarters in oakville somr- plople are forgetting to put their six cents worth on their letters the hike in rates has been in effect a week and a half now a combined anglicanunited men s club has formulated plans for the new yr they expect to have quarterly dinner meetings with guest speakers following receipt of halloween candy from an acton woman guelph general hospital childrens ward sent back j letter of thanks to the ys men who had conveyed the ujts rabies it prevalent in animals in this aiea and everyone should be alert to any warning signs that your farm animal or pet has been stricken with the disease cows will bawl incessantly tome animals will froth at the mouth and wild animal will invade farmyards and residential areas once they become sick the best thins to remember is if an animal appears to be acting strangely you should stay away from it avoid any physical contact whatsoever and call a veterinarian rural homeowners should keep an eye on their children if theyre playing outdoor at tliis time of the yf money tree with dollar bills forming the leaves for red tissue paper roses is on display in acton home furnishings window tickets are being sold by lakeside i o d e those beautiful leaves have nearly all fallen from the trees nowand there is nothing slipperier on a road surface than a scattering of leaves keep that point in mind when driving or walking these days in milton on sunday representatives of the boy scouts association presented the town with park benches and the medal of merit for their part after the scout jamboree was flooded out the ceremony followed the usual remembrance day parade and service blardmore omcials are making copies of free press articles and news comment from various other papers on the decision to resume blowing their whistle theyll be keeping all the articles and editorials in a special fde tho aclon fre press wednesday november 13 1968 prediction at wardens inner regional government inevitable warden william i hunter was honored by halton county officials and friends at the countys annua wardens dinner in georgetown deputy reeve a speignt presented the warden with a reclining chair at the conclusion of the program on behalf of fellow county councillors in replying to a toatt to the warden proposed by reeve g currie the warden expressed appreciation for the honor in being chosen for the countys top position he counted among the years highlights the success of the county film and its awards the increased funds provided to improve county warden wiuiam hunter of georgetown was honored by county councillors and friends at the annual wardens dinner in georgetown ho and his wifo evolyn rolax in tho rochncr chair the councillors jaresonlod him with mr at its last meeting halton county council the firm of matthews symons and carter chartered accountants was appointed auditors for he county tenders for the supply of winter sand stockpiled at various locations in the county and loaded on county trucks were jwarded to hayward and picket ltd milton and j c duff ltd rcxdale a brantford firm maxtowcr company was awarded a tender for 1470 for erecting a radio tower for the twoway mobile radio system for county trucks assessor robert beach was authorized to attend i course of lectures at mcmaster university on advanced property valuation theory at a cost of si 00 p lchment was appointed cliicf of emergency feeding with the halton e m o a report on weed control during september was submitted by weed inspector douglas curne he noted 37 complaints about weeds had been checked out and everyone has been very cooperative when i asked them to destroy weeds september was a busy month as the wet weather caused the weeds to take a second growth he said county engineer d j corbelt and his assistant paul stephens were delegated to attend tht county engineers association conference in toronto in november with expenses paid the manor committee of management reported awarding the tender for supply of tuel oil to imperial oil hamilton at a cost of s 1 4 80 per 1 00 gallons 1 1 was the lowest of several bids received firefighters canvass for md acton firefighters will conduct a door todoor ejnvass to aid the fight against muscular dystrophy on monday november 18 canadian firefighters are pledged to support the muscular dystrophy assoeiation of canada muscular dystrophy results ttom a lault in the body s genetic chemistry its etfeets usually show up in the destruction of muscle cells in the legs arms and shoulders incurable paralysis is the result the exact cause of the disease still remains a mystery to medical science the bill for and mrs hugh hunter mr and mrs william hunter jr and mrs irone whoolor in his hands the warden holds tho cjavol symbolic of the county s top office which was also pre sonled to him photo by anno curne john ford funeral nov 9 tuncral service was held at the rumlcyshoemaker funeral home on november 9 for john lord 136 bower ave who passed away in guelph general hospital on nov 7 mr fold had been ill for the past seven months he was in his 83rd year rev hunter conducted the funeral service and interment wasln ialwlcw ccmoiery mr ford was born in 1886 son of john ind cory tord he was married to bh iheth watson at m irdcn and his wife predeceased him surviving are son henry willowdalc daughters pearl higgins acton and joan taylor acton new executive on monday october 28 the wellington duffcnn n d p riding association met at the home of mr c chambers of lnn the purpose of this meeting was to elect a new executive and choose delegates for the forthcoming n d p convention which will be held on november 15 16 and 17 in kitchener vic karpinski of shclbume was elected to his second term as president paul macdonald of lnn was elected treasurer and michael mcgowan also of lnn was elected secretary mr karpmski and mr mcgowan are the delegates to the provincial convention the next meeting wdl be held on november 18 at the residence of thomas berry m shelbume medical research into md has cost the muscular dystrophy association of canada moie than 1 million but some gains have been achieved in combatting the disease to continue research mdaf i must raise about 700 000 each year during its november campaign thats why aeton firefighters aie pledged to support the muscular dystrophy campaign halton and halton east liberal association notice of annual meeting to be held at martin street senior public school 114 martin sir mlkon friday november 15 1968 at an pjvl holiday magic cosmetics proper skin care and application of makeup will bo given without obligation by our consultants who r trained in this art demonstrations jatassssssssstlaabti monday and thursday nights at 730 pm 337 queen st e acton adjchnino b snack raw if interested phone 8532114 holiday magic christmas plans made by golden age clubbers tile tiniutijl nle isant weather brought out the usual inppy congenial githeriiig of the golden agere on tuesday nov 5 i maf pi ills for ihe one i v rally to be held in the i egion hall brampton on nov 14 were approved by members the rhythm hand is prepared to put on a share of the program l ich club is limited to i s minutes so that each may have a chance to perform but none allowed to monopolize too much of the time as much business is on lie agenda an invitation to the rhythm hand to cntertnin at the christmas party of georgetown horticulture society on december ii wis icccpted it was decided to have the annual christmas party further plans to he made at the next evening meeting nov 19 a pretty green and white checked gingham apron with lotfely hand work was donated and tickets were sold on it the draw will take place nov 19 two visitors mrs ed llealeys mslcr mrs mcnaughton and mrs verna stephens were welcomed rev dawson was introduced and welcomed he spoke a few words and was invited to come back again seven tables of euchre were played winners ladies first mrs robt mccnery second miss annie akins mens first mrs stephens second mr robt mcenery two tables of crokinnle were played winners were ladies first mrs dougald kennedy second mrs don reed men s first mr bob ollara second mr bob allen the lunch committee served a nice lunch to conclude a very pleasant meeting large family survives carpenter klaas klooster a retired carpenter klaas clarence klooster r r i guelph passed away at st josephs hospital guelph on november 6 he had been in failing health for the past two months funeral service was held in the christian reformed church acton on november 9 conducted by the rev p brouwer and interment was in tairview cemetery pallbearers were b hofstede r vanegten r timmerman j van der vlugt a devogcl and r van der veen close friends and neighbors he is survived by ins wife mrs zwaantje klooster sons and daughters henry and peter funeral nov 1 for mrs marshall funeral service was held at the rumlcyshoemaker funeral home on november 1 for marguerite joyce dover marshall i1h churchill rd s who passed away at her home on october 29 rev gordon turner conducted the service and interment was in fairview cemetery acton pallbearers were wilmcr fryer kevin breen willard bntton mervyn harness terry slaven and neils anderson flower bearers were henry kclly donald wells enerals griffin fred dunn grandson kenny marshall jr and greatgrondsr y paul mrs marshall was born november 24 1887 at walling england she and alfred francis marshall were married in 1908 ot gonngon the thames and came to canada in 1926 they lived at r r 4 acton from september 1936 to august i960 when they moved to churchill rd s predeceasing mrs marshall were her husband a son frank and daughter lillian she is survived by son kenneth 23 church st acton seven grandchildren and one grit grandson she was fond of knitting and enjoyed gardening roads and discussions on regional government the warden foresaw the possibility of tho county being the senior body in regional government in a later address replying to a toast to the county council reeve alan day also called for cooperation toward the inevitable regional government he noted we would like to see county boundaries left as they are there were 12 past wardens present for the evening that was attended by 15q the past wardens were honored lira toast proposed by reeve a ledwith and responded to by reeve w couloir those present included g curne and g leslie from esqueslng w coulter and j milne from nassagaweya bud mcdonald j j stewart and h ilinton from acton- s allen harold cleave and doug sargent from georgetown dr c a martin from milton and g gallagher from burlington other guests included warden and mrs k r fritz of wellington county warden and mrs e w martin of peel county mr and mrs jim snow mr and mrs rud whiting and mr and mrs george kerr chairman for the evenings program which began with a turkey dinner and followed through toasts and presentations was j i armstrong dancing to the music of the bill powell group concluded the program georgetown dick and herman erin mary and tina british columbia bill kenilworth stan acton george drayton femmy and wilma brampton jeanette orton margie gowanstown and 56 grandchildren also remaining is a sister mrs g van der horstklooster hasselt the netherlands mr klooster was born at hasselt in 1894 and served all during the fust world war he was married at hasselt in 1920 and the family came to canada in 1950 after living at redickville for two years they moved to the acton district 16 years ago the corporation of tho township of nassagaweya public notice tho govornment of ontario has enacted legislation to establish county board of education and county ro man catholic separate school boards which will become offectivo as of january 1 196 therefore all boards of education public school boards and separate school boards within halton county cease to exist as of that date elections will be held en monday tixsmbtr 2 1968 in each municipality in halton county to elott member to tha halten county board of education and be halten county raman catholic separata school beard tho number of members to be elected to these two boards from each municipality or group of municipalities within the county is as follows municipality halton cty board of education municipality halton cty roman catholic separate school board burlington oakville georgetown milton esquesino nassagaweya acton separate school representatives halton county at large burlington oakville georgetown milton esqueslng nassagaweya 20 14 each municipality will conduct m own etectioti and tha member will be eloctad for a period of two- year j c mdnyytf returning offlotr ummm chrp hmmm 8s3u1201 and your order will be rwady bm hood drive in coitmaf adtfth st