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Year No ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY Second Section By Mary Ann More than before the students are looking forward to the Winter Carnival II to begin next week Groups and classes are planning their floats for torchlight parade and beginning to assemble their materials Already mounds of snow have been claimed at the back of the school and the side Tor the snow sculptures Many entries Entries for the Carnival Queen were Tuesday Feb There were many entries for this this year The movie Where Were Vou When The lights Went Out will bo shown Monday evening for everyone pleasure Two dances As before the Coffee House Dance will be held Thursday Due to popular request The Sun will bo featured as they were last The Variety Show evening should bo very entertaining with acts Tram in the school and outstanding entertainment from our district Bern formal will net as a finale for II It will be held Saturday and a good attendance Is hoped for Driver training Driver education began last week with classroom discussions Mr Is once heading Oils group In few weeks time the students will have incnr lessons I hud been purchased for the students to sen the play of the People last afternoon Due to bud went her the trip was cancelled llils I 11 Is the substitute date I or closing on a happy note This is touchers convention for all hlh school students JUDGES IN ACTON District High a winter carnival snow queen contest will have the tough task of choosing a queen from this group of entrants Pictured front row 1 to r arc Judy Thibodeau and Lynn Bender Back row tor are Ann Karen Pierce Christine Forbes Susan Kidd Wendy Hannah and Sue photo Teachers study semester system Present Roy Mcintosh rare Masonic jewel All the high school staff will be In Toronto on Friday for Professional Development Day these five advantages make electric heating the superior heating system completely clean electric heating can t create dust dirt Aim or loot gentle even heat Room by room or zone temperature control NodrauflhMe no chills no blasts of hot air low cost Throughout Ontario users prove that In hornet Insulated to Hydro standards electric heating costs no more to operate than other heating systems extra space Roqulres no bulky fuel burning equipment quiet And electric heating la to quiet FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL YOUR QUALIFIED ELECTRIC HEATING CONTRACTOR LISTED BELOWOR ACTON HYDRO ELECTRIC COMMISSION ELGIN ST ACTON THIS IS ELECTRIC WEEK and students here have the day off will be visiting two which have had the semester system In successful operation for several years Thornlea secondary school and collegiate The group will be split each going to one school In the morning and the other in the afternoon They 11 be coming back to home teacher Mrs Sandra Fleischer home in Georgetown to assess what they have learned immediately Acton high school will be starting this semester system next fall Principal David Katz vice principal Joe Bray and guidance teacher Brian have already been to these schools to see their methods Friday meet for teachers Jim Singleton Director of for Halton County Board of Education will be among featured speakers at the professional development day for secondary schools in the county A seminar will be held at T A Blakelock High School In Oak The seminar is entitled Encounter from OISE the unlversitites and community colleges will be on hand for debates Contrary to popular conception hunting Is a relatively sate recreational pursuit when compared to ac cidents while boating and skiing 1ormer Acton resident Ver Boy Mcintosh was singularly honored by the of GO Years Past asters Jewel during the annual installation of officers of Temple AF and AM No MB an event unique in the city Masonic history Mr Mcintosh original Muster of Temple Lodge celebrated his joth birthday January so month of January was memorable for the respected businessman Initiated 1903 He was inlUatcd Into Mosonry In in Walker Lodge No Acton and became Master of his mother lodge In 1MB He has been active In Masonry ever since While residing in he became a charter member of Couchlchlng Chapter and was made Principal In 1920 After moving to he filiated with the Chapter No of the city In 1922 He was elected president of the Scottish Bite Club in 1950 and on October was Honorary Inspector General degree of tho Ancient and Accepted Scottish Bite of Free Masonry for the Dominion of Canada When Oshawa Temple Lodge was chartered In Boy Mcintosh was named its first Worshipful Master In he was appointed Grand Steward of the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario The Year Past Masters Jewel wos presented by Wor Bro William Bailey of Toronto Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Canada In Ontario with many notables present Boy Mcintosh purchased the Luke Burial Company in and still keeps up active participation In the business of Mcintosh Anderson Funeral Home He is also a trustee of ACTON ELECTRIC CO Main St JON HURST ELECTRIC Acton 8532015 Earl Van Norman Electrician Hint St 3 Elgin St Knox Presbyterian Church in Acton friends Join In wishing Mr Mcintosh good wishes on both his birthday and congratulations on achieving a Saturday rnrc honor Boy Mcintosh Is a brother to the late Frank Mcintosh of Acton Acton high school second carnival from fcbruary to will brighten up the lory white winter The public Is invited to participate in some of the events Monday I sculptures start Monday I 2 Dismissal from class eating contest Movie February 00 Carnival Queen contestants meet judges Contestants with Judges Torchlight parade Crowning of Carnival Queen Wediusdny J Dismissal and busts to 1 Hockey game with February 18 Snow sculpture deadline Basketball game with Mount Forest Coffee House dance Friday February Snow t im Snow sculpture judging 1 Toboggan races 00 30 Tug TO game students Variety show Award snow sculpture prizes 10 fun Semi formal dance Institute parents fight school closing Opposition to the planned of the Camnbollvlllc School and the transfer of the pupils to Broakville drew opposition from Mrs Smith when she appeared before Council Monday Members of Council indicated sympathy for Mrs Smith opposition and Deputy Don McMillan agreed to meet with Mrs Smith and trustee Tom Watson to discuss the opposition before council took a stand on the issue Mri Smith told members she had contacted 35 parents and the Campbcllville Women Institute with all expressing opposition to the planned 1972 closing of the school Spent in Burlington Noting the rising cost of education she said no one is complaining loudly about this so much as they arc about the Board policy to spend our revenue in Burlington and close our Campbellviilc School She challenged bonrd kindergarten pupils from art already attending He recalled the former Nussoguwcya School Board had Intended to build a new school in and Men Mills but the county board was Introduced Should support It behooves us since the people of are not happy to support them MaeArthur suggested Members agreed to have the deputy reeve and Mrs Smith meet the area school truitce Tom Watson to diseuss the move Mrs Smith noted she had buses for hours every day and attending what would be an overcrowded school gives little incentive to even the best students I believe the scholastic satisfaction received at should outweigh any economic reasons board may Nassagaweya last She asked the council to openly support our to the school board policy of economies first students last south f and Nassagaweya last Several members of council indicated they would like answers from the Board on their viewpoint Councillor Art Gibson pointed trustee or out Mills students arc now board officials since they were attending Acton and the all pretty good talkers Parents want school at Norval kept open A panel representing Halton suggestions the closing was an County Board of Education met decision with Me parents from the A but wonder It costs less to drive area evening to I Milton Several parents said they If our students all the way to Brook discuss closing school and then to Acton for other The school is a three room school classes She suggested riding on and hos been declared uneconomical to run Several parents said they would sooner have the children attending the three room school without all the modern facilities then have them bussed out of the community to a bigger more modern school rev Jew year By H Cook The annual meeting of the Halton Junior Farmer County Bonrd was held on Wednesday Feb Judging from the secretary report given by Dorcen Harrop and the treasurer report given by Barry the Juniors had a very active and successful year Some of the activities carried out in last year program were a hockey tournament in Milton Drama night in Milton semi formal dance orienteering along the Bruce Trail participation In track and field events three delegates took part in the Junior Farmer Leadership Camp three delegates went on the Livestock Management Tour two delegates took part in the debating workshop a snowmobile raffle for fund raising an exchange with Prince Edward County several dances and numerous activities at the individual club levels Election The results of the election of the 1971 County Board executive are as follows president Doreen Harrop vicepresident Barry Mahon secretary Barb Britton treasurer George Henderson editor Janet hunter and provincial director Bill Jackson A strike which would have affected several people from Acton and district was averted at I Manufacturing Co Milton when of the United and the new wage Public School are Nerval is one of four north Schools slated for closing within the next five years Milton Bruce St and also on the list Orton pump wont start At the February meeting of Erin township council councillor Bert started round of hearty guffaws with a simple question to the representatives of the Erin fire department What about be pomp Fire Chief Bob Chaney answered It should be abolished They can even get ft going now AD It sever been used for is flooding rinks According to the lire department the length of nose been off the rack since the pump was bought years ago The pomp Itself rotted and start Although toe township does own the equipment bey pay for upkeep and repairs The settlement was overwhelmingly accepted by 260 union members which will give them a minimum wage hike average of cents an hour the first year and a further cents an hour the second year There were also changes in working conditions and fringe benefits amounting to four cents an hour as well as settlement pay for employees actively employed at the company for more than four months The last minute negotiations ran into a nine hour meeting that began at 3 and continued past midnight on Saturday Jan Union president Max Black Charles Mills and Jack of the negotiating committee were assisted by union staff negotiator Ken The average worker will have a purchasing power increase of a year as of September 1971 said Stewart Cook area supervisor of the union Workers voted in favor of a strike if the company did not offer a better contract than was presented The old contract expired Sept 28 1970