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CITIZENS OF THE year for 1975 are the Ontario Provincial Police tachment Photo top left Chamber of Commerce president Mike deputy commissioner of Ontario J Erskine and tendent Eric Code took part in honoring the force Front Mrs Helen Ma The Magni Seven Entire police force lauded son also received a plaque her husband was in charge of the here for many years Right Corp Bob Arbour Centre photo Accepting Chamber of Conjmerce plaque is Corp Bob Arbour Chamber of Com president Mike Worthington makes he presentation Right photo Acton entire detachment accepted the thanks of grateful com Saturday the an nual Citizen of the Year dinner When I finished his address In the honored guest people rose feel in spontaneous applause The police were chosen this year s Joint Citizens of the and each man on he force was ceremoniously presented with engraved plaque The have been stationed here since but they will leave the end of August when Ha Hon Regional Police are to over duties in ton The tall impressive men of the force with their wives and friends Tilled almost all the entire head table Saturday Presentations Chamber of Commerce president Mike the usual ituen of the Year plaque to Corp Bob Arbour who in turn genially introduced all his force and gave each man an individual plaque Bruce Dave Murraj Ron Barrett Bob and Duncan McAleese The Magnificent Mr Worlhinglon called them Another plaque was also struck and this was presented as a happy surprise to Helen Mason widow of the late Corp Ray Mason who was in charge of the P here from 1950 until his dctth in August Mr and Mrs Mason have two sons who ore police officers Mrs Mason pled the plaque honoring her husband This is a real uplift to the detachment said Corp Arbour 1 echo the thoughts of the officers every body s sad about leaving but if vou re on the force you ve move on Distinguished guests were Ik Deputy Commissioner of J with his wife and Superintendent districts Burlington Deputy Commissioner said the local force has ought great honor on the Superintendent Code made a surprise presentation of the John Davy Memorial award for the best pistol shots in the district This huge silver comes to Acton for the second year in a row They told me wed never get it back gloated Corp Arbour Previous winners are Burlington and Milton All the men of each compete twice a Predecessor Two men who policed Acton before the P P came were present Grant Allan Lake and Gibbons who Is now Staff Sergeant with the P P at Owen Sound Also here was Art superintendent of the 0 at Chatham who was one of the 0 P P stationed here With him was his wife the former Kay Robertson Councillor ex pressed the best wishes of Hill who was out of the country remarks Frank Phllbrook read a telegram of In lions from the Prime Minister and brought his personal greetings lie and his wife Midge left before the dancing to attend another event admitted he like have heard the Question Marx since there arc so many of them in Ottawa This Is a great said with IK traditions of taw and order lie had practised medicine In countries In Asia where the police were much feared Calling the police was a last resort The police are fully professional alongside other professions he said life member Roy Goodwin an honorary life membership In the Chamber to long time member Fred Wright Mr Wright who had been hiking that morning on the Bruce Trail usually soys the Grace Chamber dinners and was no exception He is still in business although over BO years of age Bert praised energy in teres and presented her w a certificate of appreciation He also added thanks to Allan who helped his wife a great deal while she was and then president of the Chamber Tne now live in Rock wood A telegram of regrets was read from George Kerr The hall was decorated with police mementos letters from school children past events A one and trophy struck especially for the Acton detachment a beer bottle mounted in cement by pranksters- was decorated with carnations for the ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY APRIL Onr Hundredth Yen No Til rty Hit Special plaque honoring the late Ray Mason is by Helen Mason at the Citizen of IIil Year Satuiday Mike Chamber president makes the presentation All invited to sign book All lb mi lit ill tin tin ear limner ilium llu hi ink tin hack of I Ik linokli pus flml book lonlnlns IIk til iilun Hid yi ir itijen tin imv it I is sum many alum in I might alio llki to i unrein PI inhotiinviy Mil booklet will in tin cm Mill SI until May i very urn will to drop in ami sign Men away no mice Ik ii 111 tils tin mm will lay It night iinvway whin nil of tin font win iff duty at once I In win of If A change in granl structure could drop ihe cost of the new Georgetown pool and arena and repairs lo Acton arena roof by as much as Under the old grants the maximum the province would lowird under the Community Centres Act wis Under ihe new system the town is now eligible for SO The total cost of when every thins is included is close to The pool its grant from to The total of the pool is approximately Substitute IIk Dim out id In in tit in from Burlington mi mm Ik nut with inly oik cull that I ix I Repairs to the roof of Acton inn may now In dibble for The total cost tennis would also come under new in structure would for a Recreation Director termed a meeting week at Queens Park with the Community Section of ihe of Social Services was well worthwhile The application for the increased grants lias be approved All those ducks are loose again ducks kept during llu now Mini Harold Hit dinks kin culled tin flock and wild ducks been let loose lit loci liens including llionlc and St ducks had be wlnUrliignt mi on I Like over lit water lilt ike Some or so re mil k pi i In hopes of improving tin iiiir of lie irdmnri w Her Town gives blessing to Acton Tennis Club Work begins Fri new arena roof NEW LIFE member of Acton Chamber of Commerce Fred Wright chats with Betty East wood who received a certificate of appreciation district headquarters where there is a display case when the moves out of Acton at Ihe end of August Music festival Spring is music festival lime for Ihe public schools and Ihisvcars festival will be at the Z Bennett school Acton on Wednesday May Adjudicator will be Flame Mason of the North York board of education Schools entered are Z and Robert Little of Acton of Georgetown Martin St Robert Baldwin of Milton BrookviUe Glen Williams Llmchouse Stew Fatrvlew and Percy Merry schools M Z Bennett student Karen Glenn will introduce the adjudicator and board of education trustee Tom Wat son will bring the boards greetings Visitors are welcome to come and listen to the festival which begins at a and lasts a Ml day Classes Include triple duet triple trio primary inter mediate Junior and senior choirs and choir Gaping holes appear this week on the arena as Welcon Construction Guelph begins Ihe weeks long task of replacing the whole roof Work actually began and it expected to be finished in July There had been a slight delay waiting for materials The workmen work on one section at a time The old tin roofing Is removed new two by boards arc laid against the old ones in the roof Insulation will be laid out in big rolls before Ihe new steel roofing goes on The workmen don t want to leave too much exposed at There are no programs In the arena until the new roof is on Roller skating dances gun shows and wrestling are all forgotten ljicrosse games and practices arc being held In Georgetown One gun show which would hove been in the arena was held at the legion hall Acton council first initiated the roof project several years ago but other priorities took precedence Ha Hon Hills council then took over To contact dog owners Acton is on the list for door lodoor calls from the dog control officer George and his Joe Curlcy contacted dog owners door door in Georgetown last year and this ear lhe are doing the same thing in Fsquesing All dogs ore required to have tags is next Mr thinks He says the of dog owners purchasing tags is good The Tennis Club got the goahead from Hills administration com mtttec to on the same basis as the Georgetown Ten ms Councillor Ios said the club wanted to start playing right away since Die courts arc completed Recreation Director Doug said the club wants council approval of their constitution and rates just is do with the Georgetown club He advised a condition be included in case Ihe club olds where money in the be returned to tic town lo be held in trust for before being incorporated In general funds This Is to give a new club starling up some funds to go on said he was king with the Acton club to draw up lime schedules and by laws I hope the courts ore table people outside of said Councillor Roy Booth said II would be and district club just as members from surrounding area He recommended the age for members be raised from Ihe proposed 14 to IS pointing out It is there would be many more Juniors seniors stressed there would be junior on executive the same as the Georgetown club No one shows meeting cancelled For the second time in a row the Acton Recreation Committee meeting was cancelled due to poor attendance The meeting was to be held at Stewarttown Hall lasl Thursdaj evening but no one showed up except John Cooper recreation ordinator and the Free Press reporter Pete Papillon and Ed W had previously Informed Mr Cooper they could not make the meeting Mr Wood was on the night shift where he works and Mr Papillon was out of town Diane made phone calls on the night of the meeting and discovered that only Pam Sheldon and herself were going to make the meeting Mrs then got in touch with Mr Cooper who by this time was at via a messenger to say there was no use holding the meeting with only Iwo present Mrs Spielvogei also suggested a meeting be held tomorrow night Thursday to make up for Ihe two can celled ones Application for rest home Plans arc underway to locate a rest home in the for Legion hall An cation to extend the existing residential zoning is going before the Committee of Adjustment SMOKE COULD BE SEEN from the Lakeview subdivision background as Acton Volunteer Firefighters fought a grass fire on the First Line Acton yesterday Tuesday at suppertime It was the fourth grass fire in a week While fire fighters were at this fire another call was made by remaining firefighters to the home of Danny He had a chimney fire