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Say region shafted over startup grants The budget totalling was approved by Regional Council Tuesday but council made it known its not happy with startup grants being handed down by Queen s Park to help ease the transition to regional government We were shafted charged Oakville Councillor Anderson after council learned the midst of its final budget deliberations yesterday afternoon the province will only give Halton 1000 in start up giants this year That million dollars was earmarked by the government for various municipalities and projects and Council only gets 276JpO or general expenditures That figure wont even cover the OOU in start up costs requested by Halton Regional Police let alone dozens of other added costs for which the region sought recom Hills cost rates for regional services in In the million budget Hills with the in which is actually closer to crease shown brackets million but reduced by will be Former Georgetown the 1 37 former Acton net cost to the new 72 former municipality of Hilts Is 70 121 192 That means an In former North over what local The commercial residents paid lost year for rates are up accordingly county services throughout In Milton the residents of the municipality the former Milton Burlington residential mill Continued on Page ReqiOn REGIONAL COUNCIL approved its a total of 9 466490 on Tuesday afternoon The bUJQ6t council is pictured in session with finance com chairman Morrow of Georgetown on 9466498 Tiie budget indicates residents in the areas of formerly known as Milton north and north Burlington will see a reduction in their taxes for the region this year while in the remainder of the region go up as much nearly 11 mills One Hundredth Year No ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY JULY Twenty Six Pages Fifteen Cents 0000 Legion coins Of 10 Legion centennial coins only about Wfl are still available at Hie most thinks committee member Grant Schultz of the Bank of Nova The coins went into all stores and were to Ire put in circulation 11 didn happen Instead everybody is saving them or giving hem away as gifts The have no coins left and their customers using them as currency Only the banks have coins left which are sold for Ihe standard In theory he coins have one dollar pur chasing power anywhere in Acton until the deadline in September City price The coins have already been seen on sale in Toronto for at a coin dealers booth The Legion Is k p g of the coins f p presentations at In opening of the Leg September About out of town Silver gold There were 7 pure silver coins ordered and these are being delivered by I committee members this About of these or t arc going out of town Cost Is OS per toln There were gold coins These haven t been intcd since the mint is having difficulty g Id They II cost plus tax Their coins arc the only Tor the towns centennial and they re going tike those proverbial hot cakes On the committee are rant Don Hill Cook HIM Hawkins and John Mill rate Thursday Ihursday be the turn Hills heat willed news their tax rate Mayor I m Hill said the budget meeting originally for Monday w is pushed ahead received information of grants from the Hon John White only Tuesdav afternoon Light too short says Ern Hyde rn lljdc inLs the timing of tnffic lights at the Main Mill Streets in checked The only about two seconds nditisprcltv easy to eel tripped out there he said Police report two breakIns National awards for Free Press TOTALLYDEMOLISHED thewieckageof a 65 transferred Toronto General Hospital with in Acton serious injuries while the fourth driver Cecil following the single car crash Friday evening on Grahame was released from Georgetown District the Fourth Line Halton Hills Four area people Hospital late Friday night with cuts and bruises were injured in the crash Three passengers were Three in hospital carabutment smash break in at thcarcna was reported to P morning Theft is in he area missing ire in cash and four cartons of cigarettes There is another in Friday on Mowbray 1luce when in cash and other ind clothing were missing Investigation is pursued police On S iturday two locil vouths- were charged with possession of manju ma Ihey are due to appear in court Sept 11 II of Georgetown came to the police for help Sunday with i piece of i f hook caught in the left side of his chest Folic took him Wilson lor Police were called by concerned passers by when James fell on Mill Street However by the time police Mr cut had headed off for his home on I astern Ave Mr Jesseman is irs old One impiired driver and two drug seizures were recorded police during tin Four people were injured three seriously after single car crash on he Hills Line about mile south of night Cecil of Li me house Grieve of Georgetown Shirley Ritchie of Rack wood and J era lit Buchanan of Acton were all taken lo Georgetown District Hospital suffered cuts and bruises in the crash and was later released from hospital Miss Ritchie received severe neck injur and was transferred to Toronto General Hospital along with Grieve and Buchanan both with severe head in Junes Their ear was northbound on the Fourth Line when they it ruck a bridge abutment totally destroying their and moving the abut about a fool Mil Ion say the car was travelling at about In a heavy fog was the driver of Ihe car with Miss between him and Grieve in the front seat Buchanan was atone in the back seat Charges have been laid Buchanan sustained skull fracture and regained con sclousness on Saturday Grieves has a broken leg and severe lacerations He remains in a be mi conscious condition Miss Ritchie progress is slower Tuesdays report showed she was still in a state of Merchants plan newpromotion effect Chairman Pint Addition at Mohawk molar mat Paul keep AetfletaMtfMpBtactetownfi been a great HfBlP5feaS5rrrei el the W Wiul a feet bade aato Bad chamber participating ffl attar Plans for a 000 to me extension involves two addition to Mohawk parts An extension on the at die east side toward the paddock revealed this week as area will expand the dining two floor extension on the t side in an shape will provide for the on the extension or the dining ground floor and the theatre lounge and con- on the second floor with the of a seat large screen circuit theatre equipped with closed television system circuit television Architects on the project An early start on con re Page and Steele of instruction is expected with Toronto foundation and footing plans Mohawk was being reviewed by built in 1963 at a cost of building department TOO on a acre site New treasurer Henry Henderson Of Irwin is the new Treasurer of replacing Peterson who resigned last mouth Mr Henderson a chartered accountant was hired council Monday nigh a salary of Hi here from the Region of Peel where he was Senior Budget Previously he was Assistant Deputy rreasurtrfortheUty of Brampton and before that IX I tit Treasurer of Township of Mr Henderson a number of the Kinsmen Club of Georgetown was admitted to membership in the Institute of in 1969 He is a graduate of Burling School and attended Mi Master University before enuring the bartered course The new Treasurer his wife and Iwo sons have lived in for four vtars Free clothing here Free clothing will be available through a volunteer group known only as Clothing Aid at a store owned by Alec Johnston St Acton on Saturday August 10 Mr Johnston donating the store for the day The group who held Iwo such events in Georgetown last year have been sear for months for a place to hold their distribution centre During Ihe inter the group continued to operate out of their garages or basements when Ihey received a call from the Welfare Department or the Public Health nurse Fifteen families were given clothing through the winter the distribution day in Acton anyone may come in and take what they want The Clothing Aid group prefer to remain anonymous and say they are Just a group of women who feel there is a need for free clothing The Acton Press was awarded one second place award and one third at the first joint convention of the Canadian Community News Association and the Newspapers of the S last week in Toronto Acton placed second of entries as the best all round newspaper In the to 3 circulation category for all of Canada In first place was the Godcrich Signal Star and m third place the Reporter The Free Press placed third in the front page com petition behind the Hum Journal and the lienor I or Blue ribbon The tree Press was also awarded a blue ribbon for high marks This blue ribbon will be included in the new prizewinners illustration on the editorial page of the rec Other newspapers In competition with Acton were the weeklies from Ganges 1 Mission City and Scene It C Taher Alberta Humboldt Maple Creek and Melville Saskatchewan Delhi Dresden Durham Gananoque Lis towel Meaford Seaforth and Tilbury in Ontario and Liverpool In Nova Scotia Sports entry The Press also did well in sports pages com petition All papers despite their size were judged OPP transfer Cons nine years here Cons tarion has been to Mount Forest detachment of the P is his last day with the ton detachment and he in Mount on August He is being here by Duncan McAleese who has been with the Milton detachment of the together and the judge chose the top 11 Of tnesc the Free Press placed ninth However every other paper was in a higher category than Acton and were mouth Claire Beaver Gazette obi coke Guardian Brampton Guardian North and Chicoutiml The Milton Canadian Champion won two firsts and third as well as a special third place photography award The Milton paper was named best of entries In the 4 to 900 circulation class The Mercury and Campbell River B Courier were second and third The judge for the Free Press category said papers are reflecting the of I he respective com and most are an accurate reflection of the community The five day convention was held at the hour Seasons Sheraton hotel in Toronto Attending were Dave and Kay Dills Shirley Dills and Steven Also there were former Murray and Doris Scoync with Judy and John now of the Ridge town Dominion HANDSHAKES and congratulations all round for Dave Dills Jim Dills and Canadian Community Newspapers Association vice president Ernie Newfeld of Weyburn Sask at awards champagne breakfast at newspaper convention