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b4 trsst acton frost pktu waxanoeday april 2 i960 of the district uwctrthm blh bitter phl ceorgetowna so per cent jump in public school costs dm last year kil termed an inequality and a bitte pill i intend to fight by georgetown rcpteseiilative ort the halloa county board of educatioci to council public school costs to the town art set at j69i 10 ad inciea of 230260 over last year high achool coda increased more modestly to sso0j37 from laal year s4i9450 thctnequalily according to mr bodnar um from the method of arriving at the towns share of the county educaliortbudtet lie pointed out that lait years null late yd applied to the teceotly tncicaied luwumcn figure rsjlhij lhart to thalowrt uaeutnent upon which the tmttrale wa baaed predict 100 fox increase milton- a sluo increase in the municipal tax bill for milton homeowner was pfediced as milton councillor began their first bucwtaetung session mayor brian beii reviewed breluninaiy projections on the recently established county boardt of education budget which if unchanged would cost the local owner of 1 home lutwj tt s 5400 an eit a 72 72 if the towns general rale remains the tame as it was last yeai it would result in a me of s23 h7 because of reassessment and if the county rate remained unchanged it would cost the honeowner an extra 4 sb readies cerrfury mark iiillsburgiithe family of mr george luws held open house in the basement of st andrews presbyterian church ililliburgh on sunday to honor him on his 100th butlidiy although his buthday was february is it was not celebrated until march 23 as mr haws was on winter vacation in florida at the home of his daughter and son inliw mr and mrs llarman leader horsemens clinic for ebho riding club old stone heme sow fergus one of the oldest stone buildings in this pirl of ontario is included in the latest major real estate deal in fergus the ketchen farm which includes the first home of james webster one of the founders of the town has been sold to cara construction company of toronto repotted price for the land is about s 200000 ttie farm is located on the western edge of fergus in nichol township it straddles the ferguselora county road and stretches nearly as far as the wellington home included in the deal is the site of the fergus golf cub the fate of which is uncertain at the present time the club has held a lease since 1932 but the latest one expires this year they have been using the webster home as golf clubhouse it is the large stone building south of the county roab facing the grand river the club owns part of their course the section inside the town behind the houses on colquhoun st dudrs ore flying north kortwright park white toumti are still flocking to the exotic tropica retort areas wildfowl are coming back a tpoketman for the department of land and forests in lietpeler laid the duck are comma back early thli year and geese have already landed at kortw right park however there were some qualifications ducks wdl sometimes fly up from their winter quarters in the south find no open water turn around and go back sometimes they 11 stop in lake lrie and wait for the more northern waters to reappear from under the ice wildfowl may have bud brains but it seems they know enough to stay away from the cold dissolve continuing committees guelrtl- displeasure with the continuations of many of the continuing committees prompted the wellington county board of education to take steps to have all bat one dissolved as soon as possible the continuing committees were established to offer assistance to the new county board in its formative stages they consist of trustees who have served on the local boards prior to their being replaced by the county organization the county board had planned to make good use of the committees especially in the preparation of its first budget few of the committees made reasonable efforts and the board decided lo save the taxpayers money by disbanding them prior to the june deadline only the guelph district boards continuing committee will remain that group presented a detailed budget report honor norman jackson on h 90th birthday the family of norman jackson r r i or ton held an at home in honor of his 90th birthday at otpringe school recently mr and mrs roy wheeler welcomed the guests at the door and two great grandchildren tended the guest book which was signed by 200 visitors a beautifully decorated birthday cake centred the tea table flanked by gold candles five grandchildren served the dainty refreshments mr jackson was the recipient of many cards and gifts as well as a telegram and placque from prime minister robarts of the province of ontario and letters from john root m vv and mr rud whiting mp guests were present from sudbury weston mindemoya north bay toronto guelph kitchener georgetown erin eden mills everton brampton lllllsburgh acton orion otpringe waldemar shelbume grand valley and flora following the at home a family dinner party was held at the home of mr jacksons ton and daughterinlaw with 34 attending members of mr jacksons family include two daughters nellie mrs c robinson of weston and sadie mrs willard carlisle of mindemoya one son letllo of orson five f w rising from tt waters like a hoo montf this llmhton snarl carvad by olacan in the l age was an attraction uhi it was photographed many vura to roows history written in pictures from the richard harris collection of photographs entrance to hi pot lo park now part of the rock wood conicrvotton area succumbed to the wrecker a ham mors tcvoral yoars ooo the park a harris family project was a popular summer playground vvvvjtiv esquesing councillors hit for financial aid etqueiing council heard a succession of pleas for financial assistance at their regular meeting- in council clumbers monday night acton- fall fair board r resident wumer fryer bill elle and don matthews approached the towmhtp for an increase in their grant for he coming year they reported that last years fair look in a record gate total of ss000 and paid out a record s5k00 mr fryer commented that he hoped if eiquesing rjiud their grant acton might feel obligated to follow suit at present lunjtmng gives 200 to acton and georgetown and 50 to milton it wj decided that it is too early to consider making a decision a second plea for financial aid tame from denny charles ihjirman of the georgetown and district hospital board he requested consideration in the new budget for a grant to the hospital lor construction of the new 31 bed wing council agreed to give the matter some attention a representative of the township fire area reported that repairs arc needed on the george to wn based truck immediately in addition to mechanical problems most of the tires are 16 years old council agreed to pay the expense of putting the truck in top condition a motion was passed by which the council agreed to assume 7h per cent of any actual losses incurred each year by the o ii c senior citizens housing units irv georgetown reeve cumc and councillor leslie voted against the proposal on the grounds that there was no gujrjntec ol how much losses would be councillors ken marshall russell miller and tom hill voted for the motion approximately iso professional foresters will grjduatc this year from the four universities in canada which give forestry training technical and ranger schools will provide an additional 600 forest technicians hie ftmlo hiding club lurid a itoitcnurt clinic on sunday lit the lrin i air grounds th turnout was excellent with iwtt 120 spectators pfetcnf the ticket taker was jack ihce of ililliburgh guest sjxaker was mike leppard iron georgetown guru secord a blacksmith and quarter llorie breeder from ojkvtlle brought his quarter horse stallion to dcmoiitiute hoof tjre and showmanship at halter stan wellington gave an excellent talk on gumming the show hoise with the help of his palomino stallion colonel carol and uryari hob mum from ihihburgl brought along i lieu two lionet lo demonstrate tlur prvpir method of performing western games showing and framing tips fkthe western ftleaiure horse were given by t kjiicjii of kockwood gnrd secord and jim orbed another theory for mystery bird a resident un the sixth i me of tsuuesing north of highway 7 hat identified the huge hud which hat pels keeping one eye on the sky at a red tailed hawk a lady mrs hurl said she was able to move lo willun a few feet of the bird on oneiaccjsion and checked its identification in an illuslralcd bird hook she said she recently mw six such birdt near lnn i he book states they rjnge throughout the u s and southern canada mrs van tatter of r r i georgetown said she recently noticed what looked like a golden lagle in a tree near the 401 which raises the possibility that more than one kind of huge bird is reponsible for the rash of lost and slashed pets in the surrounding rural area though the golden lagle is rare in ontario a burwasli trapper recently caught one in a trap the trapper found the is pound eagle in a inure beside a beaver carcass which he was using as bait for wolves all the big bird sightings started a couple of months ago when georgetown area farmer bd osborne discovered an unidentified large bird had been responsible for the loss of a few pets and damaging some small livestock the fngluli pleatur lurfu class wiii shown by si wellington imi ml i raitci smith i he wctufri reining pattern wti demomtrated by jim t oflaed ridmtf tiu quarter flort indin i martin while mike lippard explained in the tpeitjlort tlse finer points to hwb for in a well trained riming horse door prizes were imrii out ittiunvn vicli evtffl mid the grand rwue was a uddle link ifeefri jimeuu wrie huikcd aftrr by ruth burt iul ututu artielot of ihlkburgli the next club activity wdl be a trjil ride and tteeplrchaw day at stun wellington on april 21 issue 720100 building permits a whjxx ftddltior to rlnfvmw ufvl th major mm in if 1720100 worth of buildiht permit ttctied during lbrtisry und mitch m i wiuirt townthtp mm other dtrrnils were for taw luoe dno garage liuddmg permit fee kmounted to ihvthui if u of 4374 for the uhvw1 xlditioft will not be uait aw wi held up irfi another rtudente and carport itetaiiju the owner owes back taxes h 5 hoidl oftotutmsr u car ft tumt cueuw va iro tkcmpjch fuel bulrlblrlor of horn hd fm telrouum froducf serving acton and district slno 1946 heating oils sir lubrication oils gkases svgasounts v diesel ruei phone 8532174 dthndaaul oil sulrmii iaib t srvte sssaaaaaaaaasaaaaaaas44 yoortfl st alport b a sons b avorago can put money in dads pocket i to find out about safocos good student discount on family automobile insurance call dennys insurance agency 17 mill st watt acton mtsn 8534150 safeco insurance office hours mondavthunriav dam lo6pm friday oam lo b p m aften hours mill ball 853 3743 haiold oannv 8632666 glaniuhildien and eight greatgrandchildren all of whoine were present for tlm luppy occasion mi jaxkum lives alone at his home is about daily and takes a keen interest in his family and the happenings of his community best wishes are extened to mr jackson on this special birthday 145000 total township permits nassagaweya toning administrator s w savage reports budding permits were issued within the township during march for structures with a total value of j 1 45 000 this included six residences evaluated at si 10000 three remodelling projects evaluated at s3 1 000 and two accessory buildings evaluated at s4000 jtieyoiiiiif to date with wisoh yts atan m tuu w trmselt u am sar yas tsurgiagyly smursawl t l ys ommf iwou nassi t j mlliith4tis willslas 30 alsapssi hlrb awaltli lisastwaas sflaljlai luasnl usb vsaaiaj mm tasmtsto 7 that there is an easy way to count seconds accurately as navigators must say one mltittsippl two mississippi three mississippi four mississippi etc at brisk speaking speed the four syllable word correctly measures out a second of time l ii ox to iwlp nmmd to know your carpet tile centre our 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