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m theadoo fnm pnu wednesday march 5 1969 our rladits writi rjl2jbckwood february 2i969 dear sir i tame tumt finished reading an accooat of the acton chamber of commerce opinion fonmt on v and i think meat b warranted reeve beit hinlon cad be paaaad off with sinatras famous duby duby doo hibtws dkaj for queens f ark i our provincial aranrement b th best i canada- draws but dm comment front a our provincial government can on rated u poor good xcebeot depending on how far yoat fun your ana fat the pork latp george dont knock m off the fence kena comment an worthy of scrutiny one and very important advantages fa sjanung we already have a ilo500 plan fat namgeweya and garbage dbpoul i tee the utter a meaning that burlington touts sotnewhtte to dump ill tubes and nsssageweya could be it two george will tit on the fence or kit back u he puts it and watch the rasult or m plain talk tee which way the wind mows a reeve bui hoey a latecomer ri changed tioieet and listed township of naasagsweya wt firmly resolved regional government should happen well i have new for him a petition b being circulated proves naasagawey b firmly resolved that regional government will not happen some radical advocate sec to i point of withholding all taxes from queens park and the newly formed education authorityu atlarter wiluarrta joiuuon retarded need more members wanted new member for the north hilton association for the mentally retarded thb organization needs new mernben people who are willing to work at helping someone leu fortunate than themselves those in thb association do not look for praise juit hard work they nap their reward knowing the mentally retarded benefit from whatever they have done the north hilton auodation b juit t small part in the overall retarded organization it belongi to region four and local representatives ere ma olive nye milton and ralph barton georgetown theie repreientatlvei meet with memberi from oakville burlington and hamilton district two members from the regional council are elected to the board of the ontario auocutlon and they in turn have representatives on the board of the canadian aiaoclatlon for retarded children these m are not necessarily parent of retardates but are people who have the interest of the retarded at heartend more of these people are needed to help 20 james st georgetown the acton free press act on on t dear sir rm enjoying your pspw very muchkeep it juit u it ba good weekly paper i particularly enjoy the pictures which i know are costly to produce your editorials represent constructive thinking irflhb day of change for the take of change it l refreshing to observe people such as your staff producing an outstanding ontario weekly piper and yet avoiding the gutter type of reporting that is sunly a desperate step for survival enclosed find the money for renewal of my subscription e forgrave georgetown protest flooding on no 5 sideroad chliychiu a gallery of roughly perions crowded into when the sap from maple trees begins to flow in early spring mouths begin to water lad year m7000 eallons of maple syrup were produced in ontario while more than on million trees are tapped at present there are approximately 70 million trees that could yield this unique product maple products con more than oltweg syrups and sugars for several rosiom one is thit it takes 30 to 40 uallont of up to make one gallon of syrup maple syrup festivals held in many communities in ontario are becoming a popular annual cventagriculiuro photo 2500 mile tour to florida leaves happy memories for six actonians 30 the council chmbet of nasugawey towmhjp monday evening most it appeared wertf thciti lo listen and occasionatfy participate in tke keunmeiingout of the towmhlp official opinloti or rtfionaj government a few though were there to tupport a l gootoutkfi petition to council concerning the flooding of no s slderoad ui lots orie and two mr goutixuki tutrd he fcpfttented tjx undowneii iri like area whthe proper tie were affected by lite change in corfft of a urejnrdue id uvid tree and geitbage councillors g angew and j wiilion wete appointed to itwik into the gutter includthg i trip lo the ute j nd report ttaclmp council deputy reeve a macarthui inquired whether any reply had been received from the townihtp uf i squesing concerning the water uipply at milton llefghlt and upon leaning iher hid been none tuggeited lending yet another letter to njiugjweyat cittern iteiglibor w ilph anilrrum nf no sidenud wai accepted at a fence viewer lo rcnljce another who rcigned cjrlter in l three tender for uippjymg the township with gravel were received and council accepted tlut of itulrrun onitrucliun of ktickwiuvd loweil hidden reports were heard from the oiling jdmlnutrator and road committee albert cox hurt while rolling grain by mrs fred mcarthur friends were sorry to hear albert cox met willi an accident on thutiday when he got his fingers caught while rolling grain he was taken to the guelph hospital but was able to return home on sunday mr and mis vyafd hamilton visited on friday with mr and mrs ted glalnger at fort credit mr and mrs jahtes buck and buys of georgetown weie sunday vtiitois wnh mr and mrs robert kerr mr m i goodwin and mr i cralgk uf oakville visited with the griffins on saturday mr and mrs nntnun xuiner and fjirnly viuied wih iter piitnls mr and mrs j j julian at brampton on sunday wurld dry of frayer will be held at churchill tommunity thuicli tin lriday afterntuin at 2 p m lveryone welcthiie miss muiiel mcnichol of wrilon lield a dinner party m mjy mrs ted saunders of stouffvule mr and mrs harper mcnichol and son barry mb ann hamilton and mr john damon of toronto and ml and mrs ward hamilton of r r 2 acton pr and mis beri wingrove- of oiprlng were sunday guest with mr and mis robert kerr un feb 23 also mr and mrs ivan sugjult of aitiiur called at tlve ume home mr and mis arthur grlffta of i im and mi and mis william tliompton of acton viilled on sunday with mr s e grijbs and family mr and mrs eugene mel ihinney of milton mr and mrs llainld robton and paul of hornby mr and mrs charles houffe sr mr and mrs charles wouffe jr of balllnafad and mr and mm ceoige elliott of guelph viilled on sunday with mi and mis joiliua thompion during the week of feb 23 to iter i officers of milton detachment opp patrolled 11096 miles on area toads under their jurisdiction and worked total of 1078 hours ninetytwo charges were laid for a variety of infractions of the highway traffic act and w warnings weie issued proceedings in provincial judges court resulted in 78 convictions being registered twentysix general occurrences requiring investigation were reported in this time period included weie two thefts one domestic complaint one missing person which investigation proved lo be unfounded one tressasiing complaint three liquor control act investigations resulting in charges being laid against three persons one person was arrested for another ojj detachment other complaints were of a minor nature requiring little time to clear nine accidents were reported during the week the most serious of these was an accident 4n which one person lost his life and six persons received injuries an additional five persons were injured in three separate personal lalury accidents and the remaining five resulted in propetty damage only total property damage amounted to aa estimated 12345 six charges were laid as e result of investigation into these accidents causes of accidents were careless driving improper passing failing to yield right of amy deer on road end icy road mrs r l davidson has written especially for the free press an interesting account of the recent trip to florida taken by six members of actons golden age club mr davidson was club president and he and his wife are noted for their friendliness and enthusiasm on february 1 at 6 a m we picked up evelyn near pearl kennedy sadie maion and vema stephens and travelled down the second line to milton where we joined the norton bus trip with our hostess mrs doris norton then on lo burlington and hamilton where our bus was filled at fort erie we said goodbye to canada for two weeks after viewing the sights through new yeefc arid pennsylvania we stopped the first night at the yorktowne hotel in york the first capital of the united states sunday morning we toured washington taw the lincoln memorial government building grounds we stood at the eautiful arlington national cemetery when a wreath was laid on president kennedys grave over 100 were there a sign on the way was a welcome to betsvuie the blair house where the first agriculture society was formed in washington 180 years ago after travelling through virginia we landed for our next night at lafayetteville the pine trees on the hillside were grand but the grey moss we did not like we thought what a beautiful trip it would be when the leaves were colored in the fall coming to oilando we saw our first oranges and orchids and stayed in jacksonville overnight then we left for miami arriving at the shore club we spent five nights and four days touring around we saw the queen elizabeth the ship which is now in the states at silver springs we had a ride in a glassbottomed boat to see the different fiih in clear water caves one bed was filled with pannes larger than any around ontario the best we saw was at the parrot jungle where we enjoyed the beautiful parrots who could roller skate add and subtract raite and lower a hag one cockatoo rode a bicycle on a wire the parrots would sit on your arm to have their picture taken there were winding trails through luili foliage to flamingo lake where 100 flamingos run there were alio two black swans and two sleepy old ciocodiles at the teaquarium we saw sharkes seals and many other animals porpoises put on a wonderful show one jumped 17 feet out of the water to take a cigarette out of the bosss mouth the cypress trees or walking trees have their limbs hanging down to the water and taking root the lovely palms and orchids are something we will never forget we had a dance and program every night from 9 to it oclock we mr and mrs davidson won first prize for the old tyme waltz another lady won a trophy for dancing the old chaileston sunday we enjoyed the day at st petersberg very much we were in the atlantic but the gulf of mexico was too cold the people there played bingo in the evenings in a glass auditorium all free for their guests four out of our busloads won prizes on february 12 at 9 30 a m we left florida we stopped in georgia where a number bought candy and nuts to bring home at a wholesale nut bouse we saw one truck load of oranges piled up just like we pile potatoes we stopped at an orange grove and bought oranges to bring home there was also a banana tree theie one hampei or rejl targe oranges was selling for 25 cents each we travelled through a beautiful mountain range at london kentucky we saw our first snow since leaving canada through cincinnati the highways aie so thick they look like the hub of a wheel we stayed at dayton for oui last night in the vsa we crossed at windsor and at hamilton our one big family had to part we had left as stiangeis but after 2500 miles we were friends thanks to mrs doris norton our hostess and wondciful driver eldon dryburgh i will tay these tours aie the best way to travel you will iove making selfctions from our variety of flowers beautiful pottcd plants or fresh curbouquets bfoonia and oloxinia bu1ss now in stock open 7 days a week 8cm iii 7pm phone isjhh caroline flower garden shop two miilis west of acton south sioi of hwv youre safe and secure save money too mapmco under the protective roof of inburanck dennys insuranc aoincy 17 mut st w at um1m residence harold s532565 wmiaa vou as riario uki mason hot a isutsu savo with salcco s broad risk homoownor s policy no dnnrjorousgnps no coolly overlaps yot it costs loss than many ordinary policies for iho complolo roof of pro- toction call us today natural gas is snackhappy h s holden offommtt u oeefc l watt cuelm ta mth commission scolaire du comte de halton avis aux conyribuables francophones du comte de halton tleetlon des membree do eomlt esnsuhailf ste rveneele tseur lea ejeelea secendslrus avis est par les presentee donne gu une reunion des contribuables d expression francaise de la commis sion scolaire du comte de halton aura lieu le mardl 5 mars 1969 a lecole martin street senior school 1b4 martin street milton ontario 4 8 h du solr cette assemble est eonvoauee en accord avec una recente modification apnortee au secondary schools and boards of education act et sur is demand du nombre requla de contribuables francophones selon la section 114 dudj act modlfle lassemblee a pour but telectloh de quatre contri buables francophones du comte a un comlte consultatlf de la commission scolaire du comte de halton qui eom- prendra aussl des membret nommes qr la commission scolaire du comte de halton le comlte consultatlf fere des recommendations a is commission scolaire du comte de halton en ce aul conceme let moyens de repondre sux besolns educatlfs et culturela des etudlsntt francophones de is region du comte m j w singleton m f armttage qlrecteur cfeducellon president de la commission scolalrs at the country cousin sheppe in bulllnatsn when ou iop into thr brand neu country oiihiii shoppe for cniteeanddmiphntit or wtuv for a chicken dinner the vcr htore ituclf seelllh to uelcomr ou 1 liail frewll air and delectable golilrn frit d foodi they owe their exiatrnrr lo niirual gae nd when ou nee ull the tiueu the country cousin blioppt- made of can it uill give vou new uha about your ou n home cntrt to ei chefi the chef- ut the country coiimn mwpe are no proud of their new natural gai rooking equipment theyre liable to talk our ear off theyve got gas fired friern special broastere an armtoray broiler equipment that leepa them in complete control of the delicate art of frying and natural gas at home makes the aame 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