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The Acton Free Press Wed Nov Halton Warden MacArthur praised for service impact ALTONS LAST warden Anne J and Haltons first regional chairman Allan M Masson look over the items presented to Mrs MacArthur at the annual county wardens dinner in Burlington Friday Mrs MacArthur received a pendant watch and a bracelet charm bearing the county crest and Inscription from the council and county The staff of presented a hot tray Mrs MacArthurs term ends at the end of this year In he soli glow or a can dlelight buffet County last Warden Anne J was honored by local and federal officials past war dens and friends at Holiday Inn in Burlington Friday Mrs was toasted and praised for her community son Ice and the positive Impact she has made far beyond the boundaries of by Deputy Reeve Jim The Hon George Kerr referred to her as a great and charming lady a great public servant and a great warden M Terry Connor suggested the support she received at the ballot boxes was more eloquent than words he could express and MP BUI Kempling added his personal commendation Several girts Presentations on behalf of the county and her staff included a gavel a bracelet charm bearing the county crest and inscription a pendant watch and a hot tray The Region may abolish organization grants on county or regional grants to keep going The committee to consider the matter at next meeting and try to formulate a policy You can t call It charity when you are giving away someone else money cor goto wn councillor Morrow told the and Finance Committee of regional Council at a moot lost week comment summed tip opinion how the rev council should handle requests for grants this year In other years the county don various amounts of money to a variety of worlh while causes organize Horn In the county Two years ago Morrow and Allan Mnsson tinged an at tempt to delete all grants That movement could be Instigated again this year Committee member Mac Anderson said all you have lo do Is say no the first one who asks and you 11 be okay Burlington Mayor corgi Harrington wondered If the regional count even had the legal right to donate money organizations Many organizations depend Foul fowl Geese and ducks at the Knrtrighl Waterfowl park at have been accused by city staff engineers or polluting the Speed River Water which apparently enters the park clean and pure is polluted beyond on acceptable stage by the lime It comes out You can I train ducks to go the the bathroom was a comment by a spokesman warden Jim and Nassagaweya clerk administrator SW Savage Acknowledging that It was great privilege to serve the retiring warden suggested it was no It would be much more difficult without a devoted She praised of Garfield Brown clerk administrator who always seems bring out the best in people ana the other members of the county Mrs paid special tribute to Burlington deputy reeve Preston chairman of the county rcun the self confidence he gave me and for the courtesy and respect which were always present Others Involved She warned newly elected regional councillors that when she first went to town county councils she thought she could change the- world but we forget lhat Mother Province and Mother Federal Government have So many strings attached The retiring warden ex pressed her best wishes to the regional councillors who would be assuming the county s functions In expressing her tmn following the present lions Mrs shared with guests one of the reasons for choosing the date for the dinner She noted her son had been born almost exactly years earlier and John Cameron MacArthur and his wife were introduced In proposing Ihc toast to County Council Judge Alan suggested It was a memorable occasion since It would be the last county council to sit in He suggested the present council had a particularly difficult year but hod played a large part in the evolution of government He the efforts of the county staff Several parallels Reeve Bob McCualg Milton responded to the toast expressing ap precialion and drawing parallels between the establishment In 1854 of the County of and the Regional Government Referring to research he had done he noted tho county was established by an Act separating from and one of the first acts was to choose a site fora building in those days Milton was the centre of the county he laughed He noted too lhat In these days the members set their salaries and made them retroactive Despite a rule not lo read a by law three times In one silting they did hat setting their salaries Continuing his light hearted observations the reeve noted Burlington even had a toll bridge In 1844 As we read through the pages of history we find that all were dedicated to making the great place it is today and we wish those who ore returning to council Reeve Tom Hill Fsqucsing proposed a toast lo the past wardens noting the first warden had been elected in and all who had served had done so proudly A total of past wardeas were present for the event and observers in dicatcd it was one of the largest groups ever assembled John Blair whose term dated beck to 1942 and C who served In were among the earliest wo dens present PAST WARDENS of County were honored during the final wardens dinner in Burlington Friday and 18 who had held the position attended Current Warden Anne MacArthur is greeted here by Dr C H Heslop who held the position in 1945 Others seated are Dr C A Martin J Stewart Inthe second row are H H Hinton Allan Day 1970 F G Oakes Gordon Gallagher 1964 William Hunter Judge K Dick George Leslie Standing are Allen 1956 Bill Coulter Jim Swanborough 1972 and Jack Milne 1959 The group includes three past wardens from each of Georgetown Milton Acton and Nassagaweya one each from and two from Burlington Two other past wardens John Blair 1942 of Burlington and Joseph Wickson 1952 of Trafalgar were present for the dinner but not available for the picture EMO is under the gun again Emergency Measures Co ordinator for Halton County Bill will be asked to justify his job The function one that has often been questioned and frequently attacked In recent years At a meeting of the Administration and Finance Committee of Regional Council Wed asked the committee to endorse a resolution asking the federal government to increase its grants for purposes by seven per cent a year rather than implementing the 50 per cent cut in funds announced several weeks ago operates on a budget of or which the federal pays 75 per cent pays 15 per cent and municipalities pay per cent More Information Members of the committee asked for more information before they supported a request for funding I reallv don t know much about and I don t know you You 11 have to convince me if you can Councillor MacLcan Anderson said Anderson said he wanted to know whj the federal gov w anted to cut the budget I guess if you can assume anything you can assume done anything for a long time I understand the county used to have a who did nothing but show up for count parties Regional Chairman Allan suggested there had been trouble with some ious coordinators but noted was picking up the pieces and busting his butt trying to do a good job Small show A Georgetown man Harry Hay lock is proposing to operate a seat movie theatre Another little theatre for Georgetown CARPET plus Armstrong Vinyl Corlon A and Assorted Floor Tiles Lakeview Centre CHATELAINE LIGHTING York MuKi Bright Ideas for ail your Lighting Needs EXTENSIVE SELECTION OF HOUSE FIXTURES Lamps Door Qiimt Lamps Vanity Cabinets Electric Baseboard and Port bit Central Vacuum Cleaning Systems Wring Device Fixture Parti etc Ventilation Fans etc FREE PARKING Open Daily Thurt Saltan- AT MILTON MOTOR SALES LEASE A BEAUTIFUL BUICK CENTURY FROM 119 LEASING DIVISION Man St 416 MM LOSE ILL USES Past warden Jim Swan borough expressed the reply wishing the regional council every success the future Toasting the new regional municipality David Coons noted he represented a municipality lhat had moved from village to town and now to city like to think that Burlington hod a big part In the struggle to keep the region as we know the region today he observed May we guide It on a course to fulfillment or our great Regional Chairman Alan suggested In replying that the average citizens and even some of those elected have no concept of the volume of work that must be handled hut he maintained that if interest was a measure of success region should be in good position to be opera by the first of year Master of ceremonies for the program was councillor Art Gibson and gruce was said by Rev It I otter Pipe Mojor J A Sellers of the Scots Hand led tho head table their positions concluded the evening Appoint I Fraser fan was appointed assistant coordinator of language arts for the Hoard of Education at a meeting of the Board Thurs day He replaces J I lender son who offered his reslgna lion recently Eraser Is an English consultant with the Windsor Hoard of and a graduate or lary and secondary schools was good turnout for thi Re in ml 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