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The Acton Free Press Wednesday Halton contributed 86978 1976 Christmas Seal Fund Too far too fast offer is shelved DISTRICT COMMISSIONER Ewart took time out from her official Guide and Brownie duties to enjoy the pot luck supper last Tuesday evening at the Seoul hall for the Scout and Guide Mothers PI BD recommends Town hire third planner Hills planning ihi load in planning department will have three homer ill the planners if council agrees lime He pointed out much of with a planning board recom it the made lion of ind night Morns suggestion to The new staff member will rmt the whole staff be in addition to replace for Planner iereeii with Hon Burnett who resigned bird pi inner two weeks ago I kernel to in ireiur The addition of a staff nee for the towns member was opposed by prole Hon Mayor Tom Hill Councillors fete I Miller and Pat to defer the hiring Patterson who contended the until the priorit Lots of excitement at our place this week a little calf was born In the days when calves arrived with the regularity of the hydro bill our main concern was their health and sex But one of the nicest things about having only a few special animals is the delight you lake from each This is the first calf we ve had for years and years and he pretty great lies a love child this calf His father was a passing and his mother a Hereford The baby is a wee plump black whiteface with little where his horns will be The two heifers are son Patricks the cow man around here He bought Buttercup two summers a calf Marigold was last year birthday present So Pat was awaiting Marigolds calf with all the anxiety of a father The two weeks before horning day were viewing Marigolds proportions and wondering when Pal had a baby halter hanging in his room Every day he shot out to the barn and begged to be allowed to stay home from school because This Was The Day Last Thursday he came home from school with a funny feeling the feeling any good farmer gels at such times He inquired about Mangold and was assured she was browsing in the brush behind the barn But Pat convinced and popped out to check He was right The calf had just been born All was well and Mangold a first time mother seemed rather surprised about the whole thing Pat made noises about the handsome price thu beef would fetch but his brimming eyes betrayed him It pretty heady for a twelve year old We re enjoying this calf so much He s the type of ham pardon the pun whopuLsona show at the drop of a hat He careens around the paddoek mil pops under the fence rather than stop This upsets his mother until he scrambles just as quickly He runs rings around Aunt Buttercup who is forgetting her new found adulthood to bounce pi with him like two pups in a puddle 1 id a chuckle the first day the was put out When it tame to herding in for dinner I wailed in the irn while the kids did the roandupbit trundled in penning them when it died for the pushing the mite round the door uttering pi unlive bull like maa Now that he has an impressive herd Pat is putting on a Tat account He also wants to a Border collie to take care of Ins herd ill three them Hilda Clark elected new HLA president pealing for funds to Halton ha regular mailing was need A recommendation urging residents to- Wednesday night total of 111 hesald HaltonRegion topurcluue contributed an all To raise the record Mr McFadden added that Mr McFadden ald the the lung Associations Christmas Seal Campaign out tetter return per contributor from and Burling ion giving the Halton Lung Association the distinction of achieving the second highest per capita rate In Ontario 1976 per capita rate of cents compares with just 32 cents last year The figure was surpassed only by with a per capita of 40 cents This was the good news announced by C McFad den chairman of Christmas Seal Cam at the annual meeting of the Halton Lung Association in Burlington last Milton Councillor Jim Ken- suggested that at lis per acre for agricultural land the price was too high Regional Chairman Ric Morrow said Homes and industries In addition to this amount The 1976 Christmas Seal he said was received Campaign saw the use of from first time Industrial householder mailing for the contributors and afother first time In Mr was received from McFadden explained And it industries who had proved very successful as it also donated to the Christmas brought In contributions from Seal Campaign in sources we had no way of Mr McFadden said the reaching in previous years Christmas Seal He said it also saved on Campaign Committee staff postage and acted as a follow and volunteer workers gave a up on the mailing total of hours to make the added Ma new campaign shelved during a meeting of works centre but he agreed Halton Region Public Works Committee Wednesday move too far too fast contributors from householder mailing for a Town hall Continued from Page He noted the cost to raise one dollar was 21 cents in 1976 This he attributed to the Increased cost of supplies postage seals and stationery CARPET CORNER 1 1 MAI ST NORTH ACTON 8533620 You Headquarters in Halton Mills for CARPETING CUSHION FLOORING DRAPERIES CERAMIC TILES floors were Judged to be In sound condition In the pre liminary report The report mentions as The second floor celling main areas of concern the plaster was generally In badly cracked arch over the condition front entrance one crack excessive floor which runs into the founda deflection was noted to have wall termed for occurred at the rear of the lunate and the lower on the T remainder of the roof considered unsafe rca however did not There were several areas of appear to have suffered any wood rot on the roof deck and deflection rafters but generally the wood is in good condition With the exception of the front arch which will probably have to be com reconstructed most of the defective brickwork can be removed and replaced at crack locations the report stated Both the first and second development officer being hired the engineer department could work half time for each depart Chairman Ho Booth stated the regional finance adminis committee had a recommendation that that no more staff be hired and no new programs be this year Councillor Pat Patterson reminded the board he had been opposed to hiring j development officer claim someone from the exist engineering department could do the job It s no time to build empires He admit led the planning department is busy and contended the help was needed there rather than the engineering ment Councillor Peter Marks contended he could support staff if there ire no new programs but pointed out there is great pressure from developers for cations for resulting in a heavier workload in the planning department They are walking in the door every day with high priced help making salaries twice what our make and we need our own planners to protect this municipality He maintained no councillor has the expertise lo match the developers staff The mayor ask where the salary is available in the budgcf Marks said a piece of town properly is up for sale that is not included in the budget He maintained the application fees for rezoning are too low and should be raised to cover the cost of the work involved Planner Mario said there are 103 develop ment files in process in his office at present with each one requiring to 60 hours work Councillor Peter Morris a former town engineer said would be impossible lo share the one person between the engineering department and the planning department since the jobs are completely dissimilar He disputed the allegation by Marks that private business paid more than municipalities Municl pal employees are com parables not better paid Morris suggested the total staff should be reviewed by an outside management consultant He said a staff member could not be live Miller said taxes can go on rising every year or there will be nobody left who can afford to own a home Councillor Lcs Duby said development engineering department could be ironed out He said mabc that staff member hiring could be delayed to the planner to be added Walter staff is and said and Mrs Stanley Robinson Hilda Clark or will preside over the executive council of the Lung for the next two years it was announced last week She succeeds J W Ostler of Milton in the position as pre of the organization formerly known as the Hilton Tuberculosis and Respirator Disease Association Hills will be represented by Mrs J Baker Hinton Judy Loveless registered nurse Pamela Sturgess and Dr J Chamberlain O Ex Officio represent lives are Mrs Horace BIyth Charles I and Marion Wilson registered nurse Read By Over 000 People Weekly your message be here 3619 Halton lungs tested The Hilton Lung Assoc la lion provided its Pulmonary Screening Program In industries during 1976 according to a report sub milled by Charles A Ludlow and Sheila Brown to the annual meeting last week The report said a total of persons were tested for basic lung function during the Hi A year and that of this number tests were found to be abnormal Hills plans to hire a deputy fire chief lo assist Mick Holmes who named chief the whole community after Georgetown fire chief Ken resigned Chief Holmes formerly headed the Acton brigade but is now the fire chief of Hills Are You New ToTown Would Iko to Gits elsewhere He untamed consul lints to asstss staff needs would be waste of money The people who live here should not be called upon to for jobs bj the demands of developers staled Miller lie said he agreed with Marks the costs for ipplicittons should be rnscd to cover such costs George Sanford is the Es lies representative The slate of officers from Is comprised of Carberry Mrs G compared planners to research and development industry and fell planners an the taxpayers protection against the big guns He said the town cannot not to have another planner V W RABBITS ALMOST EVERYONE IS GETTING INTO ONE SERVICE AND PRICES ARE THE TWO IMPORTANT REASONS WHY PEOPLE COME TO MOTORS NO DOWN PAYMENT DIESEL 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