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Estimated in North Halton eligible to vote October 1st When the estimated voters in the new town of North Halton go to the polls to elect their first council and mayor on October there will be several selections on the ballots Voters in all four wards will be asked lo pick a mayor from a number of candidates and then to select a regional councillor and two other councillors in each ward as well as a trustee for the board of education Wards one and two Acton and will elect a trustee in common while wards three and four Georgetown will elect another trustee Also on the ballot will be the question of a name for the new town which will be called North until voters decide on their choice of a name There likely will be three choices selected for the ballot by the committee composed of coun cillors from the three municipalities of Acton and Georgetown which wilt make up the new town Separate school supporters will a similar choice with the exception of voting for the board of education will vote for he separate rather than the public board This has created some question for voters in Acton and parts of where there has been separate school supporters However here are those who believe that since Acton is dissolved in the new own and part of a municipality where separate schools are established here should be a choice clerk administrator of Georgetown who is also acting clerk and revising officer for the town of North Halton told the Free Press that clerks of Ihe municipalities were also con and have written to ihe province for dlrcclion The chairman of the County Separate Board told the Free Press however that unless a separate school board is established in Acton Catholics In Acton and district would still be classified as public school supporters He says the province will never answer the question because It is complicated the point of being ridiculous Mr estimates dure arc almost voters in the new town of North 11 of hem in Georgetown In and almost 4 In Acton Ai chief returning fficer fur North he notes wards and places In vole have been left In same as Ihcy were In the pasi under he ild We want avoid confusion he said especially for first regional government election There will be polling sub stations in North and depuly reluming officers who must turn In their ballots a central election depot at Ihe Georgetown offices An poll is to be held at all three municipal offices on the Saturday preceding the from il a m lo but the votes will not be tabulated until the day of the election Nominations arc spread over the day period from Sep tember to September Returning Officer Prilchard notes all nominations must be received al the Georgetown municipal offices where he can personally accept them and mark the time of nomination down and number hem sequentially Voters in Nassagaweyu township have almost the same schedule to follow only they will be included in Ward rtiree in Central which includes Milton a section of Burlington and North Ward three includes the township l Road in Burlington in wards one and three will be for wo area council representatives and a common regional council representative as well as common school board and he mayor of the municipality Central will have Iwo elected councillors and the mayor on Ihe regional council and two trustees on regional board of education North has four representatives on the regional council and the mayor well as two trustees on in ward of education Nomination election procedures in North and Central will be almost he same as in the last election Those who are lo be nominated must have Ihe signature of 10 voters on nomination papers lo be filed he reluming office in Georgetown or Milton wards are broken up as follows Ward One is ho Town of Ward Two is he Township of snucsing Wards Three and Four are made up from the Town of Georgetown with the division decided on a population basis NINETY NINTH YEAR NO ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY AUGUST Sixteen Pages Fifteen Cents Fraud squad nabbed recover haul HAS the original hydro tower route been scrapped See page for story Wants holes filled in Reporting he had heard by the grapevine that property at Ihe western foot or more Drive had been sold Acton parks ami recreation committee member Gil Malcolm asked Monday night hat If the property is to be converted bock to parkland holes there he filled Hi said the town was lo do the work added he would like to see it completed fall Councillor promised lo check inlo the matter Malcolm also reported hi received a phone call from i resident thanking Ihe commillec for Ihe fine job did of tidying up land the foot of Imori hnirladv Hi am Spielvogci said she had received several phone calls the area some good and some bad Some like the snow then said Switching the discussion to hi easier fool of Chapman said it had looked like idler Pond its worst but residents hid gathired up two trailir loads of garbage from he and il away Wieners up but profit the same booth profits for ihe months of i June July ire the same as last year in spite of the fait food prices risen for the three months was manager Harold Townsle said Monday night the 1 lime he purchased a price was tents ire now cents a predated August will be a good month for the Booth if the Junior lacrosse Rams ionlinm to do welt To pave Elizabeth despite TV cameras Acton has one distinction in common with Paris and Vienna its have been on T V screens albeit a closed network And in son cases cameras flatter the network of underground pipes There are some flaws in the pipes the T V study revealed which cause the network to clog up and accept liquids which cause problems at the water pollution control plant Laterals extending too far in the trunk sewer an one major blockage Aware the taws town superintendent Alf Duby cautioned against asphalt paving on roads such as Eliiabeth Drive where council has decided a inch layer of hot mix would be best to ha the heaviest subdivision traffic Duby quoted it la much easier to dig up surface treatment than to ruin new asphalt paving if it has to be dug up to correct pipe conditions In spite of the warning Acton council decided Tuesday they would ilk by an earlier decision to pave Elizabeth Drive with asphalt and apply a double surface cold mix treatment on Elmore Drive and Ave They reasoned there could be a few blockages on Elizabeth since there were few residences along Its route and flaws could be expected after sewers were In for IB years The west end of the road and the intersection of Jeffrey and Elizabeth nave already been dux up and prepared for paving and Montego Construction Georgetown has begun reconstruction on the end of the street which includes storm sewers and a sidewalk as far as Elmore a first intersection Price of the Job Is Cost of asphalt on Elizabeth is 111 500 and a double treatment on will coat an additional Councillors pointed out it would cost approximately lo surface roads in the subdivision a temporary measure Over worth of household appliances and furniture was recovered by Acton and OPP Sunday evening when they raided a Speyside home where four men were caught loading the merchandise two rented rucks Police have charged four Toronto and Wetland men ranging in age from 19 to years with possession of stolen properly One of the men was also Ihe subject of five warrants for fraud from Metro Toronto detectives involving about worth of goods obtained by fraudulent means Cheap Acton power Hydro customers in Acton arc getting their electric current at premium rates even though the Hydro Commission earning only a scant 1 per cent profit This the finding of the com million at last Thursday meeting where a profit and loss statement for tint six months of operation In 1173 showed the Acton operation netted only a 1 per cent profit That hydro almost at cost treasurer Audrey but you are not making any money Compart of rates between Acton and Georgetown aba bore this out Customers In Georgetown pay for kilowatt hours of power while omen receive the tame current for only Com mill loners Is catted the difference briefly wondering w nether the difference would exist when and If hydro communions were regionaliied at it happening to local now Band to play at Ex entered in competition at ll Citizens Band villi play Sunday August Their class is called for a there are other bands Port Col bourne and practices are being held Art and he will be the com Tin band has entered the past couple of years The young plavers are included with the senior bandsmen and women and considered very Rood ex periencc even when top marks haven t been attained Chicks are at CNE from a weekend trip to llanttville where thev gained two ties In two games against the are In Toronto today Wednesday competing In Die lacrosse tournament Chicks play their first game I Semi finals and championship games are scheduled for the tomorrow Thursday suspects police said Someone called Const Hoy Wood of OPP and reported some unusual acliv at the properly He notified Milton OPP and Const Jordan arrived at scene in time to halt the transfer of the furniture from the shed where it is believed Ihe stolen property has been stored for the pas few months Bought on credit Police are keeping some of the details secret pending court appearances but Const Jordan legitimate credit cards to obtain thousands of dollars worth of from a variety of large stores and chain operations Some of appears to have been resold but the two of furniture were stored at Metro police were seeking Ihe man and a concentrated search had been in progress for past two weeks creditors complained The man wife was earlier arrested Sunday four men were busy removing Ihe furniture from the building and loading into a pair of six ton rented vans probably for movement to another hiding spot when the anonymous tipsier and the police raid efforts Three wen arrested at the scene and the fourth believed lobe man responsible for the extended chargeit spree was arrested there the following day All four were incarcerated the county jail in Milton Const Jordan and Cpl Jack of Milton all day Monday cataloguing the articles confiscated In the raid They estimated the value of goods at 281 Free Press wins two awards A special award for community service is being presented this week to the Acton roe Press the annual of the Canadian Community Newspapers lion in Cilgnry The Hoods pith Publishing Co award by The Times of and West Vancouver will lie presented publisher Hoods pith Jim Dills of Dills Printing Publishing The which won the award for the town paper were a revealing series on nursing sen ices of the county health unit Hartley Coles interviewed former public health nurse now of Monlrnl to start Ihe sharp questions and discussion it county council level that resulted in the of the new com munity services Mrs and her colleague psychologist Isabel hid explained nurses in the north had in impossibly heavy work loid wire frustrated in their it tempts lo out programs and list profession il When Iht in liter was brought county council others ind improve loud liner Press phcis setontl in tin iomHtition for lust front in the eirtnl fromi In first jihci is he Pro gress of III and in third spot hi I ills Hist all round in hi is hi Hod ill I- ho with the mil 1 third Hun is only om pi it int in the com hit is won Thf wins the Press use of updiltd winners emblem which irs i ich wnk on Board praises playground If Ihe comments of Aclon parks recreation committee members Monday night s are any indication the summer playground program wus a huge success Councillor Barry chairman of the program com mittee said he is exceptional proud of the youths who organized and conducted the playground program this year There were of activities trips and they even took inventory of all equipment Inscoc reported Apology The program apologized for Ihe absence of swimming instruction hut promised there will bi next year for sure his praise hi is talked to is hid f ihe v ground The people who oriented it he said Diane I expressed the opinion this s group of and have left big shoes for sears leaders to fill I 1 supervisors win llocher Susin Mills 1 included Krois hi I ardv I Pit Pat Jord in Tineke Kithv lurkns l and Hon Moore Two girls charged Saturday ill iris were ripi will si uplifting week rcswereinvnlvcel tl ell efts mi girls will ippeir in Three more hats in ring Turn to page MISS ACTON FAIR year old Valerie Mitchell is in Toronto today Wednesday competing in the second annual Canadian National Exhibition Queen of the contest Eighty girls from across the province are entered in the contest which will produce one winner who will win and be invited to stay over in Toronto for the duration of the C N Gibbons photo Mitchell in contest Miss hair 17 vear old Mitchell is among from ail over Ontario en tend m the National second annual of the Hairs contest special tarn arrived the home on Poplar Ave Tuesday and innsporteii Valine It ill on I of Toronto which will hi home awav from home for the girls Judging lodav hollowing a acquainted day the girls were to rise lodiv Wednesday and akc pari in a morning proam that included judging in short dresses and interviews special luncheon was held at noon hour for the girls and iheir jinn the press and fall fair represent lunch he were return Addison ill to ilon long dresses for final judging al l at HI prlics prize in contest is Si first receives and second runner up The w inner is ited to slay in Toronto expense- paid for the duration of the exhibition All contestants will guests of the for three days ilene s parents and Mrs 1 i Mitchell are attending big Start paving 25 in two three weeks Work on paving Highway from Acton to O springe and patching various locations along High ays and 24 in this area will likely start within two to three weeks the general manager of Cox Construction told the Free Press this week Cox Construction Limited of Guelph has been awarded the con tract for the work of hot mix paving and hot mix patching The com pany was low bidder for Ihe job William general manager said they had not received official notification of the award when the Free Press phoned Thurs day but would start as soon as It was received Surveyors have been busy along all three highways in preparation for the paving and patching