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ACTONS CITIZEN of the Year for 1971 E G Ted Tyler Sr was honored Saturday night at the Acton Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner in the Acton Music Centre Following reading of a citation by Mayor Les Ted received a beautiful plaque and wife Gwcn was presented with a bouquet of roses Staff Photo THE VOICE OF ACTON Ron McKnitfht received a special award for his outstanding contribution to sports In Acton from the locnl Chamber of Commerce at Saturday night s annual Citizen of the Year Dinner Admiring the attractive plaque with Ron are 1 to r his mother Joan Chamber president Roy Goodwin and Ron s father Jim Staff Photo ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY APRIL Citizen of Year Surprise garden Newcomers to this part of the country the Bartholomew family were delighted this spring to discover an astonishingly early garden around their new home Mrs Frank Bartholomew Georgetown is spending her first in her new home Her daffodils were in bud March and were In bloom a month ago Her tulips and hyacinths are out proclaimed Acton Citizen of the now and she already has pansies Year Ron McKnight received Then are hundreds of tulips a special citation Saturday to Her surprise garden Is located standing on the sunny side of the house The two men in different near Glen Williams generations were chosen to be Ted Tyler Sr Ron receive plaques ovations Ted Tyler was officially gxfrl SUNDAY MAY 9th is Mothers Day GIVE HER A FROM CHOOSE FROM THE FOLLOWING SUGGESTIONS TOILET SETS BOXED STATIONERY BONE CHINA CUPS SAUCERS SEWING BASKETS PICTURES LINGERIE BLOUSES SWEATERS SLACKS PANT SUITS SLIPPERS HANDBAGS COSTUME JEWELLERY HOSE APRONS BOXED TOWELS DRESSER SETS LUGGAGE PYJAMAS NIGHTGOWNS ETC I Refrigerators freezers ranges dishwashers air conditioners humidifiers water healers equipment washers I dryers stereos television portable and console color and black and white radios toasters irons canopeners sluing knives electric blankets food mixers blenders kettles fry pans heating pads vacuum cleaners floor polishers WATLHES20 F to ARTIFICIAL CORSAGES NEATLY BOXED POTTED PLANTS and CUT FLOWERS MOTHERS DAY CARDS AND FOLDERS BY CARLTON MOTHERS FOR A fITIUl Rt TO honored at the Chamber of Commerce annual dinner and dance in the music centre and a sold rightout crowd filled the hall with enthusiastic apphuse twice as the recipients of the engraved plaques were proclaimed The program after the buffet supper was chaired by Chamber president Roy Goodwin Dancinj lo followed M Lei read the citation to his long time associate now Citizen of the Year Mrs Hoy Goodwin pnstntcd red roses to Mrs A standing ovation greeted Mr Tyler as he rose to reply Very proud It s very proud moment for me Mr Tyler said quietly It not very often you bouquets in civic life Usually the phone calls are for some other reoson What he has accomplished has not been done alone he said rhere were always others on council and good clerk We had our differences but when every thine was all ironed out went to work Follows others He paid special tribute to his wife a big help in his business and municipal work After urging more liaison between the town and the Chamber of Commerce he concluded It is an honor to be able to follow the others who have done such work for associate of Toronto in minor sports Mr Goodwin introduced Ron as the voice of Acton Ironsides A standing ovation followed Telegrams read Mr Goodwin read telegrams of congratulation to Mr Tyler from Whiting and a business Jack Mrs town Asset to community Chamber president Roy Goodwin presented a plaque to Hon McKnight while Mrs Paul Nielsen presented flowers to his mother Mrs Jim McKnight Ron has overcome a great handicap and become an asset to the community Mr Goodwin pointed out He had a difficult childhood but kept up his interests and contributed in a way that made him an example in sports in which he can never hope to participate Voice Acton Mr Goodwin pointed out that Ron who works in the town of lice is selfsupporting which Is an accomplishment In itself After mentioning his involvement and to Mr McKnight from Mr Whitint Acton Minor Baseball Association Acton Legion Minor Sports the executive of Acton Skating club and Acton Tanners hockey club Introduced to the crowd were head table quests Mr and Mrs Roy Goodwin mayor and Mrs first vicepresident Paul Nielsen and Mrs Nielsen Mr and Mrs Tyler Mr and his parents Minister of Energy and Resources Management George Kerr and Mrs Kerr were acknowledged as well as former clerk administrate and McGeachic civic chairman John and committee members Mr and Mrs Alan and Kevin Only former Citizen of the Year present was Fred Wright Past president honored The past president plaque is presented to John Shadbolt as Mr Goodwin pointed out a lot of his projects turned out Mr has been active in the Chamber six years Don 1 indsay said Grace The situation is good Chamber president Goodwin reported to his audience committee of the Chamber Commerce met recently with council hydro He mentioned the Christmas lighting and urged cooperation to help provide funds for some of the the Chamber would like to do Junior Tylers caught in middle SUMS N CHUCKLES SPECIALLY PACKAGED CHOCOLATES 5 to Store Lean Shoulder Roast TENDER Blade Short Rib Roast Lean Stewing Beef 8 Lean Ground Chuck 7R Fresh Pork Shoulders 45 Lean Pork Butts 65 fresh Small Link Sausa MAPLE LEAF SLICED Side Bacon 65l BROS MODERN MEAT MARKET Mill E Acton Phone Daily Delivery Ted Tyler Junior and his wife Dolores had a hard choice Saturday While Ted Tyler was being honored at the music centre their daughter Tracy was on stage at the Robert little school in the dance recital They solved the problem by attending dress rehearsal and Tracy came over to the music after the recital to join her p rents and grandparents Tyler and his wife Edna in Arizona As well as his parents Mr and Mrs Jim Ron McKnight was joined at his table by uncles and aunts Mr and Mrs Gordon Aitken and Mr and Mrs Gordon Robertson his sister and her fiance Archie of Brampton Chairman Roy Goodwin also ntroduced guests from Mrs Tyler beautiful distance Mr and Mrs George orchid corsage was the gift of her Chapman of Wyndham North family Other of the Tylers present were Mr and Mrs Acton his sister Mr and Mrs Charlie Tyler Georgetown his brother Juit before the dinner they received a telegram from brother Matt Norfolk who are visum Mr ind Mrs Murdo Milton s clerk Jack McGeachie and Mrs also returned to join in honoring Mr Tyler Mr was clerk here when Mr Tyler was headquarters Fertilize Your Lawn Now Large Selection of Evergreens Shrubs and Trees Fruit Trees Fruit Bashes Ready for Planting Potted Roses Gladioli Seed Garden Too It Patio Stone Etc Open 7 Day a Week8 m Dark Phone WE RE ANYWHERE Caroline Flower Garden Shop TWO WIIES WEST OF ACTON SOUTH SIDE OF Citizen of Year citation Mayor read the following citation Saturday lor Citizen of the Year Ted Tyler Sr It is an honor for me to deliver a citation for the 1971 Citizen of the Year not only because of my association with him In municipal politics over the years but also to share in the recognition to an outstanding citizen who has contributed a great deal towards making Acton a pleasant progressive place to live It has been my experience that Ted Tyler has always called a spade a spade He never pulled punches when he felt the welfare of Acton was at stake He has always taken a strong stand on issues when he felt he was right and this certainly has gained him respect and admiration over a lengthy period of publicspirited service When Acton s Citizen of the Year speaks on any Issue he has the ear of the public and his associates He has never minced words espousing forthright opinions delivered in a fashion that shows he has done much study and homework on issues before deciding where he stood Looking back over the years It is not surprising that many of the things he stood for are now taken for granted in the community Ted Tyler was the second mayor of Acton succeeding Amos Mason who had the honor of being mayor the first year Acton was elevated from village to town status That was in a year of great change for the village turned town when foundations were laid for muthof the progress that was to follow Acton had a population of just over 2 During the years Ted was on council the town took some big steps forward It was during his time of office he started out as deputy reeve in that Acton people agitated for and built sewers and a sewage plant It was also during those years that water was extended to people in town who never hod enjoyed an amenity we can t Imagine do in without today Ted Tyler remembers well the installation of sewers and the condition of the roads after the job was done There wasn a minute of the day someone phoning about roads he observes with a smile Then council decided to pive the roads and with typical despatch with Tyler at the head they went ahead and did It The only roads paved in Acton prior to then were Highway and port of High way Because there was a crying need for housing in Acton of that day- worse even than today conditions council spear headed a drive to housing and it was during Ted time on council that the Glcnlca lakevlew subdivisions were brought in and built There were also three or four annexations during the same period and anyone acquainted with municipal work knows the vast amount of time and effort councils of the day spent finalizing plans for all these town improvements without pay We had meetings almost every night of the week often to two or three clock in the morning Ted remembers but we were really interested in what we were doing a lot would never have done It was during these years that exploration for new water sources was made drilling wells and making provision for the witer reservoir on Churchill Road On his last term of council he wts instrumental with two others in helping form the Chamber of Commerce Industrial committee and also had an Industrial committee working on council They were in enticing several industries to Acton the largest Porter Co While reeve of Acton Ted attended meetings of the public utilities commission and it started an association with Hydro that Ins lasted till the present time He acted for the mayor on the in and was on the body when it was changed to a Hydro Commission and control water reverted to council Bit problem for the hydro commission during those years was finding the money and the meins to build a new hydro building It Is a reality now but there was tremendous amount of groundwork and search in those years with Ted naturally as Commission chairman looking after details as if the building was his very own His reputation for seeing a job La done right has stayed with him ever since Today the smart modern hydro will look after the needs of the town until it reaches a population of to 10 and is a model for other communities to people are aware that during the hunt for industry Ted used his own money to travel to Montreal and other places to entice industry to Acton No one knows but Ted how much time and materials he donated towards other civic projects such as the scout hall and the music centre along with other past Citizens of the Year Of course being avid curlers both Ted and his wife were more than interested in the of the new Acton Curline Club Ted pitched right in with all his resources to ensure an uptodate arena with attendant room for social He served on both the committee and the board of directors This is typical of Ted Tyler and the interest he takes in anything that will benefit the town As you can see there is a tremendous amount of in this man harnessed to help make Acton a worthwhile place to live Acton has always provided me with a good he says His personal philosophy concludes that a person in business should try to contribute something If they have the time to be of service Ted has come a long way both figuratively and literally since he came to this country from England in with his parents Born in in London he came to Acton and thi3 is where he has been ever since He attended school here starting in a now torn down which was situated behind the Holland Shop on Mill St His first job working for John Kennedy general store where Marks is located Then he worked at Beardmore and Co for several years before deciding to step out on his own with a trucking business In He started with one truck and a phone In his own home in association with his wife and son Ted Tyler Transport has home on 7 Highway on Acton outskirts and there Is a fleet of trucks and buses which number over pieces of equipment I first employee Minute Walters is also still with the company in the fall of The business has nearly outgrown Its present quarters and plans are made for expansion Trucks with the Tyler name on them trai to States and as far east as Montreal He credits much of the success of the business to dam hard work and the assistance of his wife who puts in as many hours at the office as he does We are often the last to leave at night he confesses Ted married the former in 1930 She a Milton girl and it is perhaps fitting that the company also does much business in home town The Tylers live on Mowbray Place in subdivision again appropriate since Ted had much to do with establishing the subdivision in Acton At the other end of town in recognition of his services one of the lake view subdivision streets is called Tyler Ave Son Ted who is married with two daughters is following in his footsteps both in the business and in municipal politics as councillor and deputyreeve of the town And Ted Sr is not thinking of retiring either I am not through yet he declares with a smile As he sees it no one can stop Acton from growing and that s alright with him The town has to grow in order to compete with its neighbors he says candidly and as far as he is concerned it Is a mighty fine place to live And judging by the people here tonight this town has a warm place in its heart for a man who gave so of time and talents for the good of the community Ladies and gentlemen it is my privilege at this time to present Ted Tyler the mn we honor tonight T0R0 LAWNB0Y MOWERS MAKE LAWN CARE A PLEASURE See a Good Selection at Hardware N0RVAL