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B Acton Press Wed Dec 1973 NO MONEY DOWN NO PAYMENTS TILL FEB BARGAINS GALORE SAVE SAVE SAVE Right from the funny horses mouth says for a sure betput your money on these sure fire wild bargains COUNTRY PETES BUT HERE HERE PRE CHRISTMAS CHESTERFIELDS FROM STEREO CONSOLES MONEY OUR LOW PRICES MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR EVERYONE TO WATCH COLOR 10000 I ill SQ FEE 2 FULL FLOORS FANTASTIC BARGAINS com lam FREE RADIO MONEY DOWN NO PAYMENTS TIL FAST FREE DELIVERY ANYWHERE IN ONTARIO WITH EVERY PURCHASE 8 STEREO COMPONENT ail MUSIC SYSTEM MIFM RECEIVER MPX 2 MATCHING SPEAKERS BSR AUTOMATIC CHANGER DUST COVER TAPE JACKS STEREO HEADP IHWYi 25rnioRWonoT COUTH isLiun SAVE SAVE SWIVEL RECLINER ROCKER NEW BOARD MEMBERS for are shown at Horace Blythe Gerhardt Treviramis Vic the annual meeting of the Halton Federation of Lawrence Harold Pickering Bob Agriculture From left are Bill Joe Merry Brucf McClure Arnold Fish ana Vern Windmoller Harold Middlebrook Claude Pickett Norman Bird Fred Nurse Bill Craig Beaton No outright settlements chairman warns farmers The annual dinner meeting of the federation of Agriculture was described by Henry Agriculture Representative as the largest In the federation a history This is a strong association now and It Is a real pleasure to work with such an group he said Bruce McClure Federation president said The Ontario with Its members and your Federation with its members are only as strong or as good as you make it Voluntary membership has been tried with a good response but it docs not get rid of the free loaders I feel if a farmer is Interested in his own business and puts of his in strong organization he will become more interested In my own mind an answer to this problem could be in com pulsory checkoff Mr gave his of the work done by the various ode rati on committees during the past year He reminded the farmers and their wives present thil when they get their GO percent rebate Tor their 1371 taxes that it was the work of the Ontario I Just recently the Ontario gov eminent passed a bill for tax free sue cession duties from father SHE MILTON BUCK CORAL TAWNY BROWN STOCK FIRST COME FIRST SERVED FREE BRUNCH EVERT SUNDAY BRING THE KIDS 12 to 2 pm CALL COLLECT 1416 8782373 and son or daughter Assessing farm land based on productivity has been delayed for most of Ontario and new tax bills In 1977 will be based on productivity assessments Harold chairman of the property committee elaborated on the subject of assessment ap peals He told the meeting that everyone who appealed in this county before the Ontario Municipal Board should now have their rebate cheques from the province owing hem for the remainder of 1970 This year rebate will he So per cent of the 1973 taxes and forms will have to be filled out to prove income Is over and that half of the 1973 taxes have been paid Mr expressed his views on the Parkway Corridor and the Niagara plans I will try to explain my own viewpoints on this matter and the stand that the Federation will take he sold From the meetings I have attended with government officials and civil servants I feci that the farmer who thinks he is going to get outright settlements is in for a big disappointment Land is worth only what It will produce and government officials know this Keep It valuable He went on to say Some people feel that the govern ment should be picking up the difference between speculative value and productive value and in my opinion this is the wrong attitude We should be striving for realistic taxes and Incentives to keep number one and two land in viable production units Mr said It was the Job of a farm organization to protect agricultural land try to get governments to come up with incentives to keep agriculture in County and to encourage young men to come into the field of agriculture The farmer I feel sorry for said Mr Middlebrook is the older man who wants to quit farming and retire I feci the Federation must convince government to come up with a realistic plan if they intend to keep this land in agriculture Set per diem Members of the Land Division will receive per meeting to a maximum off for sitting on that committee The committee will handle all applications for land separations in the region Two members from each of the four area municipalities will sit on the committee and a chairman will be appointed by regional council Planner outlines region operation It will take about in salaries in the initial phases or the regional planning department planner Cumming told the Planning Committee Wed He noted one of the first tasks of the new department would be to formulate regional official plan that would set out an overall planning concept for the He explained there would be two alternate official plans developed One would consolidation of existing in the vinous municipalities and the other would be an independent plan In the initial Cum ming predicted a survey team would be required and would consist of a senior planner one planner and one planning assistant while the consolidation team would consist of one senior planner two planners and one plan assistant lie proposed the drafting room be staffed with three draftsmen and that the general office include secretary for the regional planner one and one clerk typist Homemakers display books and projects It Ho liter Ten of the 16 Clubs in County met on Saturday at St Pauls United Church Milton for an Achievement Day It marked the completion of the fall project Accessories for the Bedroom The day program was carried out under the supervision of County Home Economist Mrs Bannister Members displayed the record books and bedroom accessories they had learned to make at club meetings conducted by their local leaders Included In the display were sewn items such as bedspreads cushions trimmed with corded piping and linen dresser scarves worked with Italian hem stitching Other articles chosen by members were bulletin boards and lamp shades Fallowing registration at the club members asked to answer a quiz on color plan bedroom furniture arrangement and judge a of four Exhibit champion Dove of R R Peel County a member of the Beef Calf Club exhibited a Grand Champion Steer at the Toronto Stockyards junior show and sate This steer was also the champion Angus and sold for per Dave also picked up prize money for exhibiting the champion steer Ron R Georgetown won the champion Dairy Beef Class with a Angus calf which sold Tor per cwt Keith although not placing with his calf a LimousinShorthorn Cross sold for 54 per and weighed 1 pounds Brent of RR 2 Milton placed fourth in the Shorthron class Nell Coulson also exhibited an Angus calf but did not place Similarity James Lindsay exhibited a crossbreed calf but did not place but received per for his calf The afternoon program was made up of demonstrations skits and exhibits one prepared by each club A large number or is iters were in attendance Each of the girls who completed the project received a sterling silver Club spoon County honors for completion of six units went to Dorothy Debbie Hood and Kim North wood of Palermo Teresa McCarron Alice van and Penny Kirton of Dublin Monica and Rosemary of Hornby Sourth and Saycrs Acton Provincial Honors were awarded to nine members who have completed 12 projects They were Judy Chase Barbara and Deborah Preston of Hornby North Irene Kidd and Benlta Pries of Lynda or Acton and Dianne of Palermo Honors Miss Eleanor Smith of Hornby North was presented with an Advanced Honors Certificate and a silver pie server on her satisfactory completion of IB projects and nine years of club work Canadian Council on Clubs Leadership Awards were received by Mrs Douglas of Camp bellville i five years and Mrs Cecil Patterson of Hornby South Club years leadership A special guest at the Achievement Day was the President of District Women Institute Mrs Munsell Nell is of Acton The second 4 Club Day will be held Saturday Dec IS at Stewartlown Senior Public School RISING ABOVE the crowd a papier Winnie the Pooh was presented to the Junior School at the Ontario school for the Deaf in Milton Friday morning by members of the Hungry Hollow Camping Club of Georgetown The storybook bear featured in Georgetowns Santa Claus parade last Saturday was accepted by members of Mrs Ma class and will go on display in the lobby of the school Nancy Massop a GeorgetownstudeatatUiesciKwI is in the foreground