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Floreat As It mi In the beginning now and ever be This to my toast to Acton So spoke the towns unofficial poet Joe Hurst at the councils ap preciation night in the music centre Hornier clerkadministrator and now councillorelect Joe Hurst has a splendid gift of oratory that brought him a standing ovation and resounding applause from the crowd of ISO He went on to say feelingly The first Instruments recorded In the pertaining to the present slta of Acton were dated IBS and 1B30 It was a humble Initially goods store established here by Wheeler Green Since my childhood have often wondered why the name was not Greenville After due consideration I have concluded that that would not have been democratic This name was changed very soon to in honor of the first settlers here Zenes Rufus and Ezra Adams Then NINETYNINTH YEAR NO Touch of nostalgia in Joe Hursts toast to the town In IBM a post office was obtained for the hamlet It was upon a motion by the first postmaster a Mr Robert Swan a native of Northumberland England that the name was changed for a second time and became Acton after the borough of Acton England The ties between the two Actons were firmly cemented when years later Sir Harry Britain on a visit to Canada presented the crest of Acton England to the town council This crest was adopted by the fathers with the changing to maple leaves ana if as our emblem today This then Is It was In the beginning From to 1B73 the hamlet remained part of the township of In these years a solid foundation was laid for the Industrial centre we know today with the establishment of a grist mill In the IBMs the first tannery in 1640 a glove factory In 1B68 and a plough company in 1873 With this steady growth the need arose for special services not necessarily sup plied by the township and thoughts were turned to the incorporation of Acton as a village In September a by law was passed by the county of authorizing such action effective January 1 So it came to pass that one hundred years ago Acton became an official municipality bristling with industry and and situated In the most beautiful part of Ontario surrounded by the tall pines and the rolling acres of Township The slow but steady development that characterized Actons early years was perpetuatedfromiBntothepresentdate In the course of this development Acton moved from village to town status in tho year and the trend In expansion continued People arc not only the backbone of a municipality people are the municipality Acton was fortunate to have from the very beginning an Influx of hardworking thrifty Godfearing people who in first instance welded a strong beginning of a chain of service which has never weakened up to this day Upon this chain of service depends the future of Acton The first settlers in Acton were of English Scottish and Irish ancestry and as the years passed people came here from all parts of the world so that today the town of Acton la according to Its population one of the most cosmopolitan centres to be found anywhere And so we come to tonight As we gather here tonight on thin evening of appreciation our purpose Is threefold Firstly We are assembled to honor the memory of our forefathers who laid the cornerstones Tor so many of the amenities of life we now enjoy and to give thanks for such amenities Secondly We are here to give thanks to the many persons present who have formed thsllnks in the chain of service Joining the past to the present Many of these links go back 10 is 30 and up to yearn Into the pant and weld together the efforts and contributions of our fathers to that of their into the future in order that the spirit the hopes and the aspirations of our forefathers may be established in perpetuity And so It is now rest upon our laurels for a while But this cannot be Regional government Is here and the facts have to Be faced Facts that are not faced have a habit of stabbing one in the back Even though I am for many reasons a supporter regional government I do firmly belle that the sentence could have been passed upon us a little more democratically Be that it may tho future is upon us and wc cannot now look back All may not yet be lost for the town of Acton Just the other day the mayorelect of received a letter from a ministry branch of Ontario will not divulge the ministry there would be no justice in that addressed follows Mr Thomas E Hill MayorElect Town of Hills Mill St ACTON Ont ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER I am firmly convinced that directed and tutored by the many persons present here tonight young able representatives with great talent and promise will coma forward as the years unfold to accept the challenge of the day and assume the links In the chain of service that was welded so many years ago They will be proud young men and or women and they will walk with the steady aspirations of the people of Danville and Acton And although the names of this municipality be forgotten the spirit of Its people shall be perpetuated And so It shall ever bet Actona With these thoughts In mind with a tearful touch of nostalgia for the past a sense of satisfaction for the present and a prayer of promise for the future I ask you now to rise and drink with me a toast to The Town Acton SECOND SECTION Preregional Appreciation Night hosted by council was more apparent were presented to a lineup of than nostalgia at the music gentlemen and two ladles In centre Saturday night when most cases the recipient was long standing Mr Claus declared You can just coll ibmcil hosted a lively party a sheaf of member of elected to present later to Minted boards town staff the people on his or her associates About ISO particular board or force crammed the hall for the Santa came galloping buffet dinner and dance on to the front too with a stock what council called special gifts which popped Appreciation Night out of hli i sack along with a Tio Hock of high flyingTjaUons J W tot air from printed for the occasion and Saint Speeches Hursts proposing Toast to The official words and accept their certificates of commission ling words in presentations over the group appreciation were Ted Tyler for hydro sentimental enjoyed dancing for development com commission Mick Holmes for cton Parading to the fore to mission and centennial the firefighters Diane No Evtry Monday Night at 8 AT THE CREDIT VALLEY CLUB FORMERLY RIVIERA 40 GAMES 1000 JACKPOT Nos Cards 3 for Sponsored By Georgetown Elks Lodge No PROCEEDS FOR DEAF DETECTION GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SALE Prices Slashed Again Womens Clothing Gifts and Toys REDUCED HOSE panties Everything Musi Go Regardless Of Price for parks and Jon committee Sid for planning board Jim Lindsay for committee of adjustment George Lee for library board All Duby for town work force Bob Arbour for the police Parker for the conservation authority Ken Hyde for V Anderson engineers Tom Watson for school board Mnnscll Neilis for always helping when needed Lorna Clarke for the town office Dave Dills for the Free Press David Lees for the Gueiph Mercury Councillors and all past councillors for the past five years were to receive cer tificates Plaque to Mayor As the senior member of council Earl Masai made a special presentation of an engraved plaque to Mayor Duby for 10 years of dedicated service As master of ceremonies reeve G W McKcnzie ex plained the evening was held for the many people who helped council He welcomed ex mayors and Ted Tyler Sr and former war dens of the county Bert and Dr He evoked applause for Sid recuperating from a heart attack Speaking on behalf of ap pointed hoards and com missions John Goy had convincing words of en couragement for the future We 100 years under our belts through our brains and sweat he said and speaking for the next 100 years we will still say were from Acton Mayor speaks Mayor saddened by the death of his wifes mother Mrs Taylor the day before had welcomed guests at the door and spoke quietly but impressively saying Acton Is not remote from the new government Acton will never change we will still be the community of Acton He said he was privileged to proceed on behalf of the people or the town He had been to between 15 and regional meetings and Acton has made an impression already He spoke with special feeling of the sacrifice and understanding of his wife and family over the 11 years he has served en council He ended with a resounding declaration for the future sensing a tremendous feeling on the eve of our 100th bir thday Region treasurer says Region not less expensive SANTA HAD A sackful of goodies at the town Appreciation Party Saturday Also on the gift list were many certificates of appreciation specially arranged for the event given to heads of elected and appointed groups in the town Pictured are back row clerk Grant Usher Ted Tyler Sr Tom Watson Joe Hurst R Parker Diane Spielvogel engineer Ken Hyde Mrs Santa Marion Patterson Alf Sid Saitz front row George Lee Mansell sometimeSaint Hugh Patterson Clarke and Bob Arbour About attended the evening enjoying dinner and dancing with longtime fnends EMO funds Regions Administration and Finance Committee endorsed a resolution urging the federal government not to cut grants to Emergency Measures Organizations but rather for a seven percent icrease for the next five years Coordinator Bill McCreary asked the committee to support the move at a meeting Wed nesday On a previous McCreary had told the committee failure to receive the federal funds would likely lead to phasing out Emergency Measures ACTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE December 1973 FOR MOST LOCAL STORES Monday Tuasday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday to 9un to 5 9 to pm 6 9 am to pm 7 9 to 9 pm to 6 pjn 10 to 9 11 9ajn to 9 pjn to 9 to 9 pjn 14 9 to 9 pjg 9 9 to pm 17 9un to 9 pjn 18 9un to 19 9un to pjn 20 to 9 pm 21 9 to 9 pm 22 9 to pjn to 25 dosed Christmas Day 26 Boxing Day 27 to 9 pm to pjn to pjn 31 9un to pjn Jan 4 Closed New Day PLEASE CLIP SHE THIS GHRISTMS SH0PPIN6 GUIDE If any member of the Halton Regional Council feels the new system of govern ment will be a cost saving factor he or she should talk to the regions newly appointed treasurer Don Farmer told the Administration and Finance Committee Wednesday he has never been satisfied that regional council would save money He suggested the ad vantages could lie in greater efficiency and better contact with Queen Park He said Queens Park couldnt bring municipalities together lor a meeting but regional representatives could be brought in to a meeting Farmer said the suit at the county level excluding those at the Halton Centennial Manor number about ZOO now tic predicted that figure to rise to by soon after Jan 1 end indicated the region would employ about 1000 exclusive of the Manor In a few years He indicated many of those people would be municipal employees working for towns ana townships in the county now and would move to the region as the function they perform changes hands The committee mended county treasurer Jim McQueen be hired as deputy treasurer for the region and authorized Farmer to In terview candidates for the post of purchasing agent Regional Chairman Allan Masson told the committee he felt many members still didnt have a proper concept of what regional government was about He suggested renting a bus and visiting an existing region Councillor Carl said more staff was being hired at both the local and regional level to regional government He said one piece of legislation was being used to Justify a grand bureaucracy told the chairman you say we dont appreciate how enormous this regional government will be preciatelt I dont like it and Independent Order of Foresters CHRISTMAS MNCE Holy Rosary Parish Hall MILTON Saturday December 1st FROM 9 AM BAND THE MARX EVERYONE WELCOME per couple dont need a bus to realize that citizens will wake up some morning with a hell of big tax bill to pay Lost man is found Milton OP on the weekend when hunter was reported missing In the North Halton area But before any massive search was organized the hunter was loc- atedhe had hitchhiked borne a police spo said Best ever Fergus will have a Santa Claua parade Saturday called the and best