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One Hundredth Year No ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY 1074 SECOND SECTION Erin twp residents quiz candidates ON COMPLETING his year as Warden of Wellington County Lloyd Lang was presented with a portrait of himself by the Wellington County Roads Committee Warden Lang and his wife Mildred hosted 300 guests at the annual Warden s Banquet November 22 at the Canadian Legion Hall Erin GUESTS OF Warden Lang at the Wellington Wardens Banquet were Erin Township building inspector Jim and his wife Other guests included many of Lloyd and Mildred Lang families five previous Erin township reeves M John Root municipal officials friends from Erin township and surrounding area and friends from Swift Current Saskatchewan Mill St E Acton Expand day care Meetings currently tiling held to draft plans tor the establishment of a Director of Social and Vhlnn said proposed centre would handle from children The only municipally centre in the region now is opt r ded In While the In lion Hills Centre will be only llw second operated by the municipality the region does agreements with a number of private day tare centres in the region Keep off Usually those people who either have day care paid for or by the region arc single parent families or welfare recipients or unable to absorb the tost on their own for a variety of other reasons In many cases Ihc municipality will pay the costs of day cart lo allow a mother Ihc opportunity go out and work keep off the welfare rolls The region is pioneering another form of day care Vivian expects have a number of homes providing day cart services in the home under the supervision of Ihc Social and homily Services Department The private home day care is txpected to be used especially well in the populated areas of the region where municipal day care centres wouldn I be practical The province has identified the day care field us a prior ity item and pumped o jOO into projects An unexpected overflow crowd at I Meet the Candidates night made It necessary to shift the from the Municipal Offices to unity Centre Over residents turned out to meet and question candidate whereat only had attended the nomination meeting Iwo years ago many pointed questions and critical comments mainly about gravel nils and hydro lines brought the observation from one resident The people arc finally getting Home backbone Of light people for ii Million on touncll three will be Along with present councillors John llild and Hill I lie are Norm I leanor I rtil ox Thomas lack Marshall and Dan Connor claimed Deputy reeve Donald lias as while Bert Wheeler will up Into the Dimity Hoard of are Virginia Kennedy and present member treason When the was first opened at the Municipal Buildings Marry Ash of the Association In troduccd Itoh they llillsburgh Village by matlon Third trustee Jack was unable to lie present The proceedings in the council numbers were brought a halt when word was sent in that Ihc hall way could no longer hold the overflow crowd With Mr Ash suggested adjourning to the community down street After meeting was reconvened candidates were Introduced made a short speech and settled back to wait for question period Marshall First to speak was Jack Marshall from the lower end or frln Township Mr Marshall told listeners Ihut he hail no Issues he was interested In municipal and working for the betterment of the township Tom Or mis her Tom First Line void he was running for til because of concern about ihrce things the township road system and condition inadequate telephone service and the lack of rapport bet ween taxpayers and council In his opinion trim roads wire not up to the standard of surrounding townships Also the Community Telephone Company with its antiquated equipment might have been it one time but not now Pressure must he tin on the company by council to Improve their He concluded Erin is a great place to live a place where we ve chosen live Wc must make It a belter place to live onnor Next speaker Connor agreed with previous opinion on township rends culling them able He too would like to see council get a little closer to the people Mr Is running for councillor as he would like each person to feel that he and his neighbors are fully n am be leanor One of the fow women ever to run for I Township described her many unity Involvements then told audience When you re stuck In the house child all day you realize what youd like In your Mrs Itlmmer would like to more and belter rccre facilities for mothers and children teenagers and senior citizens with transportation system to enable them get nut and about Shtt new gravel pits- responsibility to supply the province She is also against hydro lowers tutting large swnlhs though Hood farm land and against the widening or the Highway through She sees In this nut only the loss of large trees now fining the road nut also more and faster traffic Councillor for the past six years Hill McLean hoped to continue on for another two He described work done by the council regarding roads and informed residents that a 1 toad Needs Study Is present underway to see where stop signs are feasible Mr Mel can said It wan often hard to get work done that should be done hoc oust Wt have to run the township on cents out of every tax dollar by the schools county and conservation have taken their cut Uriel New on council two years ago John commented that he appreciated the op portunity as much as he did Some problems we solved many wo I he went on iddmg that to be effective a councillor must have nut only the time to spend on many of the problems but also much knowledge tie concluded I hope the two years I ve already spent on council won be wasted Normtunningham Once a Village Trustee with time on the Community Hoard and Potato host Committee us well as being a volunteer fireman Norm Cunningham felt he hidn t time until now to enter Into municipal politics agin If you can do a lob pro perly don I do It is his philosophy He added that though had no platform he was ready to do his best on If elected AT MONDAYS Ratepayers Meeting Thomas Ormisher candidate for Erin council rises to explain how council might pressure the Community Telephone into giving better service Seated are other candidates for municipal of ftce Virginia Kennedy school trustee Bill McLean and Fred Cox township council Gordon school trustee and Eleanor council I red on A lifelong resident of I rut Cox Is also a lunttir fireman anil has spent tin years on the Mickey board lit spohe very briefly eluding I really like this township and I d like Id git involved and make it a Question period question of tin evening wan to resent the ydro lines to go through the township What have y done to if John Itelil Nothing Wc not going try to it from one pro the other After a hinted discussion reeve ilect Donald took the floor have had many discussions and bun many of millings Wi written littus staling want the lines at all Hill If it must go through will not state when and which line it must go on When pressed by the questioner John Snider Is It necessary Mr Mathtson answered not an en glneer so I can I really ravel Since be question of commercial gravel pits In rin Is of prime Importance lo may residents each date was asked to state his views on Ibis topic by dents Brian Miller I m opposed in principle 1 In favor of extraction for township use to fix the roads Marshall m not foml liar with the gravel issue and cannot take cither side No body wants gravel pits but it must be taken out from where it is Cunningham Talk is cheap I I take a stand until I knew both sides of the Issue Cox I be opposed to running down to Toronto but if that progress what we going to do Resident told the candidates I m acton MERCHANTS CHRISTMAS MIS FOR MOST Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 2 9 am to 6 m 3 9am to 9 am to pm 5 9 am to 6 9 to 9 pm 7 9 am to m 9 9 am to 9 pm to 9 p 11 9 to 9 m 12 9 am to 9 pm 13 9 am to p m 14 9 am to pm 16 9am to 9 m 17 9 to 9 pm 18 9 am to 9 p m 19 9 to 9 p 20 9 to pm 21 9 am to pm 23 9 to 9 pm 24 to 6 pm 25 Closed Christmas Day 26 Closed Boxing Day 27 9 am to 9 pm 28 9 am to 6 pm 30 9 to pm 31 to pm JAN Closed New Veals Day Please clip and save this handy Christmas shopping guide at your hit know llgi in this since in Whpiiu r ragi has 1 en i Hard stood up to hay hi Id in I In summer when miiih farm work was done during day but thai of lirnoon mi dings In the winter win mon man In W Ilinglr only III with gymn for Hi girding Ihi Inform itlon I notivin mining for l and I km t Urn Id A third jhimji In tin and called tin to a mil I in I vote or a who win I a stand Dan Of fired from Hie fn I can I why ANYBODY would gravel silt in I Hut with such ptople In tin anil why I one run for ptiblli tin groups In Hints riling lopie was the time s monthly meetings Mr contended that ratepayers could not attend meetings because council mtl In the afternoon when most were work All candidates agreed that they would meet lime in order lo bo available to Ihe people Donald Mathtson explained that meetings were ny of poop Involved with hided As far as In ing the rate Mr k it payers I don know why length on Ihe mm ess of yd want winter nlngs If they don show up Virginia Keiuirdy summer Contesting Ihh set is its what will suit tin Virginia Kinndy majority council as wi as road who n sst d hi what will suit the issue views regarding Hit truslie hand ship Across this iimtry tin Hoard of J duration roll of Ins twin While candidates for dunging It is no just sal hick took a and tin two people mi clings A vying for tin position of must School Trustee spoke tip In flu community f rd innim theparents bint Ins If yiars students itnti with Irin School Board Mrs Kennedy spiki of and tin Hoard of my concerns one being llisplalformlnlhi samoasln l and equal school grounds The equal accommodation and inspect grounds ma a qua communication pr In lie told audience he that Is enough ill know of feels the of atcdmls lint in Township Is equal to have occurred across Do Although a few portable classrooms are In use there supervision Do hove been to Ihe happen of I liki find out busing The first question from rilcpjyers concerned double bluing lulls in lh hus and gentnl bus Mr replied he know of any doubling up in bus buds and it supposed to hi done almost all of far seat belts for CHIIDHEN IN If they re belted in in in you just can git them out In time To questions he new high school Jdilitlon I ick of windows which excessive if Mr replied in schools with windows there have to be drapes Hie teachers pull the drapes ind turn on lights So yu pay for windows pay for drapes burn anyhow Only to the villa NEWLY ACCLAIMED town trustee Bob Cheyne right and his wife take a break from dancing at the County of Wellington Warden Banquet to chat with Erin township road superintendent Ed Bardon last Friday Win a trip for two to NASSAU WEEKLY WINNERS Nov H PROF I trustees and that snowmobiles on sidewalks ind child safety les replied snowmi bile has a number You report it to the HIP who will go set Mr drefw chuckle from the audience when he mock fiercely threaten them On that light note ting adjourned for an informal doughnut hour where Mr invited ratepayers to Come rut a FARM BUILDINGS for every ue Talk To Our Friendly Representatives