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Prank phone calls warning Quite a few prank phone complaints to make certain they police some time when they are calls are concerning Acton ore not legitimate They have out on a false call police answered false calls to homes Concern is growing over the The prank complaints are and business places only to learn time wasted and police warn registered on the tape recorder in there is nothing wrong callers that at any time a Bell the police office while the men on Crying wolf can backfire Telephone man can check the duty are out Subsequently they the police warn It might Just be source of these calls must go out and Investigate these the culprit who really needs Blame backing for two accidents Three minor accidents were investigated by Acton police during week Two of them again this week Involved drivers backing up there have been a rash of these Incidents here lately Joseph Acton was a reversing driver in an accident MASSIVE cleanup of the school creek from who received a grant under the Opportunities Wallace St down to Fairy Lake was begun for Youth program to do the work Monday morning by Acton High students D Gibbons Board turns down Fair beer garden A general meeting of the Acton A delegation from Acton Fall Pair Board June 13 was well Club was present to discuss the attended President possibility of a beer garden at the presided the Saturday After much LEGAL AUDITORS REPORT To the Members of Council Inhabitants and Ratepayers of the Corporation of the Town of Acton We have examined the financial statements of the Corporation the Town of Acton and Its local boards which are listed on the attached Index Our examination Included a general review of the accounting procedures and such tests of accounting records and other supporting evidence as we considered necessary in the circumstances In our opinion these financial statements and the notes thereto present fairly the financial position of the Corporation of the Town of Acton and Its local boards as at December 31 and the results of their operations for the year then ended In accordance with ac counting principles generally accepted for Ontario municipalities applied on a basis consistent with that of the preceding year MacGllllvray Co Chartered Accountants Toronto Canada March licence Number STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE 1971 Revenue Taxation Contributions from other governments Other Total revenue Expenditure Genera Igovernment Protection to persons and property Public works Sanitation and waste removal Conservation of Health and family services Recreation and community services Community planning and development Financial expenses Region or county share of expenditure Other Total expenditure Note Excess of revenue over expenditure for the I Excess of expenditure over revenue for the year Surplus deficit at the beginning of the year Surplus deficit at the end of tie yew 146 30662 84 113 106 366 June which caused estimated damage to his car and one owned by Tom which was parked The incident occurred In the BP parking lot Douglas Johnston Toronto and Morris Leader Acton were the drivers Involved in another collision involving backing Damage to each vehicle was set by police at This accident June Jan Van Oosten reported to police his car had been damaged by an unknown vehicle In the Dominion Hotel parking lot Damage was estimated at The Acton Free Press Wednesday June 3 Milton gets two black eyes Sedate to success got two black eyes last week when It was found the Tommy Hunter show sponsored by combined service clubs of the town was a financial flop To add Insult to Injury the local paper The Champion also reported that the Optimists Clubs auction receipts totalling were stolen from rlfjit under the eyes of organizers and buyers Tommy Hunter and his show attracted only 380 people and there was a loss of at least 200 and possibly Chairman of the community services club Dave Brush unhappy with the result said The only thing people In Milton will show up for is a fire that because It Is free He claimed many of the people at the show were from outside Milton At the fair ground auction a six hour clearout by five volunteer auctioneers totalling 480 sales went to naught when thieves cleared out the cash sometime between 30 and p m Also taken were a fishing tackle box used for cash and the clipboard listing buyers and prices The empty box has since been recovered The money was to have been used for charity and youth work in Milton 500 anonymous grant to build Nass cairn Thanks to a generous donor a plan to build a unique stone cairn to commemorate the founding Presents hydro county report Alton Hydro Commissioner Bob Mac Arthur attended last week town council meeting to present a regional government report prepared by hydro commissions in County left a copy of the report for council perusal expressing the hope It will help them form opinions before mllling their own brief to county council He said the rccom In the hydro report rtpreient the feelings of every commission in the county Among the recommendations is one which suggests hydro be left at second tier of a two tier system and not become a regional responsibility discussion among board members the board decided to turn the club down A notice was received from Radio CJOY to stale the services of the station would again be available with no Increase In rates A representative from the station will meet with board members in July to discuss coverage Attract more There was a discussion on advertising further afield This was referred to the publicity committee for investigation Reports were heard from committee meetings Indicating a contract with Cosmopolitan Security is to be received for gatekeeping and parking A new member of the cattle committee George Milne was introduced and welcomed A letter was received regarding Miss Acton Fair Bruce participation In the 1972 Miss Fair Contest at the CNL further details will be made available soon The 1372 Old Fiddlers will be convened by the committee of Bill Rl Davidson and Edwin Watson The Acton popular dance band have been engaged to play for the Saturday night dance New voice for whistle The Beardmore whistle has a new voice this week Now fed by compressed air rather than steam it will be more reliable The switchover was made on the weekend but adjustments are being made each time the whistle blows Since the whistle is used for fire it will be heard for longer distances now Council Dave Meal patch up Differences between Dave Meal of Enterprises and township council have been Ironed out to everyone satisfaction Mr Meal told the Free this week llecvc Lloyd Lang and the developer ironed out differences last week and council released letter authorizing the builders to proceed with homes in the subdivision Construction is expected to start some time in July Differences arose between the township council and Mr Meal when it was proposed to include the second phase of the sub division in the by law the minimum house size from Mr Meal contended that his 1969 agree ment with council excluded his 1100 and 27 ft homes are to be added to the subdivision in Ihe second phase It is expected the homes will swell population from the present to another two lo three hundred people fathers of has become a reality cairn project is the brain eh Id of of Moffat appeared before Council at its May meeting and asked for for the project Council agreed to consider the request but later they were contacted by a donor who offered to pay the Apparently the Charge laid An incident In which a stranger allegedly entered a Rd home and slashed the homeowner has been salved by police who say concerned now have nothing to fe There never was such a according to police An Acton man will appear in court in Milton Monday charged witli public mischief following lengthy Investigation by Acton police Catchup with the leader DATSUN 1600 340 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET Note as it December Comst assets Cash Accounts receivable Taxes receivable Other current assets Capital outlay to be recovered b future year other hog assets LIABILITIES Current Temporary loans Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 901 NrtlongteraUabflltteiNoteS Reserve and reserve foods Note 1271 contributor was at the May meeting of council and was so interested in the plan he offered the money says Goutouskl Stones from farms The cairn will be made from stones collected from all the farms of Township and from every land In the world states An area mason John Pries will be constructing It at A plaque will company the cairn Inscribed on the cairn will be the winning essay of a student from either Brookville or Campbellville Public Schools Pupils have been asked to write a word essay on What means to me or general history topics All the papers will be bound In book form and presented to area libraries says Goutouskl FREDA HOFFMAN Optometrisl St George Guolph On Telephone MILTON 3272 or heist Hot Hock almost Ipm Sat MatlnMlpm CWithThe rystal lumage liter Show Tims PM SI Jesus is coming Where do you stand Brethren of Messiah Box Acton A ACADEMY AWARD WINNER In everyone life a A Stiowtime to July 1 to Recommended at Adult Entertainment Admission 50 Adults Students THE CAT In Colour Sat Matinee P M i OPENING Friday June 23rd GLENLEA DRUG MART LTD in the Acton Plaza Queen St East Ready to Serve You For all your Drug Supplies Cosmetics Giftware Sundries