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Acton Wfldnciday March Secant Clau Mall Erin Council briefs Refuse to invest in bridge work At the regular monthly meeting Township Council Heard recommendations for tax tolalllnit 63 Included were taxes on businesses considered treasurer Bert Berry where the owners had moved Mr Berry pointed out that utilities men telephone company churches cemeteries the fire hall community centre library shed and pump house were all wrongly Hated on the tax roll because the IBM machine had not picked them out as being ex tax exempt There were also refunds totalling WO and overpayments of When questioned why the community telephone a private company was exempt Mr Berry Informed council that lnstciid of taxes the company pays a grant of five per cent of taxable Income on their lines Met with appearing on behalf of the Colossus Development Corp who for approval of a subdivision plan subject to agreement on roads The lot subdivision will be bounded by the Eighth Line and 15 adjacent to Erin Village Plans are underway to begin within two years Mr Prouse pointed out the matter concerning the township Is share of costs of bringing the roads up to standard There was also a question of who owned a bridge that needed work Reeve Lloyd Lang advised not only that the township doesi t own it He went on to say that Erin Village and the township split road maintenance cost now on the stretch in question but the village refuses to put money Into reconstruction Since all benefits of the subdivision will go to the village the township decided not to Invest money In it either Deputy Reeve Donald Matheson summed up They can have our approval but road negotiations should be between the village and the Agreed that ISO per month was too little money for weekly garbage pickup from W homes In Subdivision Erin O J Hearn will now receive retroactive to January Learned that Dog Control Officer Alec Duncan was threatened after appearing in court to collect unpaid dog taxes A Guelph judge had instructed Mr Duncan to check to see If two but the owners wamedhunagauistappearlngontheproperty he told Council He was further instructed to take along a police officer Learned that George Hcrrington of is willing to drive to Erin township and the villages one day a week to collect dogs running loose He would come varying days and charge each trip Agreed to pay Henry Wheeler for days time put In at the township offices while Clerk Elmer McKinnon was ill SO Elizabeth lost hens ducks 1 turkey and 1 goose to dogs last month Agreed to pay expenses for Bob Cheyne to go to the four day Fire Chiefs Convention in Mississauga Heard Reeve Lang express his doubts as to the forming of a Recreation Board for Erin township He commented It seems that everybody in favor but nobody wants to do the work We need a bit more enthusiasm here Councillor Bert Wheeler pointed out that there would be enough work once it got going to make the hiring of one man feasible Met with a representative of the Library Board to discuss the fate of the old library Council was Informed that children had been breaking In and it was feared they might set fire to it It was decided to tear the building down Suggested changes in layout of a proposed subdivision to Dennis Edwards when he appeared to ask approval lor his plan at Ballinaf ad on the farm Reeve Lang added that he doubted very much If the Planning Board would approve of another subdivision in the Township Teachers president says school trustees should act without pay Trustees sitting on the County Board of Education should offer their services free of charge At least that Is the opinion of Tom president of the Halton Division of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation made the statement In a speech to the Holton Heights Community Association last week Real Indication The board believes in maintaining its budget although prices and the cost of living have risen I feel that a good place to start is that the trustees should offer their services free of charge It should be a true indication of those members who earnestly want to serve their community This can help to not only maintain the budget but help to reduce it Before the formation of the Halton County Board of Education the trustees of other boards served well without remuneration The trustees can act immediately or keep it in mind when the next election comes along Hydro rate Increase noted at convention Residents protest tree cutting aiong the Eighth Line Erin A delegation of nine before Erin Township Council Wednesday to protest the cutting of trees on the Eighth I A spokesman for the group related how on February the residents were to set trees well beyond the townsliip a six foot margin being felled and had stopped any further cutting rhfll evening the I ighth IJne Ratepayers Association was formed to protect Hie environment wt like to maintained 14 brief Reeve was then with memorandum signed by residents staling they would like to see the of Ihelr road remain unchanged that no herbicides or insecticides be used on the weeds and that the school bui turning circle be completed as the present slope In unsatisfactory also something be done about MANAGER BRENDAN peruses the annual report of p in the area the Acton Community Credit Union A groat surge forward When commented was reported for Photo that the brush was being cleared Credit Union growth cited at annual meeting on complaints from the board that the trees el Hie bun mirrors the delegation answered Unit the bun driver hud made no complaints any time reeve countered by mil that the bun driver no In he on If that a the desire of The annual report of the Acton Community Credit Union shows a great surge forward during to use the words of president Jack Denny Assets have just about doubled and the rale of growth is expected to continue during 1372 All indications arc that we will pass the half million dollar mark before the end of the year the president reported Assets now stand at a large increase on 1970 and the ratio of expenses are expected to improve during 1972 Demand strong Manager Brendan reported that loan demand is still strong but he expected savings would Increase in line with the demand Delinquency is being held at a reasonable level he asserted Highlights of 1971 included the renovation of the credit unions front office on Mill St and a successful fall dance which the board of directors have decided will be an annual event board recommended that a five percent dividend on shares bused on the quarterly minimum balance and a five percent interest rebate to members meeting their full commitment during 1971 at the annual meeting of the credit union lust week The annual took the form of a dinner dance and was held at Acton Curling Club Executive The board of directors rcauoointed Jack Dennv president Bob Bruce vice president Elaine I secretary and Brendan Aheme treasurer John Lost Bob were reelected to the board of directors and Robert to the supervisory board Student injured John Hamilton 111 of It It is processing following serious Injuries in an accident lost week He whs driving to Acton high school to play basketball when the uc client occurred on highway cast of town fie hud fractured pelvis ribs and concussion police report He was luken to St Toronto other driver involved was Fred Snider of to the Hamilton vehicle was an to the Snider car LOL winners I euchre winners for March 4 Ijtiiies high Mrs tilth Storey ladici Jon Peter and Colin Foster men high red Robertson 120 were returned to the credit door committee Millie the people on the road we leave the brush alone but the school board complains about that road year has said the bus will pick up children only If trees ore cut buck Residents commented thai tin y arc not against the cutting of trees that need It but would like the present beauty to be There are tamarack roads on cither side Why not leave the eighth a scenic route Must remove hazards Clerk I lmcr McKinnon entered the discussion to acquaint the with the legal side of Hie matter Ine municipality is sponsible for damages to hides because of the over tanking branches and those Former Actonian recognizes friends Identification of the people In two old pictures published recently has come from Mrs J Ralston Brown who lives now in Cdlgary Mrs Brown herself then Ethel Coleman was in one of the pictures The photograph which in the Free Press February was taken on the occasion of Nellie Dingman removal from Acton to the Stratford area in 1905 says Mrs Brown Musicians in the picture with Ethel Coleman Brown and Misi Dingman were left to right Charles W Mason Al Mr Booth Joe Lake Mrs rar swell John Hill and Bert Smith John Hill played the violin was the leader Miss Coleman was pianist rephcing Mist She recalls that Joe Lake worked at the Free Press at the time and H P Moore who is also in the picture Sunday School super She also identifies two of the player in a recently published picture of the Acton Crescents lacrosse team which won the Ontario championship in To those recognized here Frank Mcintosh red Ryder and Eddie Mrs Brown added the names of Carr Williams and his brother Lawrence Bud She also says Charlie and Bob Scott were on the team but she can t tell which the are In the photo Mrs Brown also notes that she remembers Mazo la Roche and her cousin when thej lived in Also of interest to Acton friends ii a visit Mrs Brown made recently to Mrs A Mies Bell whose husband was in the bank ut Acton her son Jack was mayor of Canary for a number of ears rime does fi comments Mrs Brown I am almost horrified to find that the Years Ago column is of quite good interest Choose ft largest ANDREW MURRAY MOTORS Mount Road N GEORGETOWN An increase in hydro rales was announced last week at the annual convention of the Acton delegates were among the many who heard the announcement made In the Royal York Hotel Toronto by Ontario Hydro chairman George Wholesale power rates will go up per cent on July Like other commissions Acton will likely have to pass on the increase to consumers meaning higher electrical bills Mr Gathercole told the hydro men increases are inevitable Charge laid An Acton person was charged following an attempt to cash two cheques during the past week every year due to Interest payments wages rising fuel prices and expenditures to control pollution No rural Increase No increase in rates to rural customers is being effected at this time be said but the matter is being studied There were about delegates at the convention with those attending from Acton hydro hydro commission chairman and Mrs Wiif McEachern commissioner and Mrs Bob MacArthur and superintendent Doug Mason The threeday convention is held jointly by the Ontario Municipal Electric Association and the Municipal Electrical Utilities There are special events for the ladies For Your Convenience Youngs Pharmacy DOWNTOWN GEORGETOWN NOW OPEN SUNDAYS Regular Hours to Fn to 9 m Sat todpm 8772761 CHIRIJOli MAM 1 3 Showtime Wed 15Thu The Organization Starring Sidney Poitier Showtime Wed Thurs Sat m IS name branches prevent gravel trucks from spreading gravel properly The township must remove obstructions or hazards they know arc there It was decided that one of the delegation would meet with the road superintendent to decide which trees and branches must go No decision was reached about the sand hill which residents regard as a hazard to small children who play in it pointed out that the overhang is very dangerous Reeve Lang reassured the delegation on the question of insecticides I think I can promise you there II be no spraying on your road this year There no money to spray anywhere anyhow JENNINGS GENERAL STORE 8542593 EXTRA SPECIAL OFFER Mar 9 FREE Carton Borden MILK SHAKE with purchase of any 3 QT JUG MILK ENJOY BORDEN ICE CREAM AND DAIRY PRODUCTS Watch for ELSIE DAYS Specials Buy 1 lb Wieners for GET 1 DOZ BUNS FREE SIDE BACON lb EGGS Grade A Large 39 We now have a Meal Department We freezer Sides 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