Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), November 17, 1976, p. 27

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Ospringe Investiture program play for young people by Doris Finn Recent newcomers to the area Mr and Mrs Bill Van Van Dam are owners of a twoyear old registered Paint stallion A Do It who won the Reserve Champion 74 Stallion for the 1976 show season Their registered 3 yearold Paint gelding Jackies Fury won the Reserve Champion 73 Geld also for the 1976 show season Bill and Nikki raise and show Paint horses and have more prospects for the 77 season They attended the Paint banquet Gullivers Travels Motor Hotel at Creek on Saturday night to receive the awards The banquet was attended by Ontario and American en thusiasts Sale The Brownies are having a sale in the school gym on Thursday evening Nov 18 If you wish to donate baking old books or any good used articles they will be gratefully accepted They also would appreciate your patronage at the On Monday Nov the 1st Scouts held an in for the new mem Peter Schroedor held the Canadian flag while they placed their hand on the flag and were asked to say the Scout Promise They were then presented with their sash badge and neckerchief The following were invested Kevin Eckerich Neil Sin clair Danny Johnson Brad ley Teeter Robert Beck David Jackson and John The scouts also had a knot contest It was a fourway tie between Philip Freeman David Jackson Mark Jackson and Neil Campbell Mr and Mrs Hugh of spent a day in the vie inity visiting former neigh bors Mr and Mrs Wragg and Mr and Mrs Arthur New elders Rev George Lewis preach ed a Memorial Day service at Knox Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning The two new elders Glen Jackson and Laura Stewart were inducted at this service New residents have moved into the house Mr and Mrs Dave Gold Janice Drink waiter and Dan Turner We welcome them to the vil Mr and Mrs Elmer Fisher have sold their house and are moving to Guelph in the near future A presentation Is being held in then- honor Sat Nov at Ospringe school See play Grade 4 pupils from Erin and Township schools packed the audi torium of Ospringe Public school on Tuesday to hear the Hide and Seek Odyssey of Madeline Glmpo presented by the Huron County Play house of Young Players These young players from Grand Bend are on a tour for three weeks with this particu play They captivated their audience carrying them along on their quest for fair play Their superb acting ability enabled them to convey to their audience the problems of pollution and loss of identity through an in te resting play of fantasy and magic On Wednesday a special Remembrance Day program was held at the school in the gymnasium There was a half hour program with many pupils taking part Cubs Brownies and Scouts formed a Guard of Honor for the lay ing of the wreaths Poems suitable to the occasion were recited Urge residents to attend hydro hearings MR AND MRS Norman Newman 17 celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary Sunday and held an open house at their home Friends and relatives came from as far away as Parry Sound for the occasion Norman Newmans Married 65 years still going strong The Interested Citizens One route via Kitchener Group opposing the proposed where Hydro says more volt hydro corridor power is needed in the future through the Fifth Concession would enable a corridor to of Hills is sending serve two purposes provide tetters to residents along the power to a major load centre route urging them to attend and transmit power to the the hearings of necessity at Toronto area The route Legion hall Acton threatening Halton Hills corridor there would be Sixty five of marriage were celebrated Sunday by Norman starting November The hearings will decide on tfie right of Ontario Hydro to expropriate property for the high voltage corridor The ICG is still pressing for an independent study to deter mine whether the corridor is necessary The letter points out why the Interested Citizens la represent over people along the line are opposing the corridor Their objection is based on information that other routes exist with less upheaval to environment and prime agricultural serves only one purpose- linking Bruce and Toronto This route was singled out for study by Hydro alone without independent study The other major corridors suggested have been selected by inde pendent agencies The letter notes that an independent study of the Georgetown to Bradley route has requested for thrfee years The Interested Citizens are also objecting to the expro priation hearings in Acton be cause they are proceeding without waiting for the report of the recent Durham hearing reason for an Acton hearing Mabel Newman at their home and its costs the letter notes on 17 in the If on the other hand the area results of the Durham On November I9ti hearing were a foregone con Mabel daughter of Mr and elusion and the suspicion Mrs George and continues to grow then the Norman son of Mr and Mrs people whose land is stated Samuel Newman for expropriation are not receiving fair treatment the letter charges The Interested Citizens suspect that Ontario Hydro one of the most powerful organizations in the province and Parry Sound Julian Heed Member of Provincial Parliament presented the with a plaque on be half of Premier William Davis Mr Davis also sent a ongratulaling the couple A plaque from Prime Minister arrived in hi ill were married in Gait They lived here for a ear before moving to After seven years of working at Missis Golf Links Mr New man purchased a fruit farm which Limehouse Calendars are sold is attempting to cover up the owned until just two years which have received no con- on the northerly section of the from Ontario same corridor If the report Hydro does not approve of the OrdersinCouncil exempt Gov projects Orders in Council approved construction water and last month and published in sewage treatment and other the Ontario Gazette exempt major construction projects Government projects to be earned out by 10 Ministries NO SUPPORT Including Energy under Board of Education which Ontario Hydro has no interest in having the operates time for the switch from Day The Government says the light Saving to Standard Time Orders have been moved back to Labor Day of citizens The citizens note the proposed initial line may soon have added alongside from a Bruce unit since construction is underway It will double the Bruce station output Hydro indicated earlier the original single line corridor might grow to five lines and occupy a strip of farm land over feet in width The letter urges all who can to attend the hearings since a large attendance sustained throughout every day of the hearings may do a great deal to impress upon the hearing officer the need for an in dependent study of the plan before further developments are allowed when a subdivision squeezed them out of the area At tins time they built a new home on Sideroad on property had owned since Mr and Mrs Newman have one son Walter two grandsons and nine great grandchildren Mr Newman grew up in He is years old and has one surviving brother William of Mrs Newman grew up in Lome Park She has two sisters Mrs Pearl Port Credit and Ruby Truman in Oak ville An open house was held at their home with people visiting from as far away as um h Mrs Art Itriiton The held the Nov meeting at the home of Mrs John Ijtfcnnk on evening Mrs was in the choir and Mrs Patterson read and led in Prayer call and text word were an red in verses of Scripture lad rood current events Remembrance and Thanksgiving items or A number purchased their Presbyterian for 1977 llu Mizpah was re ported in in closing Mrs invited the group to her home for the December muling Mrs nice Ebenezer Sermon helpful By Mrs Ron McLean Rev gave another of his helpful ser mons Lawson a former minister of Eaton Memorial Toronto told of a letter he had received It was from a man who said things both at work and at home were in ter rible shape He was so dis couraged he was thinking about crashing his car into a cement abutment to end It all The car radio was on Suddenly words from soap opera penetrated his thoughts They said Take courage everybody can hang on a little longer St Pauls words are Hun with patience the race that is set before us The athlete must practice self control and self denial each day as he alms for perfection A Canadian couple visiting Costa Rica on a holiday were struck with the number of abandoned children See ing the need they overcame obstacles and started a child village By the grace of God they are bringing light warmth and joy to these former derelicts St Paul uses figures from the sports arena When a runners legs become weak and his mouth dry so he thinks he can I go any fur he gels his second wind Help will come to anyone who hangs on Handel was broke and partially paralysed Then grace or his second wind was given to him and he wrote the immortal oratorio The Messiah Various words are Iran slated such as author fin ishcr Pioneer The meaning of the word pioneer was of a person who was a strong swimmer taken on a boat If the ship ran into trouble the pioneer swam to shore a rope fastened it there and the other seamen were able to go hand over hand down the rope and save them selves So we can follow Jesus the author and pioneer of our faith with courage and patience Ask restraint in Yule lights This is the time too when plans are made to brighten the Curly winter with Christ mas lighting displays While not wanting to reduce the spirit of Christmas Hydro says there is a need to ale the size of the lighting displa It has also adopted the slogan of Off until and off again at bedtime regarding indoor and exterior lighting displays for homes stores and offices Erin election Although the positions of Reeve and Deputy Reeve in Erin township have been filled by acclamation there is a real contest for the three seats on council for the up coming municipal election There ore seven candidates vying for three positions on council with only one of the present council seeking re election John K Heed the in cumbent councillor is fight ing to save his seat against newcomers George Root Harry Ash Ronald Brooks Tom Mrs Jo Schneider and Wm A McLean No one has stepped forward The Free Press W November Bl lost out to the now retiring Gord Gregson and D are the peoples choices December to challenge incumbent Reeve Donald or incumbent Deputy Reeve Bert Wheeler Two people are vying for the Erin township seat on the Wellington County Board of Education Virginia Ken who ran for the same post in the last election and The HiUsburgh Village trustees will be staying the same with incumbent trustees Leslie Bert and Robert Auto Insurance RATES INCREASING ALLSTATE 8242350 ALSO LIFE HOME BUSINESS Thrifty Dinner Sale Buy one at the regular price of 55 Willi fried Colonel Sandei and I TO BE ELIGIBLE CLIP THIS COUPON AND TAKE TO MILTON GEORGETOWN KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN TAKE HOME STORES VALID ONLY AT ADDRESSES APPEARING BELOW Thriftg Dinner Coupon THIS FOR THRIFTY DINNER COUPON ENTITLES YOU TO A FREE THRIFTY DINNER WHEN Of BUY A THRIFTY DINNER AT THE REGULAR PRICE Ot 55 THIS SPECIAL OFFER EXPIRES MON DECEMBER 1976 chicken MAINS COMMERCIAL Milton 87841712 Both Open 30 a wBpm ST Georgetown 8775241 approved to avoid a tough new Ontario law which would attempt to prevent environ mental destruction The Environmental Assessment Act which came into effect October requires environ mental impact assessments on all major projects and about students having to get The Kent County Board of Education is circulating resolution to other boards seeking endorsement of their idea of having the clocks turned back in early ber The Kent board is worried development programs of the Ontario Government and its agencies Exempt from public hear ings are such projects as hydro projects highway on buse alter school and arriving home after dark They are also worried about vision hazards on dark morn ings when log is thick It was received and filed CORPORATION OF THE fj REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF HALTON Notice THERE WILL BE A WATER SERVICE INTERRUPTION ON MILL STREET AFFECTING THE DOWNTOWN CORE AREA SUNDAY NOVEMBER 21 COMMENCING AT 600 AM FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE HOURS This interruption is necessary to allow inspection and maintenance of the distribution system R J MOORE Director of Public Works PARK TOYOTA HWY 7 WEST GEORGETOWN Walter Dixon Paul Walter Dixon who has boon employed js Service Manager at Park for the past six years now joins Paul as Walt assumed his new duties effective Nov 11976 Wayne Wo are pleased to announce the appointment of Wayne Dixon as Manager Wayne will be responsible for providing and maintaining the same high standard of service we demand for our customers Kiyo Tabuchi is our Shop Foreman and is considered to be mechanics in the trade Bob Barber of the most knowledgeable Our 77 models are arriving daily and we hope you will let us introduce solves our new 77s and the largest selection of used cars in the area All Toyotas are created equal- PARK the EDUCATION IS EVERYONES CONCERN VOTE HINTON H Rcrt Hint on EXPERIENCEPAST AND PRESENT Charter Member and Chairman the Board of Governors of Sheridan College Charier Member and President of the Association of Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology of Ontario Halton County Elementary and Secondary Schools Consultative Committees Association of Canadian Community Colleges Canadian Vocational Institute Ontario Canadian and World Craft Councils Reeve of Acton Warden of Halton County CONCERNS High cost of education and resulting high taxes Back to basics and the discipline of core curriculum Structured programs to insure student mobility within the school system Competition minimum standards and goals ELECT HINTON DEC 6 Halton Board of Education

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