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1 asg thai acton free press wadnwctay april 16 1969 of the district osmunoc rate dlrqps taxes cfiafr georgetownceoetown ratepayer will pay more taxes this year but experience a urge drop in the mill rale an awraatt hrweeholder pyln taxes or s37z but year will be required to pay s408 in 1969 despite drop lit the mill rate from 8285 muts to 68 reason tov the paradox la the reassessment georgetown compacted during 1968 houses which were assessed approximately 4300 on the old assessment mljhtbe assessed ai high ai 16000 under the new system cxa 38 mab o the new 6h rate well over halfis tlckelted for education general purpose rate tales up 1861 rnillt the industrial and commercial rale dropped 1640 milu which reerve hunter called a real inducement for industry to come to georgetown attempt to dose thra high fergus- attempts to close the elora tilth school and transfer students to the larger fergus school are meeting with tome determined opposition from elora residents the wellington hoar j of education has discussed the proposal but has taken no action pending a further report waller bolger the board representative for nlchol tslkington and elora laid students who want to come to fergus from elora are considered traitors in their village he said he had received telephone calls from parents who thought their children could gel better education in fergus and yet were being pressured by public opinion to remain in elora lie suggested that fergus and elora be considered one unit and that the students be transferred back and forth as necessary richard oilman fergus principal said pressure being put on students wai likely the result of rivally of the older generation between fergus and elora a year ago students and parents in elora mounted a successful campaign to pressure the centre wellington high school board into keeping the elora high school open it was proposed then that the students be transported to the fergus school j m gilchrist who represents guelplt eranvou and puilinch townships on the board has been the main mover behind the change he said it would mean a saving to the taxpayers of an estimated j 1 00000 in salaries and would ease the crowded situation in public schools in the area as well frfe bits to haliburton erin over 60 cars carried fans from erin to haliburton for the first game of the ontario bantam hockey finals between erin and bliburton the haliburton dub undefeated all season had no difficulty defeating erin 81 in the first pme but erin gave them a teal tussle in the second contest at home before bowing 73 final game wednesday in haliburton was won by the champions but the erin team were again given ful i marks for a real championship fight by friend and foe alike batk in baseball picture campbellviltecampbellville merchants the most successful team ever to compete in ontario amateur baseball will likely be back in the thick of the intermediate baseball wars again this season while milton will only enter a junior club officials of the two neighboring clubs have agreed there is a shortage of intermediate dais players for a team in both centres and with milton dropping out of the league it leaves the field open for town players to try out with the village team campbellville club president ken moore said the villages juvenilehilton champions in loohwerc strong enough to step up to intermediate ranks if they could count on support from cxmilton players township gets 4193 foxes from georgetown senior housing an esquesing township site on the limits of georgetown will accommodate a 24 unit gearedtoincome housing project for senior cilizais in approving the revised formula for financing the project esquesing council will not receive full taxes estimated at 4qt while assuming seven and a half per cent of any losses speaking in support of the revised formula for the municipal participation councillor ken marshall noted the acceptance of the seven and a half pet cent of losses was estimated at siiw under previous arrangements the township would not have received the full taxation of s4l he saw the difference as a major saving to the township the project is being built by the ontario housing corporation zorge construction of georgetown has the contract i headquarters fohllixe your lawn now large selection of evergreens shrubs and trees fruit trees frull bushes ready for manllng begonlaa t gladioli fartllinr sanson tools path storma ffe cut flowers and potted plants often 7 days a wmiis am til oark phona 853mo we wttie flowers anywhere caroline rower garden shop wtct of acton south mdf of hwy womens institute officers returned mrs g bateman cwf president by mrs d g robertson mr and mrs d woodward and family attended the golden wedding anniveisary of the letters parents mr and mrs george fendley at hultonville congratulations to mr and mrs george rudder 25 highway on the arrival of a son on march 31 at si josephs hospital during her uay in hospital her mother mrs on the trail balunafad grass fires in district news dy mr u shortill mr and mrs dclbcrl unstejd entertained at a family dinner in their lovely new home on the sixth line on sunday last mr and mrs wanlcss and miss linda snow were last sunday visitors with mr and mrs hud snow sincere sympathy is extended to mr and mrs percy white and family mrs bradley mrs whites mother passed away at georgetown hospital this week burial look place on saturday mr morgan madill who has been in guelph general hospital for eye surgery was able to return home we hope his recovery will be complete in the near future iirin fire brigade were called out on friday to the home of lloyd marshalls when a grass fire became out of control then again on sunday acton brigade was called out to dal tin a fad seventh line when fires on both sides of the road caused serious concern dry grass in open fields is a severe hazard at this time a car load of ladies attended the service at st andrews church tii georgetown when l ryan addressed the group mr and mrs ross mclean returned from their honeymoon and arc settled in their new home which they have recently built on the pioneer mclean farm sixth line the cottom coies met in the community centre saturday am april i 2 the roll call was answered by a special feature of the record book for two weeks the club have not met but april 2o will be the final meeting finalizing record hook and completing the sewing is to be done by then dress score sheets and a c h i e v e mciil day were discusiicd this is to take place at llillcrest church and all material must be in by may posture and modelling wcie a feature of the meeting we will be looking forward to seeing these smart dreses worn by the gitls mr and mrs dick shortill and family visited with mr and mrs ralph thompson fdeu mills on sunday mrs fverest of brampton visited the barnes family on sunday township of eramosa notice persons lighting fires andor burning waste within the boundary of the township are requested first to obtain a fire permit permits will be issued free of charge all residents are requested to comply with the above notice or they are liable to a fine issued in the interest of fire protection permits available from ftwl nlflhin fire chuf reckwood carl meadow deputy wi chief lloyd hlndlev clerk townttilp offee brddiluw of toronto was with mr rudder rtd kthy friends were pleased to earn mrs stuart mckinnon was ible to come home from cuelph hospital during the week following leg surgery during her absence from school mrt max schocht jus been lupplyiig mr and mrs robert craig and steven ojlondon spent good friday ttlkmr and mrs ii r howard at the home of mrs r fllit with two leaders and five girls pfient ill let i jolt ii on opened tit meeting with the 4 h pledge roll call wai answered one way a girl may plan her separates to flatter her figure frmeen vauder vlugt read the minutes to flatter jgt fv mo- jl vuetttra demonstrated gather darts undertt itching by me im of mr and mrs win wragg 3rd samples mrs line returned home on wednesday after spending the winter in california arid mexico mr stewart macdonald of rochester n y spent a few days with hiyutuvie arulaunt mr and mrs david stewart mr and mrs mike mulch i win and sons kemplville mr and mrs sherlock an ken new hamburg were faster visitor with their patent mr and mil gordoif ail ken mr and mis fd stewart mr and mrs cameron l raver motored to nashville term and attended the grand ole oprcy during faster weekend randy and jelfrey stewart spent the holidays with their frandpareuts mr and mrs lit old theaker townline mrs d g robertson accompanied her sister mis c he i inter and daughterinlaw mrs do u pi j s rohcrlum of guelph to burlington on monday where they visited with their niece mis lavcrue carter who is a patieul in the hospital there mrs mac underbill of hamilton a former resident of the community called on friends recently mr and mrs william butler of fergus called in the village during the past week friends were pleased to learn mr duller has recovered sufficiently from his near fatal accident to be able to drive the car again brian robertson of montreal was home of faster weekend with his parents d g and mrs robertson other holiday visitors included douglas and mrs robertson and children mrs c hcimlcr guelph kenneth and mrs robertson and daughters and lesley gerrard of oakvillc the fourth meeting of the ospringc sew and sews was held facings and schart ond kihis demohsttated tejms and types of finishing the girk winked on their garments until lie close of the meeting thei ii grace was repeated and refreshments were seived jane vander sluts was hostess for the fifth rivaling of the gspriuge sew and sews eight membeis and two leaders weio present helen johnston presided for the opethng exercises rull call was answered by one new thing i have learned about cutting and sewing a garment pat walter read the minutes mis r fuis discussed the proper places to wear shorts and where not l wear hem she also showed how to put in a zipper mis r vhelstra explained how a wellfitted garneut should look and demonstrated the fitting she also showed imw to nuke a reinforced curved seam the girls worked on their outfits till closing time when refreshments were enjoyed a potluck supper preceded the annual meeting of the womens institute held at the home of mrs s fuller mrs f archibald presided for the meeting which followed mrs s fuller read the minutes and financial statement a letter from chingpmgshue a korean boy whom we help support was read the cancer society canvass was discussed and mrs f archibald and mrs b wingrovc volunteered to help mrs s fuller is a captain for this area details for the bus trip to toronto on may h were given and tickets are available at the store for the outing the bus will leave the village at k i 5 am and firocccd to the toronto city hall or a guided tour following a box lunch the members arc to he guests of the st lasvreiee starch company for a demonstration miss dom lines reported on lie district annual at st andrews in fergus on may 2h villi registration at mn miss fines presided for i be elect ion of of ken svhen last years sltt e was all iclurncd she also extended the courtesus and he singing of tlu m national aa nt hem tjnud he meeting the christian womens fellowship of fverton christian t hurth tuel al he home of mrt i rothftson for the monthly meeting mis john mcliigjl presided and opfhed he meeting with an faster call to worship and prayer mis win slewail icjii hie minutes and mis ii hoitop prescnlcd the financial report noting the goal for ilknurpotes had been met the study soulliyavt asia kaleidoscope was given by mrs win stewart dealing with the theme lets talk about dollars litis icik nf how the missionary money is uud lo hull ic i the wurk of the church this concluded with an interesting dialogue an exciting day fins conversation bring iflii thiec missionary wives all three are filipinos and were commissioned by the united church ol christ in lire philippines the puls were portrayed by mrs j alton mis a fillie and mrs win stewart mrs iary bateman conducted the worship portion together with christ s disciples mrs a kingsbury chaiiinan of the nominating committee prescnlcd the slale ol ollieers fur the new year president mrs g bal email vice president mrs a 1 illic secretary mrs win stewarl treasurer mrs ii ilortop worship chuiman mis a harris sludy group pies vice prcs and mis a harris service chairman mis a kingsbury service commit lee mis j mcdougall mrs win slcwart mis c mcdougall and mrs ii ilortop ilaiusl mrs a lalhc piess reporter mis iouulaiir auditors mis d stcwait mrs d g robertson during the husiness plans were made to caler to wedding in may and tewing and knitting for save the children group following the cwf iteqedicliori the hostess served cake and ice cream piie winners at the monthly euchre sponsored by the womens institute held friday evening were high score- mrs a robinson mr frefl overland low mis d winter mr e barnstaple the ladies aid of lie local jreshyterian church had a horn hating sale prior to tlte eudue mr and mrs gordon snyder have returned home following a visit- with iheti daughter in florida mr v a sinclair mr and mis ralph sinclair keith and ken sinclair attended the funeral of the formers brotherinlaw flerheirwdlnii in gait inn fue brigade made a run on satuiday altejnooil to ihe george rudder place on highway iy former waid bruce farno when a grass fire came clou lo if io house no damage resulted and it was soon brought under control arthur a johnson oo optometrist mittoh and acton sm prfm4lital btrattery far tmtlts iahecku discount centre ilimalnsr ismih supplier for dahih ttus waupambs ou00in paints raifinishio pivwooth free oeuverv omen sat to s30 pm 8531190 acton aiaiiaavaaaiaabaasiaaaaaiiabal dollar daddy the discount store where you buy more for less we will not be undersold wilkinson sword razor blades rag i 5 pack 75c fact toothpaste rat 1 jk c 30e 4060100 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