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The Acton Free Press Wed May John Chisholm family Mark Bowen is back visit friends relatives JON CHISHOLM his wife Maureen and son Ian visited with his parents on Mason Blvd for three weeks John is an avid fisherman and painter He is also interested in photography and taxidermy Oram famil Trying to adopt Viet Nam orphans Mr and Mrs Howard Oram of the Sixth Line Hal ton Hills have five children of their own but have room in their hearts for two Vietnam orphans They are frantl trying every channel to adopt Bong ana two foster children In the Orphanage near Saigon Shortly before Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese all word from Sister Doan Thi supervisor of the or ceased The last let from the Sister said the orphanage was evacuated be fore the oncoming army and babies were sent to Norway and United Stoics for adoption The two little girls Bong and Nga approximately 10 and 12 their exact ages are unknown were sent to Sal pon but no one knows exactly where in that capital Nothing else is known about the childrens whereabouts Mrs Oram tried to phone the orphanage then wrote the Minister of Immigration in Ottawa He said the adoption would be approved by the Canadian government If the girls were allowed to leave Vict Nam We still have hope said Mrs Oram whose children arc eager to have two sisters Two years ago a similar trj government Mrs Oram and her mother Mrs Tony Amodeo began sending money clothing and food to the orphanage In November 1972 all at their own expense and paid costs for anything con rlbuted by their friends Through their efforts the Georgetown Wo mens League also pitched in and helped keep the orphan age going Last April Mr and Mrs flew to Vict Nam to visit the orphanage and isit the girls for the first time Mrs Oram said she will continue to send food clothing and medication in the hope the orphanage will get it but she will no longer send mon I don know if Sister would be lowed to keep It she said ihe s afraid the girls ill now be considered old enough to The fi Oram hildren An Howie Maria Derek and are still hoping they will have two sisters the lone girl in the family hince 1972 the two oldest Esquesings grand old man The grand old man of politics died Tucstfcn even ing May in the farmhouse he had lived in for most of his A veteran of in municipal politics George first entered council in 1936 years old and was rarely out of office until his retirement in 1970 Only the three years from until two and one from I960 until he sat on the sidelines and did not occupy some chair at ing council table as council lor deputy reeve He was reeve of from to 1837 to 1951 to 1959 and from 1968 lo 1970 He was chosen warden of by his fellow council lors twice in his lifetime in 1936 and in 1969 when he was years old He was only one of wo wardens to hold the post twice since iht turn of the to that was formed and 19W it was not such rare rence for a warden to more than once In 1915 Mr fume ran as a Conservative for federal ileilton against Hughes Cleaver but was defeated one of his few lection losses During his as reeve Ksqucsing it was seldom he had to ask the name of am visitor to the council chamber He knew not only their first name but ever pothole near their home Mr farmed all his life on the Seventh Line on acres on one side of the road and 100 acres on the other His first wife Bertha Mc Alpine predeceased him in 1965 and he married Dona Hulls in 1969 while he was warden of county She Jones Like salmon returning to familiar territory the young eventually are drawn back to home ground even if only for a visit Such was the case with Jon Chisholm He left Acton Ihree years ago with his Georgetown wire Maureen and Infant son to pursue life in the northern British Columbia town of More than three weeks ago they returned to town to visit with family and friends Interest in painting Since leaving Acton Jon has done many paintings some of which arc hanging In his parents home Oils and watercolors are of particular Interest to the young artist Visiting Viet Nam TONY father of Mrs Howard Oram meets Vietnamese orphans Bong and as he visited the orphanage in April His paintings vary from port rails to scenery to collage He also makes lamp bases out of drift carvings Jon says he did a lot of drawing in high school but at that time there was no art course to take to cone en rate on that one subject His paint hobby has begun since his high school days His friends in Acton remember him most for his love of fishing Being on the Pacific coast helps him thrive in this manner Photography and taxi are also hobble for the voung man Between his Job at the pulp and paper mill and his hobbies and his family Jon Is a very busy friends and relatives could pay them a visit Jon felt the parly was very successful but missed a lot of people who were not able to come due lo previous commitments Itie family re lumed home to C on Sun day but not before storing memories of seeing their friends and relatives again in minds The staff of and Real Estate has been expanded this week with the arrival of Mark son of Stan Mark has Just returned from Dartmouth Nova Scotia where he was in the real estate business for one and a half years In that province Instead of taking a lourse you work for a three month probationary period if you pass a set of exams at the end of the specified time you acquire your licence When Mark returned to Ontario his Maritime licence was not valid and he found himself taking a three week course at College In Kitchener He took the Introductory to Heal Estate course which upon gradua tion got his Ontario licence Back again While in Dartmouth Mark to his father In AUon several times via telephone and noted that the real estate business was no different in the two places Last February ho fulfilled a long lime desire and came to work wllh his father Mark graduated from Centennial high school In and worked at the Deportment of Municipal affairs in Brampton as a tracer draftsman Following this he lived and worked in Scotland and England for eight months Moving back to Acton he worked at a local industry for six months before leaving for Nova Scotia Tulips The tulips at the arena are at the peak of their beauty this week CARPET STEAM CLEANING QUALITY WORKMANSHIP FREE ESTIMATES Call Betty and Charlie Cheync Thistle Custodial Service 8531846 alio fint clan cleaning Office Promitei GUELPHS ONLY SPECIALTY LIGHTING STORE CHATELAINE LIGHTING York Road Mufti Bright Ideas for all your Lighting Needs EXTENSIVE SELECTION OF HOUSE FIXTURES Lamps Door Chimes Swag Vanity Cibincts Electric Heat Baseboard and Portable Central Vacuum Cleaning Systems Wiring Devices Fixture Parts etc Ventilation Hoods Fans etc FREE PARKING OpcnDallyB30 j DOMESTIC Sewing Machines WILL KEEP YOU SliOGIIIfe FIRST LINE TELEVISION SALES SERVICE Mill St Acton 8531057 W The Halton Board of Education 1974 Financial Statements and Auditors Report Balance Sheet as at December 31 Current Assets Cash Investments at Cost Accounts Receivable Municipalities Supplementary Taxes etc Other School Boards Government of Ontario Government of Canada Other Total Current Assets Fixed Assets and Buildings Furniture and Equipment Other Including Buses Other Assets Total 27159 13202765 HUM 851423 contributed part of their allowance and Ihe egg money to the orphanage and have kept up a with Bono and Thc tunc been writ ing back in English helped by the nuns Throughout every letter is the plaintive cry I ish I had a mother and lather and brothers and sis tors If the efforts of the Orams bear fruit the two girls will have just that iLso him Major Tom Hill who followed as rttw of said I think he the township will in icrj capacity I I to know him he taught me a lot and was a Hood When I became he kept in touch with me to set- how things were Koine cotgo is survived his son Douglas of Milton daughters Marion Mrs John of Brampton Isobcl Dick and grand children Mane Ross Grant and Ivnne and Paul Hick hollowing services Current liabilities Bank Indebtedness Accounts Payable Municipalities OverRequisition Other School Boards Trades Payable and Accrued liabilities Other Current liabilities Total Current liabilities loigTlnie Liabilities Unmatured Debenture Debt Reserve for Working Funds Other liabilities Investments In Fixed Assets Total NOTE TO 1974 SHEET SICK CREDIT GRATUITY Under our Sick Leave Credit Gratuity Plan unused sick leave can accumulate and employees may become entitled to a cash payment of a retirement gratuity when they retire from the Board These accumulated days to the extent that they have been used to determine the cash payment to an employee who has retired amount to at the end of the year An amount of isprovidedby of liability No provision has been made in the accounts regarding the Sick Credit Gratuity Plan 1821412 208 Approved J Alexander Chairman of the Board J Singleton Director of Education and Secretary of the Board Home interment was at Cemetery Friday afternoon Pallbearers were Mayor Tom Hill Ward Bill Hunter Spencer Wilson and Roland Phereon Honorary pallbearers were Lindsay Jack Elliott George Leslie E trander and Wilfrid Leslie lower bearers were Bob Delmar French Bud Snow Ross and Grant and Paul Dick AUDITORS REPORT To the Supporters of the Board of Education Sheet of the Board of Education as at December 31 and the Revenue Fund Statement of Operations and the Statement of Source and Application of Capital Funds for the year then ended Our examination included a general review of the accounting procedures and such tests of accounting records and other supporting evidence as we considered necessary in the circumstances In our opinion these Financial Statements present fairly the financial position of the Board as at December 1974 and the results of its operations and the source and application of Its capital funds for the year then ended to accordance with accounting boards fl consistent with Co Chartered Accountants Municipal licence number 180 Revenue Fund Statement off Operations For the Year Ended December 31 1974 Business administration Computer Services Instruction Educational services Attendance health and food services Plant operation Plant maintenance Transportation Tuition fees Capital expenditure no n allocable Other operating expenditure Debtcharges on capital borrowing ope rating expenditure excluding transfers to reserves Total Expenditure RECOVERY OF EXPHNDITURF Other school boards Government of Ontario tuition fees and miscellaneous Government of Canada Individuals Other Revenue excluding transfers from reserves Total Recovery of Expenditure NET EXPENDITURE FINANCING OF NET EXPENDITURE Government of Ontario General Legislative Grants Local Taxation 1973 Over requisition 2 Local taxation raised in 1974 Net Over Requisition Required to be applied to 1975 Taxation ELEMENTARY SECONDARY Including Trainable Retarded Children S 365471 18511 19072281 18419 569 15161 37010 2138875 174925 S I 146327 47215 911 108785 S 1 Other Revenue Includes transfers from the capital fund proceeds from the sale of assets insurance claims earnings on temporary Investment reimbursement for services and other miscellaneous Items that arc in the nature of recovery of expenditure local Taxation Includes the total of the requisitions on municipalities supple taxes license fees for trailers taxes levied directly by school boards any other amount provided by municipalities over and above the requisition other than amounts in respect of sale of assets to a Municipality or revenues from cost shared programs Statement of Source and Application of Capital Funds For the Year Ended December 31 1974 Unexpended funds at beginning of year liabilities Sold to Education Capital Aid Corporation par value 120448 SECONDARY Retarded Children m by Reimbursements from Governments Ontario 311 Capital Expenditure from the revenue fund 175 Federal sales tax refund Total SI Fixed assets and work In progress Buildings Furniture and equipment School sites Improvement of school sites Other 132579 2234 41565 Other Applications Cost of issuing debentures Transferred to revenue fund Unexpended funds at end of year Total