Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), September 24, 1975, p. 1

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Voters Interested yilag the resulti of Thurs day election can do their own tabula lions from the poll- by poll results published with a map of the new riding in centre spread of today a Real Estate Marketplace section Halton Burlington riding will send a Liberal to Queen Park following an excitement fil led provincial election race day North area a Tory stronghold since the late Stan Hall first won the seat in the mid 1940s went slightly Liberal as voters to reflected a province wide an ti PC protest vote Julian Reed the farmer actor from Norval who got into politics because he felt Board of Education was stepping on his rights by closing village school was elected to represent the newlycreated riding in the Ontario Legislature For the first time in many years the area will send an opposition member to Queen Park as William Davis heads up a minority government with the New Democratic Party expected as the official opposition Reed topped the polls with 998 votes a mere 463 plurality over Progressive Conservative stand ard bearer Gary Dawkins an Ac ton public school principal who led 535 man in the race was New Democrat William A Wicked Willie Johnson of the northern area who collected 6 567 votes in the day long battle of the ballots FINAL COUNT Julian Reed Liberal 10998 Gary PC 10535 William Johnson NDP 6567 Approximately 1 of Hilton eligible voters 28 100 out of 38 regis went to the polls in drizzly rainy weather voter turnout wis percent higher than the pro vincial average but down one percent from the pi election As voters across Ontario registered protest votes la belled as Davis and government by the thousands former Tory strongholds crumbled and the Davis PCs scats to Lib and While the Liberals elected more mem than in recent past made even bigger gains and will send Queens Park thereby forming the official Hon Premier Davis and his elected members head up a minority government with an uncertain life experts pre dict the voters may be going to the polls again perhaps as eirly as next June It is the Continued on page Sentence is suspended Attributes loss to Ont trend irv Hawkins went to his desk at the Burnett school Ihis week his Ins in 154UPS gov 1 merit lepoml escarpment tin peen bell unci Ihc Perhaps we I d overcome these issues Ik had tin si of in or his workers the organization of tin of this that tilt in was si close A lot people were very surprised he hid to admit Hut our was overridden time Next time Hi I made decision about that vet Hut Ik definitely thinks the I nip issue Conservatives mil successful in the next which for spring or fall of I97f Personally he he a unique positive experience He Hunks he benefitted himself from the inttasitv of the week and the man contacts He look I ist ridav off and is at work at M Z wo j ear suspended sentence was handed down Mane Brown formerlv of Aelon Mr Justice allon in Supreme Court in Milton I Mrs original with noncapital murder in the shooting death of her hnsbind Brown a member of who was killed his own November to hid pleaded gulltv this month reduced of mm slaughter Testimony ind doe tors hid both indicated that Mrs is from significant decree of diminished responsibility the time of the shooting Mr concurred with evidence which showed that Mrs Brown had no intention of killing her husband Summation In his summation the judge said that 1 felt Mrs Blown who was under severe emotional pressure from her wis driven to the act as i result of to her at the trial had shown that Brown had openly dated other women bcrnlcd his wife for her inadequacies and had that she would never sec her three old daughter ogam The diy prior to the fall shooting at the Brown Avenue home the couple had argued at i gathering in Milton The dispute continued the next morning and her is absent from their home to collect their diughler Mrs Brown removed her husbands revolver from its holster When another argument look following his return was fatally wounded Testimony had shown that the couple had twice decided to end the marriage but on both occasions Brown Ind persuaded Ins wife to re consider their decision The conditions of the suspended sentence arc that Mrs Brown will reside in the St Mane area and report to the officer there She is to undergo or psy The fairest at the fair WINNERS AT THE Miss Acton Fair contest held opening evening at the Community Centre were Miss Acton Fair Jill Pardy first runner up Jennifer and second runner up De Pien Karen Hitfman 1974 fair queen helped to emcee the ceremonies and officially handed over her crown and title One Hundred and rst Year No ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY SEPTLMBER24 1075 Thirty Two Fifteen Cents Record crowds Jam for three days Crowds attendance receipts exhibits money everything was up at this year s fall fair Well satisfied the fair board and secretary promise they 11 be back next year Same place same time Threats of rain disappeared to provide a traditionally fine fall day on Saturday as hun of people thronged through the park Sun day was cooler but the extra time ana space for the special events that day brought much satis faction to exhibitors and participants both Mis 111 chosen during Ihe well ittended I nipM prop- rcifned over the fur in her crimson robes Tom Hill mior of Hilton Hills official opined tins edition I j attend Paid Securities of Kitchutr the tiekel booths ircis or report ex client with llillon More Most classes if competition kid bit revised and this with tilt pne such show New exhibitors wire pirli welcomed to llu fur mi if these wen in the wis picked with viking pickles ind brightened by i mm display of flowers el by The ut Ml dire worked then Hall hi hill m ineed exhibitors satisfied secretary lohn Howe of the ex were left in the hall for five were null llllupKius DIM ride is widened puled rolled harrowed fur the Col den Helmets ride the lie pull ride drew pcut vennt was l adults and w W children Saturday there were A adults but of children maybe them in free s cite showed 1 adults pud and children Total could be as high is loOOO- record chirp wis up this vear paid SI M but most towns now charge w is the same as last with the rule- It Lady tuck was at fair Mrs Mabel frank It 1 Acton had a lucky when she won two of the prizes at fair Mrs I- rank won the ad verliscrs special in the fur book which gives her i voucher at id vertisers store She also won the third prize in Ihe fur board ladies draw a toaster itotrddmw The fur ladies purple paasy was wem by Mrs Marcia Wilkinson Acton record best crowd to the sides of the trick hundred new poultry pens had been built the show was one of the best building ilso his new sheet outside iltle wen completely at capacity with no room for more entries people in flocked to the eat tie show wen well up too There w is field exhibit I ions section included ind gun refreshment truck and the ir refreshment lent The Siturdi night dance is iltended and was Continued on 2 Crackdown on town tax arrears eluding a ferns wheel Or pinizers were pleiscd with their setup up merits for next vear will be The midwav open tors had to bring in in re prizes to meet the dim It s one of the airs in mo representative Henry Slan 1 j the cattle lasses Acton said it was her of the pounds with 00 ihe first draw ticket she had bought and her birthday things coordinal Second prize an with walkie talkies were was won Margaret fair board members John Spear It and Howe Jack Marshall Bill a Brent Marshall and tificatc Joan Police alter midway game at Moncfiv e and personnel meeting that m Seven arrests mil pei irsluve sent lot rs with in or more hose mint properties one or re letters for iv in ill respond to the letters will subject irr nits ich month the after lx I mil vets officers tiled in from other the w is the inn ended it ehenihere was more shovint Officers to disperse One game was changed from a throw to where mone is thrown on a All games in the midway were cheeked by Regional Police before Ihe fair weekend rush arrived at Ihe grounds were also mide other games at the suggestion of the police to give the public a better chance of winning a major Continuous checks were made throughout he course of he fair according to Scrgt Ward refused police look action making seven arrests for v millions of he liquor Control charged three men two men one I- nn district man and one Acton district man Reinforce Ik i result of a Harry 1cvv at a previous meeting tin town had out standing in tax arrears at the end of That figure has since been reduced to o explanation the treasurer pointed out thai Ihe was as high as half a million dollars at the end of 1JN I cause of the lateness in striking the budget thai and also because supple- menlarv tax lists did not go out until November Of the outstanding for current year the end of December 1974 779 re presented supplementary taxes for which bills had not been issued until early These payments were not actually due until of ir Henderson explained He also re minded members the committee it in rural ire is like former township in in farmers wen paving the first percent their ixes but withholding the second until thev had their pnvmcid pn eminent rebates In Henderson Mid percent of the Iota lew was still outstanding in the best vear The township had is much as outstanding at rue time In bv contrast where six were used to pay taxes in recent years Ihe collected percent of 1371 the three former munlci polities Acton showed the lie rord far for collect taxes in arrears Taxpavers who have ar rears current taxes until the arrears are cleared up Bv law Ihe put up for sale property which has more lhan three years tax arrears A break and entry was reported from the itlle school Monday A window was broken arid 19 flags were missing Mustard was splattered in the home room

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