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The Acton Free Preas Wed December Four vehicles taken one night A scries of break in and thefts Including the theft of four vehicles being Invest by Acton police departments this week The series of Incidents begin Wednesday night when Norm Hitmen luk IBM was stolen from his business Ace Carpet Service Queen St A calcu lator and cash were also reported missing The car was recovered in the ditch on Churchill Rd At Little Motors Queen St keys were taken and a Mer cury half ton truck driven away This truck later recovered on a side street In Garage Queen St was also a victim where entry was made through a rear door About cash was reported mlsalng In Rockwood At Lou Used car lot In a third vehicle was taken and this one was ered In Also thesame night Land L Ford garage was broken into and a Pinto stolen It was re covered on Main St Acton The driver could possibly be the same person as was In volved In the other incidents All of them are under Inves tigatlon and Acton detach ment expects a break In the case soon Skate sharpening contract awarded Hosts asking 500 to dine team Finance and personnel committee recommended to council Monday Dec 8 that the hosts of an international hockey tournament to be held In Acton be given to pay for a banquet Acton Minor Association Is hosting a ban tarn team from Sweden for a game with the Acton firefighters Bantams on January Councillor Pat McKcnzic said the committee had ready responded to a similar request to dine midget hockey players from Vassa Finland The Finns play against the league readers at Gordon Memorial Arena Georgetown on December 30 Committee chairman councillor Harry Levy there are sufficient funds re- Training in the public rela budget to cover the Swedish players too THE ACTON FREE PRESS Authorized as Second ClatiMall Postal Registration Number OS A that heal or a lump that doesn disappear may not mean cancer but when you recognize a change in your normal state of health a medical check up is your best bet says the Cana dian Cancer Society CROSS COUNTRY SKIS Open every night till Christmas Eve Tack Togs T- 1HlHnhSt Mi Crawley Complete Skate Service In Aclon will be awarded the skate penlng contract at Acton Arena If council endorses an administration committee recommendation The fee for sharpening figure skates will be ana 75 cents for hockey skates The town will rent the space for month with the tenant providing his own equipment Facility Superintendent Pot wild this com had sharpened skates for Maple Leaf Gardens and claimed the last time Karen was In town he sharpened her skates SEWER WORK UNDER CAMERON STREET got underway Friday Workmen have dug a long ditch reaching down between nine and feet in to sandy soil The placing of boards side by side to form a wooden wall against the unstable soil is called closed sheeting said Halton Regional official Ken Richardson The installation of sew ers is expected to take three weeks Armstrong works chairman Santa arrives in cutter Recreation area to surround dam Georgetown Councillor Mike Armstrong will replace Aclon Councillor Joe Hurst next year as chairman of Hills works committee It was decided Monday Councillor Em Hyde was to become the chairman next year but he declined the post since he Is already busy as chairman of the town a special building committee taking care of municipal building development Hyde noted the chairman Job requires a lot of extra work and he dldn think with one chairmanship he could devote enough tlm to works committee Armstrong accepted the post and said realized he had big shoes to flit consider Ing the fine Job done by Hurst and his predecessor the late Len Hurst thanked the com mittce for its cooperation during 1Q7j and said It was a rewarding year for him as chairman Fill vacancy Hills administration committee stuck to their guns and recommended the position of recreation program co be filled This Is the position vacated by Glen Gray when he became recreation director Council refused to fill the post until there was a Job description Contusion in the job title ensued when Glen Gray drew up a description for an area recreation coordinator and Councillor Roy Booth said be asked for an Job description of an area program co ordinator The recreation director said he had never the title used More confusion followed when the wage bviaw showed the position was called neither of those but was colled recreation program Finally they decided to use the title In the wage bylaw and recommended the recreation director be authorized to advertise to fill the position Ducks geese swans disperse for winter The new season has arrived for the birds at Fairy Lake With It came changes The Canada geese have ap parently migrated Flocks nave been stopping over at the lake here but moving on Some ducks are apparently migrating as well There are nine swans and two swan geese on the lake and they stay here for the winter Four of them have been captured so far seven more to go They will winter at a pond at Freddy Kentner home He will have a blind for shelter and a pump to keep the water open for them They II come back to the lake In the spring Last year It was felt too many birds were wintering here because of the easy availability of feed The town has not been feeding the birds hoping they take hint and m grate south Night Before Christmas an other called Santa Work shop and about children walking along golly garbed as toys clowns dolls and assort animals The Agricultural Society will display a winter farm scene Regional Police are bringing along their safety Hills Collision is ar ranging a Christmas tree en try with children singing car Peter Pan is the entry of Hills works depart Rockwood Gardens Page Gloss Hills Electric and Hills Furniture arc all working on floats they tell Mrs The Men have been working for days on construc tion of a huge snowman The Baptist church Ian a nativity scene Georgetown Kinsmen are bringing over their floats which won first prize last Saturday Snoopy and the Red Baron Marchers horses Marchers Include the cubs scouts and Acton Beavers fog Ring along on their stick horses Scouts and Cubs with their colors and the George town Majorettes with their trophies displayed on a car Jennifer will be here with her donkey horse and pony and she has arranged for other people to ride In the parade too More who read her column asking for parade participants also colled the committee to say they would happily come and take part Milton Chansonettes and the MDHS Band are planning the annual Christmas concert at the high school auditorium Thursday evening and Sunday afternoon Per romances are at Thursday and Sunday White construction of the dam Is proceeding on schedule team of Grand Ri ver Conservation Authority planners and consultants Is work on plans for the 1200- acrc recreation area which will surround the large reser voir on the outskirts of the city Citizens will hove the op portunity to voice their views on how the parkland should be used as soon as live plans have been com plelca by the team sources of the site can be adapted to handle different kinds of recreational use and the number of people who will be attracted by these uses The impact of people on the wildlife population will also be assessed as well as the fects of roads and buildings on the natural environment The possibility of continuing some type of agricultural use also being considered A public information centre will be opened at the voir site this fall to enable in tcrested people to look over the alternative plans and offer suggestions and com ments Be us give you a soft new cut for the holidays a looking perm or color rinse Call for an today 8533040 f- BEAUTY SALON TUP NTORS J Ellloltof n vented the revolving snow shovel in It was further developed by Jul and the Leslie Brothers of Ornngevillc and was the forerunner of the ro tary Which is pensable for year round rail operations in many parts or the world III Cm I lis Recreation Department Is planning registrations for winter programs In the Acton Esques ng area during the week of Jan New a rams be introduced and com tin it John Cooper rcporls Georgetown Denture Clinic 106Guelpti Street Next to Post Off on No GEORGETOWN ONTARIO On a J J NOVAK COMPLETE DENTURE SERVICE FOR THE SELECTION OF TOTS AHD MOST COM PRICES IN TOWN VISIT HOME HARDWARE Its Arena sound system to be in by Jan 4 Hockey fans In Acton arena lobby and bar will hear the play by play of the Acton game when the Swedish team takes on the Canadians hereon January sap facilities superintendent Pat Sheehan General administration committee authorized the spending of SI 362 on new sound system Monday The sound equipment will include six weather proof loud speakers a portable volume control in the penalty box and two surface mounted wall speakers for the lobby and downstairs bar Extra Special CHRISTMAS and NEW YEARS Look VISIT MARILYNS East Acton l SYLVANIA t aa Old Spice Soap Desert Flower onarope Spray Cologne Roman Brio 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