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Tho Free Press Wednesday November 15 Race for reeve creates interest in Esquesing election Electors In townahlp will be looking at a busy ballot when they go to the polls December A to choose the men they want to handle the townships business for the next two years or less if regional government Is Introduced Following the deadline for nominations Monday the board in the township offices In showed there will be races for reeve deputyreeve and council A Bill who has represented Esquesing on the Halton County Board of Education since Its Inception was returned to office by ac clamation Deputyreeve Russell Millers decision to challenge Incumbent Reeve Tom Hill for the townships top elected post has created what Is likely to be the most Interesting contest In in recent years Hill has scored landslide vic tories In his last two trips to the polls beating Jim France for the Second Claw Malt Number Three vie for reeve Nassagaweya The race for the Reeves chair has turned Into a three man affair The present Deputy Reeve Don McMillan and former Deputy Reeve Gordon will be contesting against Reeve Anne MacArthur CounclUor James Watson has From grey to white After a month of grey everyone woke up to whiteness Tuesday This part of the country was covered In swirling snow hurling In from the east all day long Most were caught without snow tires and there were many problems mostly minor for drivers all day Town workmen were out sanding early The children were delighted making snowballs and slides immediately Snowmobiles and skis were out for the first time at night At least It makes a big change from constant grey Previous weather compalnts included the depressing statistic there hod been rain every Saturday for the past five weeks Racing fan stricken A 58yearold Preston man suffered a falsi heart attack as be was about to enter the racing stadium Mohawk Raceway Thursday night Milton OPP said Borden Proctor had driven his car into the racetrack grounds paid for his parking and was walking Into the building when the seizure took place The attack occurred at about Mr Proctor who had previously been suffering from heart trouble died at the ract track His bod was taken to Mdton District Hospital His son who was contacted by police made a positive identification Meet the candidates A night will be held for voters on Friday Nov The event will be held in the Hall and will start at p A question period will follow the speeches decided to go after the Deputy Reeves spot His only challenger Is newcomer Hugh MacMillan Competing for the three seats on Council arc incumbent members J C Mclntyre and Arthur Gibson and newcomers Gerald Webbe John Henry Mrs Elizabeth Burning bed wakes resident Prompt action by Acton Fire fighters averted what could have been a serious fire at the home of Leonard Porte Church St in the early hours Monday morning Mr Porte awoke about to find the bed he was sleeping in on fire He was able to smother it with bedclothes before calling the fire brigade He was not Injured The fire of unknown origin destroyed the mattress and bedding and also caused smoke damage to the house Portions of a stairway mat were also burned when firefighters dragged the burning mattress downstairs Mr and Mrs Jerry Johnson and their two children reside In the lower level of the house Mrs Johnson is Mr Portes sister The building owned by Paul Nielsen There was no Insurance on the destroyed materials Firefighters answered a coll to the Fourth Line of Esquesing Saturday afternoon at but were unable to find a car which was reported to be on fire Georgetown holds membership number 1000 There wont be a ticker tape parade for Linda but the credit union will swell her share ac count a little as an appreciation of her patronage To quote the Beatles With a little help from some of my friends there is no reason why number should not come up some tunc in 1973 the board believes Credit Union reaches magic 1000 figure Thursdays board meeting of Acton District Community Credit Union was proceeding normally when one of the directors leaped to his feet expelling words of anguish He said he wasnt in pain but had just remembered the membership of the Acton community Credit Union was well past its one thousandth member fnc board agreed this figure represented another milestone In the life of the credit union John Lost Harris a resident of Director Christmas contest Acton Hydro Commission will again sponsor a Christmas lighting contest for homes in town First prize will be second and third for the best decorated homes in Acton it was decided Commissioners recognized there had been some criticism of Judging in the past and proposed to lay out terms of reference for Judges which would make the Job easier Commissioner Ted suggested the commission should con sider spending money on the fast approaching centennial A few people are doing a lot of work on this and dont get enough credit And we should make this an occasion because Im sure none of us are going to be around for the next centennial THE BAVARIAN ROOM at the Caravan Restaurant and Tavern Milton is swinging with the spirit Fridays and Saturdays Milton Plow Ontario SI Milton PM to Midnight For Special Arrangements deputyreeves seat by better than a 2 to marginln 1965 and defeating Malcolm Freeman by a similar count In a race for reeve followfng the retirement of George Currie In mo Miller has been equally popular with township voters He headed the polls In a six man race for three council seats In his first try In I960 and scored a comfortable vote victory in a three way race for deputyreeve In Both Hill and Miller are employees of the Domtar Paper Company in Georgetown Veteran retains In a last minute surprise former Councillor C F Pat and Russell The townships representative on the County Board of Education will be Tom Watson Watson represents both Nassagaweya and on board There were no challengers for his spot Patterson has come out of retire ment to challenge Councillor Len Coxe for the position of deputy- reeve Patterson served three years on Council before being unseated In the election He did not run In 1970 Coxe topped the polio in his first attempt at election to municipal office In 1970 He is a painter and Emergency landing here for four To see a huge balloon travelling overhead was surprise enough but district residents were even more surprised when one began to make a steady descent north of town Sunda morning Turbulence caused four balloon to make an emergency landing In a field owned by Lloyd McEnery next to Watties Maple Lodge home at Churchill A truck which hat been following the balloon from the ground tracked them to the field promptly and packed the balloon and its passengers on The three young men and a girl from Guelph explained thty had been ballooning from to the airport when turbulence aloft made them decide to land The and others attracted to the field could hear the hiss of escaping air as the four made their descent into the field Their basket was six or seven feet high and was loaded upright on the truck The balloon was a bright red and white It was a funny sensation at first said Mrs W who was one of the first to see the Incident You wondered if you were being invaded from Mars too Use binoculars The incident happened shortly after Sunday morning Some neighbors farther awny were watching with the aid of binoculars The balloonists chatted with their spectators and then as they left thanked them for their hospitality and interest Another balloon cruised over this district from when a brewery sent up its promotion balloon for the Old Fid contest decorator and lives at Georgetown near Mr Patterson Is vicepresident of Chemical Company He resides at Norval Five ran Newcomers Malcolm Freeman George Haltby and J John Cartwrighl join Incumbents Wilfrid Leslie and Dick in a five man race for three council seats Mr Freeman who lives on the Seventh Line Just north of the township offices unsuccessfully contested the position of reeve on two occasions losing to George Currie in and to Tom Hill In Running for council for lh first time in Mr Mnllby finished last in a field of six candidates He is a salesman for the Atlas Alloys firm and resides on the line north of Acton Chairman or the Ratepayers Association J John Cartwright is making his first try for elected office He is marketing services manager for the company which produces magnetic recording Instruments His home Is on the Ninth Line Just south of Slderoad Councillor Leslie boasts as much municipal council experience as the rest of the candidates combined He has years eight as a councillor and six as deputy- rot A farmer Mr lives at It Georgetown Councillor polled on en 1000 votes to gain a seat on council In his first try In He is a lawyer who commutes to Toronto daily from his residence the old Block House on 10 OPEN HOUSE at ARC INDUSTRIES Steele Ave Hornby Tueicfoy November 1 pm to pm pm to pm See the trainees at work Handcraft Ceramics Do your Christmas Shopping Here Refreshment served fVelve accidents occurred in the North Halton area patrolled by the OPP during the week of Nov to Nov 11 report police collisions involved 14 vehicles and caused an estimated property damage of APPLE JUICE FANCY I TOMATO JUICE 3 MEAT SPREADS 6 CHAM MUMBOOMCHKKIN IGA SOUPS 7 IS KETCHUP 2 cm IGA JAM CORNS PEAS MANDARIN ORANGES 5 PEANUT BUTTER2Z DRESSING 3r 2 DOLLAR DAY 1 1 DOLLOS cheese twists2 ion WAX PAPER 3 IMMAtHGIAAJLai SWIFTS PREM Sill eOWDUtO sunlight detergent toilet TISSUE Frozen Food Spctol ORANGE JUICE 5 fancy GREEN BEANS IS I 2 ah CREAM PIES 3 MtCAIN FANCY tKAMlHt FRENCH FRIES DOG FOOD 10 CAT FOOD 10 DOLLAR DAY UNLESS ftft TABLERITE SIDE BACON 100 DOLLAR DAY FEATURES FIVE KINDS 0 TABLERITE COOKED MEATS S SKINLESS A TABLERITE SAUSAGE I OLD VIENNA SALAMI CHUB D6le rmnui BANANAS ORANGES SPINACH 249 apples as a 49 CUCUMBERS 2 PANTYHOSE 31 ALUMINUM FOIL 31 WE TO QUANTmil RAISIN PIE 2 2 FJU NECTAR 3 BISCUITS 8 MI CHECK OUR HANDBILL 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