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v best by far bringing in nothing but prme and with in the bunk the parade hays there II be another one next year Men will again spearhead the event which was so successful this year ice rninund chilly weather out from hi station Saturday on foot on floats on hooves to crowd all the wiy to the scout hall wurnud up with doughnut and hot chocolate the Seoul and Guide Mothers Ingredients wen provided through donations Prizewinners float was the large one entered by school It filled with smiling and waving children in costumes rht first prut was community church was the only church to their depicttd reverent manger drives owfo etodser Saturdays pa rat scene They won second prize of In third place was the skating club with a colorful float by youngsters in costume Their was Sis The judges were Julian Heed mayor Tom Hill Elsie and Helen The committees financial statement lists all the contributions which totalled Expenditures arc The balance of ibout is already in new bank account for next years parade Santa sentry into town was completely unique he came down the street driving his own hackney pony Spunky in a newly painted cutter Bert Robertsons high stepping pony evoked bursts of admiration as it pranced down the road dis guised as a reindeer Mr Robertson affixed antlers artfully to pony head and it stole the show Mr Robertson said the animal I mind the at all Spunky is old and he has had her since she was a colt He painted the cutter especially for the parade and loaded It with gifts Snowman Another impressive entry was the Men 20foot high snowman which inched and swayed down the street at the front of the parade It had taken many nights of preparation It will be preserved and hopefully will march The firefighters had three entries The Old Woman who Lived in a Shoe a Christmas scene and their old fire truck Firefighters also acted as parade marshals with genial en All of them Participants were Acton Skating club the Men Hills Electric Hills works department Marilyns Boutique Georgetown Kinsmen Speyside public school fire department Acton Snowmobile club Junior Page Glass Gardens Regional Police Hi lis Collision Churchill Community Church Country Mart Acton Agricultural Society Ospringe cubs and scouts Acton scouts guides brownies cubs JennlftrBarrwithherdonkiy and various district rid ers with their horses The was filled with bright balloons and decorated with streamers for the time that Santa Claus received his sub jects ifter the parade A throne was set up at one end of the room and marched bashfully up onto the platform in turn Ron Douglas welcomed his callers quietly ud talked with each one for a litUewhile Photographer im Jennings took orders for pictures of the kids with Santo One Hurdrtd mil F Yen No 25 ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY DECEMBER Th rty two Fifteen Cents Christmas program on local network Hit mw if Hilton including i will haw special i on ihinntl a on in in Milton ill is program includes me lcorgt town s I to si Johns mted birth and the Watch Night son in from Inihv in Georgetown Pro- it I both nights Iht lot ik I been shut down sine list of pictures and is ill has il to until this hnstmas Hilton hopes to Ivim regular lot it whin studio either in ItirMt n or the SIGHT OP SANTA amazes two yearold Andy Cook St at the big party Saturday afternoon His parents are Henne and Bill Miss Acton Fair Jill in the background helped Santa Nelhs cope with the crowds Christmas i week and the week r The ree Press will be published on Tuesda rather thin Wednesday News and ads should be in in on the week for pubhcttion weeks paper is to and ling rtist of the people who arc in business in the district There will also be more personal greetings ids from people ho chosen to send their best wishes this rather than sending Some pictures and stones also been hi Id over for next paper Rural arena first says committee An arena recreation com plex in the rural areas of Hal ton Hills was suggested for the I960 capital budget by the Acton and Recreation Advisory Com mittee at the December meeting Sheldon outraged at a suggestion by Hills councillor Mike Armstrong for a third arena in George town declared that if such a structure is built it should be in the central rural areas Elmer Dunn at his first meeting of the committee old the group chouse would be the most logical place He pointed out that there was one arena in two in Georgetown but none in Esqucsing Ron Mitchell fell it would be hopeless to suggest a new arena very far from Acton because they will need a new one some day Peter Piplllon after listen GO takes over Gray Coach operations in North Halton GO Transit will lake over the operations Gray Coach Bus Lines in North GO spokesman Tom Henry said this week GO will take over operation of the Hock wood Acton George town Brampton Islington and Toronto east bound buses and the buses which made the same stops going from Toron to He said the Gray Coach operations will be taken over the same day as the new Georgetown GO bus service to nrk Mills subway station in North Metro Toronto starts We have taken over Gray Coach operations in North so we can come up with two bus services This system will eliminate between bus service and bus service he explained The takeover of Gra t operations the service Hills GO Transit will hove no affect on the special bus service started in mid November to bring Guclph Rockwood and Acton com to the Georgetown GO station GO Transit will take over Gray Coach operations of buses from Milton through to Toronto Henry noted Gray Coach will continue to operate its to Toronto express bus which travels via High ways and 401 When GO takes over Gray Coach operations lilt will operate with a mixture or both GO buses and Gray Coach buses This new GO Transit vice will continue to stop at Moore Park Plaza downtown and Georgetown Market Cen in Georgetown and Wat son Restaurant in Acton There will be nine buses go ing to Toronto each da and to each on this route One extra west bound bus is added on Salurdiys Despite the change in ownership GO will continue with Coach parcel Bus business said improving us in ess is picking up on he hriitmis bus says Law first people when or where thej catch the bus but now iht beginning lo find it map of tf routes and times appears an ree Press The bus runs except from to noon 1 to The route brings the bus in store windows indicate the merchants who made donations toward Early gift Somebod took himself a little Christmas gift on the weekend A string of colored outdoor lights was reported taken from a Tyler Ave Price too high for town homes may replace park with high once for Acton land on Elizabeth Drive backing on Fairy Lake sought for parkland Hills council decided to suggest single homes for the area Thev stipulated the back part would be dedicated as parkland The acres owned by Construction was sought for parkland with the town the C A and the Region paying a share Councillor Morrow reported the Region wants nothing to do with it and Mayor Tom Hill said the CVCA on a cutdown budget was not buying land Councillor Sykes said the price was too high and pointed out the town had pre viously stated would pay no more than as their snare Councillor Pat McKenzie said the price had been reduced considerably from the original asking price Planner Mario Vcndilti pointed out under the zoning of the land semi detached homes could be built on the If we want it well have to Say for it commented Councillor Joe Hurst main tained only single family homes should be allowed on Flizabeth Drive with the remainder at the back dedi for parkland Councillor ex earned this was reclaimed nd which involved a court action at one time He said he would prefer to see it all as parkland but if that not possible the next best thing would be the single family homes with parkland at the back and a walkway for the public Councillor Morrow suggested the planner meet with the developer and see what could be worked out with houses only on the street With the agreement of the three Acton councillors council recommended the consultation with the planner and developer Gray Coach operates GO Transit bus operations throughout Ontario in much the same way as hindlts GO train to his fellow advisors interrupted have to lor get about having Acton and Georgetown We are Hills now Mr Dunn felt that if an arena went In the rural areas it would start the of one town instead of separate towns thrown toge ther regional government A location of thi tlve arena was tossed with many suggestions com the floor Mr Mil chcll said that the area was central to every thing John Cooper rccrea tion program co verified Mr Mitchell s state ment Mr Mitchell was not in of putting the complex In an area which will only be close to 1 of the town population Mr Dunn pointed out that when he was a boy living In Toronto the city erected such a complex Just of the metropolis People were so glad to have it they did not mind driving a distance lo it He explained thai now the city has grown around the complex and even hough It is in the middle of an Indus trial area it is still in use The group finally decided lo suggest an area southeast of Acton In the northwest sec of The arena recreation com plex Idea has been placed in the advisory groups list of capital budget suggestions which still must be passed by the General Administration Committee before getting into budget recommenda lions Duby saves birds The waterfowl on Lake Acton arc for Ihe winter due to Couneillor s concern for feathered friends He Hills council to come up with 1 to cover east of feed for Ihis winter and asked them to form a long range polic on i bird He said the birds would either starve of freeze suite have lost the habit of mi grating lit said a pump should installed to the witcr so dots not form trap Ihe birds said plans to take lake would not since these birds ire us ed small lake and some ire known on a first basis He said Inter people have kept the birds fed Whether or not we ire go ing having a bird sum in Lake wt still hivt lo feed them this winttr or they Mayor Tom Hill pointed out he V C feeds waterfowl and a staff member is assigned lo look after Hum laid hud advice had been received front the Department of Natural He do it our selves agreed ami dead id to pay the cost of feeding tht birds SUSPENDED ANIMATION Russ Gray foreground demonstrate the inward pike dive at the first aquatic 60 swimmers taking part on Friday and Ray Kingsmill show in Acton with